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 - International Continence Society / International Urogynecological Association (ICS/IUGA)
Antimuscarinic Efficacy and Predictability in Overactive Bladder
Toronto, Ontario / August 23-27, 2010
Toronto - Symptoms of overactive bladder (OAB), which include urgency with or without incontinence, increased daytime frequency and nocturia, are very distressing. They affect quality of life and the ability to engage in physical...
MEDICAL FRONTIERS - 23rd International Congress of the Transplantation Society
Perspective on Once-daily Immunosuppressive Therapy
Vancouver, British Columbia / August 15-19, 2010
Vancouver - Following organ transplantation, monitoring for optimal drug blood levels of immunosuppressive therapy is important, as lower levels may reduce efficacy while peaks in drug levels may carry an increased risk of toxicity. While a...
RESOURCE LINE - Pediatric Nutrition
Simple Strategies and Solutions for Common Nutritional Deficiencies in Infants and Children
Summer 2010
Optimizing nutrition for very low birth-weight (VLBW) preterm infants on through to children with a variety of feeding difficulties was the focus of a co-developed presentation here at the Canadian Paediatric Society’s (CPS) annual...
NEW FRONTIERS - XVIII International AIDS Conference (IAS)
Seeking Optimal First-line NRTI Backbones: Weighing the Evidence
Vienna, Austria / July 18-23, 2010
The most commonly used first-line nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) combinations are abacavir/lamivudine (ABC/3TC) and tenofovir/emcitrabine (TDF/FTC). In most guidelines, both are considered appropriate for what is referred...
PRIORITY PRESS - XVIII International AIDS Conference (IAS)
Relative Strengths and Clinical Use of CCR5 Entry Inhibitors
Vienna, Austria / July 18-23, 2010
In patients with a failing immune system due to HIV infection, combination antiretroviral therapy (ART) must be maintained more or less continuously to control disease. The combination of two nucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors...
PRIORITY PRESS - Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease (ICAD)
New Diagnostic Criteria and Evaluations of Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments
Honolulu, Hawaii / July 10-15, 2010
Honolulu - Recent research discussed here during the scientific sessions has highlighted the increasing prevalence and high cost of Alzheimer’s disease (AD). On the other hand, studies are also showing that early interventions with case...
PRIORITY PRESS - 26th International Papillomavirus Conference
Reducing the Burden of HPV-related Disease in Men and Women
Montreal, Quebec / July 3-8, 2010
According to Dr. Suzanne Garland, Director, Microbiological Research, Royal Women’s Hospital, Melbourne, Australia, genital warts (GWs) are the most common condition seen in sexual health services in the country. Multiple visits are...
PRIORITY PRESS - 26th International Papillomavirus Conference and Clinical and Public Health Workshops
Enhanced Treatment Strategies for External Genital Warts
Montreal, Quebec / July 3-8, 2010
It is estimated that approximately 75% to 80% of sexually active men and women have been exposed to genital human papillomavirus (HPV). Types 6 and 11 are the cause of most cases of genital warts (GW) worldwide (J Am Osteopath Assoc...
FRONTLINE - Hematology/Oncology
Evolving Standards of Therapy in Multiple Myeloma
June 2010
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