Radiofrequency electromagnetic field exposure and non-specific symptoms of ill health: a systematic review (Publications)
The pooled correct field detection rate was 4.2% better than expected by chance (95% CI: -2.1 to 10.5). There was no evidence that EHS individuals could detect presence or absence of RF-EMF better than
Heat effects on mortality in 15 European cities (Publications)
apparent temperature above the city-specific threshold was 3.12% (95% credibility interval = 0.60% to 5.72%) in the Mediterranean region and 1.84% (0.06% to 3.64%) in the north-continental region. Stronger
Harnessing the wealth of Chinese scientific literature: schistosomiasis research and control in China (Publications)
"Schistosoma" () and covering the period 1990-2006, we obtained 10,244 hits in the CNKI database and 5,975 in VIP. We examined 10 Chinese biomedical journals that published the highest number of original
First-in-man safety and pharmacokinetics of synthetic ozonide OZ439 demonstrates an improved exposure profile relative to other peroxide antimalarials (Publications)
presence of food, no effect was observed on the t(1/2) of OZ439 while the exposure was increased by 3 to 4.5-fold. Exposure was higher and inter-subject variability was reduced when OZ439 was administered as an
Endogenous sex hormones and incident fracture risk in older men: the Dubbo Osteoporosis Epidemiology Study (Publications)
than 60 years had been observed between January 1989 and December 2005, with the median duration being 5.8 years (up to 13 years). Clinical risk factors, including bone mineral density and lifestyle factors
Validation of questions on asthma and wheeze in farming and anthroposophic children (Publications)
questionnaire responses on asthma and wheeze against bronchial response to hypertonic saline (HS) (4.5%) in populations previously shown to have a lower prevalence of asthma and allergies: farmers' children
Force of infection is key to understanding the epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> malaria in Papua New Guinean children (Publications)
Individual parasite clones were tracked longitudinally by genotyping. On average, children acquired 5.9 (SD 9.6) new P. falciparum infections per child per y. (mol)FOI showed a pronounced seasonality, was
PTEN expression is a strong predictor of survival in mesothelioma patients (Publications)
survival time was significantly longer (log rank test p=0.0001) in patients with PTEN expression (15.5 months; 95% CI: 3.8; 27.2 vs 9.7 months; 95% CI: 7.9; 11.7). Cox regression analysis revealed an association
A community study of the effect of particulate matter on blood measures of inflammation and thrombosis in an elderly population (Publications)
with (23) and without (16 COPD and 8 healthy) cardiovascular disease (CVD) on 2 or 3 mornings over a 5 or 10-day period between February 2000 and March 2002. Blood measures were paired with residence level
Morbidity and nutrition patterns of three nomadic pastoralist communities of Chad (Publications)
complaint were rare. Pulmonary disorders (e.g. bronchitis) were most often diagnosed for children under 5 years of age. Of the adult participants, 4.6% were suspected of tuberculosis. Febrile diarrhoea occurred