Advances with the Chinese anthelminthic drug tribendimidine in clinical trials and laboratory investigations (Publications)
The anthelminthic drug tribendimidine has been approved by Chinese authorities for human use in 2004, and a first comprehensive review was published in Acta Tropica in 2005. Here, we summarise further
Evaluation and quality control of personal nephelometers in indoor, outdoor and personal environments (Publications)
Personal nephelometers provide useful real-time measurements of airborne particulate matter (PM). Recent studies have applied this tool to assess personal exposures and related health effects. However
Selection and reversal of <em>Plasmodium berghei</em> resistance in the mouse model following repeated high doses of artemether (Publications)
Artemether, a derivative of artemisinin, is effectively used for the treatment of malaria without any clinically relevant resistance to date. Artemether has also been developed as an antischistosomal
WHO antenatal care randomised trial for the evaluation of a new model of routine antenatal care (Publications)
Background We undertook a multicentre randomised controlled trial that compared the standard model of antenatal care with a new model that emphasises actions known to be effective in improving materna
China's new strategy to block <em>Schistosoma japonicum</em> transmission: experiences and impact beyond schistosomiasis (Publications)
Summary Despite sustained efforts for its control made over the past 50+ years, the re-emergence of schistosomiasis in China was noted around the turn of the new millennium. Consequently, a new integr
High prevalence of mental disorders and comorbidity in the Geneva Gay Men's Health Study (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Several large surveys have suggested high prevalence of psychiatric disorders among gay men and other men who have sex with men. METHODS: In 2002, a comprehensive health survey was conduct