Both the Finnish researchers and experts here say the problem is no different in the United States and Britain.

The Finnish researchers also attributed the increase in falls among the older people to an increase in alcohol consumption and the use psychotropic drugs.

The wireless heart-rate monitor was developed in 1983 by Seppo Saynajakangas, a Finnish researcher who recognized the importance of measuring heart rate during exercise.

Another study by the Finnish researcher among 15,093 women also suggested a protective effect of vitamin E against cancer.

And in 1992, Finnish researchers came to Pitkyaranta with precisely that in mind.

In 1993, Finnish researchers were sent to Chile to collect data on logging operations, which began a continued relationship of Finnish-Chilean cooperation on forestry.

The new findings appear to support the results of a study reported last year by Finnish researchers indicating that in some patients antibody formation can take considerably longer.

Drinking water rich in minerals, or hard water, may play a role in reducing heart disease, Finnish researchers say.

The Finnish researchers designed their guidelines to try to avoid potential problems.

Apparently not, say Finnish researchers who found few meaningful differences between the diets of children described by their parents as poor eaters and those of other children.