Convoys: Are they Any Longer Possible?

International conferences: are they any use?

Can't Bare It Any Longer.

SEE PAGE 426 A gainst the background of comparative drugeluting stent (DES) trials, iterative stent designs, and even the advancement of bioresorbable scaffolding, studies demonstrating the clinical benefit of DES over conventional bare metal stents (BMS) seem a distant afterthought, and the clinical utility of BMS appears equally remote. Indeed, the prevalence of BMS use in economically develo...

Biotherapies: are they just like any other drugs?

"Biotherapies" include both biopharmaceuticals and cell and gene therapies. Biopharmaceuticals are macromolecules created by biotechnologies. In the case of monoclonal antibodies, the starting dose to be given to Humans is difficult to select because there may be no relevant animal model. At the time of registration, the knowledge of the mechanism of action of monoclonal antibodies is insuffici...

Subtypes of social phobia: are they of any use?

This study investigated the existence of DSM-IV social phobia subtype models in the community. Data came from the Dresden Predictor Study of a representative sample of 1877 German women (aged 18-24 years) who completed a diagnostic interview and filled out various self-report questionnaires. The number of feared social situations was distributed continuously without a clear-cut for delineation ...

Aid convoys are hampered by destroyed roads and bridges.