A randomized trial comparing two different approaches of pacemaker selection (Publications)
frequently with SA (51%) compared to TA (37%, P = 0.045). There was no difference regarding all single secondary endpoints. Hardware costs were reduced by 15% (P < 0.0001). CONCLUSION: In long-term follow-up,
Cleavage of trypanosome surface glycoproteins by alkaline trypsin-like enzyme(s) in the midgut of <em>Glossina morsitans</em> (Publications)
h after their first bloodmeal, a pH gradient from the proventriculus (pH 10.6+/-0.6) to the posterior midgut (pH 7.9+/-0.4) was observed
Use of B-type natriuretic peptide in the management of acute dyspnea in patients with pulmonary disease (Publications)
for hospital admission (81% vs 91%, P = .034). Median time to discharge was 9.0 days in the BNP group as compared with 12.0 days (P = .001) in the clinical group. Median total cost of treatment was $4841
The antiprotozoal activity of methylated flavonoids from <em>Ageratum conyzoides</em> L (Publications)
of illnesses including sleeping sickness, was recently found to exhibit a prominent activity (IC(50)=0.78 microg/mL) against bloodstream forms of Trypanosoma brucei rhodesiense, the etiologic agent of East [...] 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)
(48-100%), while slightly lower activities were observed with ivermectin (20-92%) and albendazole (0-87%) at 1-100 mug/ml. PF1022A and levamisole significantly inhibited motility and egg release of adult [...] worm burden reductions were achieved with PF1022A, 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
Expression of the extracellular matrix protein periostin in liver tumours and bile duct carcinomas (Publications)
in tumour cells was significantly associated with a higher tumour grade (P < 0.05) and hepatitis B virus infection (P = 0.007). Importantly, there was no strong periostin expression in benign liver tumours
Exposure to farming in early life and development of asthma and allergy: a cross-sectional survey (Publications)
exposure to stables until age 5 years was associated with the lowest frequencies of asthma (0.8% 1/122), hay fever (0.8% 1), and atopic sensitisation (8.2% 10). INTERPRETATION: Long-term and early-life exposure
IGF-1, IGF-2 and IGFBP-3 in prediagnostic serum: association with colorectal cancer in a cohort of Chinese men in Shanghai (Publications)
showed odds ratios of 2.74 (95% Cl = 1.67-4.50; 2-sided P for trend = 0.0008) and 2.85 (95% Cl = 1.69-4.81; 2-sided P for trend = 0.01), respectively. Our data thus suggest that circulating IGF-2 and IGFBP-3
Short-term effects of carbon monoxide on mortality: an analysis within the APHEA project (Publications)
of CO levels was associated with a 1.20% [95% confidence interval (CI), 0.63-1.77%] increase in total deaths and a 1.25% (95% CI, 0.30-2.21%) increase in cardiovascular deaths. There was indication of c
Mortality from neurodegenerative disease and exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields: 31 years of observations on Swiss railway employees (Publications)
drivers compared to station masters was 1.96 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.98-3.92] for senile dementia and 3.15 (95% CI = 0.90-11.04) for Alzheimer's disease. For every 10 microT years of cumulative
