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.
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Viewpoint based on the following articles: Santolaya et al. Lancet 2012;379:617-24, Gossger et al. JAMA 2012;307(6):573-82.
Closing the Gap on N. meningitidis: Potential for Imminent Disease Control
April 2012
Guest Editor: Ronald Gold, MD, MPHFormer Head, Division of Infectious DiseaseThe Hospital for Sick ChildrenToronto, OntarioProfessor of Pediatrics (Retired) Faculty of Medicine, University of TorontoMedical AdvisorMeningitis Research...
MEDI-NEWS - Based on Canada Communicable Disease Report (CCDR) January 2012;37:ACS-7.
NACI Update on Human Papillomavirus (HPV) Vaccines: New Focus on Male Vaccination
In 2006, the quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine (HPV) was authorized in Canada for use in females between the ages of 9 and 26 years for the prevention of infection caused by HPV types 6, 11, 16 and 18. These types lead to cervical...
PRIORITY PRESS - McGill Faculty of Medicine 62nd Annual Refresher Course for Family Physicians
Update on Paediatrics: Immunization, Progress and Recommendations
Montréal, Quebec / December 5-7, 2011
Montréal - During this year’s widely attended McGill Refresher Course, delegates learned of recent National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) updates for immunization against 3 paediatric diseases. NACI recommends that...
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VACCINE
Winter 2012
Malaria vaccine halves clinical, severe disease in African childrenThe RTS,S Clinical Trial Partnership. First results of phase 3 trial of RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children. N Engl J Med 2011 Oct 18. Acandidate vaccine against...
RESOURCE LINE - Nutrition
The Canadian Malnutrition Task Force: Guiding Strategies to Reduce In-hospital Malnutrition Morbidity
December 2011
Guest Editors: Heather Keller, RD, PhD, FDCCo-chair, Canadian Malnutrition Task Force Professor, Department of Family Relations and Applied Nutrition, University of Guelph , Toronto, Ontario Johane P
MEDI-NEWS Based on Vesikari et al. N Engl J Med 2011;365:1406-16.
Novel Adjuvant in Trivalent Inactivated Influenza Vaccine for Very Young Children
A highly effective oil-in-water emulsion adjuvant was recently incorporated into the trivalent influenza vaccine (ATIV) and tested in a large cohort of children between 6 and <72 months of age. Results indicate that the new ATIV is...
PRIORITY PRESS - Family Medicine Forum 2011
Achieving Broad Protection Against Serogroup B: Vaccine Targets Most Common Meningococcus Serogroup
Montréal, Quebec / November 3-5, 2011
Montréal - Recent surveys suggest poor control of symptoms and disease is endemic among patients with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. There are numerous reasons for this finding, including lack of awareness of the...
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VACCINE
Autumn-Winter 2011
Decreased incidence of high-grade cervical abnormalities 3 years after Australian HPV program launch Brotherton et al. Early effect of the HPV vaccination programme on cervical abnormalities in Victoria, Australia: an ecological...
PRIORITY PRESS - 49th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA)
Progress in Pneumococcal Vaccine Development
Boston, Massachusetts / October 20-23, 2011
Boston - Current immunization guidelines support administration of the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine (PPSV23) to adults older than 65 and to selected at-risk populations in the age range of 18-65. Revaccination with PPSV23...