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Africa's substandard drug problem: disturbing new findings
19/06/2013 22:48
A Nigerian who is being treated for malaria is more likely to be receiving a fake or substandard drug than a genuine product. This disturbing reminder of the widespread prevalence of fake drugs, particularly in Africa, emerged from the publ [...]
19/06/2013 22:48
A Nigerian who is being treated for malaria is more likely to be receiving a fake or substandard drug than a genuine product. This disturbing reminder of the widespread prevalence of fake drugs, particularly in Africa, emerged from the publ [...]
Buruli ulcer still a cause of concern
19/06/2013 22:48
Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a serious and debilitating condition found amongst poor communities in at least 30 tropical countries. There are fears that its range seems to be increasing and that in conse [...]
19/06/2013 22:48
Buruli ulcer, caused by infection with Mycobacterium ulcerans, is a serious and debilitating condition found amongst poor communities in at least 30 tropical countries. There are fears that its range seems to be increasing and that in conse [...]
Fellowships for African researchers to work in China
19/06/2013 22:48
The Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China has announced that applications are now being considered from African researchers for one-year post-doctoral positions in Chinese institutions for either 2011 or 2012. [...]
19/06/2013 22:48
The Minister of Science and Technology of the People's Republic of China has announced that applications are now being considered from African researchers for one-year post-doctoral positions in Chinese institutions for either 2011 or 2012. [...]
World TB Day: research round table and symposium in Paris
19/06/2013 22:48
Thursday 24th March is World TB Day. One of the many events taking place to mark the Day will focus attention on efforts to find a new vaccine against tuberculosis - a disease of which there are over nine million new cases every year. The [...]
19/06/2013 22:48
Thursday 24th March is World TB Day. One of the many events taking place to mark the Day will focus attention on efforts to find a new vaccine against tuberculosis - a disease of which there are over nine million new cases every year. The [...]
Promising new TB diagnostic test
19/06/2013 22:48
A letter [1] in Nature Medicine reports what could turn out to be an important step forward in improving the techniques available to discriminate between latent and active tuberculosis - one of the biggest challenges to be overcome in contr [...]
19/06/2013 22:48
A letter [1] in Nature Medicine reports what could turn out to be an important step forward in improving the techniques available to discriminate between latent and active tuberculosis - one of the biggest challenges to be overcome in contr [...]
Malaria a major issue for some Pacific nations
19/06/2013 22:48
It is sometimes forgotten that malaria is a major health issue in parts of the Pacific region. (The problems malaria causes in Africa and Asia receive more attention.) The situation in the Pacific is discussed in a Radio Australia interview [...]
19/06/2013 22:48
It is sometimes forgotten that malaria is a major health issue in parts of the Pacific region. (The problems malaria causes in Africa and Asia receive more attention.) The situation in the Pacific is discussed in a Radio Australia interview [...]
Is artesunate trial the study of the year?
19/06/2013 18:02
A randomized controlled trial [1] which found that severe falciparum malaria in children can be treated more effectively with artesunate than quinine has been shortlisted for the prestigious Research Paper of the Year award run by the BMJ. [...]
19/06/2013 18:02
A randomized controlled trial [1] which found that severe falciparum malaria in children can be treated more effectively with artesunate than quinine has been shortlisted for the prestigious Research Paper of the Year award run by the BMJ. [...]
Animal-friendly malaria studies
19/06/2013 18:02
In many countries in the West, finding ways of reducing the use of laboratory animals in research is regarded as a priority concern. ScienceAlert reports that a new approach to studying cerebral malaria that avoids animal testing has been d [...]
19/06/2013 18:02
In many countries in the West, finding ways of reducing the use of laboratory animals in research is regarded as a priority concern. ScienceAlert reports that a new approach to studying cerebral malaria that avoids animal testing has been d [...]
TB test developed in Bangladesh could give fast and cheap results
19/06/2013 18:02
A report on SciDev.Net describes the work of scientists in Bangladesh who earlier this year published a study [1] on the use of an ALS (antibodies in lymphocyte supernatant) test to identify the presence of TB infection in blood samples. D [...]
19/06/2013 18:02
A report on SciDev.Net describes the work of scientists in Bangladesh who earlier this year published a study [1] on the use of an ALS (antibodies in lymphocyte supernatant) test to identify the presence of TB infection in blood samples. D [...]
