BOSTON (EGMN) Laparoscopic repair of giant paraesophageal hernias had a 1.7% 30-day mortality rate and an 89% patient satisfaction rate in 662 patients treated at one center, the largest such series reported to date.
Are you planning to attend the Medical Library Association meeting in Honolulu, May 15-20? Don’t miss these poster sessions by our Network Members and informative NLM meetings:
POSTER SESSIONS (Hall of Exhibits):
Sunday, May 17, 2:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Patricia J. Devine — Poster 127
2+2=5: Creating Synergy: Fusing Health Literacy Efforts of Medical Librarians and Physician Assistants
Monday, May 18, 1:30 - 2:30 p.m.
Janet G. Schnall — Poster 41
Calculating Impact Factors: Promoting JCR, Eigenfactor, H-index, Web of Science, and Google Scholar in an Academic Health Sciences
Colleen M. Weum — Poster 74
The Alaska Yukon Pacific Exposition of 1909: A Centennial Look at Why a Fusion of the Past with the Present Will Shape Our Future
Tuesday, May 19, 10:00 - 11:00 a.m.
Valerie …
MONTREAL (EGMN) A twice-daily dose of celecoxib given over a period of 9 months was associated with a 60% reduction in the incidence of nonmelanoma skin cancer, according to the results of a new study presented May 8.
Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention described characteristics of a unique strain of influenza of swine origin that has been identified as the cause of febrile respiratory infections in several hundred individuals in an evolving outbreak.
MDMLG and Shiffman Medical Library, Wayne State University are sponsoring two courses in July. The Pubmed Course (see information below) will be offered twice, and ToxNet once. Please take advantage of the opportunity to take two full-day courses for free. Both classes will be lab-based hands on courses. For further details please look at the NTCC training page –http://nnlm.gov/ntcc/classes/index.html#class1Registration page:http://www.mdmlg.org/PubMed-ToxNet%20Registration%20July2009.docPubMed (July 20, repeated July 22) Time 8:30am - 5:00pmThis full-day class is designed to teach students how to use PubMed which includes MEDLINE citations. The class also includes an overview of the Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) and its importance as a tool to both searchers and indexers. Toxnet, J…
Dr. Richard Besser began a May 6 press briefing on the 2009-H1N1 influenza virus by offering condolences to the family of a Texas woman in her 30s who on May 5 became the second known person in the United States to die from the virus.
The MDMLG Summer Luncheon / Annual meeting will be held on Thursday, June 18, 2009, at the Dearborn Inn. The invited speaker is Katy Caschera, the founder of Need2Be, Inc. http://www.need2be.com/. Katy is an authority on learning, leadership development and human dynamics and will present an educational program focusing on leadership skills and success strategies. Her presentation will be based on her book Need2Be Leading Life to the Max. Her book will be available for purchase at the Summer Luncheon. For registration information, please go to http://www.mdmlg.org/meeting.htm and click on Summer Luncheon. Hope to see you there! Gina Hug (Source: MDMLG / Metropolitan Detroit Medical Library Group)
Cases of 2009-H1N1 continue to spread in the United States and around the globe, but the federal government is advising schools that have been closed because of outbreaks of the virus to reopen for classes.
The more health officials learn more about the 2009-H1N1 influenza strain, the more it resembles the seasonal flu in terms of severity, Dr. Richard Besser, acting director of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, said during a May 4 press briefing.
