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  • Maternal PKU – Part 2: Twins

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

  • Maternal PKU – Part 1

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

  • Specific nutrition as an integrated part of pressure ulcer care

    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

  • Immunopharmacology of non-digestible carbohydrates, a breakthrough for clinical nutrition?

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

Archive for June, 2009

Urea Cycle Disorders – The hidden danger

Tuesday, June 23rd, 2009

My story is below and I found out about Urea Cycle Disorders and I wanted to tell you about my twenty five year old fiancé.  From what I understand, Baylor University, the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota and a university in California have all been involved in studying cultures provided by Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix for Joseph Patrick Phillips.  Would you please help me to crusade against it happening to others.  Your reply would be deeply appreciated. Read the rest of this entry

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A teenagers view on living with PKU

Tuesday, June 2nd, 2009

I am 15 years old. I have PKU so cannot eat food high in protein such as most dairy products, eggs, meat or fish. Also, I cannot have any drinks or food that has aspartame in, this is a sweetener but is also high in phe which is what my body can’t deal with. Read the rest of this entry

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