1. Good for journal club
(Comments)

This might be good for journal club. Simple, with a practical application. Could also be duplicated fairly easily in an African hospital.

2. Consider for journal club
(Comments)

This one might be good for journal club. Simple, possible to duplicate.

3. Scientists Show Deadly Bird Flu Strain Is Evolving Toward Human To Human Form
(Journal Club/Avian Influenza)

...t;Hatta M, Hatta Y, Kim JH, Watanabe S, Shinya K, et al. PLoS Pathogens Vol. 3, No. 10, e133 doi:10.1371/journal.ppat.0030133...

4. Epidemiology of congenital malaria in Nigeria: a multi-centre study
(Journal Club/Pediatrics)

An important article to better understand prevalence and significance of congenital malaria. Read the whole article if you can. Abstract Objective To determine the burden of congenit

5. A protective antibody against falciparum malaria
(Journal Club/Malaria)

...Strongly Associated with IgG3 Antibodies to Merozoite Surface Protein 3. PLoS Med 4(11): e320 doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040320...

6. Jet lag: trends and coping strategies (Lancet Seminar)
(Journal Club/Travel Medicine)

"Summary "The number of travellers undertaking long-distance flights has continued to increase. Such flights are associated with travel fatigue and jet lag, the symptoms of which are c

7. Better first line treatment needed for children with severe pneumonia
(Journal Club/Pediatrics)

This Lancet article reports an important observational study from South Africa. The authors investigated 358 children aged 1–59 months, regardless of HIV status, who presented with WHO-defined s

8. Sublingual furosemide: it works
(Journal Club/Family practice)

...t available. Sublingual administration of furosemide: new application of an old drug. British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology (OnlineEarly Articles). Accessed 25 Oct 2007. doi:10.111...

9. Avian influenza in Africa -- still headed for disaster?
(Journal Club/Avian Influenza)

This is a short, sobering article that all of us in Africa should read. Perhaps the pandemic will never develop, but the signs are still worrisome. Maybe there is still time to correct some of the def

10. The realities of antiretroviral therapy rollout: a broad look
(Journal Club/HIV)

An entire issue (supplement) of Journal of Infectious Diseases is devoted to a look at the "rollout" or scaling up of antiretroviral treatment in developing countries, mainly South Africa. S

11. The anatomy of a malaria disaster: Modeling malaria epidemics and child mortality
(Journal Club/Malaria)

This article is more related to policy than to medical practice as such, but it is still interesting and useful. I think the big bottom-line message for most of us is this: "A major problem is sh

12. Malaria vaccine -- some encouraging news
(Journal Club/Malaria)

This week's Lancet reported the success of a phase I/IIb trial of a malaria vaccine, when tested in 214 young infants in a highly endemic area. The vaccine was given at 10, 14, and 18 weeks of age. T

13. BBC Headline: "HIV treatment 'failing' in Africa." Do you agree?
(Journal Club/HIV)

...l Therapy Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review. PLoS Med 4(10): e298. Oct 2007. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040298. Free access. ...

14. Zinc and child mortality: what is known?
(Journal Club/Public Health)

This editorial review looks at the evidence that zinc reduces child mortality, including two recent articles in The Lancet. Both studies showed a reduction in mortality, at least in children older tha

15. The many benefits of ivermectin??
(Journal Club/Public Health)

This is a rather curious article, or perhaps just poorly titled, and would be a good one to use for a journal club discussion of research technique. Basically, the researchers interviewed people who h

16. Depression common in elderly Nigerians
(Journal Club/Public Health)

Psychiatry tends to be a neglected area in the developing world, perhaps because of the priority of ensuring physical survival. Whatever the causes, this study shows that in the "happiest country

17. New reviews on hypertension, atrial fibrillation, acute respiratory distress syndrome, gallstones
(Journal Club/General Review Articles)

BMJ: Clinical Review: Acute respiratory distress syndrome BMJ Clinical Review: Gallstones Lancet Seminar: Essential hypertension. Lancet Review: Management of atrial fibrillation

18. Community Eye Health Journal
(News/Latest)

...be put on the list. TALC produces about one CD-ROM each year and each one is packed with useful resources: journal articles from BMJ, Lancet, and others; entire books; newsletters and so on. You...

19. Cutaneous M. Avium Complex Infection As A Manifestation Of IRIS in an HIV-infected Child
(Journal Club/HIV)

...une Reconstitution Syndrome In A Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Infected Child. Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 26(8):755-757, August 2007....

20. Policy changes needed for diagnosis of smear-negative TB in HIV or in developing world
(Journal Club/TB)

"Summary "The HIV epidemic has led to large increases in the frequency of smear-negative pulmonary tuberculosis, which has poor treatment outcomes and excessive early mortality compared