Urban agriculture and <em>Anopheles</em> habitats in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (Publications)
A cross-sectional survey of agricultural areas, combined with routinely monitored mosquito larval information, was conducted in urban Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, to investigate how agricultural and geogr
Treatment with human growth hormone in patients with Prader-Labhart-Willi syndrome reduces body fat and increases muscle mass and physical performance (Publications)
Twelve children with documented Prader-Labhart-Willi syndrome were treated with human growth hormone (24 U/m2/week) during 1 year. The children were divided into three groups: group 1: overweight and
An official American Thoracic Society public policy statement: Novel risk factors and the global burden of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (Publications)
RATIONALE: Although cigarette smoking is the most important cause of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a substantial proportion of COPD cases cannot be explained by smoking alone. OBJECTIV
Independent contribution of parental migrant status and educational level to adiposity and eating habits in preschool children (Publications)
BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: Little is known about the precise role of parental migrant status (MS) and educational level (EL) on adiposity and various eating habits in young children. Therefore, we assessed
Improved inhibitors of trypanothione reductase by combination of motifs: synthesis, inhibitory potency, binding mode, and antiprotozoal activities (Publications)
Trypanothione reductase (TR) is an essential enzyme in the trypanothione-based redox metabolism of trypanosomatid parasites. This system is absent in humans and, therefore, offers a promising target f
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
Perceived ill-health and health seeking behavior in two communities in the nam theun 2 hydroelectric project area in Lao People's Democratic... (Publications)
Objective :To compare perceived ill-health and health seeking behavior between two communities affected by the large Nam Theun 2 hydroelectric project in central Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)
Bacterial and fungal components in house dust of farm children, Rudolf Steiner school children and reference children--the PARSIFAL Study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Growing up on a farm and an anthroposophic lifestyle are associated with a lower prevalence of allergic diseases in childhood. It has been suggested that the enhanced exposure to endotoxin
