Press Releases
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2011
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Immunological defence mechanism leaves malaria patients vulnerable to deadly infection
19 December 2011
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Smoke and poor diet cause low vitamin C levels in India's elderly population
07 December 2011
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World AIDS Day 2011 - the bulk of the battle still lies ahead
01 December 2011
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Art comes to the rescue of medical science, can a cartoon save lives
18 November 2011
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Seasonal flu monitoring system launches
10 November 2011
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Stop the clocks, the kids need to play
09 November 2011
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Vince Cable marks official link with Singapore
31 October 2011
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Large scale public health project based on community counselling reduced the prevalence of TB in Zambia and South Africa on a budget
30 October 2011
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Malaria vaccine results welcomed
18 October 2011
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'Good health at low cost' 25 years on - what makes a successful health system
18 October 2011
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Contamination of UK mobile phones and hands revealed
14 October 2011
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Major grant awarded for HIV prevention study in Africa
16 September 2011
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New research supports change to UK blood donation rules for men who have sex with men
08 September 2011
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Trauma experts criticize BBC's Holby City for 'peddling dangerous drugs'
02 September 2011
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The effect of increased NHS spending by the previous government
01 September 2011
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Public health experts call on politicians to learn from the riots
17 August 2011
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Pioneering Bluetongue research opens way for new generation of vaccines
02 August 2011
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One year before the London Olympics: taking the opportunity to assess health impact
27 July 2011
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Peter Piot highlights funding challenges for AIDS
22 July 2011
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Health experts respond to the UN declaration of famine in Somalia
20 July 2011
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Effects of the 2008 financial crisis on health
08 July 2011
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Cochrane review finds no strong evidence for heart health benefits of reducing salt
06 July 2011
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Costly response to flu pandemic revealed
04 July 2011
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Home from home: Alumni help international students prepare for life in London
01 July 2011
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Text message support for smokers doubles quit rates
30 June 2011
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New book shines light on French versus British models of humanitarian aid
21 June 2011
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UK cancer survival IS lower than other developed European countries, say experts
20 June 2011
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Simple, affordable interventions to increase prenatal screening and treatment could halve stillbirths and newborn deaths due to syphilis
16 June 2011
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Early ideas for NHS policy given rapid evaluation by experts
14 June 2011
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OBE for sanitation pioneer who championed toilets for the poorest
13 June 2011
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The new decade of vaccines - what does the future hold
09 June 2011
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BMJ award for research with potential to save thousands of lives
25 May 2011
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Vuvuzelas: how safe are they
24 May 2011
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Plans to create funding consortium for global surveillance of cancer survival
16 May 2011
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New website to gather evidence on effects of UK health service reforms launches
13 May 2011
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LSHTM medical excellence recognised with academy fellowship announcement
10 May 2011
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Coroners wrong to say no to post-mortem tissue collection, academics argue
09 May 2011
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Study of health in Brazil highlights major progress - but impact of violence and some infectious diseases remain
09 May 2011
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Changes at the top for the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
05 May 2011
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Emergency care researchers say cheap life-saving trauma drug should be made freely available for injured patients worldwide
04 May 2011
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine receives USD100,000 (UKP60,103) Grand Challenges Explorations Grant for ground-breaking research in global health and development
03 May 2011
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Study shows artificially-induced malaria immunity lasts longer than immunity acquired naturally
25 April 2011
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The global picture on stillbirths: more than 2.6 million lives that will never be lived each year
14 April 2011
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'Significant' variation in death rates after bowel and rectal cancer surgery among hospitals in England
12 April 2011
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LSHTM Director highlights team effort for public health in India
11 April 2011
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Monkeys provide malaria reservoir for human disease in Southeast Asia
08 April 2011
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World's leading scientists join forces to set priority interventions to save 36 million lives from non-communicable diseases
06 April 2011
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Statisticians add up skills to boost LSHTM medical research
05 April 2011
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Pneumonia death rate lower among people who take statins
05 April 2011
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Pros and cons of results-based financing debated
01 April 2011
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LSHTM team shortlisted for prestigious BMJ Group Award
29 March 2011
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New support camp for HIV-positive teenagers
28 March 2011
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Great depression did not significantly improve life expectancy in the USA
25 March 2011
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Call for vaccine investment as LSHTM marks World TB Day
25 March 2011
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Crucial hour to prevent fatal bleeding
24 March 2011
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Red tape for clinical trial consent can be lethal, experts say
24 March 2011
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NHS will pay dearly for fuel duty reductions, say researchers who warn of fatness epidemic
24 March 2011
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Experts discuss the return of tuberculosis
21 March 2011
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Increasing Drug Resistance Threatens Gains of World TB Programmes
18 March 2011
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Life Expectancy Rising in UK and Europe Despite Obesity Epidemic
18 March 2011
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School features for first time in global university rankings
11 March 2011
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Leading health expert warns of global challenges
11 March 2011
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New breast cancer risk found in gene desert
11 March 2011
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Health Bill unlikely to improve children's health services, warn child health experts
08 March 2011
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Mapping the magnitude of blinding trachoma
23 February 2011
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Africa London Nagasaki Scholarships announced
22 February 2011
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Leading Academics to Present on Congenital Syphilis at the All Party Parliamentary Group on Malaria and Neglected Tropical Diseases
08 February 2011
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Academics call on Andrew Lansley to act now to avoid 'fat tsunami' in the NHS
08 February 2011
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IPTc found to reduce prevalence of malaria infection in children by up to 85 percent
01 February 2011
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LSHTM receives European Union funding to fight cervical cancer in HIV-positive women in Africa
26 January 2011
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School celebrates successful accreditation of the Bloomsbury ESRC Doctoral Training Centre
25 January 2011
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Experts caution against rush to embrace 'nudge' theory in health White Paper
25 January 2011
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Drug used to treat heavy periods could save lives of soldiers injured in battle
19 January 2011
