227 research outputs found
How the times are changing: Peter Stothard on the evolution of journalism
No full textIn the first of an occasional series of guest-bloggers, we welcome the editor of the Times Literary Supplement, Peter Stothard, who has also edited The Times itself and is a member of the POLIS board. Today he reflects on how journalism has changed from investigative to analytical
Christ Washing the Feet of St Peter.
No full textMedium: etching and burin"Christ Washing the Feet of St Peter." [1959.5344.000.000], Stow, James, Stothard, ThomasArtist and Role: Stothard, Thomas, EngraverExtent: sheet 13.2 x 8.
Daniel McGrory: a natural reporter remembered
No full textIn the latest of our guest-blogs, the former Times editor, and POLIS board-member Peter Stothard pays tribute to the outstanding Times reporter Daniel McGrory who died this week
Wagon Wheels. "30 Days: A Month at the Heart of Blair's War" by Peter Stothard. [review]
No full textThis book is as beguilingly English as a Fortnum & Mason picnic hamper. Peter Stothard (a former editor of "The Times" and current editor of the "Times Literary Supplement") spent a month inside 10 Downing Street reporting in intimate detail the comings and goings there during the critical days before and after the Coalition of the Willing began its assault on Iraq on March 20 this year. He evokes a life-size doll’s house from which a war is being waged by perplexed adults in suits and jeans, who pick spasmodically at substandard food, fantasise about fitness régimes and support spectacularly unsuccessful soccer teams. The man in charge lives in a flat above this strange enterprise with the rest of his family.Australia Council, La Trobe University, National Library of Australia, Holding Redlich, Arts Victori
Schistosomiasis In sub-Saharan Africa: The Under Fives Need Praziquantel - 24 Jan 2012
No full textPHILADELPHIA - Scientists in the UK and Uganda have now completed a three year study showing that young children are at continued risk of intestinal schistosomiasis - also known as bilharzia - between the ages of 6-months and five years. In fact, these children should be treated routinely with the anthelminthic praziquantel, just as in older children and adults, for it is proven both safe and efficacious. The Schistosomiasis In Mothers and Infants (SIMI) study was conducted by the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine working with the Vector Control Division, Ministry of Health, in Uganda and was reported at the American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual conference in Philadelphia. Professor Russell Stothard discussed some of the key findings with Peter Goodwin
An update on female and male genital schistosomiasis and a call to integrate efforts to escalate diagnosis, treatment and awareness in endemic and non-endemic settings: The time is now
No full textThe last decades have brought important insight and updates in the diagnosis, management and immunopathology of female genital schistosomiasis (FGS) and male genital schistosomiasis (MGS). Despite sharing a common parasitic aetiological agent, FGS and MGS have typically been studied separately. Infection with Schistosoma haematobium manifests with gender-specific clinical manifestations and consequences of infection, albeit having a similar pathogenesis within the human genital tract. Schistosoma haematobium is a known urinary bladder carcinogen, but its potential causative role in other types of neoplasia, such as cervical cancer, is not fully understood. Furthermore, the impact of praziquantel treatment on clinical outcomes remains largely underexplored, as is the interplay of FGS/MGS with relevant reproductive tract infections such as HIV and Human Papillomavirus. In non-endemic settings, travel and immigrant health clinics need better guidance to correctly identify and treat FGS and MGS. Our review outlines the latest advances and remaining knowledge gaps in FGS and MGS research. We aim to pave a way forward to formulate more effective control measures and discuss elimination targets. With a growing community awareness in health practitioners, scientists and epidemiologists, alongside the sufferers from these diseases, we aspire to witness a new generation of young women and men free from the downstream disabling manifestations of disease.</p
Stothard, Sir Peter (Michael), (born 28 Feb. 1951), author; Editor, The Times Literary Supplement, 2002–16
No full textThey get under your skin : Strongyloides stercoralis and hookworm distribution, risk profiling, and control in Cambodia
No full textSoil-transmitted helminths (STH) disproportionally affect the poorest and thrive in warm areas where sanitation conditions are poor.
Infection with the threadworm, Strongyloides stercoralis, is among the most neglected tropical diseases and extremely common in Cambodia. A national control strategy for this parasite has not yet been defined.
The aim of this PhD study was to contribute to the knowledge-base that will guide S. stercoralis control efforts in Cambodia, by documenting post-treatment reinfection risk and morbidity associated with infection, and by estimating the national prevalence of the parasite and assessing its geographical distribution across the country. Secondary objectives included profiling hookworm infection risk in the region, either alone or in concurrence with S. stercoralis.
The study found that about one third of the Cambodian population was infected with S. stercoralis.
Importantly, we found that chemotherapy-based control of S. stercoralis using ivermectin was feasible and highly beneficial, and its impact was enhanced by improved sanitation.
Treatment resolved dermatological and gastrointestinal symptoms in infected patients. The cost of ivermectin in Cambodia currently prevents the roll-out of control programmes.
Ivermectin donation, subsidization, or the production of affordable generics are urgently needed so that control can be implemented without further delay
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