Bovine tuberculosis: an old disease but a new threat to Africa (Publications)
Bovine tuberculosis (TB) is a disease characterised by progressive development of specific granulomatous lesions or tubercles in lung tissue, lymph nodes or other organs. Mycobacterium bovis is the ca
Diagnosis and management of tuberculosis by private practitioners in Manila, Philippines (Publications)
SETTING: Private for-profit health care providers are prominent in the health system of the Philippines. OBJECTIVES: To examine the practices of the private practitioners in Malabon, Metropolitan Mani
Risk factors of new-onset asthma in adults: a population-based international cohort study (Publications)
To cite this article: Anto JM, Sunyer J, Basagana X, Garcia-Esteban R, Cerveri I, de Marco R, Heinrich J, Janson C, Jarvis D, Kogevinas M, Kuenzli N, Leynaert B, Svanes C, Wjst M, Gislason T, Burney P
Reducing ambient levels of fine particulates could substantially improve health: a mortality impact assessment for 26 European cities (Publications)
Recently new European policies on ambient air quality--namely, the adoption of new standards for fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)), have generated a broad debate about choosing the air quality standar
Genetic diversity of <em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> in Madang, Papua New Guinea (Publications)
SETTING: Madang and surroundings, Papua New Guinea (PNG). OBJECTIVE: To characterise the genetic diversity and drug susceptibility of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates collected in Madang and surrou
Correlation of plasma copeptin and vasopressin concentrations in hypo-, iso-, and hyperosmolar states (Publications)
Background: Copeptin, the C-terminal moiety of provasopressin, is cosecreted with vasopressin. Copeptin may be a useful parameter to characterize disorders of water homeostasis and can be readily meas
Human African trypanosomiasis: pharmacological re-engagement with a neglected disease (Publications)
This review discusses the challenges of chemotherapy for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). The few drugs registered for use against the disease are unsatisfactory for a number of reasons. HAT has t
Enhanced fibrin formation in high-altitude pulmonary edema (Publications)
Blood coagulation, fibrinolysis, and arterial blood gases were examined in 66 nonacclimatized mountaineers at 4,557 m. Subjects were classified according to a clinical score as healthy (n = 25), havin