BACKGROUND: Data of abortion incidence and trends are needed to monitor progress toward improvement of maternal health and access to family planning. To date, estimates of safe and unsafe abortion worldwide have only been made for 1995 and 2003. METHODS: We used the standard WHO definition of unsafe abortions. Safe ...

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS: To create a case-based curriculum designed to teach and discuss the tenets of clinical medical ethics within an otolaryngology department. STUDY DESIGN: Survey-based study in a single-institution, academic otolaryngology department. METHODS: Case-based departmental ethics grand rounds were implemented on a quarterly basis within an academic department of otolaryngology. One-hour ...

Abstract  To investigate the cause of abortion in cows from farms with a history of abortion associated with Neospora caninum.  Cows and primiparous heifers (n = 2,246) that were enrolled in a clinical trial of a vaccine for N. caninum, and 403 cows and heifers that conceived >6 weeks after the planned start ...

Abstract. American Indians are at greater risk for Rocky Mountain spotted fever (RMSF) than the general U.S. population. The epidemiology of RMSF among American Indians was examined by using Indian Health Service inpatient and outpatient records with an RMSF International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification diagnosis. For 2001-2008, ...

Objective  To systematically review articles describing complications of abortion in settings where abortions are thought to be unsafe and to determine the incidence of severe acute maternal morbidity (SAMM) attributed to abortion at the population level. Methods  We searched relevant databases using search terms related to abortion and complications. We ...

During the incursion of bluetongue virus (BTV) serotype 8 in France in 2007, an increase in the number of abortions in cattle was observed, but the cause was not clearly established. A survey of all the reported cases of abortion in cattle from November 2008 to April 2009 was conducted ...

Unsafe abortion accounts for approximately 13% of maternal deaths worldwide-roughly 47000 deaths per year. Most deaths from unsafe abortion occur in low-resource countries. Second-trimester abortion carries a higher risk of morbidity and mortality compared with first-trimester abortion and, although the former comprises the minority of abortion procedures worldwide, it is ...

Advances in life-saving technologies in the past few decades have challenged our traditional understandings of death. Traditionally, death was understood to occur when a person stops breathing, their heart stops beating and they are cold to the touch. Today, physicians determine death by relying on a diagnosis of 'total brain ...

In a recent case in the UK, six men stored their sperm before undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer in case they proved to be infertile after the treatment. The sperm was not properly stored and as a result was inadvertently destroyed. The men sued the NHS Trust that stored the ...

Embryo-fetal experimentation is intuitively associated with a therapeutic intent, according to a consolidated line of thought on the international and national levels. We report on a researcher's request for Ethics Committee approval to perform intrauterine transplantation of stem cells via cordocentesis on a fetus diagnosed with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, using ...

As media reports have made widely known, in November 2009, the ethics committee of St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona, permitted the abortion of an eleven-week-old fetus in order to save the life of its mother. This woman was suffering from acute pulmonary hypertension, which her doctors judged would prove ...

Immunotherapy was prominently featured at the Annual Meeting of the American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology (ACAAI), held on the 13-16 November 2010. Even though it has been 100 years since the first paper on immunotherapy appeared, the field is continuing to undergo dynamic and exciting advancements that make ...

In Japan, there are no acts and, specific provisions or official guidelines on euthanasia, but recently, as I will mention below, an official guideline on "death with dignity" has been made. Nevertheless in fact, this guideline provides only a few rules of process on terminal care. Therefore the problems of ...

The 20th Annual International Cannabinoid Research Society (ICRS) symposium, held in Lund, Sweden, included topics covering new therapeutic developments in the field of cannabinoids. This conference report highlights selected presentations on drug design and discovery, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabivarin, inhaled dronabinol, the presence of cannabinoid receptor 2 in brain neurons, and the role ...

This dedicated issue of Chronobiology International comprises the partial proceedings of the "19th International Symposium on Shiftwork and Working Time" held August 2009 in Venice, Italy. The key theme of the symposium was "Health and Well-being in the 24-h Society." The topics covered by the 19 peer-reviewed original research papers ...

Date written: June 2007 Final submission: October 2008.

This short report summarises the proceedings of the international symposium "Precincts, people and places - forging new partnerships", held in Brisbane on 24 and 25 July 2009.

