Forgotten People, Forgotten Diseases: The Neglected Tropical Diseases and Their Impact on Global Health and Development
Edinburgh Evening News (Free subscription) | 11/07/2009
EDINBURGH University has launched a health academy which will address global health challenges including obesity, pandemic flu, tuberculosis, diabetes and tropical diseases su
People Daily (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
Vietnam confirmed two more deaths of A/H1N1 influenza, bringing the country's total number of flu deaths to 39, said a report on the website of the Ministry of Health on Friday. The 38th case is a 54-year-old woman from northern Son La province of Vietnam. She has a history of diabetes and arthritis. The patient was taken to the National Institute of Infectious and Tropical Diseases on Oct. 27 with...
Deutsche Welle: DW-WORLD.DE (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Drug companies in emerging nations are well positioned to develop ways to fight dozens of otherwise neglected tropical diseases that affect mainly the poor.
New Scientist (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Newly industrialised countries of the global south are developing cheap treatments for tropical diseases neglected by western drug companies
Science Daily (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Newly industrialised countries of the global south are developing cheap treatments for tropical diseases neglected by western drug companies
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and tackling so-called neglected tropical diseases are the focus of the November/December 2009 edition of Health Affairs. The articles, by leading global health experts from around the world, show that although these challenges differ dramatically, rising to meet them could save millions of lives.
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
Research firms in developing countries have a medicine cabinet full of affordable and innovative drugs, diagnostics and vaccines on shelves or in development to address "neglected tropical diseases" but need help to get such products to more potential users.
Physorg (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Using an unconventional approach that they designed, University of Pittsburgh drug discoverers and their collaborators at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have identified compounds that hold promise for treating leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection that many consider one of the world's most overlooked diseases. The findings are available online today in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 11/03/2009
Responding to the HIV/AIDS pandemic and tackling so-called neglected tropical diseases are the focus of the November/December 2009 edition of Health Affairs. The articles, by leading global health experts from around the world, show that although these challenges differ dramatically, rising to meet them could save millions of lives.
The Huffington Post (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
BARCELONA, Spain — Developing countries don't trust wealthy nations' promises that they will help them meet the challenges of climate change, the U.N.'s top climate official said Monday, adding that means any new global warming deal must have legal force. The legal status of an agreement and whether nations will be sanctioned for failing to meet their commitments are contentious issues in talks...
Eurekalert (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Using an unconventional approach that they designed, University of Pittsburgh drug discoverers and their collaborators at Walter Reed Army Institute of Research have identified compounds that hold promise for treating leishmaniasis, a parasitic infection that many consider one of the world's most overlooked diseases. The findings are available online today in PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases.
Washington Post (Free subscription) | 11/02/2009
Best known for: Helping USAID address global health issues in developing countries. Among the concerns: malaria, avian influenza, tropical diseases, and maternal and child health programs.
Public Library of Science (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
PLoS is getting ready for this year's ASTMH meeting (Washington, D. C., November 18–22), where you’ll find us at Booth 501 in the exhibition hall. Meet editorial team members from PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases and PLoS Pathogens who will be on hand to answer questions about publishing your work with PLoS , open access , and article-level metrics . Editors-in-Chief Peter Hotez and Serap...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/30/2009
Scientists at LSTM have developed a tool to support the development of appropriate age-based dosing regimens for malaria drugs. Weight-based dosing is challenging in many malaria endemic countries because access to formal health services is limited, functioning scales may be scarce and many treatments are given at home using antimalarials bought from shops and street vendors. In these settings, drug...
Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 10/28/2009
The New York Times examines the conclusions drawn in a recent PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases editorial that the Islamic world is suffering from a "devastating burden" of neglected tropical diseases. "The article, a combination of analysis and editorial written by the journal's editor, Peter J.
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