Simple anamnestic questions and recalled water-contact patterns for self-diagnosis of <em>Schistosoma mansoni </em>infection among schoolchildren in... (Publications)
A study to determine the diagnostic performance of simple anamnestic questions and recalled water-contact patterns for self-diagnosis of Schistosoma mansoni infection was carried out in western C te d
Toxicity, antimicrobial and anthelmintic activities of <em>Vernonia guineensis</em> Benth. (Asteraceae) crude extracts (Publications)
ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE: This study examined the antibacterial, antifungal, and anthelmintic properties of extracts obtained from the plant Vernonia guineensis, a plant commonly used in traditi
Effect of particulate air pollution on lung function in adult and pediatric subjects in a Seattle panel study (Publications)
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To determine whether increased exposure to particulate matter air pollution (PM), measured with personal, residential, or central site monitoring, was associated with pulmonary functi
Screening medicinal plants for the detection of novel antimalarial products applying the inhibition of beta-hematin formation (Publications)
The identification of novel scaffolds for the development of effective and safe treatments to fight malaria is urgently needed. One of the main opportunities is the discovery of new molecules from nat
Associations between home- and family-related factors and fruit juice and soft drink intake among 10- to 12-year old children: the ENERGY project (Publications)
The aim of this study is to investigate associations of family-related factors with children's fruit drink/juice and soft drink consumption. A cross-sectional survey among ten- to twelve-year-old chil
Lagunamides A and B: cytotoxic and antimalarial cyclodepsipeptides from the marine cyanobacterium <em>Lyngbya majuscula</em> (Publications)
Lagunamides A (1) and B (2) are new cyclic depsipeptides isolated from the marine cyanobacterium Lyngbya majuscula obtained from Pulau Hantu Besar, Singapore. The planar structural characterization of
Epilepsy in Laos: Knowledge, attitudes, and practices in the community (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: We evaluated beliefs about, attitudes toward, and stigma associated with epilepsy in four districts of central Laos. METHOD: For this study, 83 people with epilepsy, 83 family members, and