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.
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VACCINE
Summer 2012
Extending Australian national HPV vaccination program to malesGeorgousakis et al. Population-wide vaccination against human papillomavirus in adolescent boys: Australia as a case study. Lancet Infect Dis 2012 [Epub ahead of...
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VACCINE
Spring 2012
NACI: New recommendations for the quadrivalent HPV vaccine for malesNational Advisory Committee on Immunization. Canada Communicable Disease Report January 2012;38:ACS-7. Recommendations for the use of the quadrivalent human papillomavirus...
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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...
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Pediatric Nutrition
December 2011
Prebiotic-supplemented formula to promote beneficial gut flora in nonbreast-fed infants Supplementing full-term infant formula with a prebiotic increases beneficial bacteria in the gut and results in stools similar to those of breast-fed...
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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
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Malnutrition: A Serious Condition Requiring Early Evidence-based Nutritional Intervention
December 2011
Among key components of disease management, evidence-based data indicate that proper nutritional intervention canimprove outcomes and in many cases lower costs of care. Routine early nutritional screening permits intervention toprevent or...
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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...
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VACCINE
Spring–Summer 2011
Genital warts negatively affect well-being in men and women: PISCES study Sénécal et al. Loss of quality of life associated with genital warts: baseline analyses from a prospective study. Sex Transm Infect 2011;87:209-15. Genital warts...
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Systematic Assessment of Malnutrition, a Major Source of Preventable Morbidity and Mortality
March 2011
Guest Editor: Michel Sanscartier, RD, MSc, President, Ordre professionnel des diététistes du Québec, Clinical Nutritionist, Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Montréal, Montreal, Quebec Malnutrition...