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Congenital Hepatoportal Arteriovenous Fistula Leading to Segmental Portal Hypertension and Splenic Vein Thrombosis.

Congenital Hepatoportal Arteriovenous Fistula Leading to Segmental Portal Hypertension and Splenic Vein Thrombosis.
Case Reports Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 45(2):265-267, August 2007.
Garg, Mandeep Kumar; Lal, Anupam; Bapuraj, Rajiv J

Reliability and Validity of a Nutrition and Physical Activity Environmental Self-Assessment for Child Care

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 2007, 4:29doi:10.1186/1479-5868-4-29
Published 5July2007
Abstract (provisional)
The complete article is available as a «www.ijbnpa.org». The fully formatted PDF and HTML versions are in production.
Background
Few assessment instruments have examined the nutrition and physical […]

AP: Nutrition education ineffective

PANORAMA CITY, Calif. The federal government will spend more than $1 billion this year on nutrition education Д fresh carrot and celery snacks, videos of dancing fruit, hundreds of hours of lively lessons about how great you will feel if you eat well.
But an Associated Press review of scientific studies examining 57 such […]

Local groups use peer pressure - and fines - to cut carbon emissions

LONDON: Using solar panels and a mixed bag of more rudimentary techniques - including reading by candlelight and converting the waste from her toilet into fertilizer - Jacqueline Sheedy has turned the former coal barge where she lives into a model of energy efficiency.
Now Sheedy has set herself a new goal: To stop burning […]

Risky Business: Oral Sodium Phosphate For Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation In Children.

Risky Business: Oral Sodium Phosphate For Precolonoscopy Bowel Preparation In Children.
Letters to the Editor Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Nutrition. 45(2):268-269, August 2007.
Hassall, Eric MBChB, FRCP, FACG *; Lobe, Thom E MD *,*