HIV/AIDS clinical manifestations and their implication for patient clinical staging in resource limited settings in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tanzania HIV/AIDS management follows WHO clinical staging which requires CD4 counts as complement. Lacking CD4 counts facilities in rural health facilities remains a challenge. Simplified
The common G-allele of interleukin-18 single-nucleotide polymorphism is a genetic risk factor for atopic asthma. The SAPALDIA Cohort Study (Publications)
Background IL-18 is a pleiotrophic cytokine involved in both, T-helper type 1 (Th1) and Th2 differentiation. Recently genetic variants in the IL-18 gene have been associated with increased risk of ato
Residence near power lines and mortality from neurodegenerative diseases: longitudinal study of the Swiss population (Publications)
The relation between residential magnetic field exposure from power lines and mortality from neurodegenerative conditions was analyzed among 4.7 million persons of the Swiss National Cohort (linking m
Survival and sequelae of meningococcal meningitis in Ghana (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Meningococcal meningitis epidemics are frequent in the Sahel zone of Africa but there is little information on the frequency of long-term sequelae. We analysed excess mortality in the two
Measuring in-cabin school bus tailpipe and crankcase PM2.5: a new dual tracer method (Publications)
Exposures of occupants in school buses to on-road vehicle emissions, including emissions from the bus itself, can be substantially greater than those in outdoor settings. A dual tracer method was deve
Are environmental medicine problems relevant in Switzerland? (Publications)
BACKGROUND AND AIM: In Switzerland, the prevalence of health problems attributed to environmental exposures is unknown, and views differ regarding its magnitude. In the present study we investigated t
Parental occupational exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields and childhood cancer: a German case-control study (Publications)
Extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MFs) have been classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans by the International Agency for Research on Cancer. The authors investigated, in a population-