ABSTRACT: The 22nd Annual Meeting of the European Tissue Repair Society, Athens, Greece, October 4 to 5, 2012 informed about pathophysiological mechanisms in tissue repair and on the development of clinical treatments of chronic wounds, fibrosis, and cancer, considering recent advances in molecular biology and biotechnology.

Japan lags behind other industrialized nations in terms of gender equality. To improve the work environment for surgeons, the opinions of female surgeons must be respected. The Committee on Women Surgeons of the Japan Surgical Society (JSS) conducted two surveys 3 years apart of the numbers of female councilors and directors ...

The Cardiology Society of Serbia is at the centre of the country's progress in cardiovascular disease.

The use of unclaimed bodies has been one of the distinguishing features of the anatomy profession since the passing of nineteenth century legislation aimed at solving the problem of grave robbing. Only in more recent years has the use of bequeathed bodies supplanted dependence upon unclaimed bodies in many (but ...

Anatomical professionals know better than anyone else that donated bodies are a valuable asset to anatomical science and medical education. They highly value voluntary donations, since a dearth of bodies negatively affects their profession. With this in mind, we conducted a survey (n = 54) at the 171st scientific meeting ...

Radiologic technology students learn ethical theory, ethical principles and the Code of Ethics. However, over time, the concepts may fade from the radiologic technologist's memory. Periodic review of the ethical concepts and the American Registry of Radiologic Technologists Standards of Ethics are important to maintain a clear understanding of ethical ...

Presents a list of the officers, boards, committees, and representatives of the American Psychological Association for 2011, including: 2011 Council of Representatives; Boards and Committees Reporting Directly to the Council of Representatives; Standing Boards and Committees; Continuing Committees; Ad Hoc Committees and Task Forces; Other Organizations of Interest to APA ...

The aim of this update is to describe the paediatric highlights from the 2010 European Respiratory Society Annual Congress in Barcelona, Spain. Abstracts from the seven groups of the Paediatric Assembly (Respiratory Physiology; Asthma and Allergy; Cystic Fibrosis; Respiratory Infection and Immunology; Neonatology and Paediatric Intensive Care; Respiratory Epidemiology; Bronchology) ...

A Panel of International Experts was convened by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in collaboration with the European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) to update the 1999 Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection Guidelines by the IDSA. Co-sponsoring organizations include the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American ...

A Panel of International Experts was convened by the Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) in collaboration with the European Society for Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (ESCMID) to update the 1999 Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infection Guidelines by the IDSA. Co-sponsoring organizations include the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, American ...

The American Board of Pathology continues to update the certification process to ensure that all candidates have appropriate training and credentials and meet the competency requirements of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education. The maintenance of certification process, instituted in 2006, has gone through 2 reporting cycles; and the ...

The 24th Annual Meeting of the North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition provided a comprehensive overview of pediatric digestive diseases. The meeting and its adjunct events, including a postgraduate course and 1-day symposium, enabled a diverse group of physicians, trainees and nurses to have the opportunity to ...

This manuscript is based on an invited lecture entitled "The Year in Pituitary," presented at the 91st Annual Meeting of The Endocrine Society in San Diego, California, on June 21, 2010. The purpose of the lecture was to highlight new or evolving issues in the management of pituitary disease. Papers ...

In 1939, a psychologist could become a member of the Southern Society for Philosophy and Psychology (SSPP) automatically with the endorsement of two members, payment of dues, and membership in the American Psychological Association (APA). Non-APA members with endorsements and payment of dues had to be voted in by the ...

Dear Member of EHS, dear Colleague, I would like to thank you for the confidence placed in me appointing me as the new President of our Society. It is a great honour for me and I hope to help our Society grow during the next two years. I have already ...

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry sponsored the Pediatric Restorative Dentistry Consensus Conference in 2002. This paper will review the consensus statements that were issued as a result of the conference. Since the conference there have been advances in procedures, materials, and techniques that need to be considered in terms ...

