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Volume 4(10);  October 2007
Correspondence
The US Anti-Prostitution Pledge: A Call for Cooperation
Jay Silverman and Michele Decker
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e280. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040280.
PMCID: PMC2042994
Tobacco Substitutes: Snus and Harm Reduction
Maia Szalavitz
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e282. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040282.
PMCID: PMC2042995
Should the Health Community Promote Smokeless Tobacco (Snus): Author's Reply
Simon Chapman
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e299. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040299.
PMCID: PMC2043002
Should the Health Community Promote Smokeless Tobacco (Snus): Comments from British American Tobacco
Justine Williamson and Christopher Proctor
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e300. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040300.
PMCID: PMC2043003
The US Anti-Prostitution Pledge: Authors' Reply
Chris Beyrer and Nicole Masenior
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e318. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040318.
PMCID: PMC2043014
The PLoS Medicine Debate
Which Single Intervention Would Do the Most to Improve the Health of Those Living on Less Than $1 Per Day?
Gavin Yamey and on Behalf of the Interviewees
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e303. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040303.
PMCID: PMC2039758
Editorial
Thirty Ways to Improve the Health of the World's Poorest People
The PLoS Medicine Editors
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e310. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040310.
PMCID: PMC2039762
Essays
Slum Health: From Understanding to Action
Alon Unger and Lee W Riley
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e295. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040295.
PMCID: PMC2039756
Operationalisation of Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Graphical Approach
Fiona E Matthews, Blossom C. M Stephan, John Bond, Ian McKeith, and Carol Brayne on behalf of the Medical Research Council Cognitive Function and Ageing Study
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e304. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040304.
PMCID: PMC2043006
Child Rights and Child Poverty: Can the International Framework of Children's Rights Be Used to Improve Child Survival Rates?
Simon Pemberton, David Gordon, Shailen Nandy, Christina Pantazis, and Peter Townsend
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e307. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040307.
PMCID: PMC2039760
Squaring the Circle: AIDS, Poverty, and Human Development
Peter Piot, Robert Greener, and Sarah Russell
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e314. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040314.
PMCID: PMC2039763
Perspectives
Food Insecurity—A Risk Factor for HIV Infection
Nigel Rollins
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e301. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040301.
PMCID: PMC2039757
Why Do Cancer Cells Become “Addicted” to Oncogenic Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor?
Ingo Mellinghoff
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e321. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040321.
PMCID: PMC2043015
Health in Action
Integration of Information Technologies in Clinical Studies in Nicaragua
William Avilés, Oscar Ortega, Guillermina Kuan, Josefina Coloma, and Eva Harris
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e291. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040291.
PMCID: PMC2039765
Policy Forum
Access to Health Care in Contexts of Livelihood Insecurity: A Framework for Analysis and Action
Brigit Obrist, Nelly Iteba, Christian Lengeler, Ahmed Makemba, Christopher Mshana, Rose Nathan, Sandra Alba, Angel Dillip, Manuel W Hetzel, Iddy Mayumana, Alexander Schulze, and Hassan Mshinda
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e308. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040308.
PMCID: PMC2039761
Research in Translation
HCV–HIV Coinfection: Simple Messages from a Complex Disease
Paul Klenerman and Arthur Kim
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e240. Published online 2007 October 9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040240.
PMCID: PMC2001208
Research Articles
Food Insufficiency Is Associated with High-Risk Sexual Behavior among Women in Botswana and Swaziland
Sheri D Weiser, Karen Leiter, David R Bangsberg, Lisa M Butler, Fiona Percy-de Korte, Zakhe Hlanze, Nthabiseng Phaladze, Vincent Iacopino, and Michele Heisler
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e260. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040260.
PMCID: PMC2039764
Induction of BIM Is Essential for Apoptosis Triggered by EGFR Kinase Inhibitors in Mutant EGFR-Dependent Lung Adenocarcinomas
Yixuan Gong, Romel Somwar, Katerina Politi, Marissa Balak, Juliann Chmielecki, Xuejun Jiang, and William Pao
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e294. Published online 2007 October 9. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040294.
PMCID: PMC2001209
The Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE) Statement: Guidelines for Reporting Observational Studies
Erik von Elm, Douglas G Altman, Matthias Egger, Stuart J Pocock, Peter C Gøtzsche, Jan P Vandenbroucke, and for the STROBE Initiative
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e296. Published online 2007 October 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040296.
PMCID: PMC2020495
Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology (STROBE): Explanation and Elaboration
Jan P Vandenbroucke, Erik von Elm, Douglas G Altman, Peter C Gøtzsche, Cynthia D Mulrow, Stuart J Pocock, Charles Poole, James J Schlesselman, Matthias Egger, and for the STROBE Initiative
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e297. Published online 2007 October 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040297.
PMCID: PMC2020496
Patient Retention in Antiretroviral Therapy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review
Sydney Rosen, Matthew P Fox, and Christopher J Gill
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e298. Published online 2007 October 16. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040298.
PMCID: PMC2020494
Safe To Walk? Neighborhood Safety and Physical Activity Among Public Housing Residents
Gary G Bennett, Lorna H McNeill, Kathleen Y Wolin, Dustin T Duncan, Elaine Puleo, and Karen M Emmons
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e306. Published online 2007 October 23. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040306.
PMCID: PMC2039759
BIM Mediates EGFR Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor-Induced Apoptosis in Lung Cancers with Oncogenic EGFR Mutations
Daniel B Costa, Balázs Halmos, Amit Kumar, Susan T Schumer, Mark S Huberman, Titus J Boggon, Daniel G Tenen, and Susumu Kobayashi
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e315. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040315.
PMCID: PMC2043012
Gefitinib-Induced Killing of NSCLC Cell Lines Expressing Mutant EGFR Requires BIM and Can Be Enhanced by BH3 Mimetics
Mark S Cragg, Junya Kuroda, Hamsa Puthalakath, David C. S Huang, and Andreas Strasser
PLoS Med. 2007 October; 4(10): e316. Published online 2007 October 30. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040316.
PMCID: PMC2043013
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