The common G-allele of interleukin-18 single-nucleotide polymorphism is a genetic risk factor for atopic asthma. The SAPALDIA Cohort Study (Publications)
Background IL-18 is a pleiotrophic cytokine involved in both, T-helper type 1 (Th1) and Th2 differentiation. Recently genetic variants in the IL-18 gene have been associated with increased risk of ato
Residence near power lines and mortality from neurodegenerative diseases: longitudinal study of the Swiss population (Publications)
The relation between residential magnetic field exposure from power lines and mortality from neurodegenerative conditions was analyzed among 4.7 million persons of the Swiss National Cohort (linking m
HIV/AIDS clinical manifestations and their implication for patient clinical staging in resource limited settings in Tanzania (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Tanzania HIV/AIDS management follows WHO clinical staging which requires CD4 counts as complement. Lacking CD4 counts facilities in rural health facilities remains a challenge. Simplified
Long-term effects of a partially supervised conditioning programme in cystic fibrosis (Publications)
Little is known about the long-term persistence of positive effects induced by a physical conditioning programme in cystic fibrosis. Therefore, this study determined the effects of a 6-month condition
Physical activity is independently related to aerobic capacity in cystic fibrosis (Publications)
It is unclear whether a relationship between physical activity (PA) and maximal oxygen uptake (V'(O2,max)) exists in cystic fibrosis (CF) and, if so, whether the relationship reflects a direct effect
Reisemedizinische Beratung und Impfungen (Publications)
Die Kunst der guten Reiseberatung beruht auf klaren und sachlichen Informationen, welche auf dem neusten Stand beruhen. Eine auf die speziefischen Bedürfnisse der einzelnen Reisenden ausgerichtete Inf
Health-related quality of life, psychosocial work conditions, and absenteeism in an industrial sample of blue- and white-collar employees: a... (Publications)
PROBLEM: There is a scarcity of data simultaneously evaluating the relationship of health behavior, health perception, work characteristics, and demographic variables with sickness absenteeism in indu
Chimney stoves modestly improved indoor air quality measurements compared with traditional open fire stoves: resulty from a small-scale intervention... (Publications)
Nearly half of the world's population depends on biomass fuels to meet domestic energy needs, producing high levels of pollutants responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality. We compare carbon
Real-life versus package insert: a post-marketing study on adverse-event rates of the virosomal hepatitis A vaccine Epaxal(R) in healthy travellers (Publications)
There are various methods to collect adverse events (AEs) in clinical trials. The methods how AEs are collected in vaccine trials is of special interest: solicited reporting can lead to over-reporting