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 - 43rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Exhibition of the American Society of Nephrology – Renal Week 2010
Exploring New Treatment Options for Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome
Denver, Colorado / November 16-21, 2010
Denver - Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) is a rare chronic disease caused by uncontrolled complement activation where affected patients develop systemic thrombotic microangiopathy and severe thrombocytopenia that tends to centre...
PRIORITY PRESS - 83rd Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association (AHA)
Consistent Use of CV Risk Stratification Protocols to Guide Treatment Decision-Making
Chicago, Illinois / November 13-17, 2010
Chicago - Cardiovascular (CV) event rates could be reduced dramatically if clinicians simply employed effective screening methods consistently to identify at-risk patients. The importance of expanding the focus on individual modifiable risk...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 83rd Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association
New Data on Optimal Platelet Inhibition in Acute Coronary Syndrome
Chicago, Illinois / November 13-17, 2010
Chicago - Double-dose clopidogrel is not effective in reducing cardiovascular outcomes in stable patients receiving drug-eluting stents with high residual platelet reactivity on the standard clopidogrel dose, according to results of an...
PRIORITY PRESS - 83rd Scientific Sessions of the American Heart Association
Changing the Definition of Optimal Heart Failure Therapy
Chicago, Illinois / November 13-17, 2010
Chicago - Late-breaker trials in heart failure (HF) presented at the AHA scientific sessions appear to have validated one type of therapy but rejected another. In a study of an aldosterone antagonist for patients with New York Heart...
PRIORITY PRESS - 74th Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology and the 45th Annual Meeting of the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals
Evolving Management of Extra-articular Rheumatic Disease
Atlanta, Georgia / November 7-11, 2010
Atlanta - It is estimated that 30% of patients with psoriasis also have psoriatic arthritis (PsA), a potential cause for irreversible joint damage. Many tools have been developed in order to identify active PsA earlier among individuals...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 74th Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology
Selective B-cell-Targeted Therapy in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Other Autoimmune Diseases
Atlanta, Georgia / November 7-11, 2010
Atlanta - Treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) with biologics has led to a fundamental shift in therapy. While tumour necrosis factor (TNF) inhibitors are used as first-line biologics, 30% of patients treated do not sufficiently respond...
NEW FRONTIERS - 10th International Congress on Drug Therapy in HIV Infection
Renal Impairment and Other Complications in the Aging HIV Patient
Glasgow, UK / November 7-11, 2010
Morbidity related to accelerated aging in HIV infected individuals, a major focus of recent HIV/AIDS scientific programs, including the congress here in Glasgow, is now the single most important threat to patients with controlled HIV...
PRIORITY PRESS - Canadian Cardiovascular Congress (CCC)
Monday Workshop: The Latest on New Developments in Atrial Fibrillation
Montréal, Quebec / October 23-27, 2010
Montréal - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most prevalent, sustained cardiac arrhythmia seen in clinical practice today, affecting an estimated one-quarter of a million Canadians. The great majority of patients who develop AF do so...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - Canadian Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (CACAP) & American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Improving Relationships Outside School for Children with ADHD
Toronto, Ontario / September 26-28, 2010 & New York, New York / October 26-31, 2010
Data presented during the CACAP and AACAP conferences have expanded the evidence that attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be effectively controlled in most children and adolescents. While a holistic approach is needed to...