In vitro antiplasmodial activity and toxicity assessment of some plants from Nigerian ethnomedicine (Publications)
CONTEXT: The emergence and spread of Plasmodium falciparum-resistant parasites to nearly all available antimalarial drugs pose a threat to malaria control and necessitates the need to continue the sea
Assessing the impact of drinking water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings: systematic review and meta-regression (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of inadequate water and sanitation on diarrhoeal disease in low- and middle-income settings. METHODS: The search strategy used Cochrane Library, MEDLINE & PubMed, Globa
Oxantel pamoate-albendazole for <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> infection (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Infections with soil-transmitted helminths (Ascaris lumbricoides, hookworm, and Trichuris trichiura) are widespread and often occur concomitantly. These parasitic-worm infections are typic
Antiparasitic chaiyaphumines from entomopathogenic <em>Xenorhabdus</em> sp. PB61.4 (Publications)
A new class of four depsipentapeptides called chaiyaphumines A-D (1-4) was isolated from Xenorhabdus sp. PB61.4. Their structures were elucidated by detailed 1D and 2D NMR experiments and by a Marfey'
The effect of workplace smoking bans on heart rate variability and pulse wave velocity of non-smoking hospitality workers (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of a change in second-hand smoke (SHS) exposure on heart rate variability (HRV) and pulse wave velocity (PWV), this study utilized a quasi-experimental setting wh
Hygiene and health: systematic review of handwashing practices worldwide and update of health effects (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the global prevalence of handwashing with soap and derive a pooled estimate of the effect of hygiene on diarrhoeal diseases, based on a systematic search of the literature. METH
Clinical features, proximate causes, and consequences of active convulsive epilepsy in Africa (Publications)
PURPOSE: Epilepsy is common in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), but the clinical features and consequences are poorly characterized. Most studies are hospital-based, and few studies have compared different e
Comparative embryotoxicity of different antimalarial peroxides: in vitro study using the rat whole embryo culture model (WEC) (Publications)
Three groups of compounds: (i) active peroxides (artemisinin and arterolene), (ii) inactive non-peroxidic derivatives (deoxyartemisinin and carbaOZ277) and (iii) inactive peroxide (OZ381) were tested
Pre-Columbian mycobacterial genomes reveal seals as a source of New World human tuberculosis [Letter] (Publications)
Modern strains of Mycobacterium tuberculosis from the Americas are closely related to those from Europe, supporting the assumption that human tuberculosis was introduced post-contact. This notion, how
Elemental composition of particulate matter and the association with lung function (Publications)
BACKGROUND:: Negative effects of long-term exposure to particulate matter (PM) on lung function have been shown repeatedly. Spatial differences in the composition and toxicity of PM may explain differ