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Capitalism could counter its impact on obesity
Encouraging the spread of probiotic foods that promote healthy gut bacteria could help developing countries tackle obesity, says Kingsley Anukam.
LETTER | 18 August 2008 | EN
Failing democracies fail healthcare systems
Ajaga Nji argues that failing democracies and the selfish influence of donors are dooming healthcare policies and systems.
LETTER | 13 February 2008 | EN
Test for P. knowlesi malaria not routine in remote areas
A test for malaria caused by Plasmodium knowlesi exists, says Balbir Singh, but it isn't routine in rural areas where the disease is common.
LETTER | 28 January 2008 | EN
Tilapia fish can pose danger to ecosystems
Warea Orapa says that tilapia fish — hailed as a method of controlling mosquitoes — can cause damage when introduced into new ecosysems.
LETTER | 5 September 2007 | EN
Mosquitoes will conquer pyrethrum
There is little resistance to the pesticide pyrethrum at present, but use in bednets could change this, says Christiaan Kooyman.
LETTER | 22 August 2007 | EN
No 'extra' patients in sleeping sickness trials
The African sleeping sickness trials are not enrolling more patients than needed, writes Gerardo Priotto of Doctors Without Borders.
LETTER | 25 January 2007 | EN
Malaria and worm infections: more than meets the eye
Pierre Druilhe argues that a recent study suggesting that parasitic worm infections limit the risk of malaria describes only part of a complex pattern.
LETTER | 16 October 2006 | EN
The risks of using fungi against mosquitoes
Researchers warn that a proposed method of controlling malaria — using fungi to kill mosquitoes — could have undesirable side effects.
LETTER | 7 October 2005 | EN
How informed can consent really be in poor countries?
In a letter to Science, Oby Obyerodhyambo discusses the difficulties of negotiating informed consent in poor communities that have little bargaining power.
LETTER | 8 July 2005 | EN
Drawing the line between different types of access
Stevan Harnad discusses the implications of different models of access to scientific literature and argues that in an online age it is no longer either necessary or tolerable for research to be inaccessible to most of its would-be users.
LETTER | 5 November 2003 | EN
Time for more transdisciplinary and participatory research on malaria
Clifford Mutero, coordinator of the Systemwide Initiative on Malaria and Agriculture, argues that malaria researchers need to engage with local communities to ensure the adoption and sustainability of solutions.
LETTER | 3 September 2003 | EN
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