Research Articles Results  

13 Aug 2010

Can the service offered by Africa’s drug shops be improved?

A systematic review finds that little research has so far been done, but educational interventions seem to raise prescribing standards.
Source: International Journal for Quality in Health Care
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13 Aug 2010

Global map shows populations at risk of vivax malaria

The Malaria Atlas Project publishes its findings on “the other malaria”.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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21 Jul 2010

Could antioxidants reduce the lasting brain damage caused by cerebral malaria?

Research on mice, in which two antioxidants were combined with standard malaria treatment, has produced some promising results.
Source: PLoS Pathogens
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19 Jul 2010

Lymphatic filariasis: education leads to big increases in numbers who comply with treatment

A community education programme in Orissa, India has increased treatment compliance rates from around half to 75% or 90%.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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16 Jul 2010

Tuberculosis is even more common in South Africa than previously believed

And a higher proportion of cases involve resistant strains of M. tuberculosis.
Source: PLoS Medicine
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12 Jul 2010

Infectious diseases hold back the rise in IQ

An analysis shows a strong negative association between parasite prevalence and national average IQ.
Source: Proceedings of the Royal Society, Biological Sciences
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5 Jul 2010

Major economic benefits achieved by action to eliminate elephantiasis

Researchers estimate that, in its first eight years, the Global Programme to Eliminate Lymphatic Filariasis (GPELF) has brought benefits worth $21.8 billion to individuals, and savings of $2.2 billion to the health systems of endemic countries.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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22 Jun 2010

Impact of programme to control elephantiasis levels off

Initially, mass drug administration in Tanzania reduced infection rates of the parasite that causes lymphatic filariasis, but further reductions were not achieved.
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases
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21 Jun 2010

Identifying new stages in release of malaria parasite provides leads in search for drugs

New understanding of how the Plasmodium falciparum escapes from red blood cells opens a new direction for treatment research.
Source: Current Biology
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17 Jun 2010

Tuberculosis in Africa: expansion of the mining industry increases the level of risk

Mining increases the incidence of TB, not only amongst miners themselves, but in the population at large.
Source: American Journal of Public Health
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