Secondhand Smoke and Health-Related Quality of Life in Never Smokers: Results From the SAPALDIA Cohort Study 2 (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Although secondhand smoke (SHS) has been linked with various respiratory conditions and symptoms, its association with health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is unknown. METHODS: A cross-s
Chemotherapy against human African trypanosomiasis: is there a road to success? (Publications)
SUMMARYFor over fifty years, human African trypanosomiasis (HAT, sleeping sickness) has been treated with suramin, pentamidine and the very toxic organo-arsenical melarsoprol that was the only drug av
Synthesis and in vitro antiprotozoal activity of bisbenzofuran cations (Publications)
Forty three cationic bisbenzofurans were synthesized either by interaction of o-hydroxyaldehydes with alpha-halogenated ketones followed by intramolecular ring closure or by a copper- or palladium-med
Novel functionalized melamine-based nitroheterocycles: synthesis and activity against trypanosomatid parasites (Publications)
Human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), caused by the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma brucei spp., is a major health problem in sub-Saharan Africa. New drugs are urgently required for the disease. Selecti
Physical activity is inversely associated with multimorbidity in elderly men: results from the KORA-Age Augsburg Study (Publications)
OBJECTIVE: Physical activity is suggested to play a key role in the prevention of several chronic diseases. However, data on the association between physical activity and multimorbidity are lacking. M