From the annual congress of the European Society of Cardiology in Barcelona.
How do you react to smashing success in a drug trial?
That was the dilemma, and seemingly the only problem facing the results from a study with the new antithrombic drug dabigatran, which rang up stunning numbers against its entrenched comparator, warfarin, for preventing stroke or systemic [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘AAAAI’
August 31, 2009
Too Good to Be True?
March 18, 2009
The Curious Case(ing) of the Spanish Sausage
From the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology in Washington, DC:
Allergists must love mysteries–every patient with an allergic reaction is an opportunity to find out whodunnit. The nickel in the snap on the jeans? The shellfish at the hip new seafood place? The neighbor’s kitten?
While perusing the posters at the AAAAI [...]
March 16, 2009
Don’t Underestimate the Home Remedies
From the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, Washington
Readers of our publication Pediatric News may recall Dr. Lillian Beard’s column, ”Beyond Chicken Soup.” The column described Dr. Beard’s experiences with and knowledge of home remedies for various childhood ailments.
At this morning’s plenary session, I found it ironic that following two scientific talks [...]
March 16, 2009
Hot Topic: Do Infections Cause Asthma?
From the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, Washington
You know you’ve hit the news story jackpot when the session you cover is packed. Fortunately, I didn’t end up sitting on the floor during a session on infection and asthma here at the AAAAI meeting, but it seems that a lot of [...]
