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Should compulsory screening of immigrants be part of UK public health policy?
The UK government may be considering compulsory screening of immigrants for tuberculosis and HIV, yet compulsory screening is not based on adequate evidence and has practical and ethical problems, argues a senior doctor in this week's BMJ.   view more (2004-02-05)

Five more African countries to benefit from Schistosomiasis Control Initiative
Another five countries from across Africa have today been informed that they will benefit from a multi-national project to tackle schistosomiasis. Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, Zambia and Tanzania, will be supported by the Schistosomiasis Control Initiative (SCI), based at Imperial College London and... view more (2003-11-24)

Study suggests chest radiography unnecessary to identify tuberculosis among HIV patients in resource-poor settings (pp 1516, 1551)
Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 7 November 2003. Authors of a research letter in this week's issue of THE LANCET provide evidence that counters UNAIDS/WHO guidelines with respect to preventive tuberculosis treatment for people with HIV-1 infection. Chest radiography-considered important by... view more (2003-11-05)

Call to reduce medical risks to refugees on repatriation
In a commentary article published this week in International Journal for Equity in Health, Siroos Mirzaei and co-authors call for medical professionals involved in the repatriation of refugees to "institute preventative measures to minimize the possible medical and psychological complications" that... view more (2003-10-31)

New directions for cardiovascular medicine (p 754)
Issue 6 September 2003 Embargoed 0001 h (London time) 5 September 2003. Heart disease is the number one cause of death in developed countries (over 700 000 deaths annually in the USA, 256 per 100 000 population). Worldwide, heart disease kills 15 million people a year and more than half of these... view more (2003-09-03)

European Commissioner Busquin Presents Clinical Trials Programme To African Health Ministers
At the WHO conference in Johannesburg on 1 September, European Research Commissioner Philippe Busquin will present the Europe-Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP) to the Ministers for Health of 46 African States. EDCTP aims to combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis with a... view more (2003-09-01)

Mega-Capable Microchips
"The ISTC project #2019, utilizing cutting-edge technology to create rapid diagnostic kits for multiple drug-resistant tuberculosis, has been very successful. I have been very impressed by the caliber of the Moscow Engelhardt Institute leadership and staff. And the ISTC has played a major role... view more (2003-08-28)

Dormant Bugs Dodge Antibiotics
A new way to attack harmful bacteria by affecting normal growth has been discovered by scientists from Aberystwyth. The research is presented today, Wednesday 10 September 2003, by Dr Adriana Ravagnani at the Society for General Microbiology's meeting at UMIST in Manchester. Under hostile... view more (2003-08-27)

Hope For South Africa - At Last (p 501)
This week's editorial urges the South African Government to implement new recommendations to provide antiretroviral treatment to tackle the country's grave HIV/AIDS epidemic. Three recent developments are detailed that offer some hope to the nearly 5 million South Africans living with HIV/AIDS: the... view more (2003-08-13)

The structure of a key enzyme for infectious diseases solved at ESRF
A European team of scientists from the University of Dundee (UK), the Technical University of Munich (Germany) and the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility, ESRF, (France) have determined the structure of a key target enzyme for novel drug development to treat infectious diseases including... view more (2003-08-12)

WHO 2003-2008: A Programme Of Quiet Thunder Takes Shape (p 179)
This week's editorial looks ahead to the future of WHO as Dr J W Lee is poised to take over as leader of the only global health agency from Gro Harlem Brundtland on July 21. Lee's priorities are discussed: 'The priority among priorities is HIV/AIDS. The phrase "3-by-5" peppers the... view more (2003-07-16)

Pharmaceutical Interests Versus AIDS In Africa (p 89)
The appointment of Randall Tobias as the US Government's global AIDS co-ordinator is analysed in this week's editorial. Tobias will head up a $15 billion programme to tackle AIDS in the African and Caribbean countries most devastated by the pandemic, although sceptics point out that his lack of... view more (2003-07-09)

