Drugs for treating urinary schistosomiasis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Urinary schistosomiasis causes long-term ill-health. This review examines the various treatment options and newer drugs. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate antischistosomal drugs, used alone or in co
Prevalence of sarcoidosis in Switzerland is associated with environmental factors (Publications)
The current study aimed to investigate incidence, prevalence and regional distribution of sarcoidosis in Switzerland with respect to environmental exposures. All sarcoidosis patients hospitalised betw
Combination chemotherapy against <em>Clonorchis sinensis</em>: experiments with artemether, artesunate, OZ78, praziquantel, and tribendimidine in the... (Publications)
Caused by the Chinese liver fluke Clonorchis sinensis, clonorchiasis is of growing public health importance. Treatment and control of the disease relies on a single drug - praziquantel - and little in
Safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of new formulations of the <em>Plasmodium falciparum </em>malaria peptide SPf66 combined with the... (Publications)
SPf66 is a synthetic malaria peptide vaccine, which has been widely tested in combination with aluminium hydroxide (alum) as the adjuvant. Since this formulation is weakly immunogenic, we sought to im
Confounding and effect modification in the short-term effects of ambient particles on total mortality: results from 29 European cities within the... (Publications)
We present the results of the Air Pollution and Health: A European Approach 2 (APHEA2) project on short-term effects of ambient particles on mortality with emphasis on effect modification. We used dai
Sodium chloride vs. sodium bicarbonate for the prevention of contrast medium-induced nephropathy: a randomized controlled trial (Publications)
AimsThe most effective regimen for the prevention of contrast-induced nephropathy (CIN) remains uncertain. Our purpose was to compare two regimens of sodium bicarbonate with 24 h sodium chloride 0.9%