Traffic, susceptibility, and childhood asthma (Publications)
ip of local traffic-related exposure and asthma and wheeze in southern California school children (5-7 years of age). Lifetime history of doctor-diagnosed asthma and prevalent asthma and wheeze were evaluated
Discovery of novel orally bioavailable oxaborole 6-carboxamides that demonstrate cure in a murine model of late stage central nervous system African... (Publications)
carboxamides cured stage 1 (hemolymphatic) trypanosomiasis infection in mice when administered orally at 2.5 to10 mg/kg for 4 consecutive days. In stage 2 disease (central nervous system (CNS) involvement), mice
Pacing and sprint performance in speed skating during a competitive season (Publications)
spending a shorter fraction of time in the last (women in S3: B = 239.1; P < .0001; men in S3: B = 201.5; P < .0001) but not in the first (women in S1: B = -313.1; P < .0001; men in S1: B = -345.6; P < .0001)
<em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>infection and clinical indicators in relation to net coverage in central Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
(February 2010 and November 2011) and one in the rainy season (May 2012). Among 897 children aged /=37.5 degrees C. A questionnaire was administered to obtain demographic data and net usage. RESULTS: The
Praziquantel, mefloquine-praziquantel, and mefloquine-artesunate-praziquantel against <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em>: a randomized, exploratory,... (Publications)
analysis, cure rates of 33% (95% confidence interval (CI) 11-55%), 29% (95% CI 8-50%), and 26% (95% CI 5-48%) were observed for praziquantel, mefloquine-artesunate-praziquantel, and mefloquine-praziquantel
Quality of antimalarial drugs and antibiotics in Papua New Guinea: a survey of the health facility supply chain (Publications)
quinine, artemether, sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine and amoxicillin. According to the package label, 86.5% of poor-quality samples originated from India. Poor-quality medicines were found in 48.3% of providers
Novel S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase inhibitors for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
showed that the half-life of Genz-644131 was threefold greater than that of MDL 73811 (7.4 h versus 2.5 h). Furthermore, brain penetration of Genz-644131 was 4.3-fold higher than that of MDL 73811. Finally
The impact of obesity on mortality in UA/non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (Publications)
revascularization. Patients were divided into four groups according to body mass index (BMI): normal, 18.5-24.9 (n = 551); overweight, 25-29.9 (n = 824); obese, 30-34.9 (n = 244); and very obese, above 35 (n
Effect of self-hypnosis on hay fever symptoms - a randomised controlled intervention study (Publications)
The intervention consisted of teaching self-hypnosis during a mean of 2.4 sessions (SD 1.7; range 2-5 sessions) and continuation of standard anti-allergic pharmacological treatment. RESULTS: Of 79 randomised
Estimation of percentage body fat in 6- to 13-year-old children by skinfold thickness, body mass index and waist circumference (Publications)
(logSF2); (4) log-transformed sum of triceps, biceps, subscapular and supra-iliac skinfolds (logSF4); (5) BMI; (6) waist circumference; (7) BMI and waist circumference. The adjusted determination coefficient