Child survival gains in Tanzania: analysis of data from demographic and health surveys (Publications)
BACKGROUND: A recent national survey in Tanzania reported that mortality in children younger than 5 years dropped by 24% over the 5 years between 2000 and 2004. We aimed to investigate yearly changes
Effect of malaria on soluble transferrin receptor levels in Tanzanian infants (Publications)
The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in malaria endemic areas is complicated by the influence of the infection on the laboratory tests conventionally used to assess iron status. Determination of so
Metalworking exposures and persistent skin symptoms in the ECRHS II and SAPALDIA 2 cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diseases of the skin are important and often preventable conditions occurring among workers with dermal exposures to irritant and sensitizing agents. OBJECTIVE: We conducted this analysis
Synthesis and antimalarial and antituberculosis activities of a series of natural and unnatural 4-methoxy-6-styryl-pyran-2-ones, dihydro analogues and... (Publications)
Previous studies have identified the 3,6-dialkyl-4-hydroxy-pyran-2-one marine microbial metabolites pseudopyronines A and B to be modest growth inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a range of
Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel uracil acetamide derivatives as potential inhibitors of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> dUTP... (Publications)
The ubiquitous enzyme dUTP nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase) catalyses the hydrolysis of dUTP to dUMP and can be considered as the first line of defence against incorporation of uracil into DNA. Inhibitio
