IgE levels, atopy markers and hay fever in relation to age, sex and smoking status in a normal adult Swiss population (Publications)
Smokers had both a statistically significant (p 100 kU/l) than nonsmokers (27.2 kU/l; respectively 20.5%). The IgE level was significantly lower in women than men (p 100 kU/l: atopy probable). In multivariate
Association between annoyance and individuals' values of nitrogen dioxide in a European setting (Publications)
was 27 microg.m(-3) (from 10 in Umea, Sweden, to 57 in Barcelona, Spain). The mean of annoyance was 2.5 (from 0.7 in Reykjavik, Iceland, to 4.4 in Huelva, Spain). NO2 was associated with annoyance (ratio
Effect of agricultural activities on prevalence rates, and clinical and presumptive malaria episodes in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
significant difference between the proportions of severe malaria episodes (i.e. axillary temperature> 37.5 degrees C plus parasitaemia> 5000 parasites/mul blood). Our study underscores the complex relationship
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
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
Genetic variants in novel pathways influence blood pressure and cardiovascular disease risk (Publications)
loci contain genes previously known or suspected to regulate blood pressure (GUCY1A3-GUCY1B3, NPR3-C5orf23, ADM, FURIN-FES, GOSR2, GNAS-EDN3); the other ten provide new clues to blood pressure physiology
Antischistosomal activities of mefloquine-related arylmethanols (Publications)
drugs (4-quinolinemethanols WR7573 and WR7930) characterized by significantly lower IC(50)s (2.7 and 3.5 muM, respectively) when compared to mefloquine (11.4 muM). Mefloquine and WR7930 showed significantly
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%
Anti-trypanosomal activity of Fexinidazole: a new oral nitroimidazole drug candidate for the treatment of sleeping sickness (Publications)
Fexinidazole is a 5-nitroimidazole drug currently in clinical development for the treatment of human sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis (HAT)) caused by infection with species of the protozoan