A three-generation study on the association of tobacco smoking with asthma (Publications)
Background: Mothers' smoking during pregnancy increases asthma risk in their offspring. There is some evidence that grandmothers' smoking may have a similar effect, and biological plausibility that fa
Isothermal microcalorimetry – a quantitative method to monitor <em>Trypanosoma congolense</em> growth and growth inhibition by trypanocidal drugs in... (Publications)
Trypanosoma congolense is a protozoan parasite that is transmitted by tsetse flies, causing African Animal Trypanosomiasis, also known as Nagana, in sub-Saharan Africa. Nagana is a fatal disease of li
Impact of mammography screening programmes on breast cancer mortality in Switzerland, a country with different regional screening policies (Publications)
INTRODUCTION: In the past decades, mortality due to breast cancer has declined considerably in Switzerland and other developed countries. The reasons for this decline remain controversial as several f
Socioeconomic benefit to individuals of achieving 2020 targets for four neglected tropical diseases controlled/eliminated by innovative and... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The control or elimination of neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) has targets defined by the WHO for 2020, reinforced by the 2012 London Declaration. We estimated the economic impact to ind