This guideline update addresses two clinical questions: (1) What are the defining features of patients with a malignancy who are appropriate candidates for ESA treatment? (2) For patients who are appropriate candidates for treatment with ESAs, what are the optimal approaches to ESA therapy?

Over the last several decades historians have shown that the eugenics movement appealed to an extraordinarily wide constituency. Far from being the brainchild of the members of any one particular political ideology, eugenics made sense to a diverse range of Americans and was promoted by professionals ranging from geneticists and ...

ABSTRACT: Michael H. Malim wins the Retrovirology prize.

During the past year, an economic crisis has affected economies and life styles throughout the world. However, the three largest transnational tobacco companies - Philip Morris International, British American Tobacco, and Japan Tobacco - showed excellent returns during this period, reflecting more widespread indirect exposure to smoking.

In order to address this subject further and to assess progress in the examination of animal origins and transitions, an international group of scientists was convened at the Society for Comparative Biology meeting in January 2007.

Reviews the book, The Theater of Trauma: American Modernist Drama and the Psychological Struggle for the American Mind, 1900-1930 by Michael Cotsell (2005). For most of the 20th century, psychoanalytic theory and its myriad offshoots so pervasively influenced literary criticism in the United States that for many it is difficult ...

Biotech healthcare is going through what every other emerging scientific discipline experiences - the challenge of defining its ethical boundaries. Research, costs, and privacy issues spawn concerns that third-party payers, employers, providers, and policy makers will face for years to come.

Aspergillus fumigatus Fries, acolumnaris Rai et al. (1) has been raised to a distinct epithet and four different varieties of A. fumigatus (1--2 & 6) viz. A. fumigatus Fries. var. albus Rai et al., A. fumigatus Fries. var. grisei-brunneus Rai and Singh, A. fumigatus Fries. mut. helvola Yuill and A. ...

The abdominal skin and underlying fatty tissues of babies developing severe gastroenteritis occasionally feel somewhat like a piece of perished rubber. Evidence for this being an important sign indicating a seriously ill baby is given; attention is drawn to the possible value of corticosteroids in the treatment of cases where ...

The Industrial Injuries Advisory Council has reaffirmed the view that simple pneumoconiosis does not produce disability or shorten life. This is often true but, without overlooking the importance of chronic bronchitis, such conclusions are wrong in many instances.Chronic bronchitis is probably commoner in miners without pneumoconiosis than in those with ...

A century ago Iceland had the highest prevalence of human hydatid disease ever recorded anywhere. Since 1864 the disease has been gradually controlled, and today there is less than one new case per decade. The sheep population of about one million, over 95% of which is subject to inspection at ...

Radiopertechnetate renography merits consideration as another intravenous screening procedure for renovascular hypertension. Thus far in our experience it has yielded fewer falsely negative results than the radiohippurate renogram, and it takes less than one minute to complete. Applications of this method to the assessment of renal perfusion in other renal ...

This fact sheet issued in August 2003 is one of a series from the Alzheimer's Society intended for patients and carers. It explains what Lewy bodies are, and describes briefly the symptoms, causes and treatment of dementia with Lewy bodies.

This fact sheet, issued in July 2005 and one of a series from the Alzheimer's Society intended for patients and carers, explains briefly the causes of vascular dementia (one of the commonest forms of which is stroke), its types, symptoms and development, diagnosis and treatment.

The results of x-ray pelvimetry performed on 66 pregnant women, with a view to predicting the outcome of pregnancy, were reviewed. It was concluded that such pelvimetry was most valuable in cases in which it indicated a normal pelvis or gross bony disproportion. It was least effective in those with ...

The history of plague in Africa during the period 1935-49 is reviewed. Much of the information derives from a questionnaire sent to all African territories in 1950. The annual incidence of plague in Africa declined, particularly from 1946 onwards. In 1949, under 400 cases were reported, as compared with over ...