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    • Early origins of inflammation: an examination of prenatal and childhood social adversity in a prospective cohort study 

      Slopen, Natalie; Loucks, Eric; Appleton, Allison; Kawachi, Ichiro; Kubzansky, Laura; Non, Amy; Buka, Stephen; Gilman, Stephen (2015)
      Background: Children exposed to social adversity carry a greater risk of poor physical and mental health into adulthood. This increased risk is thought to be due, in part, to inflammatory processes associated with early ...

    • Early Pregnancy Maternal Hepatocyte Growth Factor and Risk of Gestational Diabetes 

      Dishi, Michal; Hevner, Karin; Qiu, Chunfang; Fida, Neway G.; Abetew, Dejene F.; Williams, Michelle A.; Enquobahrie, Daniel A. (2016)
      Aims We investigated associations of serum hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) with risk of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). We also examined whether pre-pregnancy overweight/obesity status or leisure-time physical activity ...

    • Early sex differences are not autism-specific: A Baby Siblings Research Consortium (BSRC) study 

      Messinger, Daniel S.; Young, Gregory S.; Webb, Sara Jane; Ozonoff, Sally; Bryson, Susan E.; Carter, Alice; Carver, Leslie; Charman, Tony; Chawarska, Katarzyna; Curtin, Suzanne; Dobkins, Karen; Hertz-Picciotto, Irva; Hutman, Ted; Iverson, Jana M.; Landa, Rebecca; Nelson, Charles A.; Stone, Wendy L.; Tager-Flusberg, Helen; Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie (BioMed Central, 2015)
      Background: The increased male prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) may be mirrored by the early emergence of sex differences in ASD symptoms and cognitive functioning. The female protective effect hypothesis posits ...

    • Early-life exposures to persistent organic pollutants in relation to overweight in preschool children 

      Karlsen, Martina; Grandjean, Philippe; Weihe, Pal; Steuerwald, Ulrike; Oulhote, Youssef; Valvi, Damaskini (Elsevier BV, 2017)
      Current knowledge on obesogenic effects of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is equivocal. We therefore evaluated the associations between early-life POP exposures and body mass index (BMI) in 444 Faroese children born ...

    • Early-life prevention of non-communicable diseases 

      Balbus, John M; Barouki, Robert; Birnbaum, Linda S; Etzel, Ruth A; Gluckman, Peter D; Grandjean, Philippe; Hancock, Christine; Hanson, Mark A; Heindel, Jerrold J; Hoffman, Kate; Jensen, Génon K; Keeling, Ann; Neira, Maria; Rabadán-Diehl, Cristina; Ralston, Johanna; Tang, Kwok-Cho (Elsevier BV, 2013)

    • East meets West: ethnic differences in epidemiology and clinical behaviors of lung cancer between East Asians and Caucasians 

      Zhou, Wei; Christiani, David C. (Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 2011)
      Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death worldwide, with large variation of the incidence and mortality across regions. Although the mortality of lung cancer has been decreasing, or steady in the US, it has been ...

    • Ebola Virus Epidemiology and Evolution in Nigeria 

      Folarin, Onikepe A.; Ehichioya, Deborah; Schaffner, Stephen F.; Winnicki, Sarah M.; Wohl, Shirlee; Eromon, Philomena; West, Kendra L.; Gladden-Young, Adrianne; Oyejide, Nicholas E.; Matranga, Christian B.; Deme, Awa Bineta; James, Ayorinde; Tomkins-Tinch, Christopher; Onyewurunwa, Kenneth; Ladner, Jason T.; Palacios, Gustavo; Nosamiefan, Iguosadolo; Andersen, Kristian G.; Omilabu, Sunday; Park, Daniel J.; Yozwiak, Nathan L.; Nasidi, Abdusallam; Garry, Robert F.; Tomori, Oyewale; Sabeti, Pardis C.; Happi, Christian T. (Oxford University Press, 2016)
      Containment limited the 2014 Nigerian Ebola virus (EBOV) disease outbreak to 20 reported cases and 8 fatalities. We present here clinical data and contact information for at least 19 case patients, and full-length EBOV ...

    • Ecological robustness of the gut microbiota in response to ingestion of transient food-borne microbes 

      Zhang, Chenhong; Derrien, Muriel; Levenez, Florence; Brazeilles, Rémi; Ballal, Sonia A; Kim, Jason; Degivry, Marie-Christine; Quéré, Gaëlle; Garault, Peggy; van Hylckama Vlieg, Johan E T; Garrett, Wendy S; Doré, Joël; Veiga, Patrick (Nature Publishing Group, 2016)
      Resident gut microbes co-exist with transient bacteria to form the gut microbiota. Despite increasing evidence suggesting a role for transient microbes on gut microbiota function, the interplay between resident and transient ...

    • Ecological theory suggests that antimicrobial cycling will not reduce antimicrobial resistance in hospitals 

      Bergstrom, Carl T.; Lo, Monique; Lipsitch, Marc (National Academy of Sciences, 2004)
      Hospital-acquired infections caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria pose a grave and growing threat to public health. Antimicrobial cycling, in which two or more antibiotic classes are alternated on a time scale of months ...

