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Stories about: malnutrition

Solar Drip Irrigation Fight African Malnutrition Poverty, lack of resources and technology correlated with climate change effects like prolonged drought or extreme weather is lowering the quality of already low-value crops obtained by local communities in sub-Saharan Africa. Stanford's Center on Food Security and Environment Works in partnership with Solar E... 8 December 2011 10:45 GMT Malnourished Patients Stay in Hospitals Longer A new study carried out by Italian researchers concluded that hospital patients admitted with malnutrition or who do not eat for several days, have a greater risk of remaining hospitalized longer than others.The research involved 1274 adults who were admitted to hospital for medical or surgical interventions, of whic... 12 October 2010 06:56 GMT 7 Environmental Factors Killing People Diseases can be genetic or (most often) determined by the environmental factors. World Health Organization says that annually 25 million adults and children die of causes that could be prevented. 1.Clime. Too hot or too cold is bad. In warm climes, hot weather makes people experience "tiredness", fainting, lack of e... 11 January 2008 14:31 GMT