Can Special Fats Help Sick Patients Keep Their Muscle Strength?
When people have severe infections (sepsis), their muscles become dangerously weak. Scientists wondered if giving patients special high-fat nutrition through …
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Giving Nutrition in Pulses Helps Protect the Liver
When people can't eat normally, doctors give them nutrition through an IV in a continuous stream. However, this can sometimes damage the liver over time. …
Read MoreNew Kidney Disease Nutrition Mix Boosts Vitamin Levels
Researchers tested a new nutritional formula designed specifically for people with chronic kidney disease. The formula, called OPF-109, contains updated …
Read MoreMany Hospital Patients Get Unnecessary Nutrition Tubes
Researchers looked at how often hospitals use a special type of nutrition support called peripheral parenteral nutrition (PPN) – basically liquid nutrition …
Read MorePharmacists Help Fix Electrolyte Problems in Hospital Nutrition
When patients can't eat normally, hospitals give them nutrition through IV tubes. This nutrition needs the right balance of minerals like potassium and sodium, …
Read MoreHow Better Nutrition Helped a Cancer Patient Get Surgery
A 55-year-old man with pancreatic cancer lost a lot of weight and became too weak for treatment. Doctors gave him special nutrition through an IV (a tube in …
Read MoreNew Drug Helps People With Severe Bowel Problems Need Less IV Nutrition
Researchers reviewed 23 studies about a new medicine called teduglutide that helps people whose intestines don't work properly. This condition, called …
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