<i>Background</i> - Low dose naltrexone (LDN) is reported to have beneficial effects in several autoimmune diseases. The purpose of this study was to examine whether starting LDN was followed by changes in the dispensing of thyroid hormones to patients with hypothyroidism.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - We performed a quasi-experimental before-after study based on the Norwegian Prescription Database. ...

One cannot discuss anti-dsDNA antibodies and lupus nephritis without discussing the nature of Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). SLE is insistently described as a prototype autoimmune syndrome, with anti-dsDNA antibodies as a central biomarker and a pathogenic factor. The two entities, “SLE” and “The Anti-dsDNA Antibody,” have been linked in previous and contemporary studies although serious criticism ...

<i>Objectives</i> - Large differences exist in the burden of cardiovascular disease (CVD) between Russia and Western European countries including Norway. Obesity prevalence may contribute to the differences. We investigated whether difference in the level of adiposity, assessed using body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio(WHR), could explain intercountry differences in the burden of carotid plaque, ...

The endothelium makes up the innermost cell layer of blood vessels. It consists of a thin layer of simple squamous cells, forming an interface between circulating blood and the surrounding tissue. Endothelial cells of different vascular beds are specialized according to tissue-specific functions. For this project emphasis was placed upon high-resolution methods enabling the study of liver sinusoidal ...

Antibodies against human platelet antigen (HPA)-1a are the most common cause of fetal and neonatal alloimmune thrombocytopenia (FNAIT) in Caucasians, and is a break of the tolerance normally seen for the fetus in pregnant women. The initiation of immunization is suggested to be feto-maternal transfer of platelets during pregnancy and at delivery, and one of the consequences of anti-HPA-1a antibodies ...

<p>Bakgrunn: Ungdom anses som en frisk del av befolkningen. Likevel har tidligere forskning vist økt forbruk av reseptfri smertestillende midler, i større grad enn en samtidig økning i smerteproblematikk. <p>Mål: Å identifisere kjønnsspesifikt forekomst og faktorer assosiert med ukentlig til daglig bruk av reseptfri smertestillende medikamenter blant deltakere i Tromsøundersøkelsen Fit Futures 1. ...

This study deals with speech acts addressed to Hadza infants in Tanzania, a group that has traditionally lived off hunting and gathering. Three research questions are addressed: How do Hadza speech acts compare with those found in previous studies in other cultures? Are there differences between child and adult speakers? And do speech acts differ with camp livelihood patterns? Speech acts are seen ...

Indigenous Sámi and Kven minority children in Norway were during the 20th century placed at boarding schools to hasten their adoption of the Norwegian majority language and culture. This is the first population-based study examining health, well-being and disability pension rates among these children. Data stem from two epidemiological studies conducted in 2003/04 (SAMINOR 1) and 2012 (SAMINOR 2) ...

Beskrivelse. Preschool Anxiety Scale – Revised (PAS-R; Edwards, Rapee, Kennedy & Spence, 2010) er et instrument som måler et bredt spekter av angstsymptomer hos førskolebarn. PAS-R består av 28 ledd som til sammen måler sosial angst, generalisert angst, separasjonsangst og spesifikke fobier. Instrumentet er oversatt til norsk av Ørbeck, Eyre og Kristensen i 2013. PAS-R kan brukes kostnadsfritt av ...

<i>Aims</i> - The aim of this study was to describe variation in hip fracture treatment in Norway expressed as adherence to international and national evidence-based treatment guidelines, to study factors influencing deviation from guidelines, and to analyze consequences of non-adherence.<p> <p><i>Methods</i> - International and national guidelines were identified and treatment recommendations ...