Alcohol and smoking in relation to the prevalence of adenomatous colorectal polyps detected at sigmoidoscopy (Publications)
Cigarette smoking has been associated with adenomatous polyps of the large bowel but not with increased risk of colorectal cancer. Giovannucci et al recently proposed a hypothesis to explain this inco
Health in the urban environment: experience from Dar es Salaam/Tanzania (Publications)
Dar es Salaam is a typical example of the rapid urbanization process in sub-Saharan Africa. Health problems in the city are tremendous and reflect the epidemiologic transition, with the emergence of c
The protective effect of farm milk consumption on childhood asthma and atopy: The GABRIELA study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Farm milk consumption has been identified as an exposure that might contribute to the protective effect of farm life on childhood asthma and allergies. The mechanism of action and the role
Synthesis and in vitro antiprotozoal activities of water-soluble, inexpensive phenothiazinium chlorides (Publications)
Tropical diseases are serious infectious diseases caused by protozoan parasites in tropical and subtropical regions Novel effective safe and inexpensive drugs are required to treat the parasites and c