Baby-friendly hospital designation has a sustained impact on continued breastfeeding (Publications)
The Baby-Friendly Hospital (BFH) Initiative has led to an increase in breastfeeding rates and duration worldwide. But little is known about whether the beneficial effects persist beyond a facility's d
Health effects of overweight and obesity in 195 countries over 25 years (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although the rising pandemic of obesity has received major attention in many countries, the effects of this attention on trends and the disease burden of obesity remain uncertain. METHODS:
Side benefits of mass drug administration for lymphatic filariasis on <em>Strongyloides stercoralis </em>prevalence on Pemba Island, Tanzania (Publications)
Strongyloides stercoralis, although endemic in many countries, is not included in helminth control programs. Few data are available on the prevalence and morbidity linked to this infection. We compare
Barrier-free communication in maternity care of allophone migrants: BRIDGE Study Protocol (Publications)
AIM: To describe communication and access barriers encountered by allophone women of different migration backgrounds in the Swiss maternity care services, from the perspective of users, health care pr
Pharmacokinetics, tolerability, and bacteriological response of rifampin administered at 600, 900, and 1,200 milligrams daily in patients with... (Publications)
Background. In a multiple dose ranging trial we have previously evaluated higher doses of rifampicin in patients for two weeks. The objectives of the current study were to administer higher doses of r
Exposure modelling of extremely low-frequency magnetic fields from overhead power lines and its validation by measurements (Publications)
A three-dimensional model for calculating long term exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields from high-voltage overhead power lines is presented, as well as its validation by measurements.
Antiprotozoal linear furanosesterterpenoids from the marine sponge <em>Ircinia oros</em> (Publications)
Chemical investigation of the marine sponge Ircinia oros yielded four linear furanosesterterpenoids, including the known metabolites ircinin-1 (1) and ircinin-2 (2) and two new compounds, ircinialacta
Transcriptional profiling defines histone acetylation as a regulator of gene expression during human-to-mosquito transmission of the malaria parasite... (Publications)
Transmission of the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum from the human to the mosquito is mediated by the intraerythrocytic gametocytes, which, once taken up during a blood meal, become activated t
