Alcohol and smoking in relation to the prevalence of adenomatous colorectal polyps detected at sigmoidoscopy (Publications)
Cigarette smoking has been associated with adenomatous polyps of the large bowel but not with increased risk of colorectal cancer. Giovannucci et al recently proposed a hypothesis to explain this inco
Fine Particulate Air Pollution and Cardiorespiratory Effects in the Elderly (Publications)
BACKGROUND:: Past studies of air pollution effects among sensitive subgroups have produced inconsistent results. Our objective was to determine relationships between various measures of air pollution
Intersectoral collaboration between the medical and veterinary professions in low-resource societies: the role of research and training institutions (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Neglected zoonoses continue to significantly affect human health in low-resource countries. A symposium was organised in Antwerp, Belgium, on 5 November 2010 to evaluate how intersectoral
Molecular markers of in vivo <em>Plasmodium vivax</em> resistance to amodiaquine plus sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine: mutations in pvdhfr and pvmdr1 (Publications)
Background. @nbsp; Molecular markers for sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) resistance in Plasmodium vivax have been reported. However, data on the molecular correlates involved in the development of resi
Mathematical modelling of mosquito dispersal in a heterogeneous environment (Publications)
Mosquito dispersal is a key behavioural factor that affects the persistence and resurgence of several vector-borne diseases. Spatial heterogeneity of mosquito resources, such as hosts and breeding sit