Cultural epidemiology of neurasthenia spectrum disorders in four general hospital outpatient clinics of urban Pune, India (Publications)
Disorders emphasizing symptoms of fatigue and/or weakness, collectively termed Neurasthenia Spectrum Disorders (NSDs), typically emphasize a biological basis in the West and social origins in East Asi
Cord blood allergen-specific IgE is associated with reduced IFN-gamma production by cord blood cells: The Protection against Allergy-Study in Rural... (Publications)
BACKGROUND: It is currently discussed whether allergic sensitization may start in utero under the influence of the maternal immune system and environmental determinants. OBJECTIVE: To investigate the
PTEN expression is a strong predictor of survival in mesothelioma patients (Publications)
BACKGROUND: Malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) is a highly aggressive tumour with poor prognosis and limited response to therapy. MPM is characterised by complex chromosomal aberrations, including c
A community-randomized evaluation of the effect of intermittent preventive treatment in infants on antimalarial drug resistance in southern Tanzania (Publications)
Background: Intermittent Preventive Treatment in infants (IPTi) is the administration of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) at 2, 3 and 9 months of age to prevent malaria. We investigated the influence o
Molecular epidemiology of <em>Plasmodium falciparum</em> infections among asymptomatic inhabitans of a holoendemic malarious area in northern Ghana (Publications)
Age dependence of malaria infection was assessed in an age-stratified cluster sample of 308 individuals from Kassena-Nankana District of northern Ghana during June and July 2000. Overall prevalence of
