Use of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and fecal occult blood test in the 2007 Swiss health interview survey respondents aged 50 years and older (Publications)
Background and study aims: Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence ranks third among all cancers in Switzerland. Screening the general population could decrease CRC incidence and mortality. The aim of this
Socioeconomic, cultural and behavioural features of prior and anticipated influenza vaccine uptake in urban and rural Pune district, India: a... (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: Ensuring production capacity of efficacious vaccines for pandemic preparedness alone may not be sufficient for effective influenza control. Community willingness to accept the vaccine is
Pediatric disease burden and vaccination recommendations: understanding local differences (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diphtheria (D), tetanus (T), pertussis (P), hepatitis B (HepB), invasive Haemophilus influenzae type b (Hib) disease, and measles cause substantial global morbidity and mortality. METHODS:
Antiprotozoal activity of (e)-cinnamic N-acylhydrazone derivatives (Publications)
A series of 14 (E)-cinnamic N-acylhydrazone derivatives, designed through molecular hybridization between the (E)-1-(benzo[d][1,3]dioxol-5-yl)-3-(4-bromophenyl)prop-2-en-1-one and (E)-3-hydroxy-N'-((2
Legionellosis outbreak associated with asphalt paving machine, Spain, 2009 (Publications)
From 1999 through 2005 in Alcoi, Spain, incidence of legionellosis was continually high. Over the next 4 years, incidence was lower, but an increase in July 2009 led health authorities to declare an e
Wellbeing impacts of city policies for reducing greenhouse gas emissions (Publications)
To mitigate climate change, city authorities are developing policies in areas such as transportation, housing and energy use, to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. In addition to their effects on greenh
Antiprotozoal activities of organic extracts from French marine seaweeds (Publications)
Marine macrophytes contain a variety of biologically active compounds, some reported to have antiprotozoal activity in vitro. As a part of a screening program to search for new natural antiprotozoals,
Inhibitory activity of marine sponge-derived natural products against parasitic protozoa (Publications)
In this study, thirteen sponge-derived terpenoids, including five linear furanoterpenes: furospinulosin-1 (1), furospinulosin-2 (2), furospongin-1 (3), furospongin-4 (4), and demethylfurospongin-4 (5)
The use of mobile phones for demographic surveillance of mobile pastoralists and their animals in Chad: proof of principle (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Demographic information is foundational for the planning and management of social programmes, in particular health services. The existing INDEPTH network surveillance sites are limited to