Tuberculosis: encouraging results with new antibody-based therapy
19/06/2013 18:02
An antibody-based therapy has been found to protect against tuberculosis infection in mice. These early stage results will be of much interest, given the inadequacies of current TB treatments and the rise of strains of Mycobacterium tubercu [...]
19/06/2013 18:02
An antibody-based therapy has been found to protect against tuberculosis infection in mice. These early stage results will be of much interest, given the inadequacies of current TB treatments and the rise of strains of Mycobacterium tubercu [...]
A long list
19/06/2013 18:02
The list of the infectious diseases of poverty (IDPs) is a long one. How should the individual diseases on this list be prioritized when funding is allocated for their research and control? The third G-FINDER survey reports on the sources o [...]
19/06/2013 18:02
The list of the infectious diseases of poverty (IDPs) is a long one. How should the individual diseases on this list be prioritized when funding is allocated for their research and control? The third G-FINDER survey reports on the sources o [...]
Developing new TB vaccines: crucial requirements
19/06/2013 18:02
Jojanneke Nieuwenhuis writes... Discovering and developing vaccines is a complicated and challenging task. Yet some of the biggest challenges in the development of new tuberculosis vaccines are practical rather than scientific. Funding and [...]
19/06/2013 18:02
Jojanneke Nieuwenhuis writes... Discovering and developing vaccines is a complicated and challenging task. Yet some of the biggest challenges in the development of new tuberculosis vaccines are practical rather than scientific. Funding and [...]
Use of biolarvicides against malaria to be promoted in West Africa
19/06/2013 13:15
Should the technique known as "biolarviciding" be added to the toolkit of interventions used in the control of malaria? The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) thinks it should. Biolarvicides, based on toxi [...]
19/06/2013 13:15
Should the technique known as "biolarviciding" be added to the toolkit of interventions used in the control of malaria? The Commission of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) thinks it should. Biolarvicides, based on toxi [...]
Brazil's dengue outbreak is causing concern
19/06/2013 13:15
So far this year, over 15,000 cases of dengue have been reported in Brazil's Amazonas state, according to VaccineNewsDaily.com. The current outbreak is therefore on the scale of Brazil's largest dengue epidemic in 2001, in which 19,000 ca [...]
19/06/2013 13:15
So far this year, over 15,000 cases of dengue have been reported in Brazil's Amazonas state, according to VaccineNewsDaily.com. The current outbreak is therefore on the scale of Brazil's largest dengue epidemic in 2001, in which 19,000 ca [...]
How many Indians die from malaria? Government launches inquiry
19/06/2013 13:15
The World Health Organization estimates that 10,000–21,000 people die from malaria in India every year. This is higher than the Indian government's own figure of 1,000 per year. But last year researchers using the controversial technique of [...]
19/06/2013 13:15
The World Health Organization estimates that 10,000–21,000 people die from malaria in India every year. This is higher than the Indian government's own figure of 1,000 per year. But last year researchers using the controversial technique of [...]
Public sector research has a more immediate effect than realized
19/06/2013 13:15
Research conducted in public-sector research institutions (PSRIs) has usually taken the form of basic research elucidating the underlying mechanisms of disease and identifying promising points of intervention, whereas the private sector has [...]
19/06/2013 13:15
Research conducted in public-sector research institutions (PSRIs) has usually taken the form of basic research elucidating the underlying mechanisms of disease and identifying promising points of intervention, whereas the private sector has [...]
Prepare for H2N2 flu, say experts
19/06/2013 13:15
Specialists at the US Vaccine Research Centre say that governments should launch a vaccination programme now, to guard against a possible pandemic of the H2N2 flu strain. This old influenza strain is still circulating in birds and swine and [...]
19/06/2013 13:15
Specialists at the US Vaccine Research Centre say that governments should launch a vaccination programme now, to guard against a possible pandemic of the H2N2 flu strain. This old influenza strain is still circulating in birds and swine and [...]
Drugs for neglected infections could be "India's gift to the world"
19/06/2013 13:15
Peter Hotez, that indefatigable campaigner for raising the level of action against the infectious diseases of poverty, has written an article for India's The Hindu newspaper. He seeks to emphasize both the magnitude of India's own disease b [...]
