Rana pipiens—The Changing Paradigm

Changing paradigm and priorities

Ming-Sound Tsao, MD, FRCPC, is a Clinical Scientist in the Depart­ ment of Pathology, University Health Net work, and Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University of Toronto. Email: [email protected] INTRoDuCTIoN Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide among males, and the second leading cause among females. In 2008, it accounted for 13% (1.6 million)...

Geriatric dentistry: a changing paradigm.

VOLUME 45 • NUMBER 4 • APRIL 2014 The practice of dentistry has changed dramatically. Technology, patient expectations, life expectancy, dental therapy, and the internet have had a profound impact on the dentistry of today. Baby boomers are living longer and are more affluent, better educated, and living healthier and more productive lives. Unlike previous generations, they have benefitted from...

The Changing Paradigm of Debt

Caribbean ciguatera: a changing paradigm.

Analyses of ciguatoxicity in the great barracuda Sphyraena barracuda and quantity of toxic benthic dinoflagellates on coastal reefs (correlated with the number of cases of human ciguatera intoxications in Puerto Rico) were used to construct a model formulated on data obtained during the period of 1985-1988. The validity of the proposed model has been questioned by recent data obtained during th...

Changing Paradigm of Enterococcal Infections

Enterococci are increasingly recognized as an important nosocomial pathogen. The present study was done to establish the changing paradigm of blood culture enterococcal isolates and emergence of Enterococcus faecium as a nosocomial pathogen. A total of 150 Enterococcal isolates were obtained during the study period from January 2013 to March 2014. 68.3% and 31.7% of adult and 53% and 43% of pae...