London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Tropical Health Research: London Scientist Honored
Brian Greenwood
Brian Greenwood, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Brian Greenwood has won the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for his numerous achievements in tropical disease research. He talked with Derek Thorne about his work, including the pivotal research proving that bed nets can help prevent malaria.
Brian Greenwood has won the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for his numerous achievements in tropical disease research. He talked with Derek Thorne about his work, including the pivotal research proving that bed nets can help prevent malaria.
Risks From Stopping Cancer Trials Early!
Giovanni Apolone
In this edition of Audio News, presented by Peter Goodwin, Giovanni Apolone (Mario Negri Institute, Milan) and Stuart Pocock (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), talk about:
Risks From Stopping Cancer Trials Early!
- A report from Annals of Oncology, April 9th, 2008.
The Last Taboo: Opening The Door On The Global Sanitation Crisis
Sandy Cairncross
In this edition of Audio News, presented by Peter Goodwin,
Sandy Cairncross (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine), Maggie Black (Earthscan), and Girish Menon (Water Aid) talk about:
The Last Taboo: Opening The Door On The Global Sanitation Crisis
- a book by Maggie Black and Ben Fawcett, published by Earthscan with UNICEF.
Starting Antiretroviral Therapy Can Trigger Leprosy
Diana Lockwood
REFERENCE:47th Annual Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), Chicago, 2007
DIANA LOCKWOOD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
ICAAC delegates heard that ‘hidden’ leprosy can be triggered in some patients who are receiving HIV antiretroviral therapy. So what might this mean for the countries that are rolling out this therapy to large numbers of people? Derek Thorne discussed the issue with Diana Lockwood of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
DIANA LOCKWOOD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
ICAAC delegates heard that ‘hidden’ leprosy can be triggered in some patients who are receiving HIV antiretroviral therapy. So what might this mean for the countries that are rolling out this therapy to large numbers of people? Derek Thorne discussed the issue with Diana Lockwood of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine.
LSHTM Audio News Special: Global Mental Health
Vikram Patel
Shekhar Saxena
Mental Health is a major part of the global disease burden, but more needs to be done to make sure support, treatments and policies are in place. That’s according to a series of articles, published in The Lancet, which have looked at this very topic. The audio news team went to meet some of the authors:
Graham Thornicroft, of Kings College London, who talked about the size of the problem;
Vikram Patel, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, who discussed measures to take and choices that need to be made;
and Shekhar Saxena, from the World Health Organisation, who has calculated the costs involved.
LSHTM Audio News Special: Energy and Health
Paul Wilkinson
How does energy use lead to poor health?
REFERENCE: Lancet, September, 2007
PAUL WILKINSON, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Paul Wilkinson, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says there are many ways energy use impacts on health, and he explained the situation in the developing world.
PAUL WILKINSON, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Paul Wilkinson, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, says there are many ways energy use impacts on health, and he explained the situation in the developing world.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News Review, September 12th, 2007
Jaime Miranda
Road-Side Tranexamic Acid Therapy to Reduce Mortality and Blood Transfusions after Trauma?
JAIME MIRANDA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Peru
The multi-national CRASH trial investigates whether the antifibrinolytic agent, tranexamic acid normally used to reduce bleeding during surgery can also be used as a first-aid to cut mortality and the need of blood transfusion immediately after trauma. Jaime Miranda, based in Lima, Peru, described to Peter Goodwin how the trial could benefit the developing world in particular.
The multi-national CRASH trial investigates whether the antifibrinolytic agent, tranexamic acid normally used to reduce bleeding during surgery can also be used as a first-aid to cut mortality and the need of blood transfusion immediately after trauma. Jaime Miranda, based in Lima, Peru, described to Peter Goodwin how the trial could benefit the developing world in particular.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News Review, August 31st, 2007
Philippe Mayaud
Herpes Simplex Therapy Reduces HIV Activity in Co-Infected Patients
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2007; 356: 790-9
PHILIPPE MAYAUD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
It is possible to reduce HIV activity in patients who are co-infected with HIV and herpes simplex type 2. Philippe Mayaud tells us about the study which showed reduced HIV concentration in the blood and vagina when co-infected patients underwent continuous treatment with anti-herpes agent valacyclovir.
