Global metabolic responses of NMRI mice to an experimental <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> infection (Publications)
We present a metabolism-driven top-down systems biology approach to characterize metabolic changes in the mouse resulting from an infection with Plasmodium berghei, using high-resolution (1)H NMR spec
Use of personal measurements for ozone exposure assessment: a pilot study (Publications)
During summer 1991, we collected indoor, outdoor, and personal ozone concentration data as well as time-activity data in State College, Pennsylvania. These concentrations were measured for 23 children
Glutathione transferase null genotype, broccoli, and lower prevalence of colorectal adenomas (Publications)
Cruciferous vegetables, especially broccoli, may prevent cancer through anticarcinogenic compounds. For example, broccoli contains isothiocyanates that induce carcinogen-detoxifying enzymes. Glutathio
Comparison of the in vitro drug sensitivity of <em>Trypanosoma brucei gambiense</em> strains from West and Central Africa isolated in the periods... (Publications)
The situation of human African trypanosomiasis remains serious with one of the main threats being the increasing number of relapses or treatment failures after melarsoprol treatment. In order to inves
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Particulate Matter Health Effects Research Centers Program: a midcourse report of status, progress, and plans (Publications)
In 1998 Congress mandated expanded U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (U.S. EPA) health effects research on ambient air particulate matter (PM) and a National Research Council (NRC) committee to pro
Harnessing the wealth of Chinese scientific literature: schistosomiasis research and control in China (Publications)
ABSTRACT: The economy of China continues to boom and so have its biomedical research and related publishing activities. Several so-called neglected tropical diseases that are most common in the develo
Occupational exposure to inhalative irritants and methacholine responsiveness (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: Occupational exposures to inhalative irritants have been associated with an increased reporting of respiratory symptoms in previous studies. Methacholine responsiveness represents a contin
Passive smoking exposure in adults and chronic respiratory symptoms (SAPALDIA Study) (Publications)
The association between passive exposure to tobacco smoke and respiratory symptoms was examined in a sample of 4,197 never-smoking adults. They constituted the never-smoking subsample of a random samp
Etude suisse sur la pollution de l'air et les maladies respiratoires chez l'adulte (SAPALDIA) (Publications)
Long-term health effects of moderate ambient air pollution are rarely investigated. In Switzerland, no large-scale study has addressed this issue so far. Important results of the Swiss Study on Air Po