Shining sweetness â€" fluorescent sugars shed new light on future TB therapies
The discovery that fluorescent sugar molecules mark important enzymes of the tuberculosis bacillus will facilitate investigation of the potential importance of the enzymes for future tuberculosis (TB) therapies. This insight is a gratifying "by-product" of research at the Institute of... view more (2003-05-19)

Delay in spotting TB is more common in white people and women
Delays in diagnosing tuberculosis are more common in white people and women, finds a study in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-04-23)

Whose Interests Does The World Trade Organisation Serve? (P 269)
This week's Lancet editorial calls for the World Trade Organisation (WTO) to clarify the alteration of trading restrictions to enable poor countries to access affordable medicines. The USA recently rejected a proposal for a global deal which would enable less-developed countries to override patent... view more (2003-01-23)

European Commission funded research leads to effective new malaria drug
In an article published in the latest issue of The Lancet 1) , an international consortium, funded by a EUR1.8 million research grant from the European Commission, reports successful efficacy trials of a new candidate drug against malaria. If these initial results are confirmed a new drug could be... view more (2002-12-13)

Gide's forgotten love story published after 95 years
An expert at the University of Sheffield has been instrumental in unearthing a previously undiscovered manuscript from a renowned and controversial French writer.   view more (2002-11-13)

Leprosy, tuberculosis, and peanuts
Nitric oxide is a natural part of the body’s immune defense. Linköping University researcher Thomas Schön has studied this compound in connection with the skin disease leprosy and the lung disease tuberculosis. The Swedish researcher has found that nitric oxide probably contributes... view more (2002-11-01)

Are we winning against TB?
A TB expert at the University of Leicester has warned: "We are not winning against tuberculosis." Mike Barer, Professor of Clinical Microbiology in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology, said: "The Chief Medical Officer urged us to "get ahead of the curve" in his... view more (2002-10-07)

Don`t smoke while feeding the birds: new research on lung disease
Scientists are developing a method that could prevent lung infections in people who smoke, according to a paper presented today (Wednesday 18 September) at the Society for General Microbiology autumn meeting at Loughborough University. "We've used a human tissue model to show how we can... view more (2002-08-28)

Caught On Film - TB Risk Of Badgers Visiting Farm Buildings
Using camera surveillance and radio tracking equipment, scientists have provided potential evidence showing how badgers could pass on bovine tuberculosis to cattle in UK farms. In a paper published in a forthcoming Proceedings B, a Royal Society journal, researchers from the University of Sussex... view more (2002-06-24)

The Role Of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Malaria, And Tuberculosis On The Hiv-1/Aids Epidemic In Africa (p 2177)
The effect of HIV-1 on other infectious diseases in Africa is an increasing public health concern. In a review in this week's issue of THE LANCET, Elizabeth Corbett from the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, UK, and the Harare Biomedical Research and Training Institute, Zimbabwe, and... view more (2002-06-19)

Research Fortnight 29 May issue: stories on space science, the spending review, Diamond, energy and veterinary research.
UK space science dead in 10 years, group warns The UK's influence in space science will vanish within the next decade if current trends in funding are not reversed, according to a new campaign group. The Space Action Network aims to raise awareness of the problems faced by the space science... view more (2002-05-29)

The Lancet Infectious Diseases (TLID) and The Lancet Oncology (TLO)
This month's issue gives extensive coverage to tuberculosis ahead of the World TB Congress taking place in Washington D.C. from June 3-5. News desk - Findings from the WHO`s 6th annual report on global TB control-This report states that around 70% of TB cases still remain undetected and that... view more (2002-05-29)

Chemistry & Industry - 20 May Issue
Chemistry & Industry Issue 10 - Cover Date Monday 20 May 2002 NEWS Bionic tongue constructed from neck muscle (page 7) A bionic tongue that is part-organic, part-electronic has been developed by scientists to replace organs lost through cancer or accidents. NEWS FEATURE From field to stomach... view more (2002-05-17)
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