Dicationic near-linear biphenyl benzimidazole derivatives as DNA-targeted antiprotozoal agents (Publications)
A series of near-linear biphenyl benzimidazole diamidines 5a-h were synthesized from their respective diamidoximes (4a-h), through the bis-O-acetoxyamidoxime, followed by hydrogenation in glacial acet
Spousal violence in Bangladesh: a call for a public-health response (Publications)
Spousal violence against women is a serious public-health issue. Although there is a growing body of literature on this subject, there are still many unanswered questions regarding the prevalence of t
Analogues of thiolactomycin as potential antimalarial agents (Publications)
Analogues of the natural antibiotic thiolactomycin (TLM), an inhibitor of the condensing reactions of type II fatty acid synthase, were synthesized and evaluated for their ability to inhibit the growt
Air pollution attributable postneonatal infant mortality in U.S. metropolitan areas: a risk assessment study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The impact of outdoor air pollution on infant mortality has not been quantified. METHODS: Based on exposure-response functions from a U.S. cohort study, we assessed the attributable risk o
Risk factors for meningococcal meningitis in nothern Ghana (Publications)
Meningococcal meningitis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in the meningitis belt of sub-Saharan Africa where it occurs in epidemics every 8-12 years. Risk factors for the disease in this se
Searching for new cures for tuberculosis: design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of 2-methylbenzothiazoles (Publications)
The actual development and clinical use of new therapeutics for tuberculosis (TB) have remained stagnant for years because of the complexity of the disease process, the treatment of which at present r
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
