The impact of a depression awareness campaign on mental health literacy and mental morbidity among gay men (Publications)
BACKGROUND: High prevalences of depression and suicidality have been found among gay men. This paper assesses the possible impact of Blues-out, a depression awareness campaign based on the European Al
Discovery and structure-activity relationships of pyrrolone antimalarials (Publications)
In the pursuit of new antimalarial leads, a phenotypic screening of various commercially sourced compound libraries was undertaken by the World Health Organisation Programme for Research and Training
Prevalence of active convulsive epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa and associated risk factors: cross-sectional and case-control studies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The prevalence of epilepsy in sub-Saharan Africa seems to be higher than in other parts of the world, but estimates vary substantially for unknown reasons. We assessed the prevalence and r
Assessment of dual life stage antiplasmodial activity of British seaweeds (Publications)
Terrestrial plants have proven to be a prolific producer of clinically effective antimalarial drugs, but the antimalarial potential of seaweeds has been little explored. The main aim of this study was
High prevalence of <em>Ancylostoma ceylanicum</em> hookworm infections in humans, Cambodia, 2012 (Publications)
Ancylostoma ceylanicum, a hookworm of canids and felids in Asia, is becoming the second most common hookworm infecting humans. In 2012, we investigated the prevalence and infection dynamics of and ris
Space and time clustering of mortality in rural South Africa (Agincourt HDSS), 1992-2007 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Detailed information regarding the spatial and/or spatial-temporal distribution of mortality is required for the efficient implementation and targeting of public health interventions. OBJE
Antiprotozoal activities of organic extracts from French marine seaweeds (Publications)
Marine macrophytes contain a variety of biologically active compounds, some reported to have antiprotozoal activity in vitro. As a part of a screening program to search for new natural antiprotozoals,