The role of standby emergency medication for falciparum malaria: current opinion (Publications)
Travellers to malaria-endemic destinations are at risk of significant disease and, sometimes, death. Current malaria protection strategies, including chemoprophylaxis, can never be completely effectiv
Relationship between prevalence and intensity of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infection in natural populations of <em>Anopheles</em> mosquitoes (Publications)
Wild-caught Anopheles gambiae s. l. and An. funestus were dissected and their midguts were examined for the presence of Plasmodium falciparum oocyst infections. The mean intensity of infection and the
A polymorphism in CD14 modifies the effect of farm milk consumption on allergic diseases and CD14 gene expression (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Consumption of farm milk in early life is associated with less asthma and allergies. OBJECTIVE: We hypothesized that genetic variation in the innate immunity receptor CD14 might modify the
Training in flexible intensive insulin therapy improves quality of life, decreases the risk of hypoglycaemia and ameliorates poor metabolic control in... (Publications)
AIM: Intensified insulin therapy has evolved to be the standard treatment of type 1 diabetes. However, it has been reported to increase significantly the risk of hypoglycaemia. We studied the effect o
Human African trypanosomiasis: pharmacological re-engagement with a neglected disease (Publications)
This review discusses the challenges of chemotherapy for human African trypanosomiasis (HAT). The few drugs registered for use against the disease are unsatisfactory for a number of reasons. HAT has t