Intracoelomic teratoma in a juvenile bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus).
Abstract: A 1-year-old male bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) was admitted to the Alaska Raptor Center with abdominal distention, anemia, respiratory distress, and chronic malnourishment. Despite medical care, the eagle died. At necropsy, a large mass was found, which occupied most of the coelom. The mass displaced and compressed the...

Ross, Tony: Figuras (Shapes).
Ross, Tony Figuras (Shapes). ISBN 968-19-1486-4. Hora de dormir (Bedtime). ISBN 968-19-1488-0. Mascotas (Pets). ISBN 968-19-1485-6. El tiempo (Weather). ISBN 968-19-1487-2. Ea. vol. (La Pequena Princesa series): Miami, FL: Santillana USA, 2004. 16 pp. $7.95. Although La Pequena Princesa (Little Princess)...

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Twenty-First Annual Symposium Medical Problems of Musicians & Dancers June 24-27, 2004, Aspen, Colorado, USA Symposium Co-Directors: George T. Shybut, MD, Batavia, Ohio, and C. Richard Stasney, MD, Houston, Texas Presented by the Performing Arts Medicine Association and the Aspen Music Festival and School. Approved...

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DATE EVENT CONTACT JANUARY 8-11 45th AIAA Aerospace Sciences Meeting www.aiaa.org and Exhibit, Reno, NV, USA FEBRUARY 6-7 ABACE 2007, Asian Business Aviation www.abace.aero Conference & Exhibition, Hong Kong 7-11 Aero India 2007, 6th International www.aeroindia.gov.in Aerospace and Defence Exhibition, Bangalore, India 9 ABACE Japan Regional Forum, Nagoya www.abace.aero...

OCULAR IMPLANTS : Magnetically integrated and microporous ocular-implant demonstrates improved motility.
Scientists based in the USA and Germany set out to determine a) the orbital tolerance of a microporous implant fitted with an integrated stainless steel post and b) the enhanced motility associated with magnetic coupling of the prosthesis and the implant. Six rabbits underwent primary enucleation as...

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26-29 January 2003, Dubai, UAE ARAB HEALTH 2003 Contact: Association of British Health-Care Industries; E-mail: lila.webley@babhi.org.uk; Internet address: www.abhi.org.uk 27-29 January 2003, Washington DC, USA 4TH ANNUAL FASTER MORE EFFICIENT PHASE I CLINICAL TRIALS CONFERENCE Contact: Anna Geltzer, Institute for International Research, 708 3rd Street, 4th Floor, New York...

Polymer-coated stents have improved hoop strength, claim stent developers
Stents that are coated with a polymer such that the polymeric coating binds the crossover points of the wires or, in the case of a zig-zag stent, binds adjacent zig-zags of wires without occluding the interstices of the stent lattice, have been devised by a group of Florida-based inventors in...

Covert bias in evaluation of physical therapists students' clinical performance.
[Haskins AR, Rose-St Prix C, Elbaum L. Covert bias in evaluation of physical therapist students' clinical performance. Phys Ther. 1997;77:155-168.] Key Words: Bias, Clinical education, Cross-cultural education, Cultural diversity, Minority students. Minorities are underrepresented in physical therapy in the United States, as they are in higher education...

Drug-eluting stent trial shows drop in restenosis rates.
The clinical trials in Europe and Canada, testing the Cypher sirolimus-eluting coronary stent, showed an overall reduction in restenosis rates to 5.1%, exceeding those of the Sirius trial, carried out in the USA. The findings, known collectively as New Sirius, represent pooled nine-month follow-up data from the C-Sirius (Canadian)...

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11-14 March 2001, San Diego, California, USA SIXTH ANNUAL MEDICAL DEVICE AND DIAGNOSTICS INDUSTRY CONFERENCE: Advancing Your Business, Marketing and Technology Strategies. Executive Summit: 11-12 March; General Session & Main Exhibition: 13-14 March; Partnering Forum: 15 March Contact: Bruce Hirsch, Frost & Sullivan, 90 West Street, Suite 1301, New...