Alcohol and smoking in relation to the prevalence of adenomatous colorectal polyps detected at sigmoidoscopy (Publications)
Cigarette smoking has been associated with adenomatous polyps of the large bowel but not with increased risk of colorectal cancer. Giovannucci et al recently proposed a hypothesis to explain this inco
Metalworking exposures and persistent skin symptoms in the ECRHS II and SAPALDIA 2 cohorts (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Diseases of the skin are important and often preventable conditions occurring among workers with dermal exposures to irritant and sensitizing agents. OBJECTIVE: We conducted this analysis
Synthesis and antimalarial and antituberculosis activities of a series of natural and unnatural 4-methoxy-6-styryl-pyran-2-ones, dihydro analogues and... (Publications)
Previous studies have identified the 3,6-dialkyl-4-hydroxy-pyran-2-one marine microbial metabolites pseudopyronines A and B to be modest growth inhibitors of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and a range of
Design, synthesis and evaluation of novel uracil acetamide derivatives as potential inhibitors of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> dUTP... (Publications)
The ubiquitous enzyme dUTP nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase) catalyses the hydrolysis of dUTP to dUMP and can be considered as the first line of defence against incorporation of uracil into DNA. Inhibitio
Relationship of atmospheric pollution characterized by gas NO2 and particles (PM10) to microbial communities living in bryophytes at three differently... (Publications)
Atmospheric pollution has become a major problem for modern societies owing to its fatal effects on both human health and ecosystems. We studied the relationships of nitrogen dioxide atmospheric pollu
