Heiko Becher

..Further, we check the performance of the procedure in a simulation study and compare it to the previously suggested method, and finally we illustrate the procedures with data from a case-control study on breast cancer...

..Home treatment through mothers of febrile children supported by mother groups and local health workers has the potential to reduce malaria morbidity and mortality...

..Our study contributes to classifying polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons as a risk factor for laryngeal cancer...

..The aim of the study was to quantify the effect of risk factors for childhood mortality in a typical rural setting in sub-Saharan Africa...

..The effect of environmental/lifestyle factors on breast cancer risk may be modified by genetic predisposition...

..It is well described parametrically with a sinusoidal function. In adults, the highest all-cause mortality rates were observed in the dry season. Here, HIV/AIDS has become a leading cause of mortality...

..Demographic surveillance systems (DSS) implementing the verbal autopsy (VA) method are the only possibility to observe cause-specific mortality of a population on a longitudinal basis in many countries...

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..The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of free ITN distribution through antenatal care services in addition to an ITN social marketing programme in an area typical for rural SSA...

..To clarify this issue, we did a randomized controlled trial to assess the long-term effects of bednet protection during early infancy...

..As part of the Rhein-Neckar Larynx-case-control study, this study investigated the potential risk-modifying effect of genetic polymorphisms in enzymes involved in ethanol and tobacco carcinogen metabolism for laryngeal cancer in Germany...

..Ethnicity is more related to death at early age, as well as age of mother. The effect of the risk factors considered also appear to be related with season of birth...

..To compare the cause of death distribution using the Physician Coded Verbal Autopsy approach versus the Interpreting Verbal Autopsy model, based on information from a French verbal autopsy questionnaire, in rural north-western Burkina Faso...

..We investigate prostate cancer in Gernmany among migrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU) and compare them to indigenous German population with regard to prostate cancer incidence, mortality and longitudinal effects...

..To assess the birth of twins in rural Burkina Faso with respect to prevalence, mortality, and provision of obstetric care...

..CONCLUSION: While ethnic German immigrants have a mortality disadvantage compared to the NRW population, it is on a much lower scale than expected if they were representative of their source populations in former Soviet Union countries...

..Mortality in developing countries has multiple causes. Some of these causes are linked to climatic conditions that differ over the year. Data on season-specific mortality are sparse...

..We conclude that there is good evidence for cement dust exposure acting as a tobacco, alcohol and asbestos independent risk factor for laryngeal carcinoma. Our study gives a base for further toxicologic investigations on this topic...

..Compared to the Russian Federation, Aussiedler had lower all-cancer mortality; males had similar mortality from lung cancers. Better health care in Germany could have resulted in reduced mortality from certain cancers among Aussiedler...

..1-fold. SNPs in the other genes did not show a significant association with laryngeal cancer risk. We conclude that common genetic variations in NER genes can significantly modify laryngeal cancer risk...

..While most analyses so far determined levels of risk factors, this analysis focuses on the effects of those risk factors...

..To evaluate seasonal patterns of cardiovascular death in adults, which are possibly influenced by hot and dry climate, in a rural setting of Burkina Faso...

..The study provides no evidence for antibodies against a subunit of MSP1 being protective against new malaria episodes in infants...

..All-cause and malaria-specific mortality rates for children under-five years old in a mesoendemic malaria area (The Gambia) were compared with those from a hyper/holoendemic area (Burkina Faso)...

..Because of high overall and CVD mortality in the FSU and low socio-economic status of Aussiedler in Germany, we hypothesize that their mortality is higher...

..Results confirm that FSU-migrants suffer from cancers, which may be prevented by prevention programs. Furthermore, we cannot conclude a different health-seeking behavior compared to Germans...

..The findings of this study emphasize the importance of geographic accessibility of health care for child survival in sub-Saharan Africa and demonstrate the need to improve health-care access to achieve the Millennium Development Goals...

..To investigate the effect of exposure to wood dust on the risk of laryngeal cancer...

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..falciparum populations...

..There is a known difference in breast cancer survival between races in the US for which several factors such as social, lifestyle and genetic factors may be relevant...

