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.
Update on Omega-3 Fatty Acids and Infant Development: Weighing the Evidence for Action
June 2007
For clinicians who may not be familiar with the omega-3 fatty acid story, it is important to appreciate that mammals cannot produce either omega-3 or omega-6 fatty acids themselves, so whatever they need must come from the diet. Despite the...
84th Canadian Paediatric Society Conference
Facilitating Physician/Patient Communication in Immunization
Montreal, Quebec / June 25-30, 2007
Montreal - In order to help physicians make better use of their time with patients in the examination room, presenters here provided pediatricians with updated communication techniques to assist them in answering patient questions and key...
Based on the Protocole d’immunisation du Québec Update published on-line June 2007
Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: Implications and Recommendations
Human papillomavirus (HPV) is the most common cause of sexually transmitted infections in Canada, primarily affecting individuals aged 15 to 29 years. Most HPV infections clear spontaneously without clinical manifestations. The invisibility...
160th Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association
Long-term Improvements in Adolescents with ADHD
San Diego, California / May 19-24, 2007
Here at the APA annual meeting, investigators presented efficacy, safety and tolerability data of an open-label extension of a prior phase III clinical trial. According to their results, adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity...
Based on the following articles: Behav Brain Res 1998;94:127-52; J Clin Psychiatry 2006;67(suppl 8):32-7
Combining Dopaminergic and Noradrenergic Strategies in ADHD Management
Reviewed by: Robert D. Hunt, MD Center for Attention and Brain Function Nashville, Tennessee As research elucidates more of the mechanisms in the field of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), investigators are also learning to...
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VACCINE
January/February 2007
Proposing compulsory HPV vaccination in preadolescent girls
Based on the Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) Online publication 15 February 2007;33(ACS-2):1-32
National Advisory Committee on Immunization Statement on the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine: New Recommendations for Females 9 to 26 Years of Age
February 15, 2007
February - The recently approved human papillomavirus (HPV) quadrivalent vaccine protects against infection from HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. Its approval and recent recommendation for use in females 9 to 26 years of age was based on...
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VACCINE
Winter 2006
Hambidge et al. Safety of trivalent inactivated influenza vaccine in children 6 to 23 months old. JAMA 2006;296(16):1990-7. Very few medically attended events, none of them serious, were observed following administration of the trivalent...