Harri Hemilä

Summary

Affiliation: University of Helsinki
Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Modification of the effect of vitamin E supplementation on the mortality of male smokers by age and dietary vitamin C
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Am J Epidemiol 169:946-53. 2009
  2. ncbi Vitamin E may affect the life expectancy of men, depending on dietary vitamin C intake and smoking
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Age Ageing 40:215-20. 2011
  3. ncbi Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, POB 41, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 1:CD000980. 2013
  4. ncbi Zinc lozenges may shorten common cold duration
    Harri Hemilä
    Expert Rev Respir Med 6:253-4. 2012
  5. ncbi Vitamin C and asthma in children: modification of the effect by age, exposure to dampness and the severity of asthma
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Clin Transl Allergy 1:9. 2011
  6. ncbi Vitamin E supplementation and pneumonia risk in males who initiated smoking at an early age: effect modification by body weight and dietary vitamin C
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Nutr J 7:33. 2008
  7. ncbi Vitamin E supplementation may transiently increase tuberculosis risk in males who smoke heavily and have high dietary vitamin C intake
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, POB 41, Helsinki FIN 00014, Finland
    Br J Nutr 100:896-902. 2008
  8. ncbi Vitamin C may affect lung infections
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, PO Box 41, University of Helsinki, FIN 00014, Finland
    J R Soc Med 100:495-8. 2007
  9. ncbi The effect of vitamin E on common cold incidence is modified by age, smoking and residential neighborhood
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, POB 41, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN 00014, Finland
    J Am Coll Nutr 25:332-9. 2006
  10. ncbi Physical activity and the risk of pneumonia in male smokers administered vitamin E and beta-carotene
    H Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Sports Med 27:336-41. 2006

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Modification of the effect of vitamin E supplementation on the mortality of male smokers by age and dietary vitamin C
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Am J Epidemiol 169:946-53. 2009
    ..This study provides strong evidence that the effect of vitamin E supplementation on mortality varies between different population groups. Further study is needed to confirm this heterogeneity...
  2. ncbi Vitamin E may affect the life expectancy of men, depending on dietary vitamin C intake and smoking
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Age Ageing 40:215-20. 2011
    ..antioxidants might protect against oxidative stress, which has been suggested as a cause of aging...
  3. ncbi Vitamin C for preventing and treating the common cold
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, POB 41, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Cochrane Database Syst Rev 1:CD000980. 2013
    ..Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) for preventing and treating the common cold has been a subject of controversy for 70 years...
  4. ncbi Zinc lozenges may shorten common cold duration
    Harri Hemilä
    Expert Rev Respir Med 6:253-4. 2012
  5. ncbi Vitamin C and asthma in children: modification of the effect by age, exposure to dampness and the severity of asthma
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Clin Transl Allergy 1:9. 2011
    ..abstract:..
  6. ncbi Vitamin E supplementation and pneumonia risk in males who initiated smoking at an early age: effect modification by body weight and dietary vitamin C
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Nutr J 7:33. 2008
    ..In this study, we explored the modification of vitamin E effect by body weight, because the same dose could lead to a greater effect in participants with low body weight...
  7. ncbi Vitamin E supplementation may transiently increase tuberculosis risk in males who smoke heavily and have high dietary vitamin C intake
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Mannerheimintie 172, POB 41, Helsinki FIN 00014, Finland
    Br J Nutr 100:896-902. 2008
    ....
  8. ncbi Vitamin C may affect lung infections
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, PO Box 41, University of Helsinki, FIN 00014, Finland
    J R Soc Med 100:495-8. 2007
  9. ncbi The effect of vitamin E on common cold incidence is modified by age, smoking and residential neighborhood
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, POB 41, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN 00014, Finland
    J Am Coll Nutr 25:332-9. 2006
    ....
  10. ncbi Physical activity and the risk of pneumonia in male smokers administered vitamin E and beta-carotene
    H Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Sports Med 27:336-41. 2006
    ..The finding that vitamin E reduced the risk of pneumonia in persons carrying out leisure-time exercise warrants further study...
  11. ncbi Vitamin E and beta-carotene supplementation and hospital-treated pneumonia incidence in male smokers
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, PO Box 41, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, FIN 00014 Finland
    Chest 125:557-65. 2004
    ..Vitamin E and beta-carotene affect various measures of immune function and accordingly might influence the predisposition of humans to infections. However, only few controlled trials have tested this hypothesis...
  12. ncbi Physical activity and the common cold in men administered vitamin E and beta-carotene
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Med Sci Sports Exerc 35:1815-20. 2003
    ..We evaluated whether physical activity at work, or at leisure, is associated with the risk of the common cold, and whether the antioxidants vitamin E and beta-carotene affect common cold risk in physically active people...
  13. ncbi Vitamin C, vitamin E, and beta-carotene in relation to common cold incidence in male smokers
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, Universityof Helsinki, Finland
    Epidemiology 13:32-7. 2002
    ..72; 95% CI = 0.62-0.83). In this male smoking population, vitamins C and E and beta-carotene had no overall association with the incidence of common cold episodes...
  14. ncbi Vitamin C and acute respiratory infections
    H Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Tuberc Lung Dis 3:756-61. 1999
    ..Further carefully designed trials are needed to explore the effects of vitamin C...
  15. ncbi Vitamin C supplementation and respiratory infections: a systematic review
    Harri Hemilä
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Mil Med 169:920-5. 2004
    ..The large number of positive findings seems to warrant further consideration of the role of vitamin C in respiratory infections, particularly in military recruits...
  16. ncbi [Evidence-based medicine good employee but bad employer]
    Pekka Louhiala
    Helsingin yliopiston kansanterveystieteen laitos, Helsingin yliopisto
    Duodecim 121:1317-25. 2005