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Housing and health: an interview with Hilary Thomson, Senior Investigator Scientist at the UK Medical Research Council

I have been working on this topic for 13 years. Our research programme centres around generating research evidence which can be used in public policy to promote health. This is a broad topic and investigates the potential for investment in socio-economic determinants of health, like housing, transport, welfare, employment etc, to have an impact on health.

26 Mar 2013

Presence of certain bacteria in stomach microbiota can prevent pathology from H. pylori

Mice with different naturally occurring stomach bacteria have distinct susceptibilities to disease caused by Helicobacter pylori, the well-known cause of ulcers in humans, according to a study published online ahead of print in the journal Infection and Immunity.

26 Mar 2013

USAID blog examines water management issues in the Middle East

The first three entries of a four-part series, titled "USAID in the Middle East," have been published in the agency's "IMPACTblog."

26 Mar 2013

STAT3 protein's ability to cause malignancy is suppressed when neutralized by S31-1757

Researchers at Moffitt Cancer Center and colleagues at the University of South Florida have developed a small molecule that inhibits STAT3, a protein that causes cancer.

26 Mar 2013

U.N. must uphold 'moral obligations' in Haitian cholera epidemic

Noting the "aid group Doctors Without Borders said [on March 12] that the cholera crisis in Haiti was getting worse, for the most unnecessary and appalling of reasons: a lack of money and basic medical supplies," a New York Times editorial states, "The dreadful backdrop to this emergency is an abdication of responsibility by organizations that have pledged to help Haiti, particularly the United Nations."

26 Mar 2013

IRIN examines TB in southern African mines

Noting "South Africa's gold mines are estimated to have the highest number of new tuberculosis cases in the world, making the disease a leading export to neighboring countries," IRIN examines "the declaration meant to change this situation."

26 Mar 2013

Focused approach needed to end TB

Addressing the question of whether the international community can eliminate tuberculosis, Arundhati Maitra and Sanjib Bhakta of the Department of Biological Sciences at the University of London write in an opinion piece in the AlertNet News Blog, "With an estimated 8.7 million reported cases and 1.4 million deaths due to TB in 2011, the question above poses one of the most serious challenges faced by the scientific community, health care industry, government and public organizations worldwide."

26 Mar 2013

Arnold P. Gold Foundation receives grant to continue promote patient-centered healthcare

With a half million dollars in grant funding from the Picker Institute, The Arnold P. Gold Foundation will continue the vital work of promoting patient-centered healthcare, a movement spearheaded by the Picker Institute.

26 Mar 2013

Data important for global health policymaking

"Just like central bankers and ministers who need an accurate GDP figure for policymaking, health ministers need to know why their population is losing healthy life years," Denizhan Duran, a research assistant at the Center for Global Development, writes in the group's blog.

26 Mar 2013

Study examines diabetes risk factors in young people transitioning to adult care

Type 1 diabetes is a condition in which the body does not produce insulin and cannot convert sugar, starches and other food into energy. Generally diagnosed during childhood or adolescence, the disease requires lifelong access to medical care and intensive daily self-management.

26 Mar 2013

Challenges remain in fight against TB, U.N. Secretary-General says

On World Tuberculosis Day, recognized on March 24, U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon "said that while there has been much progress since the World Health Organization declared TB a global health emergency two decades ago, there are still challenges to be met, mainly stopping the spread of multidrug-resistant TB, also known as MDR-TB, which threatens to reverse the gains achieved in past years," the U.N. News Centre reports.

26 Mar 2013

'Grand challenges in global health' initiative calls for applications for the 'next generation of condom'

"The Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative, backed by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, launched the 'Next Generation of Condom' challenge this month," NBC News Los Angeles reports (Ebright, 3/23).

26 Mar 2013

Gladstone investigator to receive Essey Award for fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Shinya Yamanaka, MD, PhD, a senior investigator at the Gladstone Institutes, next month will receive the Essey Award for his "Commitment to a Cure" from The ALS Association Golden West Chapter.

26 Mar 2013

Limiting work hours for medical trainees increases the number of patient 'handoff’

Limiting the number of continuous hours worked by medical trainees failed to increase the amount of sleep each intern got per week, but dramatically increased the number of potentially dangerous handoffs of patients from one trainee to another, new research from Johns Hopkins suggests. The reductions in work hours also decreased training time, the researchers found.

26 Mar 2013

Blogs address issues surrounding TB, World TB Day

On Sunday, March 24, the international community observed World TB Day. The following is a summary of blog posts published in recognition of the day.

26 Mar 2013

Two researchers awarded grants to develop indicators, biomarkers for dementia with Lewy bodies

The Lewy Body Dementia Association and the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation have awarded $100,000 each to Omar El-Agnaf, PhD, of United Arab Amirates University and Michelle Mielke, PhD, of Mayo Clinic Rochester to provide one year of support for their research projects focused on developing indicators, or biomarkers, for dementia with Lewy bodies.

26 Mar 2013

Recommendation against routine PSA measurement relies too heavily on randomized trial data

Do the results of recent randomized trials justify the recent U.S. recommendation against yearly measurement of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) as a screening test for prostate cancer? That's the topic of debate in a special "point/counterpoint" section in the April issue of Medical Care.

26 Mar 2013

New vaccine proves highly effective against H5N1 virus

Until now most experimental vaccines against the highly lethal H5N1 avian influenza virus have lacked effectiveness. But a new vaccine has proven highly effective against the virus when tested in both mice and ferrets. It is also effective against the H9 subtype of avian influenza.

26 Mar 2013

Researchers identify monoclonal antibody that directly kills lymphocytic leukemia cells

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego Moores Cancer Center have identified a humanized monoclonal antibody that targets and directly kills chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) cells.

26 Mar 2013

Rethinking sanitation systems on World Water Day

"In 1993 the United Nations General Assembly declared 22 March as World Day for Water, and people have embraced the entire week in an attempt to shine the spotlight on the global water issues," Carl Hensman, a program officer in the water, sanitation, and hygiene program at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, writes in the foundation's "Impatient Optimists" blog.

26 Mar 2013

Research News and Research

Housing and health: an interview with Hilary Thomson, Senior Investigator Scientist at the UK Medical Research Council

Presence of certain bacteria in stomach microbiota can prevent pathology from H. pylori

USAID blog examines water management issues in the Middle East

STAT3 protein's ability to cause malignancy is suppressed when neutralized by S31-1757

U.N. must uphold 'moral obligations' in Haitian cholera epidemic

IRIN examines TB in southern African mines

Focused approach needed to end TB

Arnold P. Gold Foundation receives grant to continue promote patient-centered healthcare

Data important for global health policymaking

Study examines diabetes risk factors in young people transitioning to adult care

Challenges remain in fight against TB, U.N. Secretary-General says

'Grand challenges in global health' initiative calls for applications for the 'next generation of condom'

Gladstone investigator to receive Essey Award for fight against amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Limiting work hours for medical trainees increases the number of patient 'handoff’

Blogs address issues surrounding TB, World TB Day

Two researchers awarded grants to develop indicators, biomarkers for dementia with Lewy bodies

Recommendation against routine PSA measurement relies too heavily on randomized trial data

New vaccine proves highly effective against H5N1 virus

Researchers identify monoclonal antibody that directly kills lymphocytic leukemia cells

Rethinking sanitation systems on World Water Day

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