19/06/2013 13:15
Peter Hotez, that indefatigable campaigner for raising the level of action against the infectious diseases of poverty, has written an article for India's The Hindu newspaper. He seeks to emphasize both the magnitude of India's own disease b [...]
Stopping TB patients from getting malaria
19/06/2013 07:57
Patients who have been hospitalized for tuberculosis treatment are still vulnerable to other infections. Malaria is one threat to those who live in countries where this disease is endemic. The TB National Reference Centre in Guinea-Bissau, [...]
19/06/2013 07:57
Patients who have been hospitalized for tuberculosis treatment are still vulnerable to other infections. Malaria is one threat to those who live in countries where this disease is endemic. The TB National Reference Centre in Guinea-Bissau, [...]
Modellers say Haiti's cholera will be worse than predicted
19/06/2013 07:57
Using a computerised model to estimate the size of the cholera burden in Haiti this year, US researchers have concluded that, in the absence of new interventions, there will be nearly 800,000 cases with more than 11,000 deaths [1]. The figu [...]
19/06/2013 07:57
Using a computerised model to estimate the size of the cholera burden in Haiti this year, US researchers have concluded that, in the absence of new interventions, there will be nearly 800,000 cases with more than 11,000 deaths [1]. The figu [...]
Interview with schistosomiasis researcher
19/06/2013 07:57
An interview with a leading schistosomiasis researcher, Dan Colley, appears in a student publication. Dan Colley is Director of the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases at the University of Georgia, USA. Dr Colley has worked o [...]
19/06/2013 07:57
An interview with a leading schistosomiasis researcher, Dan Colley, appears in a student publication. Dan Colley is Director of the Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases at the University of Georgia, USA. Dr Colley has worked o [...]
Partnership programme will develop new TB drugs
19/06/2013 07:57
A public-private partnership, described as "one of the strongest consortiums ever" will seek to develop new drugs for tuberculosis. TB kills over 1.8 million people every year; the treatments currently in use have many drawbacks and drug re [...]
19/06/2013 07:57
A public-private partnership, described as "one of the strongest consortiums ever" will seek to develop new drugs for tuberculosis. TB kills over 1.8 million people every year; the treatments currently in use have many drawbacks and drug re [...]
HealthMap is a "critical resource"
19/06/2013 07:57
A report in CMAJ (the journal of the Canadian Medical Association) describes the work of the HealthMap project, which gathers data online to help detect the emergence of pathogens that could threaten human health. John Brownstein, cofounde [...]
19/06/2013 07:57
A report in CMAJ (the journal of the Canadian Medical Association) describes the work of the HealthMap project, which gathers data online to help detect the emergence of pathogens that could threaten human health. John Brownstein, cofounde [...]
Gates invests in vaccine company
19/06/2013 07:57
In Bill Gates' most recent Annual Letter he emphasized the importance that the Gates Foundation attaches to the development of new vaccines, in order to improve control of the infectious diseases of poverty (see TropIKA.net article). The Fo [...]
19/06/2013 07:57
In Bill Gates' most recent Annual Letter he emphasized the importance that the Gates Foundation attaches to the development of new vaccines, in order to improve control of the infectious diseases of poverty (see TropIKA.net article). The Fo [...]
Improving health in Africa: the role of academia
19/06/2013 03:11
A collection of papers, focused on work conducted at Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Uganda, challenges the notion that Africa's universities are 'ivory towers' that do not make a contribution to solving the health problem [...]
19/06/2013 03:11
A collection of papers, focused on work conducted at Makerere University College of Health Sciences in Uganda, challenges the notion that Africa's universities are 'ivory towers' that do not make a contribution to solving the health problem [...]
Emerging and developing nations now conducting more research
19/06/2013 03:11
The dominance of Western nations in scientific research may be coming to an end, according to a report from the UK's Royal Society, in which research output is measured on the basis of the number of articles published in peer-reviewed journ [...]
19/06/2013 03:11
The dominance of Western nations in scientific research may be coming to an end, according to a report from the UK's Royal Society, in which research output is measured on the basis of the number of articles published in peer-reviewed journ [...]
Health concerns as malaria programmes increase use of DDT
19/06/2013 03:11
The insecticide DDT is used to control malarial mosquitoes in 14 malaria-endemic countries and its reintroduction is planned in several more. The World Health Organization recommends indoor residual spraying of homes with DDT as an effectiv [...]
