Search Results - "Nwaru, B I"

Prenatal maternal psychosocial stress and offspring's asthma and allergic disease: A systematic review and meta‐analysis by Flanigan, C., Sheikh, A., DunnGalvin, A., Brew, B. K., Almqvist, C., Nwaru, B. I.

“…Summary Background Prenatal maternal stress may influence offspring's atopic risk through sustained cortisol secretion resulting from activation of the…”
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Diagnostic accuracy, risk assessment, and cost‐effectiveness of component‐resolved diagnostics for food allergy: A systematic review by Flores Kim, J., McCleary, N., Nwaru, B. I., Stoddart, A., Sheikh, A.

“…Background Component‐resolved diagnostics (CRD) are promising tools for diagnosing food allergy, offering the potential to determine specific phenotypes and to…”
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The epidemiology of food allergy in Europe: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Nwaru, B. I., Hickstein, L., Panesar, S. S., Muraro, A., Werfel, T., Cardona, V., Dubois, A. E. J., Halken, S., Hoffmann‐Sommergruber, K., Poulsen, L. K., Roberts, G., Van Ree, R., Vlieg‐Boerstra, B. J., Sheikh, A.

“…Food allergy (FA) is an important atopic disease although its precise burden is unclear. This systematic review aimed to provide recent, up‐to‐date data on the…”
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The epidemiology of anaphylaxis in Europe: a systematic review by Panesar, S. S., Javad, S., Silva, D., Nwaru, B. I., Hickstein, L., Muraro, A., Roberts, G., Worm, M., Bilò, M. B., Cardona, V., Dubois, A. E. J., Dunn Galvin, A., Eigenmann, P., Fernandez‐Rivas, M., Halken, S., Lack, G., Niggemann, B., Santos, A. F., Vlieg‐Boerstra, B. J., Zolkipli, Z. Q., Sheikh, A.

“…Background Anaphylaxis is an acute, potentially fatal, multi‐organ system, allergic reaction caused by the release of chemical mediators from mast cells and…”
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Maternal vitamin D intake during pregnancy is inversely associated with asthma and allergic rhinitis in 5-year-old children by Erkkola, M., Kaila, M., Nwaru, B. I., Kronberg-Kippilä, C., Ahonen, S., Nevalainen, J., Veijola, R., Pekkanen, J., Ilonen, J., Simell, O., Knip, M., Virtanen, S. M.

“…Summary Background Vitamin D is known to have a number of immunological effects and it may play a role in preventing allergic diseases. Objectives To study the…”
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Confounding and effect modification in studies of diet and childhood asthma and allergies by Nurmatov, U., Nwaru, B. I., Devereux, G., Sheikh, A.

“…Objective To propose a comprehensive set of confounders and effect modifiers that should be considered in epidemiologic investigations. Methods Two reviewers…”
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Introduction of complementary foods in infancy and atopic sensitization at the age of 5 years: timing and food diversity in a Finnish birth cohort by Nwaru, B. I., Takkinen, H.‐M., Niemelä, O., Kaila, M., Erkkola, M., Ahonen, S., Tuomi, H., Haapala, A.‐M., Kenward, M. G., Pekkanen, J., Lahesmaa, R., Kere, J., Simell, O., Veijola, R., Ilonen, J., Hyöty, H., Knip, M., Virtanen, S. M.

“…Objective To study the associations between timing and diversity of introduction of complementary foods during infancy and atopic sensitization in 5‐year‐old…”
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Risk factors for the development of egg allergy: progress to date and future directions by Nwaru, B. I., Sheikh, A.

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Breastfeeding and introduction of complementary foods during infancy in relation to the risk of asthma and atopic diseases up to 10 years by Nwaru, B. I., Craig, L. C. A., Allan, K., Prabhu, N., Turner, S. W., McNeill, G., Erkkola, M., Seaton, A., Devereux, G.

