President Malcolm Moos's Invitation to 64th Annual Meeting

Meeting abstracts from the 64th British Thyroid Association Annual Meeting

Graves’ orbitopathy (GO) is the main extrathyroidal manifestation of Graves’ disease. When fully expressed, it is characterized by inflammatory soft tissue changes, exophthalmos, ocular dysmotility causing diplopia, and, rarely, sight-threatening dysthyroid optic neuropathy (DON). The prevalence of GO among Graves’ patients seems lately declining, probably due to early diagnosis, early interven...

The Malcolm Campbell Memorial Meeting

64th ANNUAL CONFERENCE CARDIOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF INDIA & SAARC CARDIAC CONGRESS

In management of STEMI, time to treatment is critical. PCI is always better than thrombolytic therapy. According to ACC/AHA guidelines, door to balloon time for PCI should be less than 120 minutes. However, according to data from MITI trial if the patient is seen within 70 minutes of onset of symptoms, prehospital fibrinolytic therapy is very useful and is associated with better outcomes. Even ...

President Barack Obama addresses the 146th annual meeting of the National Academy of Sciences.

On April 27, 2009, President Barack Obama addressed members of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) gathered at its 146th annual meeting in Washington, D.C. In his speech, the president shared his plans to give science and technology a central role in the nation's future and an immediate place in America's economic renewal. He outlined steps he is taking to increase research spending, achieve...

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