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Donald Redelmeier, University of Toronto Abstract: Lancet 2006; 367:413 Treatment with the lipid lowering agents statins reduced the incidence of sepsis among a large group of patients with cardiovasc

Reporting from: 2005 Multidisciplinary Prostate Cancer Symposium, February 17-19, Hyatt Grand Cypress, Orlando, Florida Scientific Editors: George Canellos, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Gordon

Reporting from: American Society of Hematology Meeting, Atlanta, 10-13 December 2005 Scientific Editors: George Canellos, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Gordon McVie, European Institute of Oncol

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Reporting from: European Society of Cardiology Congress September 3-7, 2005, Stockholm Scientific Editors: Michael Petch, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge Man Fai Shiu, Walsgrave Hospital, Coventry James

Reporting from: San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium 2005 Scientific Editors: George Canellos, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Gordon McVie, European Institute of Oncology, Milan Pat Price, Christ

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Reporting from: 8th International Conference on Malignant Lymphoma, Lugano; American Society of Clinical Oncology 38th Annual Meeting, Orlando; British Cancer Research Meeting, Glasgow Scientific Edit

Audio Journal of Hematologic Malignancy Volume 2 Number 1 Reporting from: American Society of Hematology Meeting, Philadelphia, December 6-10, 2002 Audio Journal of Hematologic Malignancy Volume 1 Num

Reporting from: American Society of Hematology Meeting, Philadelphia, December 6-10, 2002 Scientific Editors: George Canellos, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston Anton Hagenbeek, University of Utrec

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Reporting from: – San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, December 8-11, 2004 – European Society for Medical Oncology Congress, October 29-November 10, 2004, Vienna In this edition: Raimund J

Reporting from: – Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium, January 27-29, 2005, Hollywood, Florida In this edition: Bruce Giantonio and Robert Mayer discuss the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group stu

Heather White Heather White, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson If you have ever been bitten by a fire ant you’ll remember the pain! But a study presented in Washington has shown

John Schiller John Schiller, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda The human papilloma virus vaccine, which is currently being tested in the prevention of cervical cancer, brings together both infectiou

Joseph Blondeau Antibiotic resistance is not going to go away in a hurry, but can we at least make it as difficult as possible for bacteria to overcome the drugs they face? Joseph Blondeau told the co

Thomas File Thomas File, Summa Health System, Akron, Ohio Community Associated Pneumonia is a sizeable problem for health systems, and what is more, some strains of the frequent culprit – strept

Hank Balfour Hank Balfour, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Infectious mononucleosis, also known as the kissing disease, is caused Epstein Barr Virus, or EBV; so, can we effectively treat, and pre

Lance Peterson Lance Peterson, Evanston Northwestern Healthcare, Illinois The bacterium clostridium difficile that can cause diarrhoea in hospital patients is making a resurgence. It’s potential

Michele Pearson Michele Pearson, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta A community-wide approach is needed to combat MRSA according to a new assessment presented to the conference in Was

Ross Davidson Ross Davidson, Queen Elizabeth II Health Sciences Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia The use of the antimalarial chloroquine could provide the selective pressure for E.coli to develop fluoroqu

Barbara Trautner Barbara Trautner, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston When patients with spinal cord injury rely on urinary catheters for bladder drainage, this may lead to one or more urinary tract

Yehuda Carmeli Yehuda Carmeli, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston The Washington DC conference also heard about a hospital infection that has had a worryingly low profile: acinetobacter baum

Daniel Diekema, University of Iowa, Iowa City A large, global survey of candida distribution and drug susceptibility reported at the ICAAC found that fluconazole resistance among candida glabrata appe