Nodding syndrome: 2015 International Conference Report and Gulu Accord

Nodding syndrome: 2015 International Conference Report and Gulu Accord

Nodding syndrome is a pediatric epileptic encephalopathy of apparent environmental origin that was first described in Tanzania, with recent epidemics in South Sudan and Uganda. Following a brief description of the medical geography, setting and case definition of this progressive brain disorder, we report recent advances relating to etiology, diagnosis and treatment described in papers given at...

Consensus Report of the 2015 Weinman International Conference on Mesothelioma

On November 9 and 10, 2015, the International Conference on Mesothelioma in Populations Exposed to Naturally Occurring Asbestiform Fibers was held at the University of Hawaii Cancer Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. The meeting was cosponsored by the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer, and the agenda was designed with significant input from staff at the U.S. National Cancer Instit...

2015 SWAT4LS International Conference Editorial

SWAT4LS 2015 had two excellent keynotes. The first was from Bijan Parsia, of the University of Manchester, on "Representing all clinical knowledge" and the second was from Melissa Haendel, of Oregon Health and Science University, and was about "Envisioning a world where everyone helps solve disease". The conference programme, together with slides, is available on the SWAT4LS 2015 conference Web...

Nodding Syndrome

An epidemic illness characterized by head nodding associated with onchocerciasis has been described in eastern Africa since the early 1960s; we summarize published reports and recent studies. Onset of nodding occurs in previously healthy 5-15-year-old children and is often triggered by eating or cold temperatures and accompanied by cognitive impairment. Its incidence has increased in Uganda and...

Pakistan International Biennial Conference on “Ramadan and Health”-10th & 11th October 2015.