Researchers making a real difference in the treatment of Aids
Dr Tom Harrison of the Division of Cellular and Molecular Medicine and his team, are dedicated to improving the outcome for AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis. Most recently they have successfully lobbied Bristol Myers Squibb to reduce the price of amphotericin B, the key drug used to treat the infection in South Africa, from approximately 145 Rand (about £11.60) to 26 Rand (about £2.10) per vial.
Even a little extra body fat may be harmful in youth
Excess body fat early in life may have adverse cardiovascular effects, even in children and adolescents who aren’t obese or overweight, researchers suggest in Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.
St George's wins $19.7 million grant
St George's, University of London is very pleased to announce that as part of the Grand Challenges in Global Health Initiative, we have has been selected to receive one of 43 international grants for groundbreaking research projects to improve health in developing countries.
Red alert for antimalarial resistance
Malaria affects 500 million people a year killing over 2 million. Scientists at St George’s, University of London, have shown how the malaria parasite has the potential to become resistant to artemisinins, the most effective drugs for treating this disease, especially highly drug-resistant malaria
UK Demand for Overseas Doctors Severely Affecting Sub-Saharan Africa
Almost half of the recent 16000 staff expansion of the NHS came from the recruitment of health professionals trained outside the UK and Europe, states an article in this week’s issue of The Lancet.
St George's University of London Wins Heist Award for Widening Participation
This year St George’s was rewarded with the institution’s first ever HEIST award, in the category "Campaign or Initiative: Widening Participation in Higher Education", for production of the ‘Taste of Medicine’ interactive CD-ROM.
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