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Wednesday, May 14, 2008

Medi-Fax Atlas Series - Recent Cases

Editor: Dr. Chris Ekong

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The Medi-Fax Canadian Hospitals Web Directory is a listing of some Hospitals in Canada which also have web sites. The Hospitals are listed alphabetically as well as by location.

Medi-Fax Atlas Series is a series of Virtual Atlases of Neurosurgical disorders. Contributors are neurosurgeons, neurologists, neuropathologists and radiologists from Canada and the United States. The site is primarily for neuroscientists but anyone is welcome to visit.

This is a teleconfrence neuro rounds with participants in various neurosurgery centres across North America. Interesting cases are presented on the internet & teleconfrence calls simultaneously. Participants communicate by voice teleconfrence call and see the slides, CT, MRI, and x-rays presented on this site.

Reuters: Health News
First Beijing death linked to China virus outbreak
5/14/2008 1:50:43 AM
BEIJING (Reuters) - China's capital has recorded its first death from an outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease as authorities try to contain the spread of a potent virus just three months before the city hosts the Olympic Games.

Experts move closer to identifying best embryos
5/13/2008 10:39:37 PM
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Scientists in Australia and Greece appear to be moving closer to identifying genes that determine which test-tube embryos stand the best chance of implanting in the womb and growing into healthy babies.

Novartis MenB meningitis vaccine protects infants
5/14/2008 1:25:28 AM
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG's MenB vaccine showed potential to give broad protection to infants against meningococcal B infections in a mid-stage study, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday.

Glaxo says cervical cancer vaccine works for longer
5/14/2008 2:19:08 AM
LONDON (Reuters) - GlaxoSmithKline said on Wednesday new data showed its Cervarix vaccine generated sustained, high levels of neutralizing antibodies against the two most common cervical cancer-causing virus types for 6.4 years.

Exforge cuts black patients' blood pressure: Novartis
5/14/2008 1:23:35 AM
ZURICH (Reuters) - Novartis AG's Exforge drug significantly reduced blood pressure in difficult-to-treat black patients, the Swiss drugmaker said on Wednesday, citing a clinical trial.

Sitting too long may be dangerous for young infants
5/13/2008 1:46:52 PM
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - "Do not leave infants less than one month old in a sitting position for a long period of time," suggests Dr. Aurore Cote, because this may place them at increased risk for sudden infant death.

Researchers find smoking-lung cancer culprit
5/13/2008 9:46:32 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A protein responsible for repairing damaged DNA may be a vital link to explaining how smoking causes lung cancer, U.S. researchers reported on Tuesday.

Many blacks miss therapy for rectal cancer
5/13/2008 2:30:04 PM
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blacks with rectal cancer are 23 percent less likely to get chemotherapy than whites, even when they see a cancer specialist, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Senate revises drugmaker gift bill
5/13/2008 4:22:06 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A revised Senate bill would require drugmakers and medical devicemakers to publicly report gifts over $500 a year to doctors, watering down the standard set in a previous version.

Exercise may cut premenopausal breast cancer risk
5/13/2008 2:32:17 PM
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Regular exercise in adolescence and young adulthood may help cut a woman's risk of developing breast cancer before menopause, according to a U.S. study published on Tuesday.