The effect of zinc supplementation on body composition and hormone levels related to adiposity among children: a systematic review (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To provide a comprehensive synthesis of the effects of Zn supplementation on childhood body composition and adiposity-related hormone levels. DESIGN: Five electronic databases were searched
Local and foreign authorship of maternal health interventional research in low- and middle-income countries: systematic mapping of publications... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Researchers in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) are under-represented in scientific literature. Mapping of authorship of articles can provide an assessment of data ownership and re
Dose-response relationships and tegumental surface alterations in <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> following treatment with mefloquine in vivo and in... (Publications)
The treatment and control of opisthorchiasis relies on a single drug, praziquantel; hence, there is a need to develop novel opisthorchicidal drugs. We investigated the in vitro and in vivo activity of
Spatial distribution of, and risk factors for, <em>Opisthorchis viverrini</em> infection in southern Lao PDR (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Opisthorchis viverrini is a food-borne trematode species that might give rise to biliary diseases and the fatal cholangiocarcinoma. In Lao PDR, an estimated 2.5 million individuals are inf
Efficacy and safety of mefloquine, artesunate, mefloquine-artesunate, tribendimidine, and praziquantel in patients with <em>Opisthorchis... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Praziquantel is the only drug available for treatment of Opisthorchis viverrini, although in-vivo studies point to activity of mefloquine, artesunate, and tribendimidine against this liver