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331. [BIPS Project] Use of parenteral Iron-(III)-products in Germany

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Date: 01-12-20

Parenteral iron (III) preparations are used since the 1950s for the treatment of iron deficiency, if oral iron preparations are not effective or cannot be used. Due to safety concerns due to…

332. The impact of COVID-19 measures on children

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Date: 25-11-20

The COVID-19 pandemic has impacted all areas of society. Children and young people are among the groups that have been most hard hit by the COVID-19 measures. The Youth Health Community believes…

333. Public health interventions to combat COVID19

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Date: 24-11-20

The current solutions that have supported the initial control of the COVID-19 pandemic are new forms of classic public health functions: social distancing and isolation, screening and testing,…

334. [BIPS Project] PAS-study for Nocdurna® (desmopressin)

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Date: 17-11-20

Post-authorisation safety study of nocdurna for the symptomatic treatment of nocturia due to idiopathic nocturnal polyuria: A multi-country cohort study using secondary data Nocdurna…

335. Bremen Colloquium Epidemiology - Public Health

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Date: 12-11-20

Am Donnerstag, den 12. November 2020 hält Prof. Dr. Graham Moore (Centre for the Development, Evaluation, Complexity and Implementation in Public Health Improvement (DECIPHer), Cardiff University in…

336. Poor nutrition in school years may have created 20cm height gap across nations

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Date: 11-11-20

Average height serves as an indicator of health and the quality of nutrition.

A new global analysis led by Imperial College London, supported by BIPS, and published in the journal The Lancet, has assessed the height and weight of school-aged children and adolescents across the…

337. [BIPS Project] Adaptation of VO2max estimation by maximum cycling ergospirometry in a NAKO subsample

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Date: 01-11-20

Maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) is the essential predictor of cardiorespiratory fitness and a significant predictor of cardiovascular and general morbidity and mortality (Blair et al. 1996, Lee et…

338. Bremen Colloquium Epidemiology - Public Health

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Date: 15-10-20

Anna Lindblad (Graduate School of Global Health, Epidemiology of Transition, Institute of Global Health, University Hospital Heidelberg) will talk about "The Incidence of Intestinal Gastric Cancer…

339. BMJ study clearly advocates the use of Nutri-Score

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Date: 02-10-20

Overview on supermarket shelves: The Nutri-Score serves as an orientation guide for assessing the nutritional value of a product.

The consumption of food with a poor nutritional quality is associated with a higher mortality rate, according to a study published in mid-September in the BMJ. The results support the use of…

340. Great medal of the University of Rzeszów goes to BIPS

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Date: 02-10-20

From left: Prof. Dr. Artur Mazur (Rector of the Faculty of Medicine), Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot, Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens and Prof. Dr. Sylwester Czopek (Rector of the University of Rzeszów). (C) Michał Święcicki/University of Rzeszów

On Thursday, the Rector of the University of Rzeszów (Poland) awarded Prof. Dr. Iris Pigeot and Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Ahrens the great medal of his university. He thanked them for their excellent…