Systematic review of wireless phone use and brain cancer and other head tumors (Publications)
s of the epidemiology studies showed no statistically significant increase in risk (defined as P < 0.05) for adult brain cancer or other head tumors from wireless phone use. Analyses of the in vivo on
Spatial risk prediction and mapping of <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> infections among schoolchildren living in western Côte d'Ivoire (Publications)
spatial risk modelling and prediction. The infection prevalence of S. mansoni was 38.9%, ranging from 0% to 89.3% among schools. Results showed that age, sex, the richest wealth quintile, elevation and rainfall
Antimycobacterial, antiprotozoal and cytotoxic potential of twenty-one brown algae (Phaeophyceae) from British and Irish waters (Publications)
tuberculosis, only the B. bifurcata extract was found to have some antitubercular potential (MIC value 64.0 mug/mL). Only three seaweed extracts, i.e. H. siliquosa, B. bifurcata and Cystoseira tamariscifolia
Lagunamide C, a cytotoxic cyclodepsipeptide from the marine cyanobacterium <em>Lyngbya majuscula</em> (Publications)
from 2.1nM to 24.4nM. Compound 1 also displayed significant antimalarial activity with IC(50) value of 0.29muM when tested against Plasmodium falciparum. In addition, lagunamide C exhibited weak anti-swarming
Efficacy of praziquantel against <em>Schistosoma mansoni</em> with particular consideration for intensity of infection (Publications)
intensity of infection prior to treatment with highest cure rates observed in light infections (P < 0.01). Praziquantel, at a single dose of 40 mg/kg, was again administered 35 days after the first treatment
Effect of artemether against <em>Schistosoma haematobium</em> in experimentally infected hamsters (Publications)
hamsters harbouring juvenile schistosomes. Hamsters infected three times with S. haematobium, on days 0, 4 and 9, and repeatedly treated with artemether at the same dose as above, showed highly significant
Working atmosphere and job satisfaction of health care staff in Kenya: an exploratory study (Publications)
functionality of equipment at their work station. The aspect "support of the ministry of health" (beta = 0.577) showed the highest score of explained variance (32.9%) regarding overall job satisfaction. Conclusions
Antiprotozoal, antimycobacterial and cytotoxic potential of some British green algae (Publications)
mug/ml). Again, all four extracts showed leishmanicidal activity with IC(50) values ranging between 12.0 and 20.2 mug/ml. None of the extracts showed cytotoxicity toward L6 cells, indicating that their an
Residential distance to high voltage power lines and risk of neurodegenerative diseases: a Danish population-based case-control study (Publications)
increased for ever living within 50 m of a power line (hazard ratio = 1.04, 95% confidence interval: 0.69, 1.56). No dose-response according to number of years of living within 50 m of a power line was observed
Estimating healthcare costs of acute gastroenteritis and human campylobacteriosis in Switzerland (Publications)
suggest that patients with AG consulting a physician without a stool diagnostic test account for euro9.0-24.2 million, patients with a negative stool test result for Campylobacter spp. for euro12.3 million
