Xenotransplantation literature update, July-August 2015

AIDSFree Prevention Update: August 2015

JMAS July-August-2015-cover open

Testicular tumour in an intra-abdominal undescended testis is a rare fi nding. We report a case of mature teratoma in an intra-abdominal testis of a 4-year-old boy. He presented with nonpalpable testis on the right side. Abdominal ultrasound was normal. Diagnostic laparoscopy revealed a large tumour arising from an intra-abdominal right testis, and histologic analysis identifi ed a mature terat...

AIDSFree Prevention Update: July 2015

President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) and the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) under the Cooperative Agreement Strengthening High Impact Interventions for an AIDS-free Generation (AIDSFree), number AID-OAA-A-1400046. AIDSFree is implemented by JSI Research & Training Institute, Inc. with partners Abt Associates Inc., Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, EnC...

Eating Disorders Review - July/August 2015 Volume 26, Issue 4

The comorbidity of eating disorders, particularly those characterized by binge eating and/or purging, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has been fairly well established. This association has been more frequently investigated among women. However, a recent investigation in a U.S. nationally representative sample found that 39.81% of women and 66% of men with a lifetime diagnosis of bulimi...

Current Resources for Evidence-Based Practice, July/August 2015.

Are clinical guidelines valid tools for evidencebased practice? The quality of guidelines varies widely, and they should be assessed on a case-bycase basis. This commentary points to some leading initiatives and resources for excellence in and access to guidelines. Major assessments of guidelines respectively published in peer-reviewed journals and issued by specialty societies raised serious c...