Pat Doyle, Charlotte Watts, Rodger MacAurthur and Jane Durga
Pat Doyle, Charlotte Watts, Rodger MacAurthur and Jane Durga - 31 August 2007 by LSHTM
In this programme, presented by Peter Goodwin:
- Increased Miscarriage Risk in Women with Low Body Mass Index
Underweight women with a BMI below 18.5 have a 70 per cent increase in their risk of miscarriage according to a study published in the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology. Pat Doyle gave us the details. - Microfinance Helps Cut Domestic Violence in Rural South Africa
A large and groundbreaking study published in the Lancet has shown that microfinance, combined with a gender and HIV training scheme, can help reduce domestic violence among poor women living in rural South Africa. Charlotte Watts talks about the study and its findings. - "Three-Class" Anti-Retroviral Therapy Is Not Appropriate For HIV
It is not necessary to use so-called "three-class" antiretroviral therapy to treat patients with HIV according to an article in the Lancet. Rodger MacArthur talks about the study results. - Folate Supplements Improve Cognitive Function
Folic acid supplements improved cognitive function in older patients in a study from the Netherlands. Investigator Jane Durga wrote in The Lancet that supplementation was associated with better scores in a battery of cognitive tests measuring factors typically known to worsen with age.
