Mini nutritional assessment (MNA) is the most frequently used screening test for malnutrition in elderly populations in continental Europe and Asia. Most studies on MNA’s ability to predict mortality ...

See related research article by Caccialanza and colleagues, page 1843 The reported prevalence of poor nutritional status has varied widely in studies, in part because of different populations and ...

The American Journal of Nursing (AJN) is the oldest and largest circulating nursing journal in the world. The Journal's mission is to promote excellence in professional nursing, with a global ...

Intense, individually tailored dietary treatment for acutely hospitalized elderly has a significant impact on mortality, according to a new study by researchers in Israel. Intense, individually ...

Gemcitabine and oxaliplatin (GEMOX), a promissing combination for the treatment of relapsed, advanced or metastatic non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) ...

Maintaining proper patient nutrition This review discusses nutritional interventions and management of nutritional status in elderly patients with cancer. Malnutrition is associated with problems ...

Andrea Cartwright, RN, BSc, is nutritional nurse specialist, Basildon and Thurrock General Hospitals NHS Trust Nutrition requires complex multidisciplinary organisational structures in hospitals but ...