F. Ahmed

Publication List Details

Period

1987 - 2008

Number

17

Co-Authors

Efficacy of twice-weekly multiple micronutrient supplementation for improving the hemoglobin and micronutrient status of anemic adolescent schoolgirls in Bangladesh (2005)

Ahmed, F, Khan, MR, Akhtaruzzaman, M, Karim, R, Marks, GC, Banu, CP, ...

Background: Although iron deficiency is a major cause of anemia, other micronutrient deficiencies may also play a role. Objective: We examined whether multiple micronutrient supplementation is more...

Impaired bone marrow homing of cytokine-activated CD34+ cells in the NOD/SCID model (2004)

Ahmed, F., Ings, S.J., Pizzey, A.R., Blundell, M.P., Thrasher, A.J., Ye, H.T., ...

The reduced engraftment potential of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPCs) after exposure to cytokines may be related to the impaired homing ability of actively cycling cells. We tested this...

Vitamin A deficiency in poor, urban, lactating women in Bangladesh: factors influencing vitamin A status (2003)

Ahmed, F, Azim, A, Akhtaruzzaman, M

Aims: To investigate the prevalence of vitamin A deficiency among lactating women in a poor urban population of Bangladesh, and to examine the relationship between various factors and vitamin A...

Anaemia and vitamin A deficiency in poor urban pregnant women of Bangladesh (2003)

Ahmed, F, Mahmuda, I, Sattar, A, Akhtaruzzaman, M

This cross-sectional study investigated the prevalence of anaemia and vitamin A deficiency (VAD) among pregnant women in a poor urban population of Bangladesh. It also examined the association of...

Novel foods across the lifespan: From infant formula to impact on ageing (2002)

Ahmed, F

The purpose of the present paper was to examine the scope of novel foods in improving and/or preventing the nutritional disorders in different stages of lifespan. First, attempts were made to review...

Comparison of anthropometrical indicators between malnourished children admitted to a nutrition rehabilitation unit and their counterparts in a community (1998)

De Francisco, A., Chakraborty, J., Ahmed, F.

Objective: Relate z-scores of malnourished children treated in a Nutrition Rehabilitation Unit (NRU) with that of their counterparts in a community. Methodology: The Matlab MCH-FP Programme regularly...

Impact of B subunit killed whole-cell and killed whole-cell-only oral vaccines against cholera upon treated diarrhoeal illness and mortality in an area endemic for cholera (1988)

Clemens, John D., Sack, David A., Harris, Jeffery R., Chakraborty, J., Khan, M.R., Stanton, Bonita F., ...

The impact of B subunit killed whole-cell (BS-WC) and killed whole-cell-only (WC) oral cholera vaccines was assessed in a randomised double-blind trial in rural Bangladesh. 62,285 children aged 2-15...

B subunit-whole cell and whole cell-only oral vaccines against cholera: studies on reactogenicity and immunogenicity (1987)

Clemens, John D., Stanton, Bonita F., Chakraborty, J., Sack, David A., Khan, M.R., Huda, S., ...

We conducted a randomized trial among persons in rural Bangladesh to evaluate the side effects and immunogenicity of orally administered B subunit-killed whole cell (BS-WC) and killed whole cell-only...

Excessive faecal losses of vitamin A (retinol) in cystic fibrosis.

Ahmed, F, Ellis, J, Murphy, J, Wootton, S, Jackson, A A

Vitamin A (retinol) deficiency is a recognised complication of cystic fibrosis and is presumed to be a consequence of an impairment in the digestion and absorption of dietary fats. The dietary intake...

The effect of caffeine on postprandial blood pressure in the frail elderly.

Heseltine, D., El-Jabri, M., Ahmed, F., Knox, J.

In a double-blind, random-order, cross-over study the effects of placebo and 100 mg of caffeine on postprandial sitting and erect blood pressure and heart rate were studied in 20 frail elderly...