<em>In vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> efficacy of mefloquine-based treatment against alveolar echinococcosis (Publications)
Alveolar echinococcosis (AE) is caused by the metacestode stage of the fox tapeworm Echinococcus multilocularis and causes severe disease in the human liver and occasionally other organs, which is fat
Scientific evidence compels clinicians to be vocal clean air advocates [Editorial] (Publications)
This issue of the Journal features an excellent update about the cardiovascular health effects of particulate air pollution [1]. In light of upcoming policy discussions in Europe, this is very timely
Air pollution in Switzerland: quantification of health effects using epidemiologic data (Publications)
Public health costs ascribable to air pollution are socialized in our society. To quantify the damage to public health, epidemiologic studies are needed. We present the methods and epidemiologic backg
Expression of CD14 and Toll-like receptor 2 in farmers' and non-farmers' children (Publications)
Children of farmers are at decreased risk of developing allergies. Results of epidemiological studies suggest increased exposure to microbial compounds might be responsible for this reduced risk. Alte
Variability of FVC and FEV1 due to technician, team, device and subject in an eight centre study (Publications)
Lung function testing of a random population sample in the eight SAPALDIA (Swiss study on air pollution and lung diseases in adults) centres had to be performed simultaneously, within one year, by eig
Ambient air pollution and atherosclerosis in Los Angeles (Publications)
Associations have been found between long-term exposure to ambient air pollution and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The contribution of air pollution to atherosclerosis that underlies many ca
Determinants of indoor benzene in Europe (Publications)
This study identified the key determinants associated with the indoor benzene concentrations that were measured between 1996 and 2000 using the EXPOLIS protocol in the residences of six European citie