Activity of oxantel pamoate monotherapy and combination chemotherapy against <em>Trichuris muris</em> and hookworms: revival of an old drug (Publications)
BACKGROUND: It is widely recognized that only a handful of drugs are available against soil-transmitted helminthiasis, all of which are characterized by a low efficacy against Trichuris trichiura, whe
Access to artemisinin-based anti-malarial treatment and its related factors in rural Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Artemisinin-based combination treatment (ACT) has been widely adopted as one of the main malaria control strategies. However, its promise to save thousands of lives in sub-Saharan Africa d
Air pollution and atherosclerosis: new evidence to support air quality policies (Publications)
Nino Künzli discusses a large new cohort study that provides some of the first human evidence for the impact of air pollution on the development of atherosclerosis.
Novel 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based aliphatic and aromatic amines as anti-chagasic agents (Publications)
A series of novel 2-nitro-1H-imidazole- and 3-nitro-1H-1,2,4-triazole-based aromatic and aliphatic amines were screened for anti-trypanosomal activity and mammalian cytotoxicity by the Drugs for Negle
Alcohol consumption and other lifestyle factors: avoidable sources of excess lead exposure (Publications)
Lead concentration in whole blood of a representative sample of 471 subjects aged 20 to 74 years and living in Basle was determined in 1989/90 by flame atomic absorption spectrophotometry. The partici
Interferons direct an effective innate response to Legionella pneumophila infection (Publications)
Legionella pneumophila remains an important opportunistic pathogen of human macrophages. Its more limited ability to replicate in murine macrophages has been attributed to redundant innate sensor syst
Strongyloidiasis - the most neglected of the neglected tropical diseases? (Publications)
Soil-transmitted helminths of the genus Strongyloides (S. fuelleborni and the more prevalent S. stercoralis) are currently believed to infect an estimated 30-100 million people worldwide. The health c
Non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence in the Swiss HIV Cohort Study before and after highly active antiretroviral therapy (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: To assess the long-term effect of HAART on non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) incidence in people with HIV (PHIV). DESIGN: Follow-up of the Swiss HIV Cohort Study (SHCS). METHODS: Between 1984 and