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Public Release: 15-Nov-2011
 Journal of Physics D: Applied PhysicsIonized plasmas as cheap sterilizers for developing world Devices that create ionized plasmas could be life-savers in the developing world or on the battlefield, providing an inexpensive way to sterilize water and medical instruments. UC Berkeley chemical engineer David Graves and colleagues have created low-temperature plasma devices that sterilize water and keep it antimicrobial for at least a week. A new report finds that the hydrogen peroxide and nitrites produced by the plasma discharge are not the source of long-term antimicrobial activity. 
US Department of Energy, Blum Center
Contact: Robert Sanders
Public Release: 15-Nov-2011
Proceedings of the National Academy of SciencesContrasting patterns of malaria drug resistance found between humans and mosquitoes A study detected contrasting patterns of drug resistance in malaria-causing parasites taken from both humans and mosquitoes. Parasites found in human blood samples showed a high prevalence for pyrimethamine-resistance, which was consistent with the class of drugs widely used to treat malaria. However, parasites taken from mosquitoes themselves had very low prevalence of pyrimethamine-resistance and a high prevalence of cycloguanil-resistant mutants indicating resistance to a newer class of antimalaria drug not widely used in Zambia.
Johns Hopkins Malaria Research Institute, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, National Institutes of Health
Contact: Tim Parsons
Public Release: 15-Nov-2011
PLOS MedicineHope for more options in couples where one partner is HIV positive In sub-Saharan Africa, couples in long-term relationships where one partner is HIV-positive and the other is HIV-negative could benefit from anti-AIDS drugs given either as treatment or as a prevention measure to reduce the risk of HIV transmission. Contact: Clare Weaver
Public Release: 14-Nov-2011
Risk of contracting diabetes to increase in world of 7 billion people World citizen number seven billion is less likely to die from infectious diseases like measles or even AIDS, and more likely to contract diabetes or other non-communicable diseases, as they are now the leading causes of deaths globally. Contact: Siri Tellier
Public Release: 13-Nov-2011
New fund for young developing world innovators to tackle deadly global health conditions Supporting the pursuit of bold, creative health-related innovations in developing countries is the goal of a new $18 million fund announced today by Grand Challenges Canada. "Rising Stars in Global Health" is designed to nurture bold, original thinking by young developing country innovators into ways of tackling some of the most difficult global health challenges. Contact: Terry Collins
Public Release: 11-Nov-2011
LancetWoodsmoke from cooking fires linked to pneumonia Researchers at the University of Liverpool and the universities of California, Berkley and del Valle, Guatemala, have found that cases of severe pneumonia among young children are reduced by one-third in homes with smoke-reducing chimneys on cooking stoves.
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, World Health Organization
Contact: Samantha Martin
Public Release: 11-Nov-2011
IVI announces the prequalification of innovative cholera vaccine by the World Health Organization Shanchol, a new oral cholera vaccine developed through the International Vaccine Institute, an international organization established by the United Nations and based in Seoul, recently received prequalification from the World Health Organization. Developed for use in developing countries to protect against life-threatening cholera, Shanchol is ready to use in a single-dose vial and is administered orally, which facilitates its implementation in large-scale immunization programs.
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Government of Korea, Government of Sweden
Contact: Tae Kyung Byun
Public Release: 10-Nov-2011
LancetWood stove intervention can reduce childhood pneumonia Cooking stoves with chimneys can lower exposure to indoor wood smoke and reduce the rate of severe pneumonia by 30 percent in children less than 18 months of age, according to a new air pollution study funded by the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), part of the National Institutes of Health.
NIH/National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences
Contact: Ed Kang
Public Release: 10-Nov-2011
LancetWoodsmoke from cooking fires linked to pneumonia, cognitive impacts UC Berkeley-led researchers have found a dramatic one-third reduction in severe pneumonia diagnoses among children in homes with smoke-reducing chimneys on their cookstoves. Reducing wood smoke could have a major impact on the burden of pneumonia, the leading cause of child mortality in the world, the researchers said. A separate pilot study also found a link between prenatal maternal exposure to woodsmoke and poorer performance in markers for IQ at ages six and seven.
US National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, World Health Organization
Contact: Sarah Yang
Public Release: 9-Nov-2011
New studies show progress, value in vaccination against deadly pneumonia In a paper in International Health, authors estimate two pneumococcal vaccines being introduced with support from GAVI could save lives of 3-4 million children over the next 10 years. A separate report from International Vaccine Access Center at Johns Hopkins shows progress in rolling out interventions to control pneumonia has been uneven, with greatest progress in access to vaccines but lack of access to medical care and antibiotics where children are most vulnerable to pneumonia. Contact: Coimbra Sirica
Public Release: 8-Nov-2011
International Journal of Emergency MedicineRI Hospital finds dehydration scales not accurate for determining dehydration levels in children A Rhode Island Hospital study evaluated the accuracy of the commonly used dehydration scales as they apply to children in a low-income country. Based on their experience in Rwanda, the physician researchers determined that none of the three scales were accurate predictors of severe dehydration in children with diarrhea and/or vomiting. The team calls for further research to develop and validate new clinical scales with greater accuracy for use in low-income countries.
