News and press archive
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2010
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine receives 10 million pounds to improve evidence base for decision-making in maternal and newborn health
15 December 2010
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Continuing cold snap could delay flu epidemic until March
09 December 2010
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Low-dose aspirin reduces death rates from range of cancers by between twenty and thirty per cent
07 December 2010
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Panelists consider the future of AIDS
03 December 2010
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Popular flu website relaunches for Winter 2010
02 December 2010
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World AIDS day 2010: Peter Piot calls for 'bold changes' and 'leadership commitment' to prevent millions of needless deaths
01 December 2010
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Don't ignore links between climate policy and health, experts warn Cancun negotiators
18 November 2010
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Ban heavy goods vehicles on urban roads to reduce cycle deaths
17 November 2010
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LSHTM work experience student wins prestigious award
10 November 2010
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Improve school toilets and reduce rates of absenteeism in UK schools, advise hygiene experts
14 October 2010
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Relationship found between C8 exposure and delayed puberty in children
01 October 2010
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Calling the next generation of health experts!
20 September 2010
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A scholarship for African scientists
20 September 2010
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Development aid for maternal, newborn and child health doubled over five years thanks largely to just a few donors
17 September 2010
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After the millennium development goals: lessons learned and future goal setting examined in new commission
13 September 2010
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Publication of World Health Report 2000 'an act of remarkable courage', says School expert
02 September 2010
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Is Europe prepared for 'flu
26 August 2010
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World environmental health experts call on governments to push the environment up the political agenda - before it's too late
25 August 2010
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Mapping This Wormy World
17 August 2010
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Global health leaders advocate for expanding cancer care in developing countries
16 August 2010
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Dying of cold - more heart attacks in cooler weather
11 August 2010
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'Needle-free' intervention as natural vaccine against malaria
23 July 2010
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Good news: light and moderate physical activity reduces the risk of early death
23 July 2010
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World first in sexual health as 'My Contraception Tool' launched
15 July 2010
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Long-term survival from once-deadly cancers doubles in a generation
14 July 2010
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Planning for heatwaves: how health professionals can help prevent unnecessary deaths during hot weather
09 July 2010
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Two countries divided by a common language: health systems in the UK and USA
07 July 2010
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UK Health Secretary in real danger of distracting attention away from risks of obesity and diabetes
07 July 2010
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Launch of New Book on Infectious Disease Modelling
05 July 2010
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Huntington's Disease greatly underestimated in the UK
01 July 2010
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine student wins volunteering award
29 June 2010
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LSHTM wins Pilot Project Award under Prime Minister’s Initiative for International Education
17 June 2010
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Simple injection could save the lives of thousands of accident victims worldwide
15 June 2010
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Coughs and sneezes spread diseases, and so might the vuvuzela - think before you blow!
07 June 2010
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What's The Big Idea? London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine joins Universities Week
07 June 2010
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LSHTM Welcomes New Director
26 May 2010
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Risk of death can be predicted by both low kidney filtration rate and high albumin: creatinine ratio
18 May 2010
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LSHTM celebrates winning the Gates Award for Global Health - one year on
17 May 2010
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The IARC Medal of Honour Award 2010
12 May 2010
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British Indian children have better mental health
11 May 2010
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Study shows Vitamin A supplementation does not reduce maternal mortality (ObaapaVitA Study)
04 May 2010
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LSHTM joins Pfizer and Medicines for Malaria in the fight to prevent malaria in pregnant women
23 April 2010
New Combination Dose of Azithromycin and Chloroquine Phosphate as Intermittent Preventive Therapy to Enter Phase Iii Clinical Trials
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Fish oil supplements provide no benefit to brainpower
21 April 2010
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New species of human malaria recognised
19 April 2010
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New project investigates the risks of antipsychotic, antihistaminic and anti-infective medicines on heart arrhythmias
08 April 2010
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Ninety thousand pounds awarded to the Bloomsbury Colleges to share international development digital resources online
09 March 2010
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Millennium Development Goals being 'missed' due to narrow disease focus
01 March 2010
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International policy symposium on mapping the connection between population dynamics, reproductive health and rights and climate change
25 February 2010
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Neonatal and infant circumcision - Safe in the right hands
16 February 2010
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LSHTM awarded 100,000 dollars by Rockefeller Foundation for alumni tracing project
12 February 2010
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Almost Half of Adolescents admitted to Hospitals in Zimbabwe HIV Positive
11 February 2010
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LSHTM Professor Receives Award from Thailand's Royalty
03 February 2010
Professor Anne Mills honoured for her work in medicine
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London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine and The University of Glasgow gets £3 million from The Gates Foundation to study sleeping sickness
27 January 2010
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Claire Bertschinger, inspiration for Live Aid, awarded DBE
04 January 2010