| | Correspondence Medicines without Doctors: In Mozambique, Salaries Are Not the Biggest Problem Wouter Arrazola de Oñate PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e236. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040236.PMCID: PMC1950204 Transparent Development of WHO Rapid Advice Guidelines: A Useful Approach Antonio Cunha PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e245. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040245.PMCID: PMC1950211 WHO's Response to Global Public Health Threats: XDR-TB Kumanan Wilson, Michael Gardam, Christopher McDougall, Amir Attaran, and Ross Upshur PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e246. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040246.PMCID: PMC1950212 The PLoS Medicine Debate Should the Health Community Promote Smokeless Tobacco (Snus) as a Harm Reduction Measure? Coral E Gartner, Wayne D Hall, Simon Chapman, and Becky Freeman PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e185. Published online 2007 July 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040185.PMCID: PMC1904463 Editorial Tobacco Substitutes: Harm Reduction or Smokescreen? The PLoS Medicine Editors PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e244. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040244.PMCID: PMC1950210 Neglected Diseases Liver Fluke Induces Cholangiocarcinoma Banchob Sripa, Sasithorn Kaewkes, Paiboon Sithithaworn, Eimorn Mairiang, Thewarach Laha, Michael Smout, Chawalit Pairojkul, Vajaraphongsa Bhudhisawasdi, Smarn Tesana, Bandit Thinkamrop, Jeffrey M Bethony, Alex Loukas, and Paul J Brindley PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e201. Published online 2007 July 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040201.PMCID: PMC1913093 Perspectives Surfactant Levels in Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia Marcus Davey PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e243. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040243.PMCID: PMC1950209 Policy Forum The US Anti-Prostitution Pledge: First Amendment Challenges and Public Health Priorities Nicole Franck Masenior and Chris Beyrer PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e207. Published online 2007 July 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040207.PMCID: PMC1925124 Male Circumcision for Prevention of HIV Transmission: What the New Data Mean for HIV Prevention in the United States Patrick S Sullivan, Peter H Kilmarx, Thomas A Peterman, Allan W Taylor, Allyn K Nakashima, Mary L Kamb, Lee Warner, and Timothy D Mastro PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e223. Published online 2007 July 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040223.PMCID: PMC1925125 South Africa's Experience of the Closure of the Cellulose Sulphate Microbicide Trial Gita Ramjee, Roshini Govinden, Neetha S Morar, and Anthony Mbewu PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e235. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040235.PMCID: PMC1950203 Research in Translation Graft-Versus-Host Disease: A Surge of Developments Stanley R Riddell and Frederick R Appelbaum PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e198. Published online 2007 July 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040198.PMCID: PMC1913094 Student Forum Excessive Work Hours of Physicians in Training in El Salvador: Putting Patients at Risk Kenneth R Fernández Taylor PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e205. Published online 2007 July 17. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040205.PMCID: PMC1914065 A Student-Led Campaign to Help Tackle Neglected Tropical Diseases Sandeep P Kishore and Prabhjot S Dhadialla PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e241. Published online 2007 July 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040241.PMCID: PMC1925128 Research Articles Rapid Assessment of Avoidable Blindness in Western Rwanda: Blindness in a Postconflict Setting Wanjiku Mathenge, John Nkurikiye, Hans Limburg, and Hannah Kuper PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e217. Published online 2007 July 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040217.PMCID: PMC1904464 Preventing Childhood Malaria in Africa by Protecting Adults from Mosquitoes with Insecticide-Treated Nets Gerry F Killeen, Tom A Smith, Heather M Ferguson, Hassan Mshinda, Salim Abdulla, Christian Lengeler, and Steven P Kachur PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e229. Published online 2007 July 3. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040229.PMCID: PMC1904465 The Effects of Mandatory Prescribing of Thiazides for Newly Treated, Uncomplicated Hypertension: Interrupted Time-Series Analysis Atle Fretheim, Kari Håvelsrud, Graeme MacLennan, Doris Tove Kristoffersen, and Andrew D Oxman PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e232. Published online 2007 July 10. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040232.PMCID: PMC1904466 Surfactant Maturation Is Not Delayed in Human Fetuses with Diaphragmatic Hernia Olivier Boucherat, Alexandra Benachi, Bernadette Chailley-Heu, Marie-Laure Franco-Montoya, Caroline Elie, Jelena Martinovic, and Jacques R Bourbon PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e237. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040237.PMCID: PMC1950205 Patient Adherence to Tuberculosis Treatment: A Systematic Review of Qualitative Research Salla A Munro, Simon A Lewin, Helen J Smith, Mark E Engel, Atle Fretheim, and Jimmy Volmink PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e238. Published online 2007 July 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238.PMCID: PMC1925126 Plasticity of Central Chemoreceptors: Effect of Bilateral Carotid Body Resection on Central CO2 Sensitivity Albert Dahan, Diederik Nieuwenhuijs, and Luc Teppema PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e239. Published online 2007 July 24. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040239.PMCID: PMC1925127 Age Interactions in the Development of Naturally Acquired Immunity to Plasmodium falciparum and Its Clinical Presentation John J Aponte, Clara Menendez, David Schellenberg, Elizeus Kahigwa, Hassan Mshinda, Penelope Vountasou, Marcel Tanner, and Pedro L Alonso PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e242. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040242.PMCID: PMC1950208 Toll-Like Receptor 2 Impairs Host Defense in Gram-Negative Sepsis Caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis) W. Joost Wiersinga, Catharina W Wieland, Mark C Dessing, Narisara Chantratita, Allen C Cheng, Direk Limmathurotsakul, Wirongrong Chierakul, Masja Leendertse, Sandrine Florquin, Alex F de Vos, Nicholas White, Arjen M Dondorp, Nicholas P Day, Sharon J Peacock, and Tom van der Poll PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e248. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040248.PMCID: PMC1950213 Beta-Catenin Signaling Plays a Disparate Role in Different Phases of Fracture Repair: Implications for Therapy to Improve Bone Healing Yan Chen, Heather C Whetstone, Alvin C Lin, Puviindran Nadesan, Qingxia Wei, Raymond Poon, and Benjamin A Alman PLoS Med. 2007 July; 4(7): e249. Published online 2007 July 31. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0040249.PMCID: PMC1950214 |