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US Mother Hung 6-Year-Old Daughter By Wrists And Beat Her To Death: Police
Jelayah Eason Branch was found with bruises, signs of malnutrition, and wrist marks from being restrained and hung in a closet.
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US Woman Jailed For Killing Her Daughter, 4, By Feeding Her Diet Of Mountain Dew
Prosecutors said Tamara Banks caused her daughter's death through malnutrition and lack of proper medical care.
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4 More Gaza Children Die Of "Malnutrition And Dehydration", Says Health Ministry
Four more children have died of "malnutrition and dehydration" in war-torn Gaza, the Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry said on Friday, the latest such reported deaths as famine warnings mount.
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No Death Due To Malnutrition Reported By Any State: Minister In Rajya Sabha
No death due to malnutrition has been reported by any state or Union Territory, the Women and Child Development Ministry said today.
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"Welfare Schemes Only On Paper": Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday said welfare schemes for the tribal population are only on paper and sought to know from the Maharashtra government what steps it has taken to prevent deaths of children due to malnutrition in the tribal regions.
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Malnutrition Not A Direct Cause Of Death Among Children Under 5 Years: Centre
The government on Friday said malnutrition was not the direct cause of death among children under the age of five years.
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822 Million Suffer From Chronic Malnutrition, FAO Says
Almost 822 million people suffered from chronic malnutrition and about 2,000 million had food insecurity in 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has said in a report.
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More Than A Quarter Of Delhi Children Below 5 Underweight; Foods That Will Help Your Child Gain Weight
"Malnutrition is not just lack of food, it is a combination of factors like insufficient protein, energy and micronutrients, poor care and feeding practices, inadequate health services, frequent infections or disease, and poor water and sanitation."
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What Really Is Malnutrition And How Can You Prevent It? All You Need To Know
Malnutrition in general means poor nutrition. It refers to under nutrition; where a person does not get adequate nutrients or when a person does not consume sufficient food.
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Malnutrition Causes 9.4% Of The Total Infant Deaths
Of all infant deaths, about 9.4% are contributed due to malnutrition and babies which are underweight, as admitted by Public Health Department Minister Dr Deepak Sawant.
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Government Lacks Sensitivity: Bombay High Court On Malnutrition Deaths
The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra government on the death of tribal children due to malnutrition saying it seems to lack "sensitivity" and is "not concerned at all" and judicial orders were almost an "exercise in futility".
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Facing Flak From Court, Devendra Fadnavis Seeks Report On Nutrition Policy
After facing flak from the Supreme Court for its "lack of concern" over the problem of malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal areas, the state government swung into action and held a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to decide on a comprehensive nutrition policy.
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Bombay High Court Concerned Over 17,000 Deaths Due To Malnutrition In Maharashtra
Voicing concern over death of 17,000 persons due to malnutrition in tribal areas of Maharashtra in the last one year, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to take immediate steps to tackle it and submit details of central grants received for tribal welfare.
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The Leading Causes of Death Worldwide: High Blood Pressure and Poor Diet
There is great potential to improve health by avoiding certain risks like smoking and poor diet as well as tackling environmental risks like air pollution
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High Blood Pressure, Bad Diet Leading Cause of Death Worldwide: Study
Poor dietary habits and high blood pressure have replaced child and maternal malnutrition, unsafe water, sanitation and lack of hand washing as leading risks for death globally, a significant study has revealed.
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US Mother Hung 6-Year-Old Daughter By Wrists And Beat Her To Death: Police
Jelayah Eason Branch was found with bruises, signs of malnutrition, and wrist marks from being restrained and hung in a closet.
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US Woman Jailed For Killing Her Daughter, 4, By Feeding Her Diet Of Mountain Dew
Prosecutors said Tamara Banks caused her daughter's death through malnutrition and lack of proper medical care.
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4 More Gaza Children Die Of "Malnutrition And Dehydration", Says Health Ministry
Four more children have died of "malnutrition and dehydration" in war-torn Gaza, the Hamas-ruled territory's health ministry said on Friday, the latest such reported deaths as famine warnings mount.
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No Death Due To Malnutrition Reported By Any State: Minister In Rajya Sabha
No death due to malnutrition has been reported by any state or Union Territory, the Women and Child Development Ministry said today.
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"Welfare Schemes Only On Paper": Bombay High Court Pulls Up Maharashtra
The Bombay High Court on Monday said welfare schemes for the tribal population are only on paper and sought to know from the Maharashtra government what steps it has taken to prevent deaths of children due to malnutrition in the tribal regions.
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Malnutrition Not A Direct Cause Of Death Among Children Under 5 Years: Centre
The government on Friday said malnutrition was not the direct cause of death among children under the age of five years.
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822 Million Suffer From Chronic Malnutrition, FAO Says
Almost 822 million people suffered from chronic malnutrition and about 2,000 million had food insecurity in 2018, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN has said in a report.
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More Than A Quarter Of Delhi Children Below 5 Underweight; Foods That Will Help Your Child Gain Weight
"Malnutrition is not just lack of food, it is a combination of factors like insufficient protein, energy and micronutrients, poor care and feeding practices, inadequate health services, frequent infections or disease, and poor water and sanitation."
-
What Really Is Malnutrition And How Can You Prevent It? All You Need To Know
Malnutrition in general means poor nutrition. It refers to under nutrition; where a person does not get adequate nutrients or when a person does not consume sufficient food.
-
Malnutrition Causes 9.4% Of The Total Infant Deaths
Of all infant deaths, about 9.4% are contributed due to malnutrition and babies which are underweight, as admitted by Public Health Department Minister Dr Deepak Sawant.
-
Government Lacks Sensitivity: Bombay High Court On Malnutrition Deaths
The Bombay High Court today came down heavily on the Maharashtra government on the death of tribal children due to malnutrition saying it seems to lack "sensitivity" and is "not concerned at all" and judicial orders were almost an "exercise in futility".
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Facing Flak From Court, Devendra Fadnavis Seeks Report On Nutrition Policy
After facing flak from the Supreme Court for its "lack of concern" over the problem of malnutrition in Maharashtra's tribal areas, the state government swung into action and held a meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis, to decide on a comprehensive nutrition policy.
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Bombay High Court Concerned Over 17,000 Deaths Due To Malnutrition In Maharashtra
Voicing concern over death of 17,000 persons due to malnutrition in tribal areas of Maharashtra in the last one year, the Bombay High Court on Wednesday asked the state government to take immediate steps to tackle it and submit details of central grants received for tribal welfare.
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The Leading Causes of Death Worldwide: High Blood Pressure and Poor Diet
There is great potential to improve health by avoiding certain risks like smoking and poor diet as well as tackling environmental risks like air pollution
-
High Blood Pressure, Bad Diet Leading Cause of Death Worldwide: Study
Poor dietary habits and high blood pressure have replaced child and maternal malnutrition, unsafe water, sanitation and lack of hand washing as leading risks for death globally, a significant study has revealed.
