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- 1From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedThe Opportunity As developed nations continue to strengthen their electronic disease surveillance capacities [1], the parts of the world that are most vulnerable to emerging disease threats still lack essential...
- 2From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Neonatal hypothyroidism has been associated in animal models with maternal exposure to several environmental contaminants; however, evidence for such an association in humans is inconsistent. We evaluated...
- 3From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground The international financing of malaria control has increased significantly in the last ten years in parallel with calls to halve the malaria burden by the year 2015. The allocation of funds to countries...
- 4From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Tuberculosis (TB) remains a significant global health problem, responsible for an estimated 1.7 million deaths per year worldwide [1 ]. Resistance to anti-tuberculosis drugs is an important threat to...
- 5From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedCorrection for: Stevens G, Dias RH, Thomas KJA, Rivera JA, Carvalho N, et al. (2008) Characterizing the epidemiological transition in Mexico: National and subnational burden of diseases, injuries, and risk factors....
- 6From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedThis is the second in a series of articles on conducting research during complex humanitarian emergencies. The first is at PLoS Med 5(4): e89. doi:10.1371 /journal. pmed.0050089 The effects of crises (manmade or...
- 7From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Intermediate syndrome (IMS) is a major cause of death from respiratory failure following acute organophosphate poisoning. The objective of this study was to determine repetitive nerve stimulation (RNS)...
- 8From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Transmitted HIV-1 drug resistance can compromise initial antiretroviral therapy (ART); therefore, its detection is important for patient management. The absence of drug-associated selection pressure in...
- 9From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedFounded in the wake of the Great Depression of the 1930s, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was established in 1945 when government representatives met and agreed on a "framework of international economic...
- 10From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedThere is great excitement in the tuberculosis (TB) scientific community over the introduction of new tools into TB control activities. The development of new tools is an important component of the Global Plan to Stop TB...
- 11From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground The provision of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) in resource-limited settings follows a public health approach, which is characterised by a limited number of regimens and the standardisation...
- 12From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Alcohol, tobacco, and illegal drug use cause considerable morbidity and mortality, but good cross-national epidemiological data are limited. This paper describes such data from the first 17 countries...
- 13From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedDESCRIPTION of CASE A 58-year-old woman presented to her primary care physician in April 2002 complaining of troubling abdominal symptoms. She described abdominal bloating and pain with frequent diarrhoea and modest...
- 14From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedOrganophosphate (OP) pesticides contribute to a substantial burden of mortality and morbidity from self-poisoning, particularly in developing countries. Such poisonings are associated with several syndromes, including...
- 15From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground The relationship between population trends in delaying childbirth and rising rates of primary cesarean delivery is unclear. The aims of the present study were (1) to characterize the association between...
- 16From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedThe PLoS Medicine Editors 2008 has been a good year for access to research. Effective New Year's Day, both the Canadian Institutes of Health Research [1] and the Howard Hughes Medical Institute [2] require publicly...
- 17From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Previous studies have indicated that International Monetary Fund (IMF) economic programs have influenced health-care infrastructure in recipient countries. The post- communist Eastern European and former...
- 18From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedBackground Several studies have suggested that diabetes mellitus (DM) increases the risk of active tuberculosis (TB). The rising prevalence of DM in TB-endemic areas may adversely affect TB control. We conducted a...
- 19From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedDespite high rates of viral turnover and viral evolution, HIV has proven to be surprisingly easy to suppress with combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) in the regions of the world where such treatment is available....
- 20From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 5, Issue 7) Peer-ReviewedNeglecting the Gap As we ride a wave of renewed awareness of and investment in malaria prevention and treatment, it is tempting to believe that the era of neglect lies behind us. Although malaria's comparatively high...