A comparison of eating disorder symptomatology, psychological distress and psychosocial function between early, typical and later onset anorexia nervosa.

Objective: Epidemiological studies suggest that the incidence of anorexia nervosa (AN) is increasing in younger populations, with some evidence that clinical differences occur according to age of onset (AOO), which may impact prognostic outcomes. The current study sought to compare eating disorder (ED) symptomatology, psychological distress and psychosocial function between early onset (EO), typical onset (TO) and later onset (LO) AN in a large sample of treatment-seeking patients with a diagnosis of AN.

Methods: Participants included 249 individuals with a diagnosis of AN who were assessed at an outpatient ED service.

15-Year Experience of 18F-FDG PET Imaging in Response Assessment and Restaging After Definitive Treatment of Merkel Cell Carcinoma.

Unlabelled: The objective of this study was to evaluate the utility of (18)F-FDG PET in restaging and response assessment of patients who underwent definitive treatment for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC).

Methods: A retrospective review of patients undergoing (18)F-FDG PET imaging for MCC between January 1997 and October 2010 at the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre with follow-up until February 2015 was performed. Data analysis was performed on patients who were treated definitively and underwent post-treatment PET imaging performed either as a restaging scan for ongoing monitoring, suspicion of recurrence, or assessment for suitability of salvage treatment or as response assessment within 1-6 mo of treatment.

Scar management practice and science: a comprehensive approach to controlling scar tissue and avoiding hypertrophic scarring.

A meta-analysis of the literature forms the basis of a treatment regimen focused on the principles of support, controlled inflammation, hydration, and hastened collagen remodeling. The presented clinical trial avoided hypertrophic scarring in more than 80% of cases, validating the theory of targeting many areas of scar control in 1 approach.

Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 Surveillance in Marginalized Populations, Tijuana, Mexico.

To detect early cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 infection, in 2009 we surveyed 303 persons from marginalized populations of drug users, sex workers, and homeless persons in Tijuana, Mexico. Six confirmed cases of pandemic (H1N1) 2009 were detected, and the use of rapid, mobile influenza testing was demonstrated.

Chemoprotection of flexor tendon repairs using botulinum toxin.

Background: After flexor tendon repair, tendon gapping or rupture may be replaced by joint stiffness and poor function. After surgical repair of injured flexor tendons, botulinum toxin type A was injected into the forearm flexor muscles. This selectively decreased the force of muscle contraction.