A predictive model for the home outdoor exposure to nitrogen dioxide (Publications)
The aim of this study is to find and test a predictive model that could be suitable to estimate the outdoor NO(2) concentrations at individual level, by integrating ecological measurements recorded by
The reliability of pre-travel history to decide on appropriate counseling and vaccinations: a prospective study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although medical and travel plans gathered from pre-travel interviews are used to decide the provision of specific pre-travel health advice and vaccinations, there has been no evaluation o
Leukaemia, brain tumours and exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields: cohort study of Swiss railway employees (Publications)
AIMS: To investigate the relationship between extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) exposure and mortality from leukaemia and brain tumour in a cohort of Swiss railway workers. METHODS: 20,1
Synthesis and biological evaluation of phosphate prodrugs of 4-phospho-d -erythronohydroxamic acid, an Inhibitor of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase (Publications)
We have previously reported the discovery of potent and selective inhibitors of 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, the third enzyme of the phosphate pentose pathway, from Trypanosoma brucei, the causat
Extremely low frequency magnetic field measurements in buildings with transformer stations in Switzerland (Publications)
The aim of this study was to evaluate an exposure assessment method that classifies apartments in three exposure categories of extremely low frequency magnetic fields (ELF-MF) based on the location of
Chemotherapy associated changes of histopathological features of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> lesions in a Buruli ulcer mouse model (Publications)
Combination chemotherapy with rifampicin and streptomycin (RIF-STR) for eight weeks is currently recommended by WHO as first line treatment in Mycobacterium ulcerans infection (Buruli ulcer). To gain
<em>Mycobacterium algericum</em> sp. nov., a novel rapidly growing species related to <em>M. terrae</em> complex and associated with goat lung lesions (Publications)
A previously undescribed, rapid growing, non-chromogenic Mycobacterium novel species isolated from a goat lung lesion in Algeria is reported. Biochemical and molecular tools were used for its complete
Short-term effects of nitrogen dioxide on mortality: an analysis within the APHEA project (Publications)
The short-term effects of nitrogen dioxide (NO(2)) on total, cardiovascular and respiratory mortality in 30 European cities participating in the Air Pollution on Health: a European Approach (APHEA)-2