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- 1From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground: Globally, suicide accounts for 5.2% of deaths among persons aged 15 to 44 years and its incidence is rising. In Australia, suicide rates peaked in 1997 and have been declining since. A substantial part of...
- 2From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground: Staphylococcus aureus is one of the most important human pathogens and methicillin-resistant variants (MRSAs) are a major cause of hospital and community-acquired infection. We aimed to map the geographic...
- 3From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThe Challenge The international humanitarian medical aid organization Medecins Sans Frontieres/Doctors Without Borders (MSF) supports a wide network of medical laboratories in resource-constrained countries. Although...
- 4From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground: There is strong evidence showing that male circumcision (MC) reduces HIV infection and other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). In Rwanda, where adult HIV prevalence is 3%, MC is not a traditional...
- 5From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis is the third in a series of four articles that highlight the changing nature of global health institutions. Introduction Conducting basic research, translating it into the development of new health tools, and...
- 6From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground: Comprehensive and contemporary estimates of the number of pregnancies at risk of malaria are not currently available, particularly for endemic areas outside of Africa. We derived global estimates of the...
- 7From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis is the fourth in a series of four articles that highlight the changing nature of global health institutions. Introduction The global health system is in a period of rapid transition, with an upsurge of funds...
- 8From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedRecent substantial increases in international attention to health have been accompanied by demands for statistics that accurately track health progress and performance, evaluate the impact of health programs and...
- 9From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedUnderstanding the geographic distribution of microbial pathogens such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis, Salmonella spp., or Staphylococcus aureus is critical to developing strategies to reduce their transmission. Varied...
- 10From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed
The evolution of the epidemic of charcoal-burning suicide in Taiwan: a spatial and temporal analysis
Background: An epidemic of carbon monoxide poisoning suicide by burning barbecue charcoal has occurred in East Asia in the last decade. We investigated the spatial and temporal evolution of the epidemic to assess its... - 11From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground to the debate: Pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers argue that the current patent system is crucial for stimulating research and development (R&D), leading to new products that improve medical...
- 12From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground: One of the criteria to objectively prioritize merozoite antigens for malaria vaccine development is the demonstration that naturally acquired antibodies are associated with protection from malaria. However,...
- 13From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedBackground: Impact assessment (IA) of all major European Union (EU) policies is now mandatory. The form of IA used has been criticised for favouring corporate interests by overemphasising economic impacts and failing to...
- 14From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedGovernments rightly request the advice of scientists on matters of fact that affect the public good, from climate change to cancer screening. Scientists must then assess available data and present recommendations based...
- 15From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedThis is the first in a series of four articles that highlight the changing nature of global health institutions. The Global Health System: A Time of Transition The global health system that evolved through the...
- 16From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedDecades of epidemiological studies and three carefully controlled randomized clinical trials have definitively shown that male circumcision (MC) reduces risks for HIV transmission from women to men by as much as 55%...
- 17From: PLoS Medicine. (Vol. 7, Issue 1) Peer-Reviewed
The global health system: strengthening national health systems as the next step for global progress
This is the second in a series of four articles that highlight the changing nature of global health institutions. Three circumstances make the present moment unique for global health. First, health has been...