Evaluation of a sampling strategy for estimation of long-term PM2.5 exposure for epidemiological studies (Publications)
As part of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (ECRHS) PM2.5 (particles collected with an upper 50% cut point of 2.5 microm aerodynamic diameter) was measured using an EPA-WINS (Environme
Carbon monoxide exposures and kitchen concentrations from cookstove-related woodsmoke in San Marcos, Peru (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Nearly half of the world's population is exposed to household air pollution (HAP) due to long hours spent in close proximity to biomass-fueled fires. OBJECTIVE: We compare CO exposures and
Increase in diagnosed asthma but not in symptoms in the European Community Respiratory Health Survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Information on the epidemiology of asthma in relation to age is limited and hampered by reporting error. To determine the change in the prevalence of asthma with age in young adults we ana
Antimalarial activities of ferroquine conjugates with either glutathione reductase inhibitors or glutathione depletors via a hydrolyzable amide linker (Publications)
Based on the prodrug concept as well as the combination of two different classes of antimalarial agents, we designed and synthesized two series of ferrocenic antimalarial dual molecules consisting of
Anti-inflammatory and antimalarial meroterpenoids from the New Zealand ascidian <em>Aplidium scabellum</em> (Publications)
Bioassay-directed fractionation of an extract of the New Zealand ascidian Aplidium scabellum has afforded the anti-inflammatory secondary metabolite 2-geranyl-6-methoxy-1,4-hydroquinone-4-sulfate (1)
Smoking cessation, lung function, and weight gain: a follow-up study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Only one population-based study in one country has reported effects of smoking cessation and weight change on lung function, and none has reported the net effect. We estimated the net bene
Developmental impairments following severe falciparum malaria in children (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Neurological deficits are reported in children after cerebral malaria (CM) but little is known about the prevalence and characteristics of persisting neurocognitive consequences. The preval