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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 t

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

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 consi

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 anemi

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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

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

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 b

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 t

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

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

Chris Polman, Free University of Amsterdam Abstract N Engl J Med 2006;345:899 Despite fears that natalizumab – which reduces progression in some categories of patients with multiple sclerosis &#

Matthew J Thompson, University of Oxford Abstract Lancet 2006; 367:397-403 More lives of children with meningococcal disease could be saved if previously overlooked early signs could be recognised by

Hank Balfour Hank Balfour, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Infectious mononucleosis, also known as the kissing disease, is caused Epstein Barr Virus, or EBV; so, can we effectively treat, and pre

Michele Pearson Michele Pearson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta A community-wide approach is needed to combat MRSA according to a new assessment presented to the conference in Was

Thomas Cherpes Thomas Cherpes, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine One thought provoking study at ICAAC explored the possible link between pelvic inflammatory disease, or PID, and herpes simpl

A 20 000-person study of eicosapentaenoic acid supplements gave solid scientific support for EPA use to prevent cardiovascular events among patients with established coronary artery disease. Mitsuhiro

David Wood Heart disease patients need to change lifestyle and not just take medicines. That’s the message in Stockholm from the EuroAction Project, which is investigating the potential of a nur

Caroline Daly The Euroheart survey has found significant differences in both diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in women as compared with men. Audio Medica asked Caroline Daly of London’s