Air pollution and mortality in seven million adults: the Dutch Environmental Longitudinal Study (DUELS) (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Long-term exposure to air pollution has been associated with mortality in urban cohort studies. Few studies have investigated this association in large scale population registries, includi
Background ionizing radiation and the risk of childhood cancer: a census-based nationwide cohort study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Exposure to medium or high doses of ionizing radiation is a known risk factor for cancer in children. The extent to which low-dose radiation from natural sources contributes to the risk of
Antiprotozoal activity of <em>Achillea ptarmica</em> (Asteraceae) and its main alkamide constituents (Publications)
In the course of our ongoing screening of plants of the family Asteraceae for antiprotozoal activity, a CH2Cl2-extract from the flowering aerial parts of Achillea ptarmica L. (sneezewort yarrow) was f
Novel <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> complex isolate from a wild chimpanzee (Publications)
Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by gram-positive bacteria known as the Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex (MTBC). MTBC include several human-associated lineages and several variants adapted to domestic an
Adult non-communicable disease mortality in Africa and Asia: evidence from INDEPTH health and demographic surveillance system sites (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Mortality from non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is a major global issue, as other categories of mortality have diminished and life expectancy has increased. The World Health Organization's
Near-roadway pollution and childhood asthma: implications for developing "win-win" compact urban development and clean vehicle strategies (Publications)
BACKGROUND: The emerging consensus that exposure to near-roadway traffic-related pollution causes asthma has implications for compact urban development policies designed to reduce driving and greenhou
Adherence to prescribed artemisinin-based combination therapy in Garissa and Bunyala districts, Kenya (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Following the development of resistance to anti-malarial mono-therapies, malaria endemic countries in Africa now use artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) as recommended first-line t
Perceptions of, attitudes towards and barriers to male involvement in newborn care in rural Ghana, West Africa: a qualitative analysis (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Male involvement in various health practices is recognized as an important factor in improving maternal and child health outcomes. Male involvement interventions involve men in a variety o
Incidence and predictors of immune reconstitution inflammatory syndrome in a rural area of Mozambique (Publications)
BACKGROUND: There is limited data on the epidemiology of Immune Reconstitution Inflammatory Syndrome (IRIS) in rural sub-Saharan Africa. A prospective observational cohort study was conducted to asses
