London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

LSHTM Audio News Special: Energy and Health+

13th September 2007
paul wilkinson 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

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Can Road-Side Tranexamic Acid Therapy Reduce Mortality and Blood Transfusions after Trauma? The CRASH Trial.+

9th May 2007
jaime miranda Can Road Side Tranexamic Acid Therapy Reduce Mortality and Blood Transfusions after Trauma? The CRASH Trial.

JAIME MIRANDA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Peru

An antifibrinolytic agent, tranexamic acid (commonly used to reduce bleeding during surgery) is being investigated as first-aid to cut mortality and the need for blood transfusion immediately after trauma or …
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Rural to Urban Migration: Cardiovascular Health Risks Assessed in Lima, Peru+

18th April 2007
jaime miranda Rural to Urban Migration: Cardiovascular Health Risks Assessed in Lima, Peru

JAIME MIRANDA, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Peru

The consequences of migration from rural to urban areas in Peru has provided an opportunity for studying the impact of a radically altered lifestyle and diet upon health. Jaime Miranda…
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Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index+

26th January 2007
pat doyle Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index

PAT DOYLE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

REFERENCE: BJOG 2007 114:170
Underweight women were found to be at increased risk of miscarriage in a study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. A team from …
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