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.
PRIORITY PRESS - 22nd European Congress of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ECCMID)
Real-world Clinical Experience Treating Gram-positive Infections
London, UK / March 31-April 3, 2012
London - Several new sets of data were presented at ECCMID that provided guidance on the efficacy of some of the most effective antibiotics for the treatment of serious Gram-positive infections. One of these was the ongoing European...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Viewpoint based on presentations from the Annual Meeting of the Canadian Rheumatology Association
The Role of Biologics in Psoriatic Arthritis Disease Control
Victoria, British Columbia / March 28-31, 2012
Reviewed and edited by: Majed M. Khraishi, MB, BSc, FRCPCMedical Director (Rheumatology)Nexus Clinical ResearchClinical Professor of Medicine (Rheumatology)Memorial University of NewfoundlandSt. John’s, Newfoundland &...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - XVI International Symposium on Atherosclerosis
Cardiovascular Disease to Diabetes Prevention: The Potential of CETP Inhibition and Modulation
Sydney, Australia / March 25-29, 2012
Sydney - It is generally accepted that for every 0.1 mmol/L increase in HDL-C, there is an associated coronary artery disease risk reduction of ~10%. While raising HDL-C levels reduces the risk of atherosclerosis, a more specific focus on...
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 - The Canadian Society of Hospital Pharmacists Annual Professional Practice Conference
Update on Hyponatremia Management Strategies
Toronto, Ontario / February 4-8, 2012
Toronto - Hyponatremia is among the most common electrolyte disturbances encountered in hospitalized patients. Until recently, the heterogeneous treatment approaches have often been ineffective or potentially risky. There are many causes of...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - Canadian Digestive Diseases Week
New Standard for Hepatitis C Treatment
Montréal, Quebec / February 24-27, 2012
Montréal - The burden of hepatitis C viral (HCV) disease is growing. At present, about 250,000 individuals in Canada are infected. An estimated 8000 to 10,000 new cases emerge each year, the majority of which are genotype 1. Many...
PRIORITY PRESS - 27th Annual Congress of the European Association of Urology (EAU)
Treating Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Men with Benign Prostatic Hypertrophy
Paris, France / February 24-28, 2012
Paris - Lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) associated with benign prostatic hypertrophy (BPH) are common in middle-aged or older men. Agents that inhibit α1-adrenoceptors (α-blockers) are the therapy of choice recommended by...
PRIORITY PRESS - 28th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
Expanded Options for Effective Acute Pain Control
Palm Springs, California / February 22-26, 2012
Palm Springs - Effective relief of acute pain is being increasingly recognized as an important defense against the onset of chronic pain. While the traditional focus in patients presenting with an injury and acute pain has been to treat the...
PRIORITY PRESS - 28th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Pain Medicine
Pain Treatment: Focus on Abuse Potential
Palm Springs, California / February 22-26, 2012
Palm Springs - The potential for abuse is one of the most important stumbling blocks for appropriate use of opioids. Even though there is very little risk of dependence when opioids are used in a structured pain management protocol,...