The Lancet Suicide series
Worrying global trends in suicide are reported in a new Lancet Series of papers . The Lancet Series reviews a range of topics relating to this issue. Click here for more.
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26 June 2012
Mouse studies show how body helps TB survive
Inhibiting a key immune response in mice during initial multi-drug treatment for tuberculosis could -- paradoxically -- shorten treatment time for the highly contagious lung infection, according to new research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center and the Center for TB Research.
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New study on microbicide vaginal ring to prevent HIV
A new clinical trial in the area of HIV prevention for women is underway in South Africa. It is known as 'The Ring Study' and it will test the long-term safety and preventive efficacy of an antiretroviral drug, dapivirine, when this is contained in a vaginal ring that releases the drug into the vagina in a sustained manner.
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