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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- — 29 Apr, 2008
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
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- in Oncology
- — 16 Mar, 2008
Audio Journal of Oncology in Advance – March 15th, 2008
Volume 16 Number 6 (March 15th, 2008) reporting from:
4th European Congress on Hematologic Malignancies (February 22-24, 2008, Paris)
American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting (December 8-11, 2007 Atlanta)
Chemotherapy Foundation Symposium, November 7-10, 2007, New York

David Maloney
Nonmyeloablative
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- in Oncology
- — 25 Feb, 2008
Multiple Myeloma: Towards A Chronic Disease With Cure On The Horizon

Kenneth Anderson
Reporting From: 4th European Congress on Hematologic Malignancies, Paris 22-24 February, 2008
KENNETH ANDERSON, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston
Multiple myeloma may soon be considered a chronic disease with cure on the horizon, thanks to an array of novel
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- in Public Health
- — 9 Dec, 2007
No Use Of Hydroxyurea In Country With Most Sickle Cell Anemia

Zakari Aliyu
REFERENCE: American Society of Hematology Annual Meeting, December 8-11 2007, Atlanta
ZAKARI ALIYU, Howard University, Washington DC
Nigeria has the highest incidence of sickle cell anemia in the world, with over 150,000 children being born each year with
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- in Cardiovascular
- — 6 Nov, 2007
Protective Cardiovascular Benefit for Women on HRT For Natural Menopause

George Sopko
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REFERENCE: Abstract 3771, American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, 4-7 November, 2007, Orlando, Florida
N Engl J Med 2007;357
GEORGE SOPKO, National Heart, Lung And Blood Institute, Bethesda, Maryland
COMMENT: JENNIFER MIERES, New York University
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- in Cardiovascular
- — 5 Sep, 2007
Looking for Atherosclerosis in the Legs Could Save Lives

Curt Diehm
REFERENCE: European Society of Cardiology Congress, 2007, 1-5 September, Vienna, Austria
CURT DIEHM, University of Heidelberg
Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) can be diagnosed easily by a test using the ankle brachial index (ABI) and its presence can indicate
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- in General Medicine
- — 29 Aug, 2007
Gene Study Identifies Heart Disease Risk

Nilesh Samani
REFERENCE: N Engl J Med 2007; 357: 443-53
NILESH SAMANI, University of Leicester UK
Previously unrecognised DNA segments in human genes have been found to significantly increase the risk of coronary artery disease. That’s according to a publication
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- in Oncology
- — 15 Aug, 2007
Virus Plus Cytokine Fight Primary and Metastatic Cancer

Paul Fisher
REFERENCE: Meet the Professor Session, AACR 2007, Los Angeles
PAUL FISHER, Columbia University, New York
Patients with cancer could soon be treated with adenoviruses capable of infecting both primary and distant tumors, and simultaneously releasing cancer-fighting cytokines, according
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in Public Health
— 29 Sep, 2006

Audio Journal of Infectious Disease: Reporting from the 2006 Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC), September 27 – 30, San Francisco

Henry Fraimow

Michael Jacobs

Ron Dagan

MRSA: Not Only Carried in the Nose

REFERENCE: Abstract C2-605
Henry Fraimow, Cooper University Hospital, Camden, New Jersey
Methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus is most often looked for in the nose, but could it be

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in Public Health
— 29 Sep, 2006

Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: Tipranavir Brings Hope for HIV-1 Patients Resistant to Standard Antiretorviral Therapy

CHARLES HICKS, Associate Professor Medicine, Duke University, Durham

REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 466-75
Results with a new antiretroviral agent, tipranavir, tested among patients who were resistant to standard therapies have been published in The Lancet. Charles Hicks of Duke University

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- in Public Health
- — 11 Sep, 2006
Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: Heart Disease Prevention in the Developing World Can Be Cost Effective
Thomas Gaziano, Brigham & Womens’ Hospital, Boston
REFERENCE: Lancet 2006; 368: 679-86
Heart disease is currently the leading cause of death in less developed nations but it can be prevented cost effectively, according to a study published in the Lancet.
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- in General Medicine · Public Health
- — 19 Aug, 2006
Audio Journal of Global Health Issues: Dementia Prevention By Mid-Life Risk Score Assessment?
Miia Kivipelto, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm
REFERENCE: Lancet Neurology On Line: August 3rd, 2006

A 20 year study in Finland has identified important risk factors for dementia. Investigator Miia Kivipelto from the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm told Sarah Maxwell about her
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MRSA: Not Only Carried in the Nose

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