Daten zum Übergewicht und zu Ernährungsgewohnheiten aus der Schweizerischen Gesundheitsbefragung 2007 (Publications)
(n = 18760) of persons aged 15 and over, living in Switzerland: 29% are overweight, and additional 8% are obese, but between 2002 and 2007 no increases in the prevalence of overweight and obesity were
Successful treatment of acute mountain sickness with dexamethasone (Publications)
Capanna "Regina Margherita" at an altitude of 4559 m in the Alps Valais. After 12-16 hours of treatment (8 mg dexamethasone initially, followed by 4 mg every six hours) the mean acute mountain sickness score
Activity of artemether and mefloquine against juvenile and adult <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> in athymic and immunocompetent NMRI mice (Publications)
between 71.1% and 85.3%, whereas mefloquine achieved total and female worm burden reductions of 80.4-97.8%. In conclusion, artemether and mefloquine act T-cell independently and no synergistic interaction with
Structure-activity relationship of an ozonide carboxylic acid (OZ78) against <em>Fasciola hepatica</em> (Publications)
activity. Of 26 new compounds administered at single 100 mg/kg oral doses to F. hepatica infected rats, 8 had statistically significant worm burden reductions, 7 were partially curative, and 1 (acylsulfonamide
Metabolic syndrome in patients on first-line antiretroviral therapy containing zidovudine or tenofovir in rural Lesotho, Southern Africa (Publications)
defined according to the International Diabetes Federation criteria. RESULTS: Among 1,166 patients (65.8% female), 22.2% (95%CI: 19.3-25.3) of women and 6.3% (4.1-9.1) of men met the IDF definition of MetS
Malaria in Angola: recent progress, challenges and future opportunities using parasite demography studies (Publications)
the transition from control to pre-elimination, along with other country members of the Elimination 8 initiative. However, the tremendous heterogeneity in malaria prevalence among Angolan provinces, as
From "learning from the field" to jointly driving change (Publications)
The theme of the 8th edition of the Geneva Health Forum (GHF) was Improving access to health: learning from the field. While 'the field' often denotes people, patients, communities, and healthcare workers
Ancistrotanzanine C and related 5,1'- and 7,3'-coupled naphthylisoquinoline alkaloids from <em>Ancistrocladus tanzaniensis</em> (Publications)
1'-coupled O-methylancistrocladinine (7), and the likewise 5,1'-coupled O,N-dimethylancistrocladine (8, previously known only as a partial-synthetic compound), have been isolated from the highland liana
Epimers of bicyclo[2.2.2]octan-2-ol derivatives with antiprotozoal activity (Publications)
the cytotoxicity were in general increased. The most active antitrypanosomal agents were the benzoate 8b and the 4-chlorobenzoate 9b of the 4-pyrrolidino series. The nicotinate 10a and the isonicotinate 11a
Häufigkeit der Amöbiasis und anderer Darmprotozoosen. Eine epidemologische Untersuchung mit Hilfe der MIF-Technik (Publications)
the value of the MIF procedure. The feces of 1005 persons returning from the tropics during the first 8 months of 1975 have been examined by the MIF technique and assessed for intestinal protozoa. Apathogenic