..There was no association between PEM and malaria morbidity, but malnourished children had a more than two-fold higher risk of dying than non-malnourished children...

..As several studies have identified asbestos exposure as an independent occupational risk factor for laryngeal cancer, the aim of our study was to confirm this association...

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..This study investigates mortality related to infectious diseases with a specific focus on cancers of possibly infectious origin in voluntary migrants from the Former Soviet Union residing in Israel and in Germany...

..A seasonal trend in mortality for older people with a peak in February was identified. The study shows that malaria is an important cause of death in adulthood...

..Number of residential changes after migration and time period between residential change and death are analysed as predictors for suicide and other causes of mortality...

..Our findings are in line with the hypothesis that ETS increases the risk of laryngeal cancer. Meta-analyses based on subgroups of nonsmokers from earlier studies are warranted to confirm our findings...

..To identify factors associated with decision to enrol in a community health insurance (CHI) scheme...

..If Ethiopian lung cancer mortality rates in never-smokers and smoking relative risks are the same as in industrialised countries, our models suggests that WHO lung cancer deaths may be underestimated in Ethiopia...

..For future research it would be desirable to study the effect of treatment on quality of life in multivariate analysis as well as other modifiable risk factors as smoking and drinking reduction or cessation after diagnosis...

..We examined to what degree the migration of large subgroups influenced national CVD mortality rates...

..The objective of this study is to investigate drug consumption patterns of ethnic German migrants (Aussiedler) and their current health status...

..However, the symptom of splenomegaly did show a highly significant association with infection by multiple species of Plasmodium...

..Changing inhalation habits might be considered as a first step to reducing the risk of developing laryngeal cancer. However, the best way to effectively reduce laryngeal cancer risk is to quit smoking...

..To describe the pattern of fever-associated morbidity, treatment-seeking behaviour for fever episodes, and cause-specific mortality in young children of a malaria-holoendemic area in rural Burkina Faso...

..Chronic infectious diseases may increase the risk of stroke. We investigated whether periodontal disease, including periodontitis and gingivitis, is a risk factor for cerebral ischemia...

..This study investigates the reliability of national ICD-10 coding practice by assessing agreement of two official coding offices in Germany...

..Using the example of a large retrospective cohort study among migrants, we show that this method is also feasible in Germany, a country without central registries and unique identification numbers for citizens...

..Our results suggest that a reduced capacity of somatic cells to synthesize poly(ADP-ribose) might be associated with an increased risk for laryngeal cancer. The underlying mechanism remains to be investigated...

..7-64.7%). Different study aims and patient selection criteria prohibit general conclusions. However, this review may provide an actual picture of the complexity of factors influencing the survival of laryngeal cancer patients...

..To examine this issue further, the authors compared trends in survival among white and African-American women diagnosed with breast carcinoma in the U. S. Department of Defense (DoD), an equal access healthcare system...

..3%) than in urban (36.5%) Burkina Faso...

..To apply pertinent measures effectively, high-risk groups need to be identified. With this aim, we assessed stomach cancer mortality among migrants from the Former Soviet Union (FSU), a high-risk area, to Germany and Israel...

..The aim of this study was to assess the associations of different periodontal parameters with cerebral ischemia...

..In a recent retrospective cohort study it was unexpectedly found that CVD mortality is lower among "Aussiedler" (ethnic Germans from the former Soviet Union) compared to the German population...

..Besides, we assessed transmission in relation to social mixing using an innovative tool that measures the integration of immigrants into the local social environment...

..Our data suggest that inheritance of an intronic polymorphism in the p53 gene increases breast cancer risk appreciably in women by the age of 50 years with a family history of breast cancer in the German population...

..The factors may become relevant for preventive psychotherapy applied to susceptible persons for improvement of prognosis after surgical therapy in preventing recurrences...

..Children received either a 12.5-mg zinc sulfate tablet or a placebo every day for about 6 months. Outcomes were morbidity, nutritional status, and mortality...

..A pilot study with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase-sufficient adult patients has been conducted recently...