In a randomized controlled trial of individuals who had taken organophosphorus insecticides, Michael Eddleston and colleagues find that there is no evidence that the addition of the antidote pralidoxime offers benefit over atropine and supportive care.
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David K. Shay and Benjamin Ridenhour discuss a modeling study predicting that stockpiling a secondary antiviral for use early in a flu pandemic can forestall resistance to the primary stockpiled drug. The modeling study by Joseph Wu and colleagues was published in May in PLoS Medicine.
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In this month's Editorial, the PLoS Medicine Editors argue that access to clean water should be declared a basic human right.
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Essays are opinion pieces, grounded in evidence, on topics of broad interest to a general medical audience. This week's Essay by Stephen Devereux and colleagues argues that seasonal starvation is not inevitable, and can be overcome with the right mix of ideas, resources, and political will. In an Essay earlier this month, Gary Bennett and colleagues discussed the ways in which the dramatic rise in home foreclosures, particularly in the US, may have health consequences.
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