The study of archival materials and published historical and ethnographic sources shows that alcohol played an insignificant role in contacts with the aboriginal population during the Russian colonization of Alaska. The Russian-American Company (RAC) tried to fight alcoholism and limited access of spirits to the natives of the Russian colonies ...

The International Symposium "Peripheral Nerve Repair and Regeneration and 2nd Club Brunelli Meeting" was held on December 4-5, 2009 in Turin, Italy (Organizers: Bruno Battiston, Stefano Geuna, Isabelle Perroteau, Pierluigi Tos). Interest in the study of peripheral nerve regeneration is very much alive because complete recovery of nerve function almost ...

On May 26-28, 2009, an international symposium on IgA nephropathy was convened in Stresa, Italy, as a Satellite Symposium of the World Congress of Nephrology held in Milan. This meeting was attended by a large number of scientists and clinicians working in the field of IgA nephropathy. The oral and ...

The importance of thrombosis and anticoagulation in clinical practice is rooted firmly in several fundamental constructs that can be applied both broadly and globally. Awareness and the appropriate use of anticoagulant therapy remain the keys to prevention and treatment. However, to assure maximal efficacy and safety, the clinician must, according ...

The international soy symposium held in Tokyo, November 9-12, 2008, was the eighth in a series that began in 1994. This most recent meeting is noteworthy for several reasons. First, it was held in the country most identified with the foods that are the focus of the meeting. Soyfoods were ...

Presented at the IEEE 1999 International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS'99, Hamburg (Germany), 28th June - 2nd July 1999

This review aims to give an update of the field of the hepatic sinusoid, supported by references to presentations given at the 14th International Symposium on Cells of the Hepatic Sinusoid (ISCHS2008), which was held in Tromsø, Norway, August 31-September 4, 2008. The subtitle of the symposium, 'Integrating basic and ...

ABSTRACT: The 1st International Symposium on Geospatial Health was convened in Lijiang, Yunnan province, People's Republic of China from 8 to 9 September, 2007. The objective was to review progress made with the application of spatial techniques on zoonotic parasitic diseases, particularly in Southeast Asia. The symposium featured 71 presentations ...

AIMS: To determine if on-going modification of an international teaching course in emergency medicine will improve audience perception and receptivity. METHODS: Over 4 years, we conducted surveys during emergency medicine symposiums given in Ghana, West Africa. In 2003, 2004 and 2006, symposium interventions of content modification (lecture topics/workshops), audience modification ...

The Fifth International Symposium on Stem Cell Therapy and Applied Cardiovascular Biotechnology was held on April 24th-25th, 2008, at the Auditorium of the High Council of Scientific Research of Spain (CSIC) in Madrid, as a continuation of a series of yearly meetings, organized in an attempt to encourage translational research ...

The Second International Lygus Symposium brought together 52 entomologists from six nations and 11 states representing universities, public agencies, and private entities to discuss the latest research on Lygus species and their relatives. Symposium topics included Lygus biology, behavior and ecology, IPM, insecticides and resistance, and biological control. Papers and ...

This article is the report of an International Symposium endorsed by the European Society of Cardiology, held within the Venice Arrhythmias 2007: 10 International Workshop on Cardiac Arrhythmias (Venice, October 2007). The topics of the Symposium are the following: how to stratify the risk of sudden death in athletes; the ...

2005 International Symposium on Environmental Mornitoring in East Asia -Remote Sensing and Forests-,Hosted The EMEA Project, Kanazawa University 21st=Century COE Program -Environmental Monitoring and Predicition of Long- and Short- Term Dynamics of Pan-Japan Sea Area- ,予稿集, EMEA 2005 in Kanazawa, 国際学術研究公開シンポジウム『東アジアの環境モニタリング』－リモートセンシングと森林－,年月日：200511月28日～29日, 場所：KKRホテル金沢, 金沢大学自然科学研究科, 主催：金沢大学EMEAプロジェクト, 共催：金沢大学21世紀COEプログラム「環日本海域の環境変動と長期・短期変動予測」

2005 International Symposium on Environmental Mornitoring in East Asia -Remote Sensing and Forests-,Hosted The EMEA Project, Kanazawa University 21st=Century COE Program -Environmental Monitoring and Predicition of Long- and Short- Term Dynamics of Pan-Japan Sea Area- ,予稿集, EMEA 2005 in Kanazawa, 国際学術研究公開シンポジウム『東アジアの環境モニタリング』－リモートセンシングと森林－,年月日：200511月28日～29日, 場所：KKRホテル金沢, 金沢大学自然科学研究科, 主催：金沢大学EMEAプロジェクト, 共催：金沢大学21世紀COEプログラム「環日本海域の環境変動と長期・短期変動予測」

