Mortality from neurodegenerative disease and exposure to extremely low-frequency magnetic fields: 31 years of observations on Swiss railway employees (Publications)
AIMS: The objective of the present study was to investigate the relationship between extremely low-frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) exposure and mortality from several neurodegenerative conditions in
The genome, evolution and diversity of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> (Publications)
Mycobacterium ulcerans (M. ulcerans) causes a devastating infection of the skin and underlying tissue commonly known as Buruli ulcer (BU). Genetic analyses indicate that M. ulcerans has a common ances
What does detection of <em>Mycobacterium ulcerans</em> DNA in the margin of an excised Buruli ulcer lesion tell us? (Publications)
We determined the distribution of Mycobacterium ulcerans DNA by real-time PCR in the excised lesions of Buruli ulcer patients. In one of the patients a new lesion developed adjacent to the site of exc
Leukaemia, brain tumours and exposure to extremely low frequency magnetic fields: cohort study of Swiss railway employees (Publications)
AIMS: To investigate the relationship between extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF-MF) exposure and mortality from leukaemia and brain tumour in a cohort of Swiss railway workers. METHODS: 20,1
Explaining suicide: identifying common themes and diverse perspectives in an urban Mumbai slum (Publications)
Rates, demographics and diagnostics, which are the focus of many studies of suicide, may provide an insufficient account without adequate consideration of psychological, social and cultural contexts a
Roadside measurements of size-segregated particulate organic compounds near gasoline and diesel-dominated freeways in Los Angeles, CA (Publications)
Individual organic compounds such as hopanes and steranes (originating in lube oil) and selected polycyclic aromatic compounds (PAHs) (generated via combustion) found in particulate emissions from veh
<em>Ascaris lumbricoides</em> and <em>Trichuris trichiura</em> infections associated with wastewater and human excreta use in agriculture in Vietnam (Publications)
BACKGROUND:We assessed the risk of helminth infections in association with the use of wastewater and excreta in agriculture in Hanam province, northern Vietnam. In two cross-sectional surveys, we obta
Imported strongyloidosis: a longitudinal analysis of 31 cases (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Attention regarding imported tropical diseases is typically focused on malaria, although other parasitic diseases such as strongyloidosis may also cause serious health problems. The import