| Mothers Given Multiple Micronutrient Supplementation Give Birth To ...
When mothers are given multiple micronutrient supplementation (MMN,) they tend to give birth to children who are bigger and heavier. This is contrast to mothers given just iron and folic acid supplementation (IFA). The effect continues into the first three years of the children's lives, according to an article in the February 8 issue of The Lancet, which follows up the Lancet Series on Maternal and Child Undernutrition.
While it is already known that low birthweight affects child morbidity and survival rates in developing countries, it is not always clear what effect interventions to increase birthweight can have on child health. Dr David Osrin, UCL Centre for International Health and Development, Institute of Child Health, London, UK and colleagues from Mother and Infant Research Activities, Kathmandu, Nepal, has previously investigated this issue through a randomized controlled trial in Nepal comparing 1,200 women given either IFA (a control) or MMN, a supplement with the recommended daily value of 15 vitamins and minerals, during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
Champions Egypt crush Ivory Coast
Sunday's final will be a rematch of the teams' opening Group C clash in the competition which the Pharoahs won 4-2. Egypt went ahead after 12 minutes through Ahmed Fathy, whose shot took a deflection. Amr Zaky extended the lead in the 62nd minute before Kader Keita reduced the tally for the Ivorians a minute later. Zaky restored the two-goal cushion in the 67th minute before Mohamed Aboutrika completed the rout in stoppage time when he smashed the ball into the roof of the net from a pass by substitute Mohamed Zidan. This semifinal was a rematch of the 2006 final and it lived up to its billing with five goals and end-to-end action. Ivory Coast created the first surprise of the night when they started Arsenal center-half Kolo Toure, who suffered a groin injury against Benin in a group game and was understood to have played his last match of the competition.
Police seek link in three Modesto restaurant heists
Stanislaus County Sheriff's investigators are looking for a gunman who held up Perko's Cafe and Grill in the 3500 block of Oakdale Road about 9:30 p.m. Sunday. This is an image of the robbery in progress, taken from the restaurant's surveillance camera. .
Wary U.S. olympians will bring food to China
Myles Porter, who is hoping to earn a spot on the judo team for the Paralympic Games, said he lost about 20 pounds during the Para Pan-American Games in Brazil because he ate mostly pasta. "You can't just eat that for two weeks and expect to be at your best," Porter said. To limit those occurrences, Tyson has provided all United States team members with duffel bags containing a hot pot, a power adaptor, recipes and replenishable pouches of chicken that they can take to international qualifying events over the next few months. In preparation for the Olympics, Tyson will ship beef, chicken and pork to China. When the food arrives, customs agents will review the shipment — the USOC has budgeted 10 days to complete this process — before it is delivered to USOC representatives and taken to a holding site at Beijing Normal University.
Immigration Agents to Stop Sedating Deportees
Immigration officials have acknowledged that 56 deportees were given psychotropic drugs during a seven-month period in 2006 and 2007 even though most had no history of mental problems. The American Civil Liberties Union filed a federal lawsuit over the practice. An internal Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo dated Wednesday and obtained by The Associated Press on Friday said effective immediately, agents must get a court order before administering drugs "to facilitate an alien's removal." "There are no exceptions to this policy," said the memo written by John Torres, detention and removal director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. To get a sedation order from court, officials must show deportees have a history of physical resistance to being removed or are a danger to themselves.
Mini reviews of movies currently in theaters
After a worrisome trip to the city, the smart but nearsighted Simon, the food-fetishist Theodore and the troublemaking lead singer, Alvin, wind up with adman and frustrated composer David Seville.The stuff that works best is the offhand interplay between sassy "tween" chipmunks and their human guardian.(Roger Moore, The Orlando Sentinel) 90 minutes "Atonement" Love, war drama ***1/2 R. Can a career spent in words make up for one devastating utterance? This is one of the quandaries in "Atonement," Joe Wright's elegant, elegiac film based on a novel by Ian McEwan. Thirteen- year-old Briony Tallis tells a lie that keeps sister Cecilia and her love, Robbie Turner, apart. Briony's ugly testimony sets their separation in motion, but World War II makes it interminable. Keira Knightley and James Mc- Avoy are the thwarted beloveds.
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