Use of lower gastrointestinal endoscopy and fecal occult blood test in the 2007 Swiss health interview survey respondents aged 50 years and older (Publications)
7 % for FOBT (within the past year) and 6.4 % for lower gastrointestinal endoscopy (within the past 5 years). CRC screening by either method was 13 %. The major determinants of participation in CRC screening
Amino ozonides exhibit in vitro activity against <em>Echinococcus multilocularis</em> metacestodes (Publications)
the parasite tissue were equally affected. Complete destruction of the germinal layer was noted at 5 days post exposure. Synthetic ozonides could represent interesting leads that will be further investigated
Can an airway challenge test predict respiratory diseases? A population-based international study (Publications)
the greatest risk of developing asthma, COPD, and allergic rhinitis (incidence rate ratios of 10.82, 5.53, and 4.84, respectively; all P < .01). A low slope predicted disease occurrence, even in subjects
Effects of passive smoking on heart rate variability, heart rate and blood pressure: an observational study (Publications)
power of HRV compared with subjects not exposed to ETS at home or work. We also found a 2.7% (_0.01 to 5.34%) higher heart rate during the recording in exposed subjects. Conclusions Exposure to ETS at home
Recruiting families at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer from a statewide cancer registry: a methodological study (Publications)
40% Black) who returned a survey had 1,875 at-risk relatives and were willing to contact 1,360 (72.5%). From 853 invited at-risk relatives (up to two relatives per YBCS), 442 responded (51.6% response
The contribution of livestock to urban resilience: the case of Bamako, Mali (Publications)
these figures, the city-wide urban livestock total gross margin for Bamako in 2010 was estimated at USD 5.6 million. Detailed population data help clarify the urban livestock animal human interface in diverse
Impact of subtypes and comorbidities on breast cancer relapse and survival in population-based studies (Publications)
(N=1831), followed by luminal B-like (N=1504, 38%), triple negative (N=436, 11%) and HER2 enriched (N=204, 5%). We observed regional disparities in subtype prevalence that contribute to explain regional differences
Validating the children's depression inventory in the context of Rwanda (Publications)
Sensitivity of the CDI ranged from 44 to 76 % and specificity was 92 to 100 % for cut-off scores from 5 to 9. The area under the curve (AUC) for receiver operating characteristic analysis, an estimate of
Asymptomatic only at first sight: malaria infection among schoolchildren in highland Rwanda (Publications)
infection was associated with anaemia (mean haemoglobin difference of -1.2 g/dL; 95% CI, -0.8 to -1.5 g/dL), fever, underweight, clinically assessed malnutrition and histories of fever, tiredness, weakness
Genome-wide joint meta-analysis of SNP and SNP-by-smoking interaction identifies novel loci for pulmonary function (Publications)
novel loci not previously associated with pulmonary function. SNPs in or near DNER (smallest P(JMA = )5.00×10(-11)), HLA-DQB1 and HLA-DQA2 (smallest P(JMA = )4.35×10(-9)), and KCNJ2 and SOX9 (smallest P(JMA
