Reports
The following list of reports reflects the latest in findings and outcomes in medical research as presented at major medical meetings and published peer-reviewed medical journals. In this section you can view reports from important congresses as well as summaries of some recently published journal articles. Please let us know if you have a particular area of interest you would like to see covered.
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MRSA
Winter 2009
Distinct increase in MRSA over the past 20 years in eastern Ontario Audcent et al. Clinical and subtype trends of methicillinresistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) surveillance 1990 to 2009. IDSA 2009, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A distinct...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 29th Annual Conference of the Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Managing ADHD: From Proper Diagnosis to Improved Treatment Effect
Toronto, Ontario / November 12-14, 2009
Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is typically diagnosed in children who experience significant academic difficulties and fail to learn. Yet its manifestation is not confined to the school environment. “ADHD goes way...
PHYSICIANS PERSPECTIVE - Viewpoint based on the following article: Clin Infect Dis 2009;49(1):e1-10
Vaccines Against Invasive Meningococcal Disease: Weighing the Options
October 2009
INTRODUCTION Neisseria meningitides (meningococcus) is the only bacterium that typically generates large epidemics of meningitis globally. Invasive meningococcal disease is endemic to Canada but the serogroups that cause it vary not only...
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VACCINE
September/October 2009
Protecting Canadian adults from vaccine-preventable diseases: NACI recommendations Parkins et al. Routine immunization of adults in Canada: Review of the epidemiology of vaccine-preventable diseases and current recommendations for primary...
PRIORITY PRESS - 5th International Conference on Vaccines for Enteric Diseases
Global Health Implications of the Rotavirus Vaccine
Málaga, Spain / September 9-11, 2009
Málaga - Two rotavirus (RV) vaccines are currently available worldwide. In clinical trials using European, North American and South American populations, both have demonstrated 90% to 100% efficacy in preventing severe RV gastroenteritis...
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Pediatric Nutrition
September 2009
Reasons for failure to initiate, persist with breast-feeding Many mothers either fail to initiate breast-feeding following the birth of their child or, once initiated, fail to breast-feed exclusively for six months, as is currently...
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VACCINE
July/August 2009
Vaccination against high-risk HPV types to reduce lesions and cervical cancer Moore et al. Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus in 5,000 British Columbia women—implications for vaccination. Cancer Causes Control...
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Feeding Difficulties in Infants and Young Children: Tailor Interventions to Match Child Behaviours
June 2009
Editorial: Glenn Berall, MD, FRCPC Chief of Pediatrics, North York General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Paediatrics, Division of Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario Feeding difficulties...
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VACCINE
May/June 2009
Avian flu vaccine shown to be safe, immunogenic in phase II study Wu et al. Immunogenicity, safety, and cross-reactivity of an inactivated, adjuvanted, prototype pandemic influenza (H5N1) vaccine: a phase II, double-blind, randomized...