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Dendritic cells star in Vancouver

The fast-moving field of dendritic cell (DC) biology is hard to keep pace with. Here we report on advances from the recent Keystone Symposium, "Dendritic Cells at the Center of Innate and Adaptive Immunity," organized in Vancouver, BC on Feb. 1-7, 2005 by Anne O'Garra, Jacques Banchereau, and Alan Sher. New insights into the molecular mechanisms of DC function and their influence on immune regu...

The Suquash Coalfield, Vancouver Island

This report is part of an ongoing project, begun in IYX7, drain the district. Most of the coalfield is covered by till which limits exposures to the showline, rivers and roadcuts. Climate is fairly mild and wet, and snowfall is common to update knwledge of the coal basins of Vancouver Island. Limited information exists pertaining to coelmeasures of the Squash crudfield or snh-basin (the terms c...

Improving surgical access: the Vancouver experience.

The University of British Columbia Hospital program was designed to augment existing provincial capacity for hip and knee replacement. The patient-surgeon relationship was maintained throughout the entire care pathway and "ring-fenced" capacity (i.e., designated hospital ward bed and operating room capacity that is geographically remote from the emergency intake of patients) minimized the risk ...

Swine flu breaks out on Vancouver Island.