Harvard Affiliated Emergency Medicine Residency Maryanne Povinelli Award, Partners in Health/Inshut Mu Buzima, Rwanda Ministry of Health
Contact: Nancy Cawley Jean
Public Release: 8-Nov-2011
PLOS MedicineNew artemisinin-based treatment against malaria promising For some time now, artemisinin, derived from a Chinese herb, has been the most powerful treatment available against malaria. But there are different formulations and derivatives, in different combinations and with dosing schemes. Scientists from the Institute of Tropical Medicine carried out a head-to-head comparison of four combination therapies in seven African countries. One combination appeared particularly promising for regions where the risk of re-infection is high. Contact: Umberto D'Alessandro
Public Release: 8-Nov-2011
PLOS MedicineSurviving premature babies in Malawi continue to have poor growth rates and development delay A detailed study from Malawi, published in this week's PLoS Medicine, shows that during the first two years of life, infants who were born prematurely (before 37 weeks gestation) continue to have a higher risk of death than infants born at term and are also more likely to have poorer growth and developmental delay. Contact: Clare Weaver
Public Release: 8-Nov-2011
PLOS MedicineCombination drugs for treatment of uncomplicated malaria in African children A large study from Africa, published in this week's PLoS Medicine, has found that in a direct comparison, three types of new, fast-acting antimalarial artemisinin-based combination therapy drugs, which comprise artemisinin derivatives in combination with a partner antimalarial drug, AL (artesunate-mefloquine), ASAQ (artesunate-amodiaquine) and DHAPQ (dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine) are all effective for treating children with uncomplicated malaria. Contact: Clare Weaver
Public Release: 7-Nov-2011
PLOS ONEPolio still a threat to public health After years of tracking isolated cases of live poliovirus, Dr. Lester Shulman of Tel Aviv University reports that the wild poliovirus can still be found in countries that were widely believed polio-free. Contact: George Hunka
Public Release: 7-Nov-2011
Major project to implement new treatments to boost kala-azar elimination strategies A comprehensive four-year project including over 10,000 patients in clinical and pharmacovigilance studies for diagnosis and treatment of visceral leishmaniasis (VL, also known as kala-azar) in India and Bangladesh was launched by an international consortium formed last month to support control and elimination strategies in both countries, where the concentration of disease burden is among the world's highest. Contact: Violaine Dällenbach
Public Release: 7-Nov-2011
Creating an 'electronic nose' to sniff out tuberculosis from a patient's breath Developers of a handheld "Electronic Nose" with the potential to diagnose tuberculosis in the breath of symptomatic patients today receive a US $950,000 grant from Grand Challenges Canada and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Contact: Terry Collins
Public Release: 3-Nov-2011
Yale receives opportunity to strengthen health care systems in developing countries The Yale Global Health Leadership Institute announces a new partnership with Management Science for Health, as part of the United States Agency for International Development-funded Leadership, Management and Governance Project. This five-year project will support health systems strengthening in developing countries around the world. Contact: Rosalind D'Eugenio
Public Release: 3-Nov-2011
Journal of Physics D: Applied PhysicsSafer medical kit by plasma-activated water Researchers have used plasma -- similar to the form created in neon signs, fluorescent tubes and TV displays -- to create water that stays significantly antibacterial and can be used as a disinfectant for at least seven days after becoming plasma-active. Contact: Michael Bishop
Public Release: 2-Nov-2011
American EntomologistAnalysis reveals malaria, other diseases as ancient, adaptive and persistent foes One of the most comprehensive analyses yet done of the ancient history of insect-borne disease concludes for the first time that malaria is not only native to the New World, but it has been present long before humans existed and has evolved through birds and monkeys. Contact: George Poinar, Jr.
Public Release: 2-Nov-2011
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and HygieneGlobal flu watch: Report of rare flu coinfection in Southeast Asia hot spot Researchers conducting influenza-like illness surveillance in Cambodia have confirmed a rare incidence of individuals becoming infected with a seasonal influenza and the pandemic strain at the same time, a reminder of the ongoing risk of distinct flu viruses combining in human hosts to produce a more lethal strain, according to a report in the November issue of the American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene. Contact: Bridget DeSimone
Public Release: 1-Nov-2011
LancetDIY screening could save lives of women who cannot access smear test A study published today in the Lancet shows how a do-it-yourself screen for cervical cancer could help prevent the disease in thousands of women who, for a number of reasons, cannot have a smear test.
Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública, Health Ministry of Mexico, QiAGEN Corp.
Contact: Kerry Noble
Public Release: 31-Oct-2011
$7.2 million project will address a national shortage of health-care workers in Liberia Indiana University today (Oct. 31) announced that it is partnering with the University of Liberia and the University of Massachusetts Medical School to administer a transformative $7.2 million project that will address a national shortage of health-care workers in Liberia, an African nation with which IU has had long-standing ties.
US Agency for International Development
Contact: George Vlahakis
Public Release: 28-Oct-2011
Genome ResearchChromosome chaos in serial killer Scientists found a deadly parasite with some of its chromosomes in duplicate, others in triplicate, while still others are present four or even five times. Moreover, the copy number varies between individuals. Such a bizarre occurrence has never before been found in nature, in any organism. As a rule, chromosomes should come in couples. The scientists, from the Institute of Tropical Medicine and the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, made the striking discovery while deciphering the genetic code of a series of Leishmania-parasites.
Wellcome Trust, European Commission, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Baillet-Latour Foundation
Contact: Jean-Claude Dujardin
Public Release: 27-Oct-2011
Stroke: Journal of the American Heart AssociationPoorer countries, countries that spend little on health-care have worse stroke outcomes People living in poor countries or countries that spend proportionately less on health-care are about 30 percent more likely to have a stroke, a new study shows. Contact: Kate Taylor
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