Gangs of New York

Chain Gangs: New Aspects of Hyaluronan Metabolism

Hyaluronan is a matrix polymer prominent in tissues undergoing rapid growth, development, and repair, in embryology and during malignant progression. It reaches 10(7) Daltons in size but also exists in fragmented forms with size-specific actions. It has intracellular forms whose functions are less well known. Hyaluronan occurs in all vertebrate tissues with 50% present in skin. Hyaluronan provi...

Powassan Meningoencephalitis, New York, New York, USA

Disease caused by Powassan virus (POWV), a tick-borne flavivirus, ranges from asymptomatic to severe neurologic compromise and death. Two cases of POWV meningoencephalitis in New York, USA, highlight diagnostic techniques, neurologic outcomes, and the effect of POWV on communities to which it is endemic.

Aerospace Sciences Meeting New York, New York

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.

1. Name of Host Institution: Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center 2. Program Subspecialty: Pediatric Neuro-Oncology 3. Program Address (mailing): Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, Box 565, New York, NY 10065 4. Program Address (physical location): Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10065 5. Program Phone Number: (212) 639-5966 6. Program E...

Moxifloxacin Prophylaxis against MDR TB, New York, New York, USA

Contacts of persons infected with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR TB) have few prophylaxis options. Of 50 contacts of HIV- and MDR TB-positive persons who were treated with moxifloxacin, 30 completed treatment and 3 discontinued treatment because of gastrointestinal symptoms. Moxifloxacin was generally well-tolerated; further research of its efficacy against MDR TB is needed.