Use of B-type natriuretic peptide in the management of acute dyspnea in patients with pulmonary disease (Publications)
in the BNP group as compared with $5671 in the clinical group (P = .008). Inhospital mortality was 8% in both groups. CONCLUSIONS: CHF is a major cause of acute dyspnea in patients with a history of pulmonary
Pacing pattern and speed skating performance in competitive long-distance events (Publications)
in each instance for women's 3,000 m (p < 0.001). For the 5,000 m races, laps 5-12 in women and laps 8-12 in men were slower compared with previous laps (p < 0.001, for both sexes). For men's 10,000 m, skaters
The antiprotozoal activity of methylated flavonoids from <em>Ageratum conyzoides</em> L (Publications)
donovani (Kala-Azar, IC(50)=3.4 microg/mL) as well as Plasmodium falciparum (Malaria tropica, IC(50)=8.0 microg/mL). In the current study, we sought for potentially active constituents of Ageratum conyzoides
Efficacy of the cyclooctadepsipeptide PF1022A against <em>Heligmosomoides bakeri in vitro</em> and <em>in vivo</em> (Publications)
levamisole and ivermectin in vivo. For example, at 0.125 mg/kg PF1022A a worm burden reduction of 91.8% was observed. The use of drug combinations did not further enhance the in vitro and in vivo activity
Molecular epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections among asymptomatic inhabitans of a holoendemic malarious area in northern Ghana (Publications)
length polymorphism typing of the P. falciparum msp2 revealed a mean msp2 multiplicity of 3.4 (range: 1-8) genotypes per PCR positive sample. Multiplicity increased with age until 5-9 years and then started
IGF-1, IGF-2 and IGFBP-3 in prediagnostic serum: association with colorectal cancer in a cohort of Chinese men in Shanghai (Publications)
cases were confined to those diagnosed within a relatively short time period after enrollment (within 8 years). After adjustment for body mass index, cigarette smoking and alcohol intake, men in the highest
Multiple parasite infections and their relationship to self-reported morbidity in a community of rural Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
falciparum, hookworms, Entamoeba histolytica/E. dispar, and S. mansoni were 76.4%, 45.0%, 42.2%, and 39.8%, respectively. Three-quarters of the population harboured three or more parasites concurrently. Mu
Mortality from neurodegenerative disease and exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields: 31 years of observations on Swiss railway employees (Publications)
Alzheimer's disease by 9.4% (95% CI = 2.7-16.4) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis by 2.1% (95% CI = -6.8 to 11.7). There was no evidence for an increase in mortality from Parkinson's disease and multiple sclerosis
Evaluation of a physical activity promotion program in primary care (Publications)
20.3% of the previously active no longer did. Formerly inactive patients reported an increase of 58.8 minutes/week of moderate and 34.6 minutes/week of vigorous activity and spending more time walking and
Recours aux soins et utilisation des services de santé à Nouakchott (Mauritanie): inégalités spatiales ou pesanteurs sociales? (Publications)
results show that therapeutic itineraries are as diverse as health care provision is varied. About 50.8 % of those seeking health care reported using modern services (public health clinics, private clinics
