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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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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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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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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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Effects of Cholecalciferol on Key Components of Vitamin D-Endo/Para/Autocrine System in Experimental Type 1 Diabetes

International Journal of Endocrinology, 2018
Objectives. Recent prospective studies have found the associations between type 1 diabetes (T1D) and vitamin D deficiency. We investigated the role of vitamin D in the regulation of 25OHD-1α-hydroxylase (CYP27B1) and VDR expression in different tissues ...
Anna Mazanova, Ihor Shymanskyi, Olha Lisakovska, Lala Hajiyeva, Yulia Komisarenko, Mykola Veliky   +5 more
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High dose vitamin A capsules – Rusty bullets?

World Nutrition, 2017
High-dose vitamin A capsules (HDVAC) are distributed to preschool children in low-income countries on the assumption that they reduce mortality and treat vitamin A deficiency.
Ane B Fisker, Ted Greiner
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The use of elder marc in the food industry

Новые технологии, 2020
The article describes the varieties of elderberry, and the process of black elderberry fruits ripening. External characteristics of flowers, followed by ripening of fruits, have been described.
L. Ch. Burak
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The Introduction of Diphtheria-Tetanus-Pertussis and Oral Polio Vaccine Among Young Infants in an Urban African Community: A Natural Experiment

EBioMedicine, 2017
Background: We examined the introduction of diphtheria-tetanus-pertussis (DTP) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) in an urban community in Guinea-Bissau in the early 1980s.
Søren Wengel Mogensen, Andreas Andersen, Amabelia Rodrigues, Christine S Benn, Peter Aaby   +4 more
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Evaluation of prenatal vitamin-mineral preparations in the context of recommended dietary supplementation. Are pregnant women supplied with what they should get?

Roczniki Panstwowego Zakladu Higieny, 2021
Background. The composition of preparations, intended for pregnant women is an important issue of proper dietary supplementation. The range of such products on the market is very wide and their composition is not regulated by law. Objectives.
Regina Wierzejska
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Evidence of Increase in Mortality After the Introduction of Diphtheria–Tetanus–Pertussis Vaccine to Children Aged 6–35 Months in Guinea-Bissau: A Time for Reflection?

Frontiers in Public Health, 2018
BackgroundWhole-cell diphtheria–tetanus–pertussis (DTP) and oral polio vaccine (OPV) were introduced to children in Guinea-Bissau in 1981. We previously reported that DTP in the target age group from 3 to 5 months of age was associated with higher ...
Peter Aaby, Peter Aaby, Søren Wengel Mogensen, Amabelia Rodrigues, Christine S. Benn, Christine S. Benn   +5 more
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