london school of hygiene Archives

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- in Public Health
- — 16 Aug, 2008
LSHTM Audio News

Bayard Roberts
Derek Thorne and Peter Goodwin talk with Bayard Roberts, Siân Clarke, Sandy Cairncross, Claire Bertschinger and Virginia Berridge of The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine about:
– depression and post traumatic stress disorder in war-torn northern
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- in Public Health
- — 22 Jul, 2008
British National Health Service is 60!

Virginia Berridge
Virginia Berridge, Jerry Morris, Nick Mays, and Nick Black of The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
LSHTM Audio News
British National Health Service is 60!
July 5th, 2008 is the 60th birthday of the British National
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- in Public Health
- — 7 Feb, 2008
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News – Europe’s Surge Against Cancer

Michel Coleman
Michel Coleman (London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine) explains how cancer will become a new priority in the EU.
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- in Public Health
- — 17 Jan, 2008
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News – Undernutrirtion Causes a Third of Child Deaths

Zulfiqar Bhutta
Reference: The Lancet, Maternal and Child Undernutrition Special Series
With one child in three killed by it, childhood and maternal undernutrition are discussed in a special series of articles in the Lancet. Sarah Maxwell spoke with Zulfiqar Bhutta
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- in Public Health
- — 25 Oct, 2007
Reduce Maternal Deaths!

Ann Starrs

Carine Ronsmans
REFERENCE: The Lancet’s Women Deliver Press Conference, London, 11th October 2007
CARINE RONSMANS, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
VERONIQUE FILIPPI, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
ANN STARRS, Family Care International, New York
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 30 Aug, 2007
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
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 25 Aug, 2007
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
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 16 Aug, 2007
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
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- in General Medicine · London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
- — 9 Aug, 2007
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
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 26 Jul, 2007
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News – July 26th, 2007

Chris Curtis
Malaria Nets Should be Mass Distributed
CHRIS CURTIS, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
The current method of distributing insecticidal nets for malaria isn’t working well enough. Chris Curtis explains what needs to be done.

Jean Jannin
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 1 Jul, 2007
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News – July 1st, 2007

Martin McKee
The Threat of Oral Tobacco
MARTIN MCKEE, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Martin McKee on the smoking ban – and how the tobacco industry is now looking to promote oral tobacco. Is it an effort to
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- in London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · Public Health
- — 18 Jun, 2007
Simple Intervention Could Significantly Improve TB Detection in Women
MISHAL KHAN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 369:1955-1960
Giving comprehensive instructions to women before they produce a sputum sample can make tuberculosis detection more effective – that’s the conclusion of a study published in
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Malaria Nets Should be Mass Distributed

The Threat of Oral Tobacco

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