NEW YORK ARCHEOLOGY

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

New Frontiers in Management Research: The Case for Industrial Archeology

Management scholars traditionally rely on the review of journals and empirical data for information used in research projects and in the classroom. However, there is also a vast amount of material that remains virtually untapped by many management researchers the artifacts, pictures, and remains of industrial and commercial organizations. Industrial archeologists specialize in studying organiza...

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.