19/06/2013 03:11
The insecticide DDT is used to control malarial mosquitoes in 14 malaria-endemic countries and its reintroduction is planned in several more. The World Health Organization recommends indoor residual spraying of homes with DDT as an effectiv [...]
Global health leaders discuss new approach to TB vaccine funding
19/06/2013 03:11
European politicians, tuberculosis advocates and health advisers are meeting in Paris on World TB Day (24th March) to discuss an innovative financing model that would enable scientific discoveries to be translated into TB vaccines. The me [...]
19/06/2013 03:11
European politicians, tuberculosis advocates and health advisers are meeting in Paris on World TB Day (24th March) to discuss an innovative financing model that would enable scientific discoveries to be translated into TB vaccines. The me [...]
PECET: the Program for the Study and Control of Tropical Diseases at the University of Antioquia
19/06/2013 03:11
TropIKA.net reader Ana Cristina Patiño Taborda has sent us the following information about the The Program for the Study and Control of Tropical Diseases (PECET) at the University of Antioquia in Colombia. Information about the programme is [...]
19/06/2013 03:11
TropIKA.net reader Ana Cristina Patiño Taborda has sent us the following information about the The Program for the Study and Control of Tropical Diseases (PECET) at the University of Antioquia in Colombia. Information about the programme is [...]
Trichuris and hookworm infections associated with anaemia during pregnancy
19/06/2013 03:11
TropIKA.net reader Nicolas Gilbert - from the Division of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Canada - has alerted us to a new publication by him and his colleagues [1]. Anaemia in pregnancy remains a widespread [...]
19/06/2013 03:11
TropIKA.net reader Nicolas Gilbert - from the Division of the Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre, Canada - has alerted us to a new publication by him and his colleagues [1]. Anaemia in pregnancy remains a widespread [...]
New website shows distribution of blinding trachoma
18/06/2013 22:24
A global coalition that fights to control a blinding disease called trachoma launched a website today that shows where international development organizations support national Ministries of Health in implementing the SAFE strategy. SAFE – e [...]
18/06/2013 22:24
A global coalition that fights to control a blinding disease called trachoma launched a website today that shows where international development organizations support national Ministries of Health in implementing the SAFE strategy. SAFE – e [...]
Partnership deal will support development of potential new antimalarial
18/06/2013 22:24
A new treatment for malaria could be on the way with the announcement that the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Anacor Pharmaceuticals have entered into a development agreement relating to an Anacor compound - AN3661. MMV is a not-f [...]
18/06/2013 22:24
A new treatment for malaria could be on the way with the announcement that the Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV) and Anacor Pharmaceuticals have entered into a development agreement relating to an Anacor compound - AN3661. MMV is a not-f [...]
Death of research pioneer
18/06/2013 22:24
British virologist and bacteriologist Professor Leslie Collier has died aged 90. He made major contributions to research devoted to the infectious diseases of poverty - most notably smallpox and trachoma. An obituary of Professor Collier a [...]
18/06/2013 22:24
British virologist and bacteriologist Professor Leslie Collier has died aged 90. He made major contributions to research devoted to the infectious diseases of poverty - most notably smallpox and trachoma. An obituary of Professor Collier a [...]
Vietnam's plan to eradicate malaria
18/06/2013 22:24
Vietnam's health ministry has drafted a national strategy to eradicate malaria over the next 20 years through early diagnoses, effective treatment and preventative measures. The proposed strategy covers the period 2011-2020. The aim would [...]
18/06/2013 22:24
Vietnam's health ministry has drafted a national strategy to eradicate malaria over the next 20 years through early diagnoses, effective treatment and preventative measures. The proposed strategy covers the period 2011-2020. The aim would [...]
India's leprosy burden featured in documentary
18/06/2013 22:24
The UK's Channel 4 TV has shown a documentary in which it is claimed that leprosy may be more common in India than official figures indicate. The programme features the remarkable work of people involved in the battle against the disease. [...]
18/06/2013 22:24
The UK's Channel 4 TV has shown a documentary in which it is claimed that leprosy may be more common in India than official figures indicate. The programme features the remarkable work of people involved in the battle against the disease. [...]
mHealth: diagnosing infections with mobile phones
18/06/2013 22:24
TropIKA.net has carried many reports on the rise of mHealth - the use of mobile (cell) phones in health care. mHealth initiatives have included improving communications between remotely located health workers and HQ, recording and transmitt [...]
