Intestinal microflora of Estonian and Swedish infants.

Allergy development and the intestinal microflora during the first year of life.

BACKGROUND The intestinal microflora is a likely source for the induction of immune deviation in infancy. OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to prospectively relate the intestinal microflora to allergy development in 2 countries differing with respect to the prevalence of atopic diseases. METHODS Newborn infants were followed prospectively through the first 2 years of life in Estonia (...

Short communication:Effect of oral consumption of Aloe vera gel on intestinal microflora and liver tissue of rainbow trout

Cytokine responses to allergens during the first 2 years of life in Estonian and Swedish children.

BACKGROUND The prevalence of atopic disease among children in the formerly socialist countries in Europe, with a life style similar to that prevailing in Western Europe 30-40 years ago, is low, whereas there has been a pronounced increase in industrialized countries over the last decades. The environment during infancy influences the risk of developing allergy for many years, perhaps even for l...

Intestinal Lactobacillus Species: Is it Equal in Colicky and non-Colicky Breastfed Infants?

Introduction: Infantile colic is one of the most common problems in the family in few weeks after birth. Pathophysiology of colic has not been explained yet. The aim of this study was to compare the intestinal microflora in colicky and non-colicky infants. Materials and Methods: Seventy breastfed infant aged 15-60 days were enrolled in this study and divided into two groups of 35 colicky and no...

Rhythm in Estonian Swedish

Estonian Swedish, an endangered variety of Swedish once widely spoken in the coastal areas and islands of Estonia, retains several archaic features of Swedish, and shows apparent linguistic influences from Estonian. The present paper offers the first systematic investigation of Estonian Swedish rhythm, which has been impressionistically characterised as having a relatively even distribution of ...