Prevalence, intensity and associated morbidity of <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> infection in the Dongting Lake region, China (Publications)
estimated at 1.9% (0-10.9%) for the same population. The prevalence of infection among buffaloes was 9.5% (0-66.7%). Extrapolating to the entire population of the Dongting Lake region, an estimated 73 225
Clinical and epidemiologic phenotypes of childhood asthma (Publications)
exhaled nitric oxide and medication use were calculated using regression models. Results: LCA identified 5 classes, which verified the clinically defined wheeze phenotypes with high sensitivity and specificity;
<em>In vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> antischistosomal activity of ferroquine derivatives (Publications)
shown to be moderately cytotoxic on human cervix HeLa cancer cells and human fetal lung fibroblasts MRC-5. 72 hours post-incubation NTS exposed to 33.3 microM ruthenoquine had died, while ferroquine and hy
Phylogenetic relationships and chromosomal location of five distinct glycine receptor subunit genes in the teleost <em>Danio rerio</em> (Publications)
Gene mapping reveals that the two duplicated genes are localized on two different linkage groups (LG5 and LG22) as would be daughter genes resulting from a large-scale duplication of the ancestral genome
The role of parasitic infections in atopic diseases in rural schoolchildren (Publications)
associated with high total IgE levels [odds ratio (OR) = 3.05, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.81-5.12] and eosinophilia (OR = 2.84, 95% CI = 1.66-4.84). However, no association between anti-nematode
Activity of antiandrogens against juvenile and adult <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>in mice (Publications)
to antiandrogen concentrations of 1, 10 and 100 microg/mL. Results Low total worm burden reductions (5%-37%) and low to moderate female worm burden reductions (13%-75%) were achieved with the antiandrogens
Re-evaluating the burden of rabies in Africa and Asia (Publications)
mortality following side-effects of nerve-tissue vaccines. The estimated annual cost of rabies is USD 583.5 million (90% CI = USD 540.1-626.3 million). Patient-borne costs for post-exposure treatment form the
Public-health impact of outdoor and traffic-related air pollution: a European assessment (Publications)
cases of chronic bronchitis (adults); more than 290,000 episodes of bronchitis (children); more than 0.5 million asthma attacks; and more than 16 million person-days of restricted activities. INTERPRETATION:
Reliability of lifetime residential history and activity measures as elements of cumulative ambient ozone exposure assessment (Publications)
sample of 175 college students raised in California participated in the study, designed as test-retest 5-7 days apart. Lifetime residential history and outdoors activity ("moderate" and "heavy") for each residence
Head size and motor performance in children born prematurely (Publications)
to volitional fatigue. Net oxygen cost of cycling was measured during four different tasks lasting 5-7 min each. Subjects pedaled at an intensity corresponding to 30% and 60% of peak oxygen uptake ([O