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
Association of sports club participation with fitness and fatness in children (Publications)
Decreased fitness and increased fatness are relevant factors for decreased cardiovascular and bone health in children. One way to increase physical activity and hence fitness and to reduce the risk fo
Effect of strategic gastrointestinal nematode control on fertility and mortality of N'Dama cattle in The Gambia (Publications)
A large-scale longitudinal study was undertaken to investigate the effects of a strategic treatment of gastrointestinal nematodes on the mortality and fertility of N'Dama cattle under village conditio
The baby-friendly hospital initiative in Switzerland: trends over a 9-year period (Publications)
Background:This article reports the trends over a 9-year period for 4 steps of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) (exclusive breastfeeding, uninterrupted rooming-in, no use of pacifiers, and
Discordances in the application of different criteria for quantification of paediatric abdominal obesity: an analysis of two Swiss studies (Publications)
Several definitions of paediatric abdominal obesity have been proposed but it is unclear whether they lead to similar results. We assessed the prevalence of abdominal obesity using five different wais
Sexualité et SIDA: étude CAPC réalisée en 1989 en milieu scolaire à Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso) (Publications)
AIDS is nowadays one of the major problems of public health in Burkina Faso. In order to get informations on pupils' sexual behaviour and knowledge about AIDS, we conducted a study on a representative