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The next MDMLG business meeting and lunch will be held on Thursday, October 15, 2009, at the Shiffman Medical Library at Wayne State University.The topic for the meeting is:RETURN ON INVESTMENT FOR LIBRARIES (ROI):”Learn how to assess and communicate your library’s value and contributions to the organization”Speakers for the presentation are: Judith Field, Senior Lecturer, WSU School of Library and Information Science Metta Lansdale, Director of the Royal Oak Public LibraryFollowing the meeting there will be a tour of the newly renovated Shiffman Library.During the lunch there will be a roundtable discussion of ROI. Prepayment is required ($5.00 for current MDMLG members and $10.50 for non-members) for the lunch and to select your boxed lunch. The meeting agenda and registration informat…

Some patients with pandemic influenza A(H1N1) shed live virus a few days longer than commonly occurs with seasonal flu, according to a Canadian study with 100 patients.

A single dose of a vaccine for the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus should prove protective in most healthy adults, and approximately 40 million doses of a vaccine should be available in mid-October, according to preliminary study data.

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One dose of a monovalent vaccine and either one or two doses of a monovalent adjuvanted vaccine for the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus showed safety and effectiveness, according to preliminary data from several studies published online Sept. 10 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The next full-day, hands-on UMLS Basics training class will be held at NLM on September 17, 2009. This class is free for participants and is worth 7.5 Medical Library Association continuing education contact hours. For more information and to register for the class visit the National Training Center and Clearinghouse Web site. (Source: NLM Technical Bulletin)

Respiratory disease in patients infected with the pandemic influenza A(H1N1) virus or ill from other causes appears to be declining in tropical Central America, but it remains on the rise in other regions, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa of the (PAHO) said in a Webcast on Sept. 9.

Individuals who are at high risk for severe illness from pandemic influenza A(H1N1) should be given antiviral treatment as soon as possible, even before confirmatory laboratory results are available, Dr. Anne Schuchat of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta said.

Signs and Symptoms

A lump that appears in the breast that feels at variance with the surrounding breast tissue is typically the first symptom or indication of the presence of breast cancer.

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Overview

When a group of cells display uninhibited growth, which refers to division beyond the normal limits, this phenomenon is commonly referred to as cancer. Other characteristics include an attack and destruction of surrounding tissues, and the spread to other locations in the body via lymph or blood, which is known as metastasis.

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