PHILIPPE MAYAUD, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
It is possible to reduce HIV activity in patients who are co-infected with HIV and herpes simplex type 2. Philippe Mayaud tells us about the study which showed reduced HIV concentration in the blood and vagina when co-infected patients underwent continuous treatment with anti-herpes agent valacyclovir.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News Review, August 28th, 2007
Pat Doyle
Increased Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index
REFERENCE: BJOG 2007 114:170
PAT DOYLE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Underweight women with a BMI below 18.5 have a 70 per cent increase in their risk of miscarriage according to a study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Pat Doyle gave us the details.
PAT DOYLE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Underweight women with a BMI below 18.5 have a 70 per cent increase in their risk of miscarriage according to a study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Pat Doyle gave us the details.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News Review, August 25th, 2007
David Moore
Seven-Day Low-Cost Tuberculosis Diagnosis
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 355: 1539-50
DAVID MOORE, Imperial College, London and Lima
A new test for TB (reported in the New England Journal of Medicine) has proved more powerful, faster and yet cheaper than any alternative. David Moore explains how the Microscopic-Observation Drug-Susceptibility (MODS) Assay is highly sensitive and specific, and also yields drug susceptibility data.
DAVID MOORE, Imperial College, London and Lima
A new test for TB (reported in the New England Journal of Medicine) has proved more powerful, faster and yet cheaper than any alternative. David Moore explains how the Microscopic-Observation Drug-Susceptibility (MODS) Assay is highly sensitive and specific, and also yields drug susceptibility data.
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News
Simon Lewin
Adherence to TB Medication
PLoS Med 4(7):e238. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238
SIMON LEWIN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
A new systematic review has shown that we don’t understand well enough the reasons for poor adherence to tuberculosis medication. Simon Lewin of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calls for a better approach in the area.
SIMON LEWIN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
A new systematic review has shown that we don’t understand well enough the reasons for poor adherence to tuberculosis medication. Simon Lewin of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine calls for a better approach in the area.
Tuberculosis: Non-Adherence to Treatment is a Major Obstacle to Therapy Success
Simon Lewin
REFERENCE: PLoS Med 4(7):e238. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238
SIMON LEWIN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Non-adherence is a big factor reducing the efficacy of tuberculosis treatment according to a review of research released by the Public Library of Science’s online medical journal, PLoS Medicine. The article suggests that more needs to be done to resolve barriers to therapy compliance in order to help reduce the global burden of tuberculosis. Nicola Solomon interviewed Simon Lewin.
SIMON LEWIN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Non-adherence is a big factor reducing the efficacy of tuberculosis treatment according to a review of research released by the Public Library of Science’s online medical journal, PLoS Medicine. The article suggests that more needs to be done to resolve barriers to therapy compliance in order to help reduce the global burden of tuberculosis. Nicola Solomon interviewed Simon Lewin.
Bivalirudin For Angioplasty: Expensive Heparin?»
Tony Gershlick, University of Leicester
Adnan Kastrati, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Munich
Using bivalirudin instead of heparin during angioplasty wasn't any better for preventing death, MI or urgent revascularisation in the 4,500-patient ISAR-REACT 3 study presented at the ACC annual meeting. Tony Gershlick and Adnan Kastrati discuss the study with Peter Goodwin and Sarah Freeman.Tony Gershlick, University of Leicester
Adnan Kastrati, Deutsches Herzzentrum, Munich
Tropical Health Research: London Scientist Honored»
Brian Greenwood, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Brian Greenwood, of the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, has won the Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize for his numerous achievements in tropical disease research. He talked withy Derek Thorne about his work, including the pivotal research proving that bed nets can help prevent malaria.Brian Greenwood, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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