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The article discusses the paper by the author on Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adults (SAPALDIA) cohort, presented at the IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the cohort to study the effects of air pollution on the respiratory and cardiovascular health in adults. It adds SAPALDIA bio-bank has allowed scientific publications on association of gene polymorphisms and development of asthma.

The article discusses the paper by author on biobanks, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. Topics discussed include limitations in environmental epidemiology of chronic diseases, metabonomics that studies metabolic responses to environmental changes, drugs and genetic modifications, and use of C-Reactive protein as a marker in coronary heart disease.

The article discusses the paper by author on laboratory medicine and biobanking, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012 and mentions the use of mass spectrometry in molecular characterization.

The article discusses the paper by author on the role of cohort studies for non communicable disease (NCD) prevention and health promotion, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the role of physical activity in NCD. It adds the efforts of the World Health Organization (WHO) related to same.

The article discusses the paper by author on the use of cohorts to study the role of environmental factors in causing chronic disease, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the European Study of Cohorts for Air Pollution Effects (ESCAPE) to characterize long term exposure to traffic related pollution and its association with chronic disease with special reference to pregnancy & birth outcomes.

The article discusses the paper by author on ethical issues in the CoLaus study of cardiovascular risk in Swiss population, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. Topics discussed include informed consent process adopted in the CoLaus study, importance of collaboration with local ethics committees and dilemmas over the public availability of individual genetic data.

The article discusses the paper by author on ethical issues related to cohorts and bio-banks research, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the ethical concerns over collection, storage and management of samples. It adds Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) guidelines for deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) banking.

The article discusses the paper by author on political perspective of mental illnesses, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012.

The article discusses the paper by author on the Indian scenario for research in mental health, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012 and adds importance of effects of culture of psychiatric patients.

The article discusses the paper by author on PsycoLaus cohort, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. Topics discussed include association of cardiovascular disease (CVD) with mental disorders, study on vulnerability of mental diseases to cardiovascular disease in the CoLaus/PsychoLaus study and role of depression in same.

The article discusses the paper by author on maintenance of biobanks by the Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology (RGCB), presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the problems faced in the management of cervical cytology biobanks due to reclassification of smears. It adds role of RGCB in biobanking with the study human papillomavirus (HPV) in India.

The article discusses the paper by author on the role of air quality monitoring networks in supporting health research, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the role of particle mass concentrations to study particle related health effects. It adds the Swiss Study on Air Pollution and Lung Disease in Adults (SAPALDIA) cohort.

The article discusses the paper by author on policy and programmes for mental health in Kerala, India, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the challenges for lack of professional manpower faced by mental health care facilities and the National mental health programme that aims to assure mental health care for all. It adds the district-based suicide prevention programme.

The article discusses the paper by author on the Trivandrum Oral Cancer Screening study and Trivandrum Breast Cancer Screening study in Trivandrum, India, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum from January 27-28, 2012.

The article discusses the paper by author on the Population registry of lifestyle diseases (PRO-LIFE) cohort, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the study aimed to set up a community registry for coronary disease, hypertension and stroke, and was conducted by workers of Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS).

The article discusses the paper by author on health demographic surveillance in Africa and South Asia, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012.

The article discusses the paper by author on the CoLaus study, presented at IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the CoLaus study of persons aged 35-75 years in Lausanne, Switzerland, conducted to obtain information on prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors and diseases. It adds substudies including the Angio Laus on cardiovascular pheno-typing, the HERCULES on hypertension and OsteoLaus on osteoporotic fractures.

The article discusses the paper by the author on establishment of community based cohorts, presented at the IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the operational and management challenges include sustaining clinical infrastructure, long term data storage and ethical issues. It adds non-communicable diseases that have been identified as a public health research priority.

The article discusses the paper by the author on experiences for cohorts and biobanks, presented at the IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the use of gene-obesity model in current trials. It adds the Pune, India maternal nutrition study and Pune children study involving cohorts, that involved training of local girls as Auxiliary Nurse Midwives (ANMs).

The article discusses the paper by the author on Indian perspective on cohorts and biobanks, presented at the IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions cohort studies in India such as a 15 year study in Chennai, India to test the efficacy of anti-leprosy vaccines, non-communicable diseases identified as priority by Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) and priority areas for research identified with Switzerland.

The article discusses the paper by the author on Indo-Swiss partnership, presented at the IndoSwiss Symposium on Cohorts and Biobanks (ISSCB) held in Trivandrum, India from January 27-28, 2012. It mentions the principles enunciated by the Swiss Commission for Research Partnership with Developing Countries, for research projects. It adds the Swiss Tropical and Public Health (Swiss TPH) that aims to improve the health with its activities in Africa, India and other countries.