Synthesis and antiprotozoal activity of 2,5-bis[amidinoaryl]thiazoles (Publications)
Seven novel diamidino 2,5-bis(aryl)thiazoles (5a-g) were synthesized and evaluated against Trypanosoma brucei rhodensiense (T. b. r.) and Plasmodium falciparum (P. f.). The diamidines were obtained di
Comparison of responses to an asthma symptom questionnaire (ISAAC core questions) completed by adolescents and their parents (Publications)
The primary objective of the study was to determine the impact of the identity of the respondent (parents versus adolescents) on prevalence estimates of asthma symptoms in Swiss adolescents. In additi
Simple questionnaire and urine reagent strips compared to microscopy for the diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> in a community in northern... (Publications)
Objectives To evaluate the utility of a simple questionnaire and urine reagent strip testing for the rapid diagnosis of Schistosoma haematobium in rural northern Ghana. Methods Cross-sectional parasit
Antimalarial and antitubercular nostocarboline and eudistomin derivatives: synthesis, in vitro and in vivo biological evaluation (Publications)
The synthesis of nine nostocarboline derivatives with substitutions of the 2-methyl group by alkyl, aryl and functionalized residues, 10 symmetrical bis cationic dimers linking 6-Cl-norharmane through
Does the 'hygiene hypothesis' provide an explanation for the relatively low prevalence of asthma in Bangladesh? (Publications)
The prevalence of childhood asthma in Bangladesh is much lower than in developed countries, but similar to those of other countries in this region like Pakistan and India.1 These differences in asthma
