Forum: »Unless we have some kind of United States of Europe, I do not think we can hope for proper economic policies.« Interview with Philip Arestis

Philip Arestis, Peter Mooslechner and Karin Wagner: Housing market challenges in Europe and the United States

This edited volume, containing 11 chapters, is based on papers presented at a conference on ‘‘Housing Market Challenges in Europe and the United States—Any solutions available?’’, held in September 2008 and organised by the Oesterreichische National Bank (the central bank of Austria). In total, 16 authors from seven countries were involved in this project. The first chapter serves as the introd...

Do We Know What We Do not Know? A Response to Celine Bonnet

Molecular approaches to diagnosis of invasive aspergillosis what we know and what we do not know.

Invasive aspergillosis (IA) are a major complication in immunocompromized patients where can be serious and rapidly fatal. Early diagnosis and early appropriate antifungal treatment is important in reducing mortality and morbidity. But despite many efforts to develop detection methods, the diagnosis of IA still remains challenging and current conventional methods are limited for adequate diagno...

So we think we can dance.

CMA, CPhA, and Rx&D to join them, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, and the group purchasing organizations HealthPRO and Medbuy in forming the Multi-Stakeholder Steering Committee on Drug Shortages, for collaborative numbers on preventing and mitigating shortages across Canada. CSHP performed a pas de deux with its British Columbia Branch to raise public awareness of the...

I-36: Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis - Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) is now considered routine in IVF laboratories with micromanipulation capability and access to genetic diagnostic services. The past two decades have witnessed a dramatic increase in the use of PGD, the number of cycles performed, and the indications for which PGD has been used. This increase has been mirrored by a slow, but steady, increase in the range o...