Absence of the glutathione S-transferase M1 gene increases cytochrome P4501A2 activity among frequent consumers of cruciferous vegetables in a... (Publications)
The cancer protective effect of cruciferous vegetables has been attributed to induction of phase II enzymes. But cruciferous vegetables also induce cytochrome P4501A2 (CYP1A2), which catalyzes the met
Air pollution during pregnancy and neonatal outcome: a review (Publications)
Abstract There is increasing evidence of the adverse impact of prenatal exposure to air pollution. This is of particular interest, as exposure during pregnancy-a crucial time span of important biologi
Brain tumors in children and adolescents and exposure to animals and farm life: a multicenter case-control study (CEFALO) (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: The etiology of brain tumors in children and adolescents is largely unknown, and very few environmental risk factors have been identified. The aim of this study was to examine the relation
Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activities of aminobicyclo[2.2.2]octyl omega-aminoalkanoates (Publications)
Several 4-aminobicyclo[2.2.2]octyl esters of omega-dialkylamino acids were prepared. Their activities against the multidrug-resistant K(1) strain of Plasmodium falciparum and Trypanosoma brucei rhodes
Spiroindolones, a potent compound class for the treatment of malaria (Publications)
Recent reports of increased tolerance to artemisinin derivatives--the most recently adopted class of antimalarials--have prompted a need for new treatments. The spirotetrahydro-beta-carbolines, or spi
The group-lending model and social closure: microcredit, exclusion, and health in Bangladesh (Publications)
According to social exclusion theory, health risks are positively associated with involuntary social, economic, political and cultural exclusion from society. In this paper, a social exclusion framewo
