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Cigar smoking has become an increasingly popular trend and a growing public health concern in recent years. While many mistakenly believe that cigars are a safe alternative to cigarettes, recent research reveals that cigars carry many of the same health hazards as cigarettes. Read the rest of this entry »

The rotator cuff is a group of four rotator cuff tendons that cover the shoulder joint. The rotator cuff tendons connect the muscles to the upper arm bone (humerus). The tendons attach to the upper arm bone like the end of a shirt sleeve cuff, which allows the arm to rotate or move up, down, in, and out. Click here to see an illustration of the shoulder and rotator cuff tendons. Read the rest of this entry »

Symposium on Emerging Therapies for Chronic Viral Hepatitis

Introduction

The symposium on ?Emerging Therapies for Chronic Viral Hepatitis”, held October 2-4, 1998 in Montreal, Canada was hopefully the first in a series. The main corporate sponsors were Biochem Pharma Inc., OSI Pharmacenticals, GlaxoWellcome and Schering Plough Canada. Other sponsors included the Medical Research Council of Canada. The symposium was chaired by Dr. Lorne Tyrrell (University of Alberta, Canada) and was attended by approximately 205 participants from 17 countries. The meeting was targeted towards both clinicians and basic understanding hepatitis C virus (HCV) and hepatitis B virus (HBV) induced chronic hepatitis. Read the rest of this entry »