Estimated global resources needed to attain international malaria control goals (Publications)
45 billion will be required from 2006 to 2015. The average cost during this period is US$ 3.8 to 4.5 billion per year. The average costs for Africa are US$ 1.7 billion and US$ 2.2 billion per year in the
Effect of a single dry season anthelmintic treatment of N'Dama cattle on communal pastures in the Gambia (Publications)
101 females divided into two groups of 83 animals each. One group was treated with fenbendazole at 7.5 mg/kg body weight by mouth in November 1992; the other group remained as the untreated control. At monthly
Residence near power lines and mortality from neurodegenerative diseases: longitudinal study of the Swiss population (Publications)
residence in the immediate vicinity of power lines and Alzheimer's disease: Persons living at least 5 years within 50 m had an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.51 (95% CI: 0.91, 2.51), increasing to 1.78 (95%
An attributable risk model for exposures assumed to cause both chronic disease and its exacerbations (Publications)
the combined AR model, 39.8% of exacerbations were attributable to air pollution, compared with 33.5% in the traditional model, which ignores a chronic effect of pollution on asthma development. Thus,
Physical activity is independently related to aerobic capacity in cystic fibrosis (Publications)
linear regression analysis, height, sex, FEV1, muscle power and ADAC (additionally explained variance 2.5%) or time spent in MVPA (additionally explained variance 3.7%) were identified as independent predictors
Household survey of pesticide practice, deliberate self-harm and suicide in the Sundarban region of west Bengal, India (Publications)
about safe storage of pesticides. The pesticide-related annual DSH rate was 158.1 (95% CI 126.2-195.5), and for suicide it was 73.4 (95% CI 52.2-100.3) per 100,000. Unsafe pesticide practice and psychosocial
Activities of psilostachyin A and cynaropicrin against <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> in vitro and in vivo (Publications)
parasitemia or protect against mortality induced by the Y and Colombiana strains. Psilostachyin A (0.5 to 50 mg/kg/day given once a day) was not effective in the acute model of T. cruzi infection (Y strain)
Prediction of MS disability by multimodal evoked potentials: investigation during relapse or in the relapse-free interval? (Publications)
baseline EP compound measure (s-EP-QT0) for each group. RESULTS: Median EDSST0 was 3.0 for Group 1 and 1.5 for Group 2. Mean disease durations were 2.0 and 2.8years, respectively. Median EDSST2 was 2.0 for both
Timeliness and completeness of vaccination and risk factors for low and late vaccine uptake in young children living in rural southern Tanzania (Publications)
DTP-3 and 296/643 (46%) for MCV-1. Coverage was lower for all vaccines except DTP-1 in children living .5 km from a healthcare facility. Delayed uptake was associated with poverty. Low and delayed MCV-1 vaccination
Sociocultural context of suicidal behaviour in the Sundarban region of India (Publications)
were uncertain about their "intention to die," and pesticide poisoning was the commonest method (95.5%). Significant male-female differences were found with respect to education level, occupation, and venue