Description of a new species of Ashmead from Houston, Texas, USA (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea, Eulophidae).

A new species of the genus Ashmead, , is described from the Rice University campus in Houston, Texas, USA. The species is a parasitoid emerging from Neuroterusnr.bussae galls in leaves of the southern live oak ().

Digest: When sexual selection hits the wall of natural selection.

Sexual selection often drives traits in a direction that is disfavored by natural selection. The balance between these two types of selection can shift rapidly in response to environmental changes. Gallagher et al.

A Randomized Controlled Trial to Determine the Appropriate Time to Initiate Peritoneal Dialysis after Insertion of Catheter (Timely PD Study).

Background: The optimal time for the commencement of peritoneal dialysis (PD) after PD catheter insertion is unclear. If dialysis is started too soon after insertion, dialysate leaks and infection could occur. However, by starting PD earlier, morbidity and costs can be reduced through lesser hemodialysis requirements.

Cystic echinococcosis in a fox-hound hunt worker, UK.

A male resident in Vanuatu with prior history of employment as a hunt kennel-man in England (1980-2001) was surgically treated for the removal of a hydatid cyst subsequently confirmed as Echinococcus granulosus (G1 genotype). This is the first human molecularly identified CE case reported from the UK and a first in a fox-hound handler and indicates a general neglected occupational risk.