Hepatic fascioliasis: report of two cases (Publications)
Two cases of hepatic fascioliasis with characteristic features in US examinations and CT scans are presented. In both modalities they show tunnel-like branching and clustered areas of low echogenicity
Efficacy and safety of intermittent preventive treatment with sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine for malaria in African infants: a pooled analysis of six... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Intermittent preventive treatment (IPT) is a promising strategy for malaria control in infants. We undertook a pooled analysis of the safety and efficacy of IPT in infants (IPTi) with sulf
Emergency hormonal contraception in Switzerland: a comparison of the user profile before and three years after deregulation (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the time lapse between sexual intercourse and request for emergency hormonal contraception (EHC) from pharmacies and to analyse the profiles of EHC users shortly after deregula
Synthesis and in vitro antiprotozoal activity of bisbenzofuran cations (Publications)
Forty three cationic bisbenzofurans were synthesized either by interaction of o-hydroxyaldehydes with alpha-halogenated ketones followed by intramolecular ring closure or by a copper- or palladium-med
Novel functionalized melamine-based nitroheterocycles: synthesis and activity against trypanosomatid parasites (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei spp., is a major health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. New drugs are urgently required for the disease. Selecti
Physical activity is inversely associated with multimorbidity in elderly men: results from the KORA-Age Augsburg Study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity is suggested to play a key role in the prevention of several chronic diseases. However, data on the association between physical activity and multimorbidity are lacking. M