Six patients with disseminated Hodgkin's disease resistant to MOPP (mechlorethamine, vincristine, procarbazine and prednisolone), and ABVD