Exposure to endotoxin or other bacterial components might protect against the development of atopy (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Several recent studies have shown that growing up on a farm confers significant protection against the development of atopy. These findings point particularly towards the importance of exp
Opposite effect of negative and positive affect on stress procoagulant reactivity (Publications)
Exaggerated procoagulant responses to acute mental stress may contribute to coronary thrombosis, and continuing low-grade systemic coagulation activation may link negative affect with the development
New treatment option for second stage African sleeping sickness: In vitro and in vivo efficacy of aza analogs of DB289 (Publications)
African sleeping sickness is a fatal parasitic disease and all drugs currently in use for treatment have strong liabilities. It is essential to find new, effective and less toxic drugs ideally with or
Severe dengue virus infection in travelers: risk factors and laboratory indicators (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Dengue fever is the most common arboviral disease in travelers. In countries where dengue virus is endemic, sequential (secondary) infections with different dengue virus serotypes are asso
Insulin-like growth factor-1 promoter polymorphisms and colorectal cancer: a functional genomics approach (Publications)
RATIONALE: Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1) has been proposed to mediate the obesity-related carcinogenic effects of "Western lifestyle". While genetic factors explain at least half of inter-indivi
Occurrence of <em>Giardia lamblia</em> in recreational streams in Basel-Landschaft, Switzerland (Publications)
Little is known about the environmental occurrence of the pathogenic organism Giardia lamblia in Switzerland. To provide a better insight into the importance of G. lamblia, a cheap, effective and easy
The effects of health education on schistosomiasis japonica prevalence and relevant knowledge in the People's Republic of China: a systematic review... (Publications)
Schistosomiasis japonica continues to be an important zoonotic disease in People's Republic of China (P.R. China), despite decades of dedicated control efforts. Different interventions for its control