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Volume 3(1);  January 2006
Editorial
What Are the Priorities in Malaria Research?
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e83. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030083.
PMCID: PMC1360651
Synopses
The Difficulties of Predicting the Outbreak Sizes of Epidemics
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e23. Published online 2005 November 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030023.
PMCID: PMC1285070
Placental Microtransfusions Associated with Increased HIV Transmission from Mother to Child
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e26. Published online 2005 November 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030026.
PMCID: PMC1285071
Adjusting Cholera Models to Recent Experimental Data
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e28. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030028.
PMCID: PMC1298945
New Approach to Combat Glioblastoma Shows Promise in Preclinical Studies
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e34. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030034.
PMCID: PMC1298946
Expression Profiling Predicts Survival in Kidney Cancer
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e35. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030035.
PMCID: PMC1298947
HAART: A Cost-Effective Option for South Africa
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e37. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030037.
PMCID: PMC1298948
Pinpointing the Earliest Defects in Age-Related Macular Degeneration
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e38. Published online 2005 November 29. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030038.
PMCID: PMC1288034
CMV and Triggers of Systemic Sclerosis
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e45. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030045.
PMCID: PMC1298950
Taking an Alternative Approach to HIV Vaccination
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e58. Published online 2006 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030058.
PMCID: PMC1323500
Essay
The Science and Politics of Colorectal Cancer Screening
Geir Hoff and Michael Bretthauer
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e36. Published online 2006 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030036.
PMCID: PMC1323498
Perspectives
Glioblastoma Multiforme—Treating a Deadly Tumor with Both Strands of RNA
Robert J Weil
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e31. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030031.
PMCID: PMC1307534
Trends in Cholera Epidemiology
Claudia T Codeço and Flavio C Coelho
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e42. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030042.
PMCID: PMC1360632
New Approaches to Vaccine Adjuvants: Inhibiting the Inhibitor
Barney S Graham
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e57. Published online 2006 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030057.
PMCID: PMC1323499
Is Antiretroviral Therapy Cost-Effective in South Africa?
R. Scott Braithwaite and Joel Tsevat
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e60. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030060.
PMCID: PMC1360636
Health in Action
Preventing Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder in Aboriginal Communities: A Methods Development Project
Paul Masotti, M. Anne George, Karen Szala-Meneok, A. Michel Morton, Christine Loock, Marilyn Van Bibber, Jennifer Ranford, Michael Fleming, and Stuart MacLeod
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e8. Published online 2006 January 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030008.
PMCID: PMC1325264
Policy Forum
The New International Health Regulations and the Federalism Dilemma
Kumanan Wilson, Christopher McDougall, and Ross Upshur
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e1. Published online 2005 December 20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030001.
PMCID: PMC1315361
Perspectives on the Efficacy of Antidepressants for Child and Adolescent Depression
Amir Raz
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e9. Published online 2005 December 20. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030009.
PMCID: PMC1315362
Student Forum
The “PharmFree” Campaign: Educating Medical Students about Industry Influence
Yavar Moghimi
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e30. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030030.
PMCID: PMC1360625
Learning Forum
A 40-Year-Old Woman Who Developed Jaundice during Therapy for Thyrotoxicosis
Chukwuma Ogbonna Ekpebegh and Naomi Sharlene Levitt
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e12. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030012.
PMCID: PMC1360619
Case Report
A Pediatric Genetic Disorder Diagnosed in Adulthood
Joseph A Church
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e15. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030015.
PMCID: PMC1360621
Research Articles
Antibodies against Human Cytomegalovirus in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Sclerosis: A Gene Array Approach
Claudio Lunardi, Marzia Dolcino, Dimitri Peterlana, Caterina Bason, Riccardo Navone, Nicola Tamassia, Ruggero Beri, Roberto Corrocher, and Antonio Puccetti
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e2. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030002.
PMCID: PMC1298939
Limits to Forecasting Precision for Outbreaks of Directly Transmitted Diseases
John M Drake
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e3. Published online 2005 November 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030003.
PMCID: PMC1288026
Cost-Effectiveness of Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy in South Africa
Motasim Badri, Gary Maartens, Sundhiya Mandalia, Linda-Gail Bekker, John R Penrod, Robert W Platt, Robin Wood, and Eduard J Beck
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e4. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030004.
