Long-term trends of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema in young Finnish men: a retrospective analysis, 1926-2017.

The aim of this study was to assess the long-term time trends of the prevalence of asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic eczema in young Finnish men.A retrospective analysis was carried out on cross-sectional data from the Finnish Defence Forces taken from call-up examinations of candidates for military conscription and examinations of conscripts discharged from service because of poor health. Roughly 1.

Muscular, cardiorespiratory and thermal strain of mast and pole workers.

This field study evaluated the level of muscular, cardiorespiratory and thermal strain of mast and pole workers. We measured the muscular strain using electromyography (EMG), expressed as a percentage in relation to maximal EMG activity (%MEMG). Oxygen consumption (VO2) was indirectly estimated from HR measured during work and expressed as a percentage of maximum VO2 (%VO2max).

Military service-aggravated asthma improves at two-year follow-up.

Background: During military service young men (age 19-21 years) are exposed to many predisposing factors for asthma. We aimed to study the short-term prognosis of asthma after the military service.

Methods: All 216 men with verified asthma in 2004-2005 from the register of the Central Military Hospital were included in the study.

IgAs against acetaldehyde-modified red cell protein as a marker of ethanol consumption in male alcoholic subjects, moderate drinkers, and abstainers.

Background: Alcohol abuse has been shown to result in the production of antibodies against acetaldehyde-modified epitopes in proteins. However, as yet, only limited information has been available on the clinical usefulness of such responses as markers of hazardous drinking.

Methods: We developed an ELISA to measure specific IgAs against acetaldehyde-protein adducts.

Incidence of asthma in twelve thousand Finnish adults born in 1966.

Objectives: Asthma prevalence is increasing in many countries. Some recent articles, however, claim that this tendency is drawing to an end. Hence, the incidence of persistent asthma was drawn from a birth cohort study in Finland.