London School Of Hygiene And Tropical Medicine Audio News - Lshtm Podcast

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine Audio News, August 16th, 2007 1. Adherence to TB Medication SIMON LEWIN, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine REFERENCE: PLoS Med 4(7):e238. doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.0040238 A new systematic review has shown that we don’t understand well enough the reasons for poor adherence to tuberculosis medication. Simon Lewin calls for a better approach in the area. 2. Where Now for HIV Prevention Trials? REFERENCE: The Lancet 2007; 370:251-261 NANCY PADIAN, University of California, San Francisco A major study testing a latex diaphragm for HIV prevention found no additional benefit. This adds to a growing number of HIV prevention trials that have failed to find a positive result. So what do we do now? Nancy Padian of the University of California, San Francisco, explains the trial’s results, while David Mabey of LSHTM suggests the field needs greater funding. 3. COMMENT: Where Now for HIV Prevention Trials? DAVID MABEY, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medi