Cochrane Library publishes the most thorough survey of MMR vaccination data
...he large-scale vaccination programmes in developed countries has tended to induce a sense of complacency, but m...hysical damage or even kill. Indeed, in developing countries where vaccination is less prevalent, the mortality rate from these diseases is high The MMR vaccine ...Medical community recognise significance of Herceptin results in early HER2-positive breast cancer
...tage HER2-positive breast cancer patients. Several countries are already developing clinical guidelines and com...positive patients were enrolled at 480 sites in 39 countries across the world. HERA is a randomised trial, which, following standard adjuvant systemic chemothera...Guidelines needed to help doctors treat different types of insecticide self-poisoning
... deaths each year. Most of these are in developing countries but this type of poisoning is also an important type of self-poisoning in the developed countries. Currently guidelines do not give specific treatment advice for particular organophosphorus insecticides. Michael Eddleston (University of Oxford, UK) ...World's poorest children missing out on child survival strategies
... and 17%, respectively. The researchers found that countries with higher rates of coverage had less inequity than those with lower coverage rates. Professor Victora states: "Most of the interventions studied have been available for several decades. The fact that many children do not receive any intervention is...BOLDER II study confirms therapeutic potential of SEROQUEL in bipolar depression
...of schizophrenia since 1997 and is available in 85 countries for the treatment of this condition. SEROQUEL is also licensed in 73 countries for the treatment of mania associated with bipolar disorder....Tracking desertification with satellites highlighted at UNCCD COP
...ing with national partners of four of the European countries most affected by desertification: the Greek, Itali...presented to more than 30 delegates from different countries worldwide. "DesertWatch is not a research project but rather the development and demonstration of a ...Innovate or perish? Helping developing countries fight neglected diseases
...of these challenges, is there a way for developing countries to solve health disparities and bootstrap these ef...s, have outlined new strategies to help developing countries address neglected diseases. "Many developing countries are attempting to solve the health problems...Epidemic of chronic diseases focus of Oxford Health Alliance Conference
...e attention from governments and policy makers, in countries as diverse as China and India, South Africa and Brazil and the United States. The conference is a call to action by researchers and industry leaders to address what the organizers call a preventable tragedy. The Oxford Health Alliance, through its a...Authorise generic avian flu drugs: Researchers
...y say. "Control of the disease in potential source countries is in Australia's national interest. Australia has...duction in the Asian region," Dr Lokuge says. Some countries including Thailand and Argentina have indicated that they will authorise generic manufacture of thes...Population growth could be bigger threat to reducing poverty in Africa than AIDS
...aceptive information and service seems unlikely in countries with fragile governments. For these reasons population size in 2050 may well exceed the expectations of the UN. The authors detail the approach that they think is now needed, which combines a focus on fertility with an intensified effort to prevent t...Iressa does not improve survival for patients with the most common form of lung cancer
...ies are needed. Iressa was approved in a number of countries for the treatment of NSCLC after two trials showed...motherapy resistant disease from 210 centres in 28 countries into the trial. 1129 patients were assigned to receive Iressa and 563 a placebo. The investigators f...Cruciferous vegetables may help some people protect against lung cancer
...cer and 2168 age and sex-matched controls from six countries in eastern and central Europe. The researchers gave participants a food questionnaire to fill in and assessed their genetic status from a blood sample. They found that weekly consumption of cruciferous vegetables had a 33% protective effect against l...Public health tool from the '60s could help mitigate potential flu disaster
...r public health leaders worldwide, and yet in most countries pandemic influenza plans are only in a draft form and lack legal status. The researchers say that the "Haddon matrix," a tool developed by Dr William Haddon Jr. for improving traffic safety, could help public health officials tackle the challenges o...New screen-and-treat methods for cervical cancer significantly reduce cancer precursor lesions
...ancer, of which 80 percent occur in less-developed countries that have access to less than 5 percent of global cancer treatment resources. The lifetime risk of a woman developing cervical cancer in a low-resource setting is approximately 2 percent to 4 percent Health experts have long been frustrated by the h...Cervical cancer screening programs for low-resource areas appear effective and safe
...dwide, of which 80 percent occur in less-developed countries that have access to less than 5 percent of global ...uced the incidence of cervical cancer in developed countries that have the infrastructure to support these programs. However, these screening programs have been ...Xeloda plus oxaliplatin (XELOX) dramatically reduces hospital visits by over 60%
...cancer, with over 4,000 patients from more than 30 countries involved....Headlines about Herceptin show equality of access to costly drugs must be tackled
...ancer, but one of the barriers to its use in other countries is its high cost, say the authors. In Canada the treatment costs $C50,000 a year (25,000) per patient, and despite its effectiveness was not approved for funding in Ontario until after a media backlash. The drug represents the first of probably man...Doctors advised to plan their response to flu pandemic
...pply shortages also bring ethical dilemmas between countries with manufacturing capacity and those without, and with respect to people in countries with inadequate resources to meet the cost of vaccines and drugs. Should a pandemic emerge within 12...Five questions that need to be addressed at international flu meeting
...mic? Current preparedness plans in many developed countries are well advanced. However, in low-income and middle-income settings, plans for massive international support are urgently needed. The Lancet states: "The Geneva summit will be a make-or-break time for the human threat of H5N1 influenza. Existing kn......uberculosis (TB) which could be used in developing countries has won first place in the Best Innovation to Impr...tise. This is particularly important in developing countries which may not have the infrastructure we take for granted in the developed world." Each year arou...