Report From the 39th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, London, 7–10 April 2013

Antifungal prophylaxis reduces the risks of invasive fungal infection (IFI), all-cause mortality and fungal-related mortality in highly immunosuppressed haemato-oncology patients, but questions remain about the role of therapeutic drug monitoring in this patient population. There is also continuing debate concerning the benefits and risks of empirical versus pre-emptive antifungal therapy when breakthrough IFI occurs during prophylaxis. These topics were discussed during the 39th Annual Meeting of the European Group for Blood and Marrow Transplantation, held in London in April 2013.     

Parasites, flies and men--21st Meeting of the German Society of Parasitology in Würzburg

The German Society of Parasitology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Parasitologie) was founded in 1960 and its 21st biannual meeting took place in Würzburg, Germany, from March 17 to 20, 2004. Whereas interim meetings that are being held every other year focus on specific topics of parasitology, such as the symposia on "Life in Vacuoles" in 2003 and on "Immunomodulation by Parasites" in 2001, the general biannual meetings cover a wide range of topics. This year's meeting at the University of Würzburg was organised by Klaus Brehm and Matthias Frosch (both at the Institute of Hygiene) and Heidrun Moll (Institute for Molecular Biology of Infectious Diseases). It was attended by more than 500 scientists from 16 countries who presented 181 research projects dealing with the topics defence mechanisms and immunology, genomics and proteomics, epidemiology, cell biology and biochemistry, chemotherapy and vaccines, parasite classification and morphology, vectors, intermediate hosts, and veterinary parasitology. In addition, six plenary lectures highlighted the subjects of comparative nematode genomics, cell biology, immunology, and parasite eradication programmes.     

Report on the Symposium on the Methodology of Plant Eco-Physiology Montpellier,France, 7–12 April 1962

International Journal of Biometeorology -     

A Report on the ‘51st Annual Conference of Association of Microbiologists of India (AMI) (December 14–17, 2010; Venue: Birla Institute of Technology,Mesra, Ranchi,India)

Indian Journal of Microbiology -     

The Concept of Mainstream Medicine for All Californians—Part III (Conclusion) Fifth Progress Report of the Committee on Role of Medicine in Society

This Fifth Progress Report is being printed in three parts in California Medicine. Following the appearance of Part III the report will be bound in a pamphlet which may be ordered at $1 a copy from 693 Sutter Publications, Inc., 693 Sutter Street, San Francisco, California 94102.