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1. Air pollution during pregnancy and neonatal outcome: a review (Publications)

   Air pollution during pregnancy and neonatal outcome: a review

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   Abstract There is increasing evidence of the adverse impact of prenatal exposure to air pollution. This is of particular interest, as exposure during pregnancy-a crucial time span of important biologi

2. Absence of the glutathione S-transferase M1 gene increases cytochrome P4501A2 activity among frequent consumers of cruciferous vegetables in a... (Publications)

   Absence of the glutathione S-transferase M1 gene increases cytochrome P4501A2 activity among frequent consumers of cruciferous vegetables in a Caucasian population

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   The cancer protective effect of cruciferous vegetables has been attributed to induction of phase II enzymes. But cruciferous vegetables also induce cytochrome P4501A2 (CYP1A2), which catalyzes the met

3. Ethnic differences in post-menopausal plasma oestrogen levels: high oestrone levels in Japanese-American women despite low weight (Publications)

   Ethnic differences in post-menopausal plasma oestrogen levels: high oestrone levels in Japanese-American women despite low weight

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   Breast cancer incidence in Japanese-American women is approaching that of US Whites. We investigated whether this shift is paralleled by similar post-menopausal plasma hormone levels in the two ethnic

4. Efficacy and side effects of praziquantel against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in a community of western Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)

   Efficacy and side effects of praziquantel against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in a community of western Côte d'Ivoire

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   Praziquantel is efficacious against the adult stages of all human schistosome parasites, and has become the drug of choice for morbidity control of schistosomiasis. There is concern that resistance to

5. Meat preparation and colorectal adenomas in a large sigmoidoscopy-based case-control study in California (United States) (Publications)

   Meat preparation and colorectal adenomas in a large sigmoidoscopy-based case-control study in California (United States)

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   The often observed association between red meat and colorectal cancer could be due in part to mutagens, such as heterocyclic amines (HCA), that are present in cooked meat. HCAs are highly mutagenic an

6. Synthesis and antiprotozoal activities of dicationic bis(phenoxymethyl)benzenes, bis(phenoxymethyl)naphthalenes, and bis(benzyloxy)naphthalenes (Publications)

   Synthesis and antiprotozoal activities of dicationic bis(phenoxymethyl)benzenes, bis(phenoxymethyl)naphthalenes, and bis(benzyloxy)naphthalenes

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   A series of 37 dicationically substituted bis(phenoxymethyl)benzene bis(phenoxymethyl)naphthalene, and bis(benzyloxy)naphthalene analogues of pentamidine was prepared and evaluated for antiprotozoal a

7. Prévalences et polyparasitisme des protozoaires intestinaux et répartition spatiale d'<em>Entamoeba histolytica</em>/<em>Entamoeba dispar</em> et... (Publications)

   Prévalences et polyparasitisme des protozoaires intestinaux et répartition spatiale d'<em>Entamoeba histolytica</em>/<em>Entamoeba dispar</em> et <em>Giardia intestinalis</em> chez des élèves en zone rurale de la région de Man en Côte-d'Ivoire

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   Diseases caused by environmental contamination by micro-organisms, including intestinal helminths and protozoa, are prevalent in developing countries. According to some authors, their strong expansion

8. Contextualizing mental health: gendered experience in a Mumbai slum (Publications)

   Contextualizing mental health: gendered experience in a Mumbai slum

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9. Saharan dust: no reason to exempt from science or policy (Publications)

   Saharan dust: no reason to exempt from science or policy

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10. Lack of association between the polyadenylation polymorphism in the NAT1 (acetyltransferase 1) gene and colorectal adenomas (Publications)

    Lack of association between the polyadenylation polymorphism in the NAT1 (acetyltransferase 1) gene and colorectal adenomas

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    Smoking and a high intake of red meat are risk factors for colorectal tumors. These effects could be due to aromatic amine carcinogens. Individual susceptibility to aromatic amines has been related to