Certain hydrolyzed formulas reduce the incidence of atopic dermatitis but not that of asthma: three-year results of the German Infant Nutritional Intervention Study.

Background: Recommendations for primary prevention of allergic diseases in high-risk children include feeding with hydrolyzed formulas if breast-feeding is insufficient.

Objective: The primary objective of the German Infant Nutritional Intervention study was to investigate the allergy preventive effect of 3 hydrolyzed formulas compared with cow's milk formula in the first 3 years of life in a randomized, double-blind trial.

Methods: Between 1995 and 1998, 2252 newborns with atopic heredity were allocated to a group receiving cow's milk formula, partially or extensively hydrolyzed whey formula, or extensively hydrolyzed casein formula as a milk substitute for the first 4 months if breast-feeding was insufficient.

Effect of breast-feeding on the development of atopic dermatitis during the first 3 years of life--results from the GINI-birth cohort study.

Objective: To investigate if exclusive breast-feeding for 4 months is associated with atopic dermatitis during the first 3 years of life.

Study Design: Data on 3903 children were taken from yearly parental-administered questionnaires from a birth cohort study in Germany (recruited 1995-1998) comprised of a noninterventional (NI) and an interventional (I) subgroup. Outcomes were physician-diagnosed atopic dermatitis (AD) and itchy rash.

[The use of medical services and the utilization rate in screening programs in relation to social class: results of a representative survey in Bavaria].

Objectives: This article aims to analyse utilisation of medical services and screening programmes in relation to social class.

Methods: 2051 adults in Bavaria were interviewed using computer-assisted telephone interview (CATI) in 1999/2000. Social class was established from the income-adjusted Winkler social category index.