Cold extremities and difficulties initiating sleep: evidence of co-morbidity from a random sample of a Swiss urban population (Publications)
Difficulties initiating sleep (DIS) can frequently occur in psychiatric disorders but also in the general population. The primary vasospastic syndrome is a functional disorder of vascular regulation i
<em>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</em> mutation rate estimates from different lineages predict substantial differences in the emergence of drug-resistant... (Publications)
A key question in tuberculosis control is why some strains of M. tuberculosis are preferentially associated with resistance to multiple drugs. We demonstrate that M. tuberculosis strains from lineage
Assessing health impacts in complex eco-epidemiological settings in the humid tropics: advancing tools and methods (Publications)
In the developing world. large-scale projects in the extractive industry and natural resources sectors are often controversial and associated with long-term adverse health consequences to local commun
Artemether administered together with hemin damages schistosomes in vitro (Publications)
We conducted experiments in vitro to assess the effect of artemether in combination with haemin on adult Schistosoma japonicum, S. mansoni and S. haematobium. When schistosomes were maintained in a me
In vitro and in vivo activities of synthetic trioxolanes against major human schistosome species (Publications)
Schistosomiasis is a parasitic disease that remains of considerable public health significance in tropical and subtropical environments. Since the mainstay of schistosomiasis control is chemotherapy w
Evaluation of the "future non-smokers" campaign of the Swiss Society of Pharmacists (Publications)
In order to promote low threshold smoking cessation, a campaign was organized by the Swiss Society of Pharmacists in 616 Swiss pharmacies. The evaluation of this project took into consideration the ac