Suspected cases of cholangiocarcinoma seen in reference hospitals in Lao People's Democratic Republic (Publications)
Cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) poses a significant public health problem in Southeast Asia, with chronic Opisthorchis viverrini infection being the main risk factor. Epidemiological data on CCA is not avail
Exudate collection using wound sponges - an easy, non-invasive and reliable method to explore protease activities in ulcers (Publications)
Proteases are important for wound healing, but in excessive amounts or left uncontrolled, they may cause healing impairment or other severe wound complications. Point-of-care testing for protease acti
Effects of passive smoking on heart rate variability, heart rate and blood pressure: an observational study (Publications)
Background Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) has been shown to increase the risk for cardiovascular diseases and death, and autonomic dysfunction (specifically, reduced heart rate variabil
Recruiting families at risk for hereditary breast and ovarian cancer from a statewide cancer registry: a methodological study (Publications)
PURPOSE: Cancer genetic services (counseling/testing) are recommended for women diagnosed with breast cancer younger than 45 years old (young breast cancer survivors-YBCS) and at-risk relatives. We pr
An evaluation of minor groove binders as anti-fungal and anti-mycobacterial therapeutics (Publications)
This study details the synthesis and biological evaluation of a collection of 19 structurally related Minor Groove Binders (MGBs), derived from the natural product distamycin, which were designed to p