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How to scale-up neuropsychiatric interventions in Ethiopia (28.10.2015)
A contextualized cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of neuropsychiatric interventions in Ethiopia could advise authorities to prioritize between treatments. Epilepsy treatment is most cost-effective, while treatment for schizophrenia and bipolar disorder avert fewer DALYs.
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How to deal with hip osteoarthritis? (28.10.2015)
Research and course collaboration between Physiotherapy Research Group at IGS and Orthopedic Department at Haukeland University Hospital (HUH).
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Parental age and risk of cleft lip (28.10.2015)
When both parents are old, the risk of cleft palate in the offspring is increased, but not if only one parent is older than 31 years (mothers) or 34 years (fathers).
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IGS partner in new national research school (27.10.2015)
The research school for health and care in the municipal health services will be coordinated by the University of Oslo, and IGS will be a collaborating partner represented by Berit Rokne and Eva Gjengedal.
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Association between maternal preeclampsia and congenital heart defect in the offspring. (27.10.2015)
The prevalence of severe congenital heart defects is increased among newborns of mothers who experienced preeclampsia during pregnancy, especially if the preeclampsia was early onset.
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What are the health effects of migration? (27.10.2015)
Esperanza Diaz was the principal investigator of a research team that evaluated the impact of factors such as length of stay, immigrant group and other sociodemographic variables on immigrant health.
Cancer
CANCER – individual studies to a global overview (22.10.2015)
Cancer was the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease globally in 2013. Over the past few months, researchers from different research groups at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) have been involved in a number of individual studies and one important global review.
Cancer
CANCER – individual studies to a global overview (22.10.2015)
Cancer was the second leading cause of death after cardiovascular disease globally in 2013. Over the past few months, researchers from different research groups at the Department of Global Public Health and Primary Care (IGS) have been involved in a number of individual studies and one important global review.
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Research Council of Norway visits GLOBVAC in Ethiopia (19.10.2015)
The Research Council of Norway (RCN) visited Ethiopia, one of its prioritized focus countries for Norwegian development cooperation, to see 6 of its Programme for Global Health and Vaccination Research (GLOBVAC) projects first-hand.
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Early Supported Discharge after Stroke in Bergen (19.10.2015)
Håkon Hofstad defended his PhD thesis 2. november 2015 at the University of Bergen. Title of the thesis: “Early Supported Discharge after stroke in Bergen. Effects on functional outcome and outcome predictors studied in a threearmed randomised controlled trial comparing rehabilitation in a day unit and in the patients`homes with treatment as usual”
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Resource scarcity requires difficult choices in Ethiopia (15.10.2015)
Nine out of ten physicians have regretted their choice of profession due to lack of resources and difficult rationing dilemmas.
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Neurodevelopment and mental health of children (09.10.2015)
In early October the Research Group for Global Mental Health at CIH attended the 15th Congress of the International Federation for Psychiatric Epidemiology and hosted one of the symposia.