Erfahrungen mit dem Tuberkulin TIne-Test bei Reihenuntersuchungen (Publications)
During the past year the tuberculin tine test, frequently used in Switzerland to indicate tuberculin allergy, was again the subject of controversy. A retrospective study analysed results of tuberculin
Antiplasmodial lanostanes from the <em>Ganoderma lucidum</em> mushroom (Publications)
In a screen of 880 extracts from plants and fungi for antiplasmodial, antitrypanosomal, and leishmanicidal activity, an ethyl acetate extract of the mushroom Ganoderma lucidum showed antiplasmodial ac
Access to specialized pediatric cancer care in Switzerland (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Specialized pediatric cancer centers (PCCs) are thought to be essential to obtain state-of-the-art care for children and adolescents. We determined the proportion of childhood cancer patie
Changes in lung function and airway inflammation among asthmatic children residing in a woodsmoke-impacted urban area (Publications)
Fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) is associated with respiratory effects, and asthmatic children are especially sensitive. Preliminary evidence suggests that combustion-derived particles play an impor
Communication skills training in obstetrics and gynaecology: whom should we train? A randomized controlled trial (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To determine whether patient-physician communication in obstetrics and gynaecology can be improved by a training program and to investigate if physicians with poorer performance before the
Pyrimidine salvage in <em>Trypanosoma brucei</em> bloodstream forms and the trypanocidal action of halogenated pyrimidines (Publications)
African trypanosomes are capable of both pyrimidine biosynthesis and salvage of pre-formed pyrimidines from the host. However, uptake of pyrimidines in bloodstream form trypanosomes has not been inves
