The burden of asthma in children: a European perspective (Publications)
Asthma is the most common chronic disease in childhood, imposing a huge burden on the patient, their family and society. It is a worldwide disease with variable expression between countries and betwee
The economic cost to households of childhood malaria in Papua New Guinea: a focus on intra-country variation (Publications)
BACKGROUND We compare direct and indirect household costs associated with malaria treatment for children
Effectiveness of artemether/lumefantrine for the treatment of uncomplicated <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> and <em>P. falciparum</em> malaria in young... (Publications)
Background. Artemisinin combination therapy (ACT) is recommended as treatment for uncomplicated Plasmodium falciparum (Pf) malaria, while chloroquine is still widely used for non-Pf infections. A comm
A role for apical membrane antigen 1 during invasion of hepatocytes by <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> sporozoites (Publications)
Plasmodium sporozoites are transmitted through the bite of infected mosquitoes and invade hepatocytes, as a first and obligatory step of the parasite life cycle in man. Hepatocyte invasion involves pr
The activity of diguanidino and 'reversed' diamidino 2,5-diarylfurans versus <em>Trypanosoma cruzi</em> and <em>Leishmania donovani</em> (Publications)
The in vitro activity of 20 dicationic molecules containing either diguanidino or reversed amidine cationic groups were evaluated versus Trypanosoma cruzi and Leishmania donovani. The most active comp
Rapid appraisal of human intestinal helminth infections among schoolchildren in Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan (Publications)
A population-representative lot quality assurance sampling (LQAS) survey was conducted to determine the prevalence of intestinal helminth infections among schoolchildren across Osh oblast, Kyrgyzstan.
Pet-keeping in childhood and adult asthma and hay fever: European community respiratory health survey (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Whether pet-keeping early in life protects against or promotes allergy remains unclear. OBJECTIVE: Our aim was to examine the effects of childhood pet-keeping on adult allergic disease in
Length of maternity leave and health of mother and child - a review (Publications)
Objectives: Assessment of the literature on the length of maternity leaves and health of mothers and children; evaluation of the Swiss situation in view of the maternity leave policy implemented in 20