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.
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 18th United European Gastroenterology Week
Optimizing Crohn’s Disease Therapy: The Right Patient at the Right Time
Barcelona, Spain / October 23-27, 2010
Barcelona - Treatment goals for Crohn’s disease (CD) include inducing and maintaining steroid-free clinical remission, complete mucosal healing, reducing the incidence of hospitalization and surgery, and improving quality of life....
HEALTH ODYSSEY - American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report on
The Effects of Early Dietary Interventions on the Development of Atopic Diseases: Updated Advice for Health Care Providers
Editorial: Timothy Vander Leek, MD, FRCPC Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta Ten years ago, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) issued recommendations that addressed dietary management for...
PRIORITY PRESS - 48th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Closing in on Meningococcal Disease
Vancouver, British Columbia / October 21-24, 2010
Vancouver - Quadrivalent conjugated vaccines have proven highly effective against 4 serotypes of invasive meningococcal disease, including the virulent type C. Evidence indicates that booster vaccination in older individuals has the...
PRIORITY PRESS - 48th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
MRSA Nosocomial Pneumonia: Treatment and Resistance Update
Vancouver, British Columbia / October 21-24, 2010
Vancouver - As clinicians face multi-drug-resistant infections with a shrinking armamentarium, antimicrobial stewardship is of increasing importance. Making optimal antimicrobial choices at the most appropriate dose and duration is an...
PRIORITY PRESS - 48th Annual Meeting of the Infectious Diseases Society of America
Pneumococcal Vaccination: A North American Perspective
Vancouver, British Columbia / October 21-24, 2010
Universal vaccination programs for children using the 7-valent conjugated pneumococcal vaccine PCV7, initiated in British Columbia and Alberta in 2002 and in the rest of Canada in 2005, have resulted in a decline in disease burden and a...
PRIORITY PRESS - 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research
Appropriate Levels of Vitamin D Supplementation Critical for Fracture Prevention
Toronto, Ontario / October 15-19, 2010
Toronto - Vitamin D is critically important in the maintenance of bone health. A hospital chart review found that virtually all patients who presented with hip fracture had serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH]D) levels <75 nmol/L, now...
PRIORITY PRESS - 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Preserving Bone and Muscle Health
Toronto, Ontario / October 15-19, 2010
TO EARN CME CREDITS, PLEASE SEE BELOW Toronto - With our aging population, the incidence of age-related diseases, including osteoporosis (OP), is increasing. Age-related muscle loss is also common and strategies aimed at preventing falls...
PHYSICIAN PERSPECTIVE - Viewpoint Based on presentations from 32nd Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR)
Highlights from ASBMR 2010
Toronto, Ontario / October 15-19, 2010
INTRODUCTION With the aging populations in Western countries, the frequency of diseases associated with aging, including osteoporosis (OP), will become an increasing burden. Age-related bone and muscle loss are common and therefore...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 26th Congress of the European Committee for Treatment and Research in Multiple Sclerosis (ECTRIMS)
The Expanding Treatment Options for Multiple Sclerosis
Gothenburg, Sweden / October 13-16, 2010
Gothenburg - With several new compounds reaching the end of development, there is an ever-widening choice of therapy for patients with relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS). The choice is not obvious, however, when planning the...