| | Editorial Meeting the Needs of Different Research Communities The PLoS Medicine Editors PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e158. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020158.PMCID: PMC1140962 Synopses Comparison of Homocysteine-Lowering Drugs PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e145. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020145.PMCID: PMC1140955 How Prevalent Is Schizophrenia? PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e146. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020146.PMCID: PMC1140956 Affluence and the Worldwide Distribution of Cardiovascular Disease Risks PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e148. Published online 2005 May 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020148.PMCID: PMC1088288 Patterns of Statin Prescribing PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e149. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020149.PMCID: PMC1140958 PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e150. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020150.PMCID: PMC1140959 Essays Is Evidence-Based Medicine Relevant to the Developing World? Paul Chinnock, Nandi Siegfried, and Mike Clarke PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e107. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020107.PMCID: PMC1140939 Medical Journals Are an Extension of the Marketing Arm of Pharmaceutical Companies Richard Smith PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e138. Published online 2005 May 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020138.PMCID: PMC1140949 Perspectives Why We Need to Rethink the Diseases of Affluence Thomas E Novotny PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e104. Published online 2005 May 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020104.PMCID: PMC1088286 Taking More Than a Fair Share? The Migration of Health Professionals from Poor to Rich Countries Delanyo Dovlo PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e109. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020109.PMCID: PMC1140940 Managing Cardiovascular Risk Factors: The Gap between Evidence and Practice Fiona Turnbull PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e131. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020131.PMCID: PMC1140946 The Global Prevalence of Schizophrenia Dinesh Bhugra PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e151. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020151.PMCID: PMC1140960 Health in Action Tackling Tuberculosis in Latvia Melanie Zipperer PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e122. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020122.PMCID: PMC1140941 Policy Forum Nanotechnology and the Developing World Fabio Salamanca-Buentello, Deepa L Persad, Erin B Court, Douglas K Martin, Abdallah S Daar, and Peter A Singer PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e97. Published online 2005 May 12. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020097.PMCID: PMC1079975 Vaccine Policy in India Yennapu Madhavi PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e127. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020127.PMCID: PMC1140944 Research in Translation The Development of Vaginal Microbicides for the Prevention of HIV Transmission Jonathan Weber, Kamal Desai, Janet Darbyshire, and on behalf of the Microbicides Development Programme PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e142. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020142.PMCID: PMC1140953 Learning Forum An 18-Year-Old Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Undergoing Surgery Massimo Pietropaolo PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e140. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020140.PMCID: PMC1140951 Case Report Autoimmune Thyroid Disease with Fluctuating Thyroid Function Ali S Alzahrani, Saleh Aldasouqi, Suzan Abdel Salam, and Ali Sultan PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e89. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020089.PMCID: PMC1140938 Research Articles National Trends in Statin Use by Coronary Heart Disease Risk Category Jun Ma, Niraj L Sehgal, John Z Ayanian, and Randall S Stafford PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e123. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020123.PMCID: PMC1140942 An Immune Basis for Malaria Protection by the Sickle Cell Trait Thomas N Williams, Tabitha W Mwangi, David J Roberts, Neal D Alexander, David J Weatherall, Sammy Wambua, Moses Kortok, Robert W Snow, and Kevin Marsh PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e128. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020128.PMCID: PMC1140945 Rethinking the “Diseases of Affluence” Paradigm: Global Patterns of Nutritional Risks in Relation to Economic Development Majid Ezzati, Stephen Vander Hoorn, Carlene M. M Lawes, Rachel Leach, W. Philip T James, Alan D Lopez, Anthony Rodgers, and Christopher J. L Murray PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e133. Published online 2005 May 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020133.PMCID: PMC1088287 Effect of Homocysteine-Lowering Nutrients on Blood Lipids: Results from Four Randomised, Placebo-Controlled Studies in Healthy Humans Margreet R Olthof, Trinette van Vliet, Petra Verhoef, Peter L Zock, and Martijn B Katan PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e135. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020135.PMCID: PMC1140947 A Systematic Review of the Prevalence of Schizophrenia Sukanta Saha, David Chant, Joy Welham, and John McGrath PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e141. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020141.PMCID: PMC1140952 Correspondence and Other Communications Unjustified Restrictions on Letters to the Editor Douglas G Altman PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e126. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020126.PMCID: PMC1140943 HIV Epidemiology in Africa: Weak Variables and Tendentiousness Generate Wobbly Conclusions Stuart Brody and John J Potterat PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e137. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020137.PMCID: PMC1140948 Association between Injections and HIV Incidence Naveed Zafar Janjua, Khabir Ahmad, Arshad Altaf, Mohammad Imran Khan, and Hasan Bin Hamza PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e139. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020139.PMCID: PMC1140950 Fundamental Limits to the Precision of Early Warning Systems for Epidemics of Infectious Diseases John M Drake PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e144. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020144.PMCID: PMC1140954 Authors' Reply: Don't Let the Hypothesis Slip Ben A Lopman, Geoff P Garnett, Simon Gregson, Simon Gregson, and Peter R Mason PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e147. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020147.PMCID: PMC1140957 Editors' Reply Virginia Barbour, Barbara Cohen, and Gavin Yamey PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e152. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020152.PMCID: PMC1140961 Correction Correction: Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control Paul D. R Johnson, Timothy Stinear, Pamela L. C Small, Gerd Pluschke, Richard W Merritt, Francoise Portaels, Kris Huygen, John A Hayman, and Kingsley Asiedu PLoS Med. 2005 May; 2(5): e173. Published online 2005 May 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020173.PMCID: PMC1140963 Corrects: Paul D. R Johnson, et al. Buruli Ulcer (M. ulcerans Infection): New Insights, New Hope for Disease Control. PLoS Med. 2005 April; 2(4): e108. |