“…Summary Background It has been hypothesized that changes in diet during early life may have contributed to the increase in childhood asthma and atopy. The…”
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Intake of antioxidants during pregnancy and the risk of allergies and asthma in the offspring by Nwaru, B I, Erkkola, M, Ahonen, S, Kaila, M, Kronberg-Kippilä, C, Ilonen, J, Simell, O, Knip, M, Veijola, R, Virtanen, S M

“…Background/Objectives: The potential immune functions related to the damages induced by oxygen-free radicals suggest that antioxidants may have a role in the…”
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Prevalence of common food allergies in Europe: a systematic review and meta‐analysis by Nwaru, B. I., Hickstein, L., Panesar, S. S., Roberts, G., Muraro, A., Sheikh, A.

“…Allergy to cow's milk, egg, wheat, soy, peanut, tree nuts, fish, and shellfish constitutes the majority of food allergy reactions, but reliable estimates of…”
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Serum carotenoid and tocopherol concentrations and risk of asthma in childhood: a nested case–control study by Hämäläinen, N., Nwaru, B. I., Erlund, I., Takkinen, H.‐M., Ahonen, S., Toppari, J., Ilonen, J., Veijola, R., Knip, M., Kaila, M., Virtanen, S. M.

“…Summary Background The antioxidant hypothesis regarding the risk of asthma in childhood has resulted in inconsistent findings. Some data indicate that the role…”
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Charting a research agenda for understanding the epidemiology of food allergy in adults in Europe by Nwaru, B. I., Muraro, A., Sheikh, A.

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Social networks and health-related quality of life among Chinese old adults in urban areas: results from 4th National Household Health Survey by Lei, P, Xu, L, Nwaru, B.I, Long, Q, Wu, Z

“…Abstract Objective To examine the associations between components of social networks and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) in community-dwelling old…”
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Management and Risk of Mortality in Patients Hospitalised Due to a First Severe COPD Exacerbation by Janson, Christer, Nwaru, Bright I, Wiklund, Fredrik, Telg, Gunilla, Ekström, Magnus

“…Reducing the need for hospitalisation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is an important goal in COPD management. The aim of this…”
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Serum vitamin E concentrations at 1 year and risk of atopy, atopic dermatitis, wheezing, and asthma in childhood: the PASTURE study by Nwaru, B. I., Virtanen, S. M., Alfthan, G., Karvonen, A. M., Genuneit, J., Lauener, R. P., Dalphin, J.‐C., Hyvärinen, A., Pfefferle, P., Riedler, J., Weber, J., Roduit, C., Kaulek, V., Braun‐Fahrländer, C., Mutius, E., Pekkanen, J.

“…Background Prospective studies investigating the role of serum vitamin E concentrations during early life in the development of childhood allergies and asthma…”
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Potential confounders in the asthma-diet association: how causal approach could help? by Bédard, A., Dumas, O., Kauffmann, F., Garcia-Aymerich, J., Siroux, V., Varraso, R., Nwaru, B. I., Nurmatov, U., Devereux, G., Sheikh, A.

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Maternal dietary fat and fatty acid intake during lactation and the risk of asthma in the offspring by Lumia, M, Luukkainen, P, Kaila, M, Tapanainen, H, Takkinen, H-M, Prasad, M, Niinistö, S, Nwaru, B I, Kenward, M G, Ilonen, J, Simell, O, Knip, M, Veijola, R, Virtanen, S M

“…Aim:  To explore the association between maternal dietary fat and fatty acid (FA) intake during lactation, and the risk of asthma in the offspring by the age…”
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Determinants of Severe Asthma – A Long-Term Cohort Study in Northern Sweden by Backman, Helena, Stridsman, Caroline, Hedman, Linnea, Ronnebjerg, Lina, Nwaru, Bright I, Sandstrom, Thomas, Kankaanranta, Hannu, Lindberg, Anne, Ronmark, Eva

“…Background: Risk factors for severe asthma are not well described. The aim was to identify clinical characteristics and risk factors at study entry that are…”
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Infant care practices in rural China and their relation to prenatal care utilisation by Nwaru, B.I., Wu, Z., Hemminki, E.

“…Studies describing postpartum childcare practices and the influence of prenatal care on infant care outcomes in rural China are scarce. This study looked at…”
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