by Dr. Allen Cherer | Apr 20, 2016 | blog, Child Health Care, Dr. Allen Cherer, Pediatrics
Zika virus is an arthropod-borne flavivirus discovered in Africa in 1947. When infected by the virus, most persons are asymptomatic or demonstrate generally mild, self-limited illness characterized by fever, rash, arthralgia, and conjunctivitis. The first widespread...
by Dr. Allen Cherer | Apr 12, 2016 | blog, Child Health Care, Dr. Allen Cherer, Pediatrics
Childhood undernutrition is a major global health problem and severe acute malnutrition remains a major cause of childhood mortality. It is estimated that 19 million preschool age children, mostly from the World Health Organization African and South-East Asia Regions,...
by Dr. Allen Cherer | Mar 16, 2016 | blog, Child Health Care, Dr. Allen Cherer, Pediatrics
Although nutritional interventions such as Ready to Use Therapeutic Foods (RUTF) have been effective in the management of severe acute malnutrition, the presence of growth failure among the world’s children suggests persistent chronic malnutrition and begs a better...
