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  • Maternal PKU – Part 2: Twins

    This is part 2 of Angela’s story on PKU and Pregnancy.... Read more

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    During a recent study day in London, Angela Thomas shared her experience of tackling the subject of PKU and Pregnancy.... Read more

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    Pressure ulcers are a common problem in all healthcare sectors, affecting quality of life and increasing healthcare costs. Providing sufficient amounts of protein... Read more

  • Targeting immunity: an illustration of HIV disease

    Infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) results in progressive destruction of the immune system, ultimately resulting in opportunistic infections and AIDS. HIV-infection, affecting 40 million ... Read more

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    Early in human history, nutrition and pharmacology were closely linked as people derived their medicines ... Read more

Archive for May, 2009

Nutricia Paediatric Nutrition Symposia

Wednesday, May 20th, 2009

Nutricia is pleased to announce a series of Paediatric Nutrition Symposia for Dietitians and healthcare professionals. The study days will be held in London on Tuesday, June 30th and in Leeds on Tuesday, July 7th.

Chaired by two of the UK’s best known Paediatric Gastroenterologists:

Dr Peter Sullivan (London) and Dr John Puntis (Leeds) Read the rest of this entry

Annual Low Protein Living Weekend – Ireland

Friday, May 8th, 2009

April 3rd – 5th  2009, saw the second Annual Low Protein Living Weekend take place in Mount Wolsley in Tullow, Co. Carlow. We had 143 attendees participate over the weekend. This was almost double the numbers that attended last year. The weekend began on Friday evening and finished Sunday afternoon. Read the rest of this entry