Important helminth infections in Southeast Asia diversity, potential for control and prospects for elimination (Publications)
Besides the 'big three'-HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis-there are a host of diseases that, by comparison, are truly neglected. These so-called neglected tropical diseases (NTDs), many of which caus
Long-term immunogenicity of preservative-free hepatitis B vaccine formulations in adults (Publications)
Vaccination with recombinant hepatitis B vaccines is highly effective in preventing hepatitis B infection. Recently, a preservative-free (PF) formulation of hepatitis B vaccine [GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)
Prevalence and predictors of premenstrual syndrome and premenstrual dysphoric disorder in a population-based sample (Publications)
The study aimed at assessing the prevalence of premenstrual symptoms and of premenstrual syndrome (PMS) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD) in a population-based sample of women of the entire r
From innovation to application: social-ecological context, diagnostics, drugs and integrated control of schistosomiasis (Publications)
Compared to malaria, tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS, schistosomiasis remains a truly neglected tropical disease. Schistosomiasis, perhaps more than any other disease, is entrenched in prevailing social-eco
Effect of combined treatment with praziquantel and artemether on <em>Schistosoma japonicum </em>and<em> Schistosoma mansoni</em> in experimentally... (Publications)
Praziquantel and artemether are safe and efficacious antischistosomal drugs that act against different developmental stages of the parasite: praziquantel against adult worms and artemether against sch
The potential of artemether for the control of schistosomiasis (Publications)
Schistosomiasis continues to rank - following malaria - at the second position of the world's parasitic diseases in terms of the extent of endemic areas and the number of infected people. There is yet