    • Econometric Analysis to Evaluate the Effect of Community-based Health Insurance on Reducing Informal Self-Care in Burkina Faso 

      Robyn, Paul Jacob; Hill, Allan G.; Liu, Yuanli; Souares, Aurélia; Savadogo, Germain; Sié, Ali; Sauerborn, Rainer (Oxford University Press, 2011)
      Objective: This study examines the role of community-based health insurance (CBHI) in influencing health-seeking behaviour in Burkina Faso, West Africa. Community-based health insurance was introduced in Nouna district, ...

    • Economic analyses to support decisions about HPV vaccination in low- and middle-income countries: a consensus report and guide for analysts 

      Jit, Mark; Levin, Carol; Brisson, Marc; Levin, Ann; Resch, Stephen C; Berkhof, Johannes; Kim, Jane Jooyun; Hutubessy, Raymond (BioMed Central, 2013)
      Low- and middle-income countries need to consider economic issues such as cost-effectiveness, affordability and sustainability before introducing a program for human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination. However, many such ...

    • Economic and Other Barriers to Adopting Recommendations to Prevent Childhood Obesity: Results of a Focus Group Study with Parents 

      Sonneville, Kendrin Rae; La Pelle, Nancy; Taveras, Elsie Mireya; Gillman, Matthew William; Prosser, Lisa Alison (BioMed Central, 2009)
      Background: Parents are integral to the implementation of obesity prevention and management recommendations for children. Exploration of barriers to and facilitators of parental decisions to adopt obesity prevention ...

    • Economic Benefits of Investing in Women’s Health: A Systematic Review 

      Onarheim, Kristine Husøy; Iversen, Johanne Helene; Bloom, David E. (Public Library of Science, 2016)
      Background: Globally, the status of women’s health falls short of its potential. In addition to the deleterious ethical and human rights implications of this deficit, the negative economic impact may also be consequential, ...

    • Economic Benefits of Methylmercury Exposure Control in Europe: Monetary Value of Neurotoxicity Prevention 

      Bellanger, Martine; Pichery, Céline; Aerts, Dominique; Berglund, Marika; Castaño, Argelia; Čejchanová, Mája; Crettaz, Pierre; Davidson, Fred; Esteban, Marta; Fischer, Marc E.; Gurzau, Anca Elena; Halzlova, Katarina; Katsonouri, Andromachi; Knudsen, Lisbeth E.; Kolossa-Gehring, Marike; Koppen, Gudrun; Ligocka, Danuta; Miklavčič, Ana; Reis, M. Fátima; Rudnai, Peter; Tratnik, Janja Snoj; Weihe, Pál; Budtz-Jørgensen, Esben; Grandjean, Philippe (BioMed Central, 2013)
      Background: Due to global mercury pollution and the adverse health effects of prenatal exposure to methylmercury (MeHg), an assessment of the economic benefits of prevented developmental neurotoxicity is necessary for any ...

    • The economic burden of chronic diseases: Estimates and projections for China, Japan, and South Korea 

      Bloom, David; Chen, Simiao; Kuhn, Michael; McGovern, Mark E.; Oxley, Les; Prettner, Klaus (2018-09)
      We propose a novel framework to analyze the macroeconomic impact of non-communicable diseases. We incorporate measures of disease prevalence into a human capital augmented production function, which enables us to determine ...

    • Economic crisis and smoking behaviour: prospective cohort study in Iceland 

      McClure, Christopher Bruce; Valdimarsdóttir, Unnur A; Hauksdóttir, Arna; Kawachi, Ichiro (BMJ Group, 2012)
      Objective: To examine the associations between the 2008 economic collapse in Iceland and smoking behaviour at the national and individual levels. Design: A population-based, prospective cohort study based on a mail survey ...

    • Economic Evaluation of Health Consequences of Prenatal Methylmercury Exposure in France 

      Pichery, Céline; Bellanger, Martine; Zmirou-Navier, Denis; Fréry, Nadine; Cordier, Sylvaine; Roue-LeGall, Anne; Hartemann, Philippe; Grandjean, Philippe (BioMed Central, 2012)
      Background: Evidence of a dose–response relationship between prenatal exposure to methylmercury (MeHg) and neurodevelopmental consequences in terms of IQ reduction, makes it possible to evaluate the economic consequences ...

    • Economic Evaluation of Newborn Hearing Screening: Modelling Costs and Outcomes 

      Hessel, Franz; Grill, Eva; Schnell-Inderst, Petra; Siebert, Uwe; Kunze, Silke; Nickisch, Andreas; von Voß, Hubertus; Wasem, Jürgen (German Medical Science, 2003)
      Objectives: The prevalence of newborn hearing disorders is 1-3 per 1,000. Crucial for later outcome are correct diagnosis and effective treatment as soon as possible. With BERA and TEOAE low-risk techniques for early ...

    • Economic evaluation of pneumococcal conjugate vaccination in The Gambia 

      Kim, Sun-Young; Lee, Gene; Goldie, Sue J. (BioMed Central, 2010)
      Background: Gambia is the second GAVI support-eligible country to introduce the 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (PCV7), but a country-specific cost-effectiveness analysis of the vaccine is not available. Our objective ...

    • Economic Opportunity, Health Behaviors, and Mortality in the United States 

      Venkataramani, Atheendar; Chatterjee, Paula; Kawachi, Ichiro; Tsai, Alexander (, 2016)
      Objectives. We assessed whether economic opportunity was independently associated with health behaviors and outcomes in the United States.Methods. Using newly available, cross-sectional, county-level data from the Equality ...