Assessment of deaths attributable to air pollution: should we use risk estimates based on time series or on cohort studies? (Publications)
Epidemiologic studies are crucial to the estimation of numbers of deaths attributable to air pollution. In this paper, the authors present a framework for distinguishing estimates of attributable case
Nucleosome eviction from MHC class II promoters controls positioning of the transcription start site (Publications)
Nucleosome depletion at transcription start sites (TSS) has been documented genome-wide in multiple eukaryotic organisms. However, the mechanisms that mediate this nucleosome depletion and its functio
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
<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 during pregnancy and lung function in newborns: a birth cohort study (Publications)
Post-natal exposure to air pollution is associated with diminished lung growth during school age. The current authors aimed to determine whether pre-natal exposure to air pollution is associated with
Luftverschmutzung: Konsequenzen für den Hausarzt (Publications)
Air pollution can also be considered a health risk for those living in Switzerland. During short episodes of high pollution (smog), protection from exposure can be recommended. The continuous air poll