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Social determinants of health
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The WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health recommends three areas to close the gap in health inequality: improvements in daily living; schemes to tackle the inequitable distribution of power, money, and resources; and measurement of health inequalities within countries and globally. The Lancet publishes a themed issue on the social determinants of health, including a summary of the key findings and recommendations from the WHO Commission |
Selected Online First articles from The Lancet journals ahead of print publication.
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More US primary care doctors needed
Comment The Lancet (online Nov 3)
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Clostridium difficile
Review The Lancet Infectious Diseases (online Nov 1)
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Post-herpetic neuralgia patch
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Extensively drug-resistant tuberculosis
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Perilesional brain oedema
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Endocrine therapy and recurrence of breast cancer
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Sleep apnoeaSeminar The Lancet (online Oct 30) PDF
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Tesofensine for obesity
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Global public health scorecard
The Lancet's summary of news and developments across medicine
As Barack Obama swept to victory on Nov 4, there are already early hopes that legislation to increase health coverage for children will be a priority for the new government.
US veterans
The US Department of Veterans Affairs has reported that almost 15% of soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan who have sought medical care through the VA system say they experienced some form of "military sexual trauma". Forms of trauma ranged from unwelcome advances to rape.
Uganda loses aid
The Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria has halted the release of US$12 million allocated to Uganda in 2003-04, because of poor management of funds. With an estimated 1 million Ugandans living with HIV/AIDS, the country will need to maintain donations from the Global Fund and other donors for its ambitious plan for HIV/AIDS treatment and prevention, predicted to cost $2 billion over 5 years.
Artificial heart
A prosthetic heart, that is shaped like the human organ and pumps blood in the same rhythm, could be ready to implant into patients by 2011. The heart was developed by cardiac expert Alain Carpentier and engineers from the aerospace group EADS. It uses electronic sensors to control heart rate and blood flow, and includes chemically enhanced animal tissue to reduce the risk of rejection by the patient’s immune system.
More This Week in Medicine:
Most cited in The Lancet since 1996
| 1. | Intensive blood-glucose control with sulphonylureas or insulin compared with conventional treatment and risk of complications
in patients with type 2 diabetes (UKPDS 33) Research (1998) Lancet 352 (9131), pp. 837-853
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| 2. | MRC/BHF Heart Protection Study of cholesterol lowering with simvastatin in 20 536 high-risk individuals: A randomised placebo-controlled
trial Research (2002) Lancet 360 (9326), pp. 7-22
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| 3. | Effects of intensive blood-pressure lowering and low-dose aspirin in patients with hypertension: Principal results of the
Hypertension Optimal Treatment (HOT) randomised trial Research (1998) Lancet 351 (9118), pp. 1755-1762
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| 4. | A randomised, blinded, trial of clopidogrel versus aspirin in patients at risk of ischaemic events (CAPRIE) Research (1996) Lancet 348 (9038), pp. 1329-1339
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| 5. | Peginterferon alfa-2b plus ribavirin compared with interferonalfa-2b plus ribavirin for initial treatment of chronic hepatitis
C: A randomised trial Research (2001) Lancet 358 (9286), pp. 958-965
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Most read in The Lancet journals in October 2008
| 1. | Effect of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids in patients with chronic heart failure (the GISSI-HF trial): a randomised, double-blind,
placebo-controlled trial Research (2008) Lancet 372 (9645), pp. 1223-1230
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| 2. | Thrombolysis with alteplase 3-4·5 h after acute ischaemic stroke (SITS-ISTR): an observational study Research (2008) Lancet 372 (9646), pp. 1303-1309
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| 3. | China and global health Comment (2008) Lancet 372 (9648), pp. 1439-1441
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| 4. | Effect of candesartan on progression and regression of retinopathy in type 2 diabetes (DIRECT-Protect 2): a randomised placebo-controlled
trial Research (2008) Lancet 372 (9647), pp. 1385-1393
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| 5. | Childhood outcomes after prescription of antibiotics to pregnant women with preterm rupture of the membranes: 7-year follow-up
of the ORACLE I trial Research (2008) Lancet 372 (9646), pp. 1310-1318
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Floating Info
Letter to the Editor
"…unless individuals have the capacity and reason to do something about their situation, healthy policies by themselves are
less likely to achieve the desired effects."
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