PMCID: PMC1298940
CFH Y402H Confers Similar Risk of Soft Drusen and Both Forms of Advanced AMD
Kristinn P Magnusson, Shan Duan, Haraldur Sigurdsson, Hjorvar Petursson, Zhenglin Yang, Yu Zhao, Paul S Bernstein, Jian Ge, Fridbert Jonasson, Einar Stefansson, Gudleif Helgadottir, Norman A Zabriskie, Thorlakur Jonsson, Asgeir Björnsson, Theodora Thorlacius, Palmi V Jonsson, Gudmar Thorleifsson, Augustine Kong, Hreinn Stefansson, Kang Zhang, Kari Stefansson, and Jeffrey R Gulcher
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e5. Published online 2005 November 29. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030005.
PMCID: PMC1288033
EGF Receptor-Targeted Synthetic Double-Stranded RNA Eliminates Glioblastoma, Breast Cancer, and Adenocarcinoma Tumors in Mice
Alexei Shir, Manfred Ogris, Ernst Wagner, and Alexander Levitzki
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e6. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030006.
PMCID: PMC1298941
Hyperinfectivity: A Critical Element in the Ability of V. cholerae to Cause Epidemics?
David M Hartley, J. Glenn Morris, Jr, and David L Smith
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e7. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030007.
PMCID: PMC1298942
Maternal–Fetal Microtransfusions and HIV-1 Mother-to-Child Transmission in Malawi
Jesse J Kwiek, Victor Mwapasa, Danny A Milner, Jr, Alisa P Alker, William C Miller, Eyob Tadesse, Malcolm E Molyneux, Stephen J Rogerson, and Steven R Meshnick
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e10. Published online 2005 November 22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030010.
PMCID: PMC1285069
An Alternative and Effective HIV Vaccination Approach Based on Inhibition of Antigen Presentation Attenuators in Dendritic Cells
Xiao-Tong Song, Kevin Evel-Kabler, Lisa Rollins, Melissa Aldrich, Feng Gao, Xue F Huang, and Si-Yi Chen
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e11. Published online 2006 January 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030011.
PMCID: PMC1323501
Gene Expression Profiling Predicts Survival in Conventional Renal Cell Carcinoma
Hongjuan Zhao, Börje Ljungberg, Kjell Grankvist, Torgny Rasmuson, Robert Tibshirani, and James D Brooks
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e13. Published online 2005 December 6. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030013.
PMCID: PMC1298943
Correspondence and Other Communications
Major Potential Confounder Not Addressed
Jennifer Vines
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e63. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030063.
PMCID: PMC1360637
The Protective Effect of Male Circumcision as a Faith Lift for the Troubled Paradigm of HIV Epidemiology in Sub-Saharan Africa
John J Potterat, Devon D Brewer, Stephen Q Muth, and Stuart Brody
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e64. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030064.
PMCID: PMC1360638
Estimated Protection Too Conservative
James D Shelton
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e65. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030065.
PMCID: PMC1360639
On Evidence in Support of Male Circumcision in HIV Prevention: What Next?
Adamson Sinjani Muula
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e66. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030066.
PMCID: PMC1360640
Authors' Reply
Bertran Auvert, Joëlle Sobngwi-Tambekou, Dirk Taljaard, Emmanuel Lagarde, and Adrian Puren
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e67. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030067.
PMCID: PMC1360641
PfHRP2 Measures Schizogony, Not Mechanical Blockage
Ian Clark
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e68. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030068.
PMCID: PMC1360642
Authors' Reply: Response to Ian Clark
Arjen Dondorp, Nick White, and Nick Day
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e69. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030069.
PMCID: PMC1360643
Rubbery Figures?
Michael Glass
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e70. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030070.
PMCID: PMC1360644
Rush to Judgment
Richard Winkel
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e71. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030071.
PMCID: PMC1360645
Male Circumcision Increases Risk for Females
Jonathan Sykes
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e72. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030072.
PMCID: PMC1360646
The Money Issue
Mpho Selemogo
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e73. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030073.
PMCID: PMC1360647
Male Circumcision and HIV in Africa
Taiwo Lawoyin and O. A Kehinde
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e74. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030074.
PMCID: PMC1360648
Two Groups Not on All Fours
Hugh Young
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e75. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030075.
PMCID: PMC1360649
Male Circumcision and HIV Control in Africa
Michel Garenne
PLoS Med. 2006 January; 3(1): e78. Published online 2006 January 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0030078.
PMCID: PMC1360650
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