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- What we do
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We have several projects on Global non-communicable diseases.Article - Osteoporosis and fractures in Norway - fact sheet
Osteoporosis and fractures in Norway - fact sheet
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Each year, approximately 9,000 adult Norwegians fracture their hips and 15,000 fracture their wrists. A large number also suffer from vertebral compression fractures in the back. Women and men in Norway have among the world’s highest fracture incidence.Article - New study links number of children to dementia risk
New study links number of children to dementia risk
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Individuals with no children, one child or more than four children have a higher risk of dementia at age 70 than those with two or three children, according to a study from The Norwegian Institute of Public Health.Research findings - Registry tool for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation in Norway – RegTool AFNOR
Registry tool for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation in Norway – RegTool AFNOR
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The overall aim of the project is to identify targets and tools for better stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients.Project - ENABLE: Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia
ENABLE: Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia
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ENABLE aims to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by reducing the life-long prevalence of major NCD risk factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia.Project - Palliative cancer care (Indicator 20)
Palliative cancer care (Indicator 20)
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The indicator describes the following: Access to palliative care assessed by morphine-equivalent consumption of strong opioid analgesics (in grams of morphine) per death from cancer.Indikatorer for ikke-smittsomme sykdommer NCD - Statistics
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Statistics from the Norwegian Cardiovascular Disease Registry can be found in our statistic banks. The statistic banks and annual reports are only available in Norwegian.Article - About the Norwegian Cardiovascular Disease Registry
About the Norwegian Cardiovascular Disease Registry
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The Norwegian Cardiovascular Disease Registry is a registry of diseases of the heart and blood vessels. Here is a short description of what is registered.Article - Hip fractures in Norway: Predictors, incidence and survival. Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS)
Hip fractures in Norway: Predictors, incidence and survival. Norwegian Epidemiologic Osteoporosis Studies (NOREPOS)
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The aim of the project is to explore the possible causes for the high incidence of hip fractures in Norway.Project - The maternal effect on childhood asthma
The maternal effect on childhood asthma
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The background for this project is that the risk of asthma in children is higher when the mother has asthma than when the father has asthma.Project - Prevention of injuries in the home – Mapping of systematic reviews published between 2019 and 2024
Prevention of injuries in the home – Mapping of systematic reviews published between 2019 and 2024
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The purpose of this project was to identify and carry out a simple survey of existing systematic reviews published from 2019 to 2024.Mapping review - Less dementia among occupational groups with cognitively demanding jobs
Less dementia among occupational groups with cognitively demanding jobs
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A study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health shows that people with cognitively demanding jobs during their 30s to 60s have a lower risk of mild cognitive impairment and dementia after 70 years of age than people with less cognitively demanding jobs.Research findings - PainFACT publications
PainFACT publications
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Here is a list of publications from PainFACT.Article - Our team
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To achieve the objectives of PainFACT we have on board a solid team of partner institutions, collaborators and personnel with leading expertise within their respective fields.Article - Our work
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To achieve our overall aim of identifying molecular mechanisms of pain related disorders, we have organized our work into 8 work packages (WP1-WP8).Article - Overview of health registries at FHI
Overview of health registries at FHI
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The mandatory national health registries were established to maintain national functions.Article - Understanding the link between cardio-metabolic diseases and severe psychiatric disorders - a national multigenerational register study
Understanding the link between cardio-metabolic diseases and severe psychiatric disorders - a national multigenerational register study
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Project - EPHI welcomes ENABLE: a global consortium working with pregnant women in Ethiopia
EPHI welcomes ENABLE: a global consortium working with pregnant women in Ethiopia
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The Ethiopian Public Health Institute (EPHI) and the Norwegian Institute of Public Health (NIPH) have launched the ENABLE project: Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia.News - Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia
Enabling environments for non-communicable disease (NCD) risk reduction in Ethiopia
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ENABLE aims to reduce the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) by reducing the life-long prevalence of major NCD risk factors among pregnant women in Ethiopia.Project - Changing lives, changing brains
Changing lives, changing brains
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We will study life-course effects of and interactions between family and work in adulthood for risk of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and cognitive impairment in older adults.Project - Exposure to heat and air pollution in EUrope – cardiopulmonary impacts and benefits of mitigation and adaptation (EXHAUSTION)
Exposure to heat and air pollution in EUrope – cardiopulmonary impacts and benefits of mitigation and adaptation (EXHAUSTION)
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The EXHAUSTION project aims to quantify the changes in cardiopulmonary mortality and morbidity due to extreme heat and air pollution (including from wildfires) under selected climate scenariosProject - About the PAGE-study
About the PAGE-study
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We believe the PAGE-study can provide a novel insight that may lead to preventive measures against type 1 diabetes and coeliac disease in the future.Article - Allergy - food allergy, respiratory allergy and skin allergy
Allergy - food allergy, respiratory allergy and skin allergy
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The word allergy is Greek and means altered reaction. Allergy involves changes in the body's response to harmless substances in our environment.Article - No increased risk of malformations with metformin use in pregnancy with diabetes
No increased risk of malformations with metformin use in pregnancy with diabetes
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Results from a Nordic study on pregnant women with type 2 diabetes indicate that use of the medication metformin does not lead to congenital malformations in the foetus.Research findings - No increased risk of cardiovascular disease among women who have used IVF treatment
No increased risk of cardiovascular disease among women who have used IVF treatment
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Women who have used in vitro fertilisation (IVF) treatment to conceive have no increased risk of cardiovascular disease, according to a new Nordic study including more than two million women who had delivered in Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland.Research findings