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Plasma levels of apolipoprotein-E in residents of the European North of Russia
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background: Apolipoprotein-E (apoE) is one of the metabolically active apoproteins and plays an important role in
lipid metabolism. However, there are no data on levels of apoE in residents of the North in spite of the fact that
specific features of lipid metabolism in the northerners are described. The present work was designed to study
plasma levels of apoE in residents of the European North ...
Occupational accidents in Russia and the Russian Arctic
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background. According to official statistics, the rate of occupational accidents (OAs) and fatal injuries in
Russia decreased about 5-fold and 2-fold, respectively, from 1975 to 2010, but working conditions during this
period had the opposite trend; for example, the number of people who work in unfavourable and hazardous
conditions (particularly since 1991) has increased significantly.
Methods. ...
Why some women fail to give birth at health facilities: a qualitative study of women's perceptions of perinatal care from rural Southern Malawi
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background: Despite Malawi government’s policy to support women to deliver in health facilities with the
assistance of skilled attendants, some women do not access this care.
Objective: The study explores the reasons why women delivered at home without skilled attendance despite
receiving antenatal care at a health centre and their perceptions of perinatal care.
Methods: A descriptive study ...
Health and society in Chukotka: an overview
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
This study provides a historical overview of the changes in the socio-economic and health status of the
population of Chukotka, from the Soviet to the post-Soviet period, with special attention paid to the
circumstances of indigenous people. Past health studies in Chukotka are reviewed and key demographic and
health indicator data presented.
Since the 1990s, Chukotka’s population has shrunk to ...
Indicators of food and water security in an Arctic Health context - results from an international workshop discussion
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
In August 2012, a literature search with the aim of describing indicators on food and water security in an
Arctic health context was initialized in collaboration between the Arctic Human Health Expert Group,
SDWG/AHHEG and the AMAP (Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme within the Arctic Council)
Human Health Assessment Group, AMAP/HHAG. In December 2012, workshop discussions were
performed ...
Occupational diseases in Murmansk Oblast: 1980–2010
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background. Official statistics tend to underestimate the incidence of occupational disease (OD) nationally
and regionally in Russia.
Objectives. The general aim was to obtain an accurate estimate of ODs in Murmansk Oblast in 1980 2010
and to determine the rate of specific types of ODs among cohorts of workers who had been exposed to the
hazardous factors causing the disease.
Materials and ...
Benefit and risk assessment of breastmilk for infant health in Norway: Opinion of the Steering Committee of the Norwegian Scientific Committee for Food Safety
(Research report; Forskningsrapport, 2013-12-12)
Breastmilk covers all the nutritional needs of the infant the first months of life, with the exception of vitamin D. In addition, breastmilk has a number of protective properties. However, as humans are exposed to polluting chemicals through food, air, water and skin contact, breastmilk also contains contaminants. Taking the present-day levels of contaminants in Norwegian breastmilk and the long ...
Cancer mortality in the indigenous population of coastal Chukotka, 1961–1990
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Objectives. The general aim was to assess the pattern and trend in cancer mortality among the indigenous
people of coastal Chukotka during the period 1961 1990.
Methods. All cases of cancer deaths of indigenous residents of the Chukotsky district in the northeasternmost
coast of Chukotka Autonomous Okrug were copied from personal death certificates. There were
a total of 219 cancer deaths during ...
Persistent Organic Pollutants in Norwegian Men from 1979 to 2007: Intraindividual Changes, Age–Period–Cohort Effects, and Model Predictions
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
Background: Longitudinal monitoring studies of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) in human populations are important to better understand changes with time and age, and for future predictions. Objectives: We sought to describe serum POP time trends on an individual level, investigate age–period–cohort effects, and compare predicted polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) concentrations to measured values. ...
Climate change and the potential effects on maternal and pregnancy outcomes: an assessment of the most vulnerable - the mother, fetus, and newborn child
(Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presented a large amount of evidence
about global warming and the impact of human activities on global climate change. The Lancet Commission
have identified a number of ways in which climate change can influence human health: lack of food and safe
drinking water, poor sanitation, population migration, changing disease patterns and ...