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Is early measles vaccination associated with stronger survival benefits than later measles vaccination?

BMC Public Health, 2018
Background Measles vaccine (MV) may protect against non-measles mortality. We tested whether survival depended on age of measles vaccination. Methods Bandim Health Project follows children under 5 years of age through a Health and Demographic ...
Jesper Sloth Hansen, Sanne Marie Thysen, Amabelia Rodrigues, Cesario Martins, Ane Bærent Fisker   +4 more
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Rupture Test and Bioavailability of Oil-Soluble Vitamins [PDF]

, 2013
In lieu of an abstract, here is the article\u27s first paragraph: Bioavailability of multi-vitamins as dietary supplements has always been a concern. Dissolution studies have been successfully used to predict drug release of bioactive molecules, but with
Chablani, Lipika
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Co-administration of BCG and Diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) Vaccinations May Reduce Infant Mortality More Than the WHO-schedule of BCG First and Then DTP. A Re-analysis of Demographic Surveillance Data From Rural Bangladesh

EBioMedicine, 2017
Background: WHO recommends BCG at birth and diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP)-containing vaccine at 6, 10 and 14 weeks of age. However, BCG and DTP are often co-administered in low-income countries.
Peter Aaby, Andreas Andersen, Henrik Ravn, K. Zaman   +3 more
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Effect of Combination Folic Acid, Vitamin B6 , and Vitamin B12 Supplementation on Fracture Risk in Women: A Randomized, Controlled Trial. [PDF]

, 2017
Epidemiologic studies have demonstrated an association of elevated plasma homocysteine levels with greater bone resorption and fracture risk. Vitamins B12 , B6 , and folic acid are cofactors in homocysteine metabolism, and supplementation with B vitamins
Bauer, Douglas C, Christen, William G, Cummings, Steven R, Kado, Deborah, Lui, Li-Yung, Manson, JoAnn E, Schambach, Christopher, Stone, Katie L, Troen, Aron M   +8 more
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Measles Vaccination in Presence of Measles Antibody May Enhance Child Survival

Frontiers in Pediatrics, 2020
Background: In trials of early two-dose measles vaccination (MV), with the first dose being given before 9 months of age, vaccination in the presence of maternal antibody reduced mortality 2- to 3-fold compared with MV in the presence of no measles ...
Christine S. Benn, Christine S. Benn, Christine S. Benn, Cesário L. Martins, Andreas Andersen, Andreas Andersen, Ane B. Fisker, Ane B. Fisker, Ane B. Fisker, Hilton C. Whittle, Peter Aaby, Peter Aaby   +11 more
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FTIR-DRIFTS-based prediction of β-carotene, α-tocopherol and L-ascorbic acid in mango (Mangifera indica L.) fruit pulp [PDF]

, 2020
Mango fruits contain substantial vitamins and dietary fibre. Vitamins vary among and within fruits depending on cultivar type and ripening stage. Conventional techniques of vitamins analysis are based on High Pressure Liquid Chromatography, which are ...
Mohammed, Salim Ali, Olale, Kennedy, Shepherd, Keith D., Sila, Andrew M., Walyambillah, Waudo   +4 more
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Determinants of Bacille Calmette-Guérin scarification in Danish children

Heliyon, 2021
Background: Studies in low-income countries have shown that among Bacille Calmette-Guérin (BCG) vaccinated children, those who develop a BCG-scar have significantly better survival than those who do not develop a scar.
Trine Mølbæk Jensen, Signe Kjeldgaard Jensen, Nina Marie Birk, Andreas Rieckmann, Thomas Hoffmann, Christine Stabell Benn, Dorthe Lisbeth Jeppesen, Ole Pryds, Thomas Nørrelykke Nissen   +8 more
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Toward eradication of B-vitamin deficiencies : considerations for crop biofortification [PDF]

, 2018
'Hidden hunger' involves insufficient intake of micronutrients and is estimated to affect over two billion people on a global scale. Malnutrition of vitamins and minerals is known to cause an alarming number of casualties, even in the developed world ...
Strobbe, Simon, Van Der Straeten, Dominique   +1 more
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National Immunization Campaigns with Oral Polio Vaccine Reduce All-Cause Mortality: A Natural Experiment within Seven Randomized Trials

Frontiers in Public Health, 2018
BackgroundA recent WHO review concluded that live BCG and measles vaccine (MV) may have beneficial non-specific effects (NSEs) reducing mortality from non-targeted diseases. NSEs of oral polio vaccine (OPV) were not examined. If OPV vaccination campaigns
Andreas Andersen, Ane Baerent Fisker, Amabelia Rodrigues, Cesario Martins, Henrik Ravn, Henrik Ravn, Najaaraq Lund, Sofie Biering-Sørensen, Christine Stabell Benn, Christine Stabell Benn, Peter Aaby, Peter Aaby, Peter Aaby   +12 more
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Lipid-soluble Vitamins A, D, and E in HIV-Infected Pregnant women in Tanzania. [PDF]

, 2010
There is limited published research examining lipid-soluble vitamins in human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected pregnant women, particularly in resource-limited settings.
A Coutsoudis, A Prentice, AJ Roodenburg, B Specker, CM Veldman, D J Hunter, D Spiegelman, D Spiegelman, D Suharno, E Hertzmark, E L Giovannucci, E Villamor, EM Knight, F Ahmed, F M Mugusi, G Antelman, G I Msamanga, G Mulokozi, GA Keverenge-Ettyang, GC Di Renzo, GT Bondevik, H Babbe, H Friis, J Reichrath, JM Baeten, KN Evans, KP West Jr, LC Chappell, LC Stene, LH Allen, LM Bodnar, MF Holick, MF Picciano, MK Horwitt, MR Loeken, O Miettinen, P Christian, P Haga, P Zvandasara, PT Liu, R Kupka, RD Semba, RJ Stoltzfus, S Aboud, S de Pee, S Durrleman, S Mehta, S Yang, SG Hinderaker, SN Meydani, TO Scholl, US Govindarajulu, W Fawzi, W Urassa, W W Fawzi, WHO, WW Fawzi, WW Fawzi, Y Wang, Y Wondmikun, Z Bar-Shavit, Z Zaman   +61 more
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