Quality and efficiency of care for complications of unsafe abortion: a case study from Bangladesh (Publications)
Treating complications of unsafe abortion can be financially draining for health systems. This analysis assessed incremental health system costs of service delivery for abortion-related complications
Air pollution and asthma control in the epidemiological study on the genetics and environment of asthma (Publications)
Background The associations between exposure to air pollution and asthma control are not well known. The objective of this study was to assess the association between long-term exposure to NO(2), O(3)
Differential var gene expression in children with malaria and antidromic effects on host gene expression (Publications)
Among 62 children with mild malaria, cerebral malaria, or severe malarial anemia, we analyzed the transcription of different var gene types. There was no difference in parasitemia level or body temper
Risk factors for symptoms of gastrointestinal illness in rural town Isiolo, Kenya (Publications)
This study assesses risk factors for food-borne gastrointestinal illness indicated by diarrhoea and/or vomiting using 14-day recalls among children and young adults. The study was set in Isiolo, a rur
Food-borne trematodiases (Publications)
An estimated 750 million people are at risk of infections with food-borne trematodes, which comprise liver flukes (Clonorchis sinensis, Fasciola gigantica, Fasciola hepatica, Opisthorchis felineus, an
Anthelminthic properties of mangostin and mangostin diacetate (Publications)
Few anthelminthic drugs are available for human use despite the significant burden caused by helminth infections. We studied the activities of mangostin, a major bioactive xanthone isolated from the p