maternal nutritional is the most important environmental factor influencing pregnancy outcome. while studies showed association between maternal iron-micronutrient deficiencies with pregnancy outcome, data examining impact of micronutrient supplementation on growth rate beyond birth are sparse. present study examined the relationship between iron and multivitamins supplementation on growth rate...

BACKGROUND Multivitamins are frequently consumed by children, but it is unclear whether this affects the risk of allergic disease. OBJECTIVE We sought to study the association between multivitamin supplementation and allergic disease in 8-y-old children. DESIGN Data were obtained from a Swedish birth cohort study. Information on lifestyle factors, including use of vitamin supplements, envir...

BACKGROUND Dietary supplements are widely used in industrialized countries. OBJECTIVE The objective was to examine the association between multivitamin use and myocardial infarction (MI) in a prospective, population-based cohort of women. DESIGN The study included 31,671 women with no history of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and 2262 women with a history of CVD aged 49-83 y from Sweden. Wome...

The authors evaluated the association between use of individual supplements of vitamins A, C, and E only and multivitamins and fatal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a large prospective mortality study of US men and women. During 14 years of follow-up (1982-1996), 1,571 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma deaths among 508,351 men and 1,398 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma deaths among 676,306 women were documented. Long-ter...

We examined whether there are sex differences in the effect of vitamin supplements on birth outcomes, mortality and morbidity by 2 years of age among children born to HIV-infected women in Tanzania. A randomised placebo-controlled trial was conducted among 959 mother-infant pairs. HIV-infected pregnant women were randomly assigned to receive a daily oral dose of one of four regimens: multivitam...

eczema  is  a  common  childhood  atopic  condition and treatment is with emollients,  topical corticosteroids and  avoidance  of  possible  triggers. s.  aurues colonization is a common complication. during exacerbation,  intensification  of treatment  is needed  to relieve   the  child   from   the   miserable   symptoms   of pruritus   and  sleep  disturbance.   systemic   antibiotics agains...