Natural history of primary eosinophilic esophagitis: a follow-up of 30 adult patients for up to 11.5 years (Publications)
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Primary eosinophilic esophagitis is a chronic, increasingly recognized, interleukin 5-driven inflammatory disorder of the esophagus. The leading symptom in adults is uniform attacks
Lung function decline, chronic bronchitis, and occupational exposures in young adults (Publications)
RATIONALE: Occupational exposures to vapors, gas, dust, or fumes have been shown to be a risk factor of airway obstruction in cross-sectional studies in the general population. OBJECTIVES: Our aim was
Prospective risk of morbidity in relation to malaria infection in an area of high endemicity of multiple species of <em>Plasmodium</em> (Publications)
In an area of Papua New Guinea with high prevalence of Plasmodium falciparum (39.6%), Plasmodium vivax (18.3%), and Plasmodium malariae (13.8%), cross-sectional analysis found P. falciparum infection
Antiplasmodial and antitrypanosomal activity of tanshinone-type diterpenoids from <em>Salvia miltiorrhiza</em> (Publications)
In a medium throughput screen of 880 plant and fungal extracts for antiprotozoal activity, a dichloromethane extract of SALVIA MILTIORRHIZA roots was active against both TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI RHODESIENSE
Exposure and measurement contributions to estimates of acute air pollution effects (Publications)
Air pollution health effect studies are intended to estimate the effect of a pollutant on a health outcome. The definition of this effect depends upon the study design, disease model parameterization,
Seasonal and spatial trends in particle number concentrations and size distributions at the children's health study sites in Southern California (Publications)
Continuous measurements of particle number (PN), particle mass (PM(10)) and gaseous copollutants (NO(x), CO and O3) were obtained at eight sites (urban, suburban and remote) in Southern California dur