Prevalence of asthma-like symptoms with ageing (Publications)
95% CI -2.4 to -0.6%, respectively) but the prevalence of asthma attacks, use of asthma medication and hay fever/nasal allergies increased (0.6%, 95% CI 0.1 to 1.11; 3.6%, 95% CI 3.0 to 4.2; 2.7%, 95%
Air pollution and incidence of cancers of the stomach and the upper aerodigestive tract in the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects... (Publications)
occurred. The hazard ratio for an increase of 5 microg/m(3) of PM2.5 was 1.38 (95%-CI 0.99;1.92) for gastric and 1.05 (95%-CI 0.62;1.77) for UADT cancers. No associations were found for any of the other exposures [...] gastric cancer associated with PM2.5 was found in men (HR 1.98 (1.30;3.01)) as compared to women (HR 0.85 (0.5;1.45)). This large multicentre cohort study shows an association between long-term exposure to
<em>Leptospira</em> seroprevalence among Ugandan slaughter cattle: comparison of sero-status with renal <em>Leptospira </em>infection (Publications)
(Sg Sejroe) (7.8%), and Australis (Sg Australis) (5.2%). Older animals had 2.8 times (95% CI 1.0-8.2, p-value 0.055) greater odds of being seropositive than younger ones ( [...] same slaughter cattle as tested in this reported study. Of 500 cattle sampled, 27.8% (95% CI 23.9-32.0) tested positive (titer > /= 100) to at least one Leptospira serovar, with the majority of seropositive
Efficacy of triclabendazole and albendazole against <em>Fasciola </em>spp. infection in cattle in Côte d'Ivoire: a randomised blinded trial (Publications)
triclabendazole (95.4%) compared to those receiving albendazole (70.3%; odds ratio [OR] 0.11, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.03-0.39, p
Absence of anti-hepatitis B surface antibody after vaccination does not necessarily mean absence of immune response (Publications)
were found to be significantly higher in the nonresponders (0.038) and in the vaccinees having lost anti-HBs (0.041), than in the controls (0.025). Such findings contribute to explaining why so-called
Synthesis of bicyclic amines and their activities against <em>Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense</em> and <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> K1 (Publications)
their N-benzyl derivatives showed decreased antiplasmodial but enhanced antitrypanosomal (IC50 = 0.22-0.41 microM) activities compared to their parent oximes and to formerly synthesized 4-amino-2-azabicyclo[3 [...] pyrimethamine) using in vitro microplate assays. 4-Aminobicyclo[2.2.2]oct-2-enes and 3-azatricyclo[3.2.2.0(2,4)]nonylamines exhibit similar antiprotozoal activities as 4-aminobicyclo[2.2.2] octanes. 4-Aminobicyclo[2
Independent at heart: persistent association of altitude with ischaemic heart disease mortality after consideration of climate, topography and built... (Publications)
mortality linearly decreased with increasing altitude resulting in a lower risk (HR, 95% CI 0.67, 0.60 to 0.74) for those living > 1500 m (vs
Incidence, risk factors, and outcome of aspiration pneumonitis in ICU overdose patients (Publications)
pneumonitis was associated with a higher incidence of cardiac arrest (6.4 vs 0.9%; p[Symbol: see text]=[Symbol: see text]0.037) and an increased duration of both ICU stay and overall hospital stay [re [...] [respectively: median 1 (interquartile range 1-3) vs 1 (1-2), p[Symbol: see text]=[Symbol: see text]0.025; and median 2 (1-7) vs 1 (1-3), p[Symbol: see text]
Antitrypanosomal and antiplasmodial activity of medicinal plants from Côte d' Ivoire (Publications)
(Annonaceae) and Trichilia emetica (Meliaceae) were the most promising ones. Their IC50 values were 0.5 and 0.04 microg/ml, respectively, and the selectivity index 616 and 209, respectively. This is the first [...] below 4 microg/ml. The highest activity was found for Enantia polycarpa stem bark with an IC50 value of 0.126 microg/ml.
Pacing pattern and performance during the 2008 Olympic rowing regatta (Publications)
the heats, the pacing pattern adopted during the finals was significantly different (females: P0.013; males: P0.001); that is, relatively slower in the first and second race quarter but relatively faster [...] revealed that absolute times in the second and/or third race quarter(s) were significantly (both sexes: P0.001) longer than those either in the first or final quarter, resulting in a parabolic-shaped profile
