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Thomas McKeown (1912–1988) was a British physician, epidemiologist and historian of medicine. [1] [2] Largely based on demographic data from England and Wales, McKeown argued that the population growth since the late eighteenth century was due to improving economic conditions, i.e. better nutrition, rather than to better hygiene, public health measures, and improved medicine.
Prof. Sasidharan has published several research papers, the most prominent among them being the landmark study on Vitamin D deficiency in Tuberculosis which established the link between malnutrition, tuberculosis and vitamin D deficiency. [6] [7] His study was the first of its kind which documented the widespread deficiency of Vitamin D in ...
M. tuberculosis is able to reproduce inside the macrophage and will eventually kill the immune cell. The primary site of infection in the lungs, known as the Ghon focus, is generally located in either the upper part of the lower lobe, or the lower part of the upper lobe. [13] Tuberculosis of the lungs may also occur via infection from the blood ...
Hecht is the co-author of a wide range of scholarly papers and books related to immunization, HIV, health financing, health sector reform, and nutrition. Early in his career he authored newspaper articles on international development, which have been published in The International Herald Tribune, Financial Times, The Guardian, Washington Post ...
Arnold Peter Meiklejohn (1909 – 14 June 1961) was an English physician and academic, specializing in nutrition.. In 1938, he was elected as a Peabody Fellow of the Harvard Medical School and during the Second World War worked for the Rockefeller Foundation and as nutrition adviser to UNRRA.
Given that silicosis greatly increases the risk of tuberculosis, more research about the effect of various indoor or outdoor air pollutants on the disease would be necessary. Some possible indoor sources of silica include paint, concrete, and Portland cement. Crystalline silica is found in concrete, masonry, sandstone, rock, paint, and other ...
Francis Marion Pottenger Jr. (May 29, 1901 – January 4, 1967) was an American physician and raw food diet advocate. He was best known for his cat study that sparked interest in a diet high in raw animal products including uncooked meats and unpasteurized dairy.
Nutritional anthropology [1] is the study of the interplay between human biology, economic systems, nutritional status and food security.If economic and environmental changes in a community affect access to food, food security, and dietary health, then this interplay between culture and biology is in turn connected to broader historical and economic trends associated with globalization.