Effect of malaria on soluble transferrin receptor levels in Tanzanian infants (Publications)
The diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia in malaria endemic areas is complicated by the influence of the infection on the laboratory tests conventionally used to assess iron status. Determination of so
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
Culture, changing livelihoods, and HIV/AIDS discourse: reframing the institutionalization of fish-for-sex exchange in the Zambian Kafue Flats (Publications)
Discussions about the cultural dimensions of the spread of HIV/AIDS in Africa persist. Drawing ondata on fish-for-sex deals between local Ila or Tonga women and immigrant fishermen in theZambian Kafue
Risk factors associated with the epilepsy treatment gap in Kilifi, Kenya: a cross-sectional study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Many people with epilepsy in low-income countries do not receive appropriate biomedical treatment. This epilepsy treatment gap might be caused by patients not seeking biomedical treatment
Behavior of sunbed users in Switzerland (Publications)
OBJECTIVES: A constant rise in the number of skin cancer cases has been observed during the last few years. An important reason for this trend is that exposure of the population to UV radiation is hig
First-in-man safety and pharmacokinetics of synthetic ozonide OZ439 demonstrates an improved exposure profile relative to other peroxide antimalarials (Publications)
AIMS: To asses the safety and pharmacokinetics of a new synthetic ozonide antimalarial, OZ439, in a first-in-man, double-blind study in healthy volunteers. METHODS: OZ439 was administered as single or