18/06/2013 22:24
TropIKA.net has carried many reports on the rise of mHealth - the use of mobile (cell) phones in health care. mHealth initiatives have included improving communications between remotely located health workers and HQ, recording and transmitt [...]
Tsetse fly success reported from Guinea's Loos Islands
18/06/2013 17:40
The coast of Guinea in West Africa is believed to be one of the areas worst afflicted by sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, HAT). In the Loos Islands - some 5km from the Guinea mainland and home to some 8000 people - no cases [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
The coast of Guinea in West Africa is believed to be one of the areas worst afflicted by sleeping sickness (human African trypanosomiasis, HAT). In the Loos Islands - some 5km from the Guinea mainland and home to some 8000 people - no cases [...]
"Drop all taxes on antimalarial tools"
18/06/2013 17:40
The Malaria Taxes and Tariffs Advocacy Project (M-TAP) says it "uses research to identify areas where governments, donors, NGOs, and the private sector can work together to roll back barriers to progress on malaria through evidence-based po [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
The Malaria Taxes and Tariffs Advocacy Project (M-TAP) says it "uses research to identify areas where governments, donors, NGOs, and the private sector can work together to roll back barriers to progress on malaria through evidence-based po [...]
$1.2 billion: the yearly cost of dengue in the Americas
18/06/2013 17:40
Up to 100 million people contract dengue worldwide every year but how big is the economic burden? The disease, the most common mosquito-borne viral illness in the world, has expanded from its Southeast Asian origins and is now common in ma [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
Up to 100 million people contract dengue worldwide every year but how big is the economic burden? The disease, the most common mosquito-borne viral illness in the world, has expanded from its Southeast Asian origins and is now common in ma [...]
Indians in "tribal" district received outdated malaria treatment
18/06/2013 17:40
There can be few clearer examples of the gap between policy and practice, in the treatment of malaria, than the findings of a study [1] from India. Researchers from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), who were investigating epi [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
There can be few clearer examples of the gap between policy and practice, in the treatment of malaria, than the findings of a study [1] from India. Researchers from the Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR), who were investigating epi [...]
Dengue vaccine trial planned for India
18/06/2013 17:40
No vaccine is available to protect against dengue, a mosquito-transmitted viral disease of which there are 50-100 million cases worldwide every year. However, as discussed in a recent TropIKA.net review article, there are 12 candidate vacci [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
No vaccine is available to protect against dengue, a mosquito-transmitted viral disease of which there are 50-100 million cases worldwide every year. However, as discussed in a recent TropIKA.net review article, there are 12 candidate vacci [...]
Is more support on the way for TB vaccine research?
18/06/2013 17:40
The European Parliament has accepted a resolution to support the research and development of tuberculosis vaccines. Details of the motion passed by the parliament are available here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
The European Parliament has accepted a resolution to support the research and development of tuberculosis vaccines. Details of the motion passed by the parliament are available here: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?type=MOTION [...]
Mosquito named after South African researcher
18/06/2013 17:40
There are many honours that can be bestowed upon researchers for their work. One of these is to have a species of animal or plant named after them. A South African scientist, recognized for her research on malaria, has just had her name giv [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
There are many honours that can be bestowed upon researchers for their work. One of these is to have a species of animal or plant named after them. A South African scientist, recognized for her research on malaria, has just had her name giv [...]
GM mosquitoes could help control malaria
18/06/2013 17:40
A news story in a US newspaper (the Sacramento Bee) describes the work of scientists at the Universities of Arizona and California Davis, who have created a genetically modified (GM) mosquito that is resistant to infection with malaria. A g [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
A news story in a US newspaper (the Sacramento Bee) describes the work of scientists at the Universities of Arizona and California Davis, who have created a genetically modified (GM) mosquito that is resistant to infection with malaria. A g [...]
Will border conflict aid the spead of drug-resistant malaria?
18/06/2013 17:40
When countries fall out because of a dispute over their national borders, the potential consequences are always of concern. In the case of recent hostilities along the border separating Thailand and Cambodia, there is a danger that it could [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
When countries fall out because of a dispute over their national borders, the potential consequences are always of concern. In the case of recent hostilities along the border separating Thailand and Cambodia, there is a danger that it could [...]
Ensuring that cost-effective health programmes reach those who need them: sourcing the evidence
18/06/2013 17:40
TropIKA.net has often highlighted the importance of strengthening health systems, so that http://blog.tropika.net/tropika/?p=886&preview=trueprogrammes to control and treat infectious diseases can reach the world's poorest people. Resea [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
TropIKA.net has often highlighted the importance of strengthening health systems, so that http://blog.tropika.net/tropika/?p=886&preview=trueprogrammes to control and treat infectious diseases can reach the world's poorest people. Resea [...]
Gates Fund's global health programme leader will retire in June
18/06/2013 17:40
Tachi Yamada, president of the global health programme at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday announced he would step down in June after five years serving in the position, the Associated Press/Seattle Post-Intelligencer repo [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
Tachi Yamada, president of the global health programme at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, on Monday announced he would step down in June after five years serving in the position, the Associated Press/Seattle Post-Intelligencer repo [...]
Caring for TB patients in Burkina Faso
18/06/2013 17:40
A new book (available in French only) describes the experiences of a programme intended to raise the quality of care given to patients with tuberculosis in the West African state of Burkina Faso. The focus was on improving the functioning o [...]
18/06/2013 17:40
A new book (available in French only) describes the experiences of a programme intended to raise the quality of care given to patients with tuberculosis in the West African state of Burkina Faso. The focus was on improving the functioning o [...]
Plan to spread genes that would make mosquitoes resistant to infection with malaria or dengue
18/06/2013 12:52
A new study [1] proposes the use of genetic engineering in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases including malaria and dengue fever. The so-called 'Semele' system describes a new way of spreading genes amongst the mosquito population th [...]
18/06/2013 12:52
A new study [1] proposes the use of genetic engineering in the fight against mosquito-borne diseases including malaria and dengue fever. The so-called 'Semele' system describes a new way of spreading genes amongst the mosquito population th [...]
TB is a workplace issue: UK backs project in Bangladesh
18/06/2013 12:52
While tuberculosis is most likely to be spread between members of the same family, regular, close contact with colleagues at work also presents a high risk to the spread of the disease. TB also has serious economic consequences due to time [...]
18/06/2013 12:52
While tuberculosis is most likely to be spread between members of the same family, regular, close contact with colleagues at work also presents a high risk to the spread of the disease. TB also has serious economic consequences due to time [...]
Remembering leprosy
18/06/2013 12:52
World Leprosy Day, held each year at the end of January, helps direct attention to an infectious condition that is too often regarded as being a disease of the past, when sadly it is still with us. Around a quarter of a million new cases ar [...]
18/06/2013 12:52
World Leprosy Day, held each year at the end of January, helps direct attention to an infectious condition that is too often regarded as being a disease of the past, when sadly it is still with us. Around a quarter of a million new cases ar [...]
Tuberculosis: individual children need individual treatment
18/06/2013 12:52
Treating a child who has tuberculosis is difficult. One problem is the uncertainty as to the dose of TB drugs that should be given. Recommendations on this point have varied. Genetic factors, the child's weight, age and medical history all [...]
18/06/2013 12:52
Treating a child who has tuberculosis is difficult. One problem is the uncertainty as to the dose of TB drugs that should be given. Recommendations on this point have varied. Genetic factors, the child's weight, age and medical history all [...]
Imperial College launches School of Public Health
18/06/2013 12:52
Amongst researchers and policy makers whose focus is the infectious diseases of poverty, Imperial College London is a highly regarded institution. The college broke away from the University of London four years ago and is now recognized as [...]
18/06/2013 12:52
Amongst researchers and policy makers whose focus is the infectious diseases of poverty, Imperial College London is a highly regarded institution. The college broke away from the University of London four years ago and is now recognized as [...]
US scientists review progress on dengue research
18/06/2013 12:52
Patrick Adams writes... Last week, US scientists convened in San Juan, Puerto Rico to assess the recent progress in controlling dengue fever, the world’s most rapidly spreading vector-borne disease. And the general tone of the three-day su [...]
18/06/2013 12:52
Patrick Adams writes... Last week, US scientists convened in San Juan, Puerto Rico to assess the recent progress in controlling dengue fever, the world’s most rapidly spreading vector-borne disease. And the general tone of the three-day su [...]