Medical and economic long-term effects of B-type natriuretic peptide testing in patients with acute dyspnea (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The objective of this prospective study was to assess the medical and economic long-term effects of using B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) concentrations in the management of patients with
Phenolic analogs of the N,C-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloid ancistrocladinium A, from <em>Ancistrocladus cochinchinensis</em>... (Publications)
The first N,8'-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids with free phenolic OH groups, 4'-O-demethylancistrocladinium A and 6,4'-O-didemethylancistrocladinium A, have been isolated from the leaves and ba
Air pollution and respiratory symptoms in preschool children (Publications)
A diary study on a random sample of 625 Swiss children aged 0 to 5 yr was conducted in two cities in Switzerland to investigate the association between air pollution and respiratory symptoms. Total su
Childhood air pollutant exposure and carotid artery intima-media thickness in young adults (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to ambient air pollutants increases risk for cardiovascular health outcomes in adults. The contribution of childhood air pollutant exposure to cardiovascular health has not been t
SARs of the antiprotozoal action of 6,7-diaryl-bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ols (Publications)
Several 4-amino-6,7-diarylbicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ols bearing varying substituents on the aromatic rings were synthesized following a manual method for applying the Hansch approach. All new compounds we