Loss of appetite and weight can lead to deteriorating health. In most cases, doctors and families are often frus­trated when they try to help the patient. However, a recent article in Postgraduate Medicine (85, 3:140) says that loss of appetite, also known as anorexia, can usually be traced to physical or social problems and can [...]

Vitamin a deficiency   Night blindness or loss of vision in near darkness is the earliest symptom of a vitamin A deficiency. A severe defi­ciency of vitamin A may cause exophthalmia (dry eyes) and can lead to permanent blindness if the eye tissue becomes ulcerated, researchers said. Dry, brittle hair, Cracked, dry or blemished skin, [...]