2005 International Symposium on Environmental Mornitoring in East Asia -Remote Sensing and Forests-,Hosted The EMEA Project, Kanazawa University 21st=Century COE Program -Environmental Monitoring and Predicition of Long- and Short- Term Dynamics of Pan-Japan Sea Area- ,予稿集, EMEA 2005 in Kanazawa, 国際学術研究公開シンポジウム『東アジアの環境モニタリング』－リモートセンシングと森林－,年月日：200511月28日～29日, 場所：KKRホテル金沢, 金沢大学自然科学研究科, 主催：金沢大学EMEAプロジェクト, 共催：金沢大学21世紀COEプログラム「環日本海域の環境変動と長期・短期変動予測」

2005 International Symposium on Environmental Mornitoring in East Asia -Remote Sensing and Forests-,Hosted The EMEA Project, Kanazawa University 21st=Century COE Program -Environmental Monitoring and Predicition of Long- and Short- Term Dynamics of Pan-Japan Sea Area- ,予稿集, EMEA 2005 in Kanazawa, 国際学術研究公開シンポジウム『東アジアの環境モニタリング』－リモートセンシングと森林－,年月日：200511月28日～29日, 場所：KKRホテル金沢, 金沢大学自然科学研究科, 主催：金沢大学EMEAプロジェクト, 共催：金沢大学21世紀COEプログラム「環日本海域の環境変動と長期・短期変動予測」

IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, IGARSS 2007, 2338 - 2341

2006 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IGARSS. Denver, CO, USA, 31 July - 4 August 2006, 2666 - 2669

2006 IEEE International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium. IGARSS. Denver, CO, USA, 31 JulY - 4 August 2006, 2141 - 2144

The XI International Rotifer Symposium was held during 11-18 March, 2006 at the National Autonomous University of Mexico Campus Iztacala located at the North Mexico City (Mexico). These triennial international meetings, first organized in Austria by Late Ruttner-Kolisko in September 1976, are gradually becoming the focal point of discussion and ...

Resumo do poster apresentado no XXVII ESN International Symposium, Rome, 2004.

In November 2001, the 1st International Symposium on Concussion in Sport was held in Vienna, Austria to provide recommendations for the improvement of safety and health of athletes who suffer concussive injuries in ice hockey, football (soccer), and other sports. The 2nd International Symposium on Concussion in Sport was organised ...

2nd International Symposium on Fusarium Head Blight. Orlando, FL, 11 - 15 December 2004

Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS'03, 21 - 25 July, 2003, Toulouse, 1631 - 1633

Proceedings of the International Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium IGARSS'03, 21 - 25 July, 2003, Toulouse, 1350 - 1352

International Symposium at Gifu University, Japan: Evaluation of Terrestrial Carbon Storage and Dynamics by In-situ and Remote Sensing Measurements. Gifu, JP, 12 - 14 Nov. 2002, 67 - 77

VTT Symposium 213

VTT Symposium 213. International Symposium Whole Grain and Human Health. Porvoo, FI, 13 - 15 June 2001. Liukkonen, Kirsi, Kuokka, Annemari & Poutanen, Kaisa (eds.), 57 - 58

VTT Symposium 213. International Symposium Whole Grain and Human Health. Porvoo, FI, 13 - 15 June 2001. Liukkonen, Kirsi, Kuokka, Annemari & Poutanen, Kaisa (eds.), 96

VTT Symposium 213. International Symposium Whole Grain and Human Health. Porvoo, FI, 13 - 15 June 2001. Liukkonen, Kirsi, Kuokka, Annemari & Poutanen, Kaisa (eds.), 125 - 126

VTT Symposium 213. International Symposium Whole Grain and Human Health. Porvoo, FI, 13 - 15 June 2001. Liukkonen, Kirsi, Kuokka, Annemari & Poutanen, Kaisa (eds.), 143 - 144

International Symposium on Digital Earth. Beijing, CN, 29 Nov. - 2 Dec. 1999. (CD)

27th International Symposium on Remote Sensing of Environment. Tromsö, NO, 8 - 12 June 1998