Prevalence and time course of acute mountain sickness in older children and adolescents after rapid ascent to 3450 meters (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Acute mountain sickness is a frequent and debilitating complication of high-altitude exposure, but there is little information on the prevalence and time course of acute mountain sickness i
Gene expression measurements in the context of epidemiological studies (Publications)
Background: Gene expression measurements became an attractive tool to assess biological responses in epidemiological studies. However, collection of blood samples poses various technical problems. We
Urban background particulate matter and allergic sensitization in adults of ECRHS II (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Epidemiological studies have shown weak or inconsistent associations between ambient air pollutants and allergic sensitization. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether regional urban
Women and Fish-for-Sex: transactional Sex, HIV/AIDS and Gender in African Fisheries (Publications)
This paper analyzes the phenomenon of fish-for-sex in small-scale fisheries and discusses its apparent links to HIV/AIDS and transactional sex practices. The research reveals that fish-for-sex is not
Novel S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase inhibitors for the treatment of human African trypanosomiasis (Publications)
Trypanosomiasis remains a significant disease across the sub-Saharan African continent, with 50,000 to 70,000 individuals infected. The utility of current therapies is limited by issues of toxicity an