Survival and health status of DOTS tuberculosis patients in rural Lao PDR (Publications)
status. They were underweight (54.7%), and still had clinical symptoms (53.5%), including dyspnoea (28.8%) and haemoptysis (9.5%). CONCLUSION: Our study suggests a lower rate of survival than expected from
The association of air pollution and depressed mood in 70,928 individuals from four European cohorts (Publications)
), KORA (Germany), HUNT (Norway), and FINRISK (Finland). Residential exposure to particles (PM2.5, PM2.5absorbance, PM10) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) was estimated using land use regression (LUR) models
Treatment with human growth hormone in patients with Prader-Labhart-Willi syndrome reduces body fat and increases muscle mass and physical performance (Publications)
drop in weight for height from 3.8 SD to 1.2 SD. Hand length increased from -1.5 SD to -0.4 SD and foot length from -2.5 SD to -1.4 SD. Body fat, measured by dual X-ray energy absorptiometry, dropped by
Incidence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a cohort of young adults according to the presence of chronic cough and phlegm (Publications)
chronic cough/phlegm and dyspnea are independent predictors of COPD. METHODS: An international cohort of 5,002 subjects without asthma (ages 20-44 yr) with normal lung function (FEV(1)/FVC ratio > /= 70%) from [...] threefold-increased risk of developing COPD with respect to asymptomatic subjects (IRR = 2.88; 95% CI, 1.44-5.79). CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of COPD is substantial even in young adults. The presence of chronic
Clinical value of the cultural formulation interview in Pune, India (Publications)
CONTEXT: Development of the cultural formulation interview (CFI) in DSM-5 required validation for cross-cultural and global use. AIMS: To assess the overall value (OV) of CFI in the domains of feasibility [...] Narratives clarified the rationale for ratings. CONCLUSIONS: Though developed for the American DSM-5, the CFI was valued by clinicians, patients and relatives in out-patient psychiatric assessment in urban
Antiprotozoal effect of <em>Artemisia indica</em> extracts and essential oil (Publications)
flavonoids, namely eupatin (1), casticin (2), chrysoplenetin (3), cirsilineol (4), chrysophenol-D (5), and artemetin (6). HPLC-DAD and HPLC-MS were used to investigate the extracts macerated by solvents [...] flavonoid could be detected in the infusion. None of the remaining extracts contained chryosphenol-D (5) or artemetin (6), while chrysoplenetin (3) was found in all extracts. The essential oil of the plant
Parasitic infections, anemia and malnutrition among rural settled and mobile pastoralist mothers and their children in Chad (Publications)
women and 18% (CI 13-23) in children. Malaria prevalence was low among women (1%, CI 0.5-2) and children (3% CI 2-5). No significant difference was observed in the prevalence of parasitic infection between
Prévalence, diversité antigénique et multiplicité d'infections de <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> en milieu scolaire au centre de la Côte... (Publications)
light microscopy and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). A total of 424 schoolchildren ranging in age from 5 to 15 years underwent diagnostic testing using both light microscopy of blood smears and PCR. Multiplicity [...] the restriction fragment of the gene encoding the merozoite surface protein-2 (msp2) showed that 86.5% of cases involved multiple infection with a geometric mean of 3.87 genotypes per positive child. There
Pharmacokinetics of the antischistosomal lead ozonide OZ418 in uninfected mice determined by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (Publications)
validated following USFDA guidelines. This method proved to be selective, accurate (93-103%), precise (5-16%), devoid of significant matrix effects (90-102%) and provided an excellent recovery (101-102%). [...] pooled non-compartmental PK analysis estimated a mean area under the curve (AUC) of 9303 (7039.2-11908.5) mug h/mL and a half-life of 38.7 (20-64.6) h. Thus the OZ418 level in plasma remained well above its
Regular family breakfast was associated with children's overweight and parental education: results from the ENERGY cross-sectional study (Publications)
This study aims to assess (i) the prevalence of having regular family breakfast, lunch, dinner (i.e. 5-7days/week together with their family) among 10-12year olds in Europe, (ii) the association between [...] residence, gender, ethnicity and parental levels of education. METHODS: 7716 children (mean age: 11.5+/-0.7years, 52% girls) in eight European countries (Belgium, Greece, Hungary, The Netherlands, Norway