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.
RESOURCE LINE - Nutrition
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...
HEALTH ODYSSEY - PEDIATRIC NUTRITION
Nucleotide-fortified Formulas Can Boost Neonate Immunity, Gastrointestinal Tract Maturation
January 2011
Human breast milk is the gold standard by which all other sources of infant nutrition are compared. Amongst its many advantages, it offers considerable immune bene?ts to the newborn baby’s immature immune system. To meet the...
HEALTH ODYSSEY - PRENATAL NUTRITION
Impact of Maternal Nutrition on Fetal Development
December 2010
Nutrition is perhaps the most influential non-genetic factor in fetal development.1 Maternal body composition, nutritional stores, diet, and ability to deliver nutrients through the placenta determines nutrient availability for...
PRIORITY PRESS - 9th Canadian Immunization Conference (CIC)
HPV Vaccination for Males—Disease Burden Equivalent to Females
Quebec City, Quebec / December 5-8, 2010
Quebec City - Currently, vaccination against the human papillomavirus (HPV) is offered to females between 9 and 26 years of age, but uptake of the vaccine varies from province to province and many young women remain unvaccinated. Many now...
PRIORITY PRESS - 9th Canadian Immunization Conference (CIC)
Update on Clinical Findings from Meningococcal Vaccine Trials
Quebec City, Quebec / December 5-8, 2010
IMPACT (Immunization Monitoring Program, ACTive) surveillance data presented here at the CIC by Dr. Julie Bettinger, Assistant Professor, Vaccine Evaluation Centre, and Child and Family Research Institute, University of British Columbia...
PRIORITY PRESS - 9th Canadian Immunization Conference (CIC)
Public Health Programs: Burden of Disease, Cost-Effectiveness Key Factors in Funding Decisions
Quebec City, Quebec / December 5-8, 2010
Funding a public health program requires economic assessment of that program and attempts must be made to quantify both the burden of illness and the impact that illness has on quality of life. In the case of rotavirus (RV) infection, it is...
PRIORITY PRESS - 9th Canadian Immunization Conference (CIC)
Global Experience with Publicly-funded Rotavirus Vaccination Programs
Quebec City, Quebec / December 5-8, 2010
Rotavirus (RV) infection is associated with a substantial disease burden in Canadian children, as demonstrated by Dr. Nicole Le Saux, Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, London. In a Toronto-based study carried out by Ford-Jones...
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VACCINE
October-December 2010
Broadening HPV vaccination to boys, men Elbasha E, Dasbach E. Impact of vaccinating boys and men against HPV in the United States. Vaccine 2010;28:6858-67. Kim J. Targeted human papillomavirus vaccination of men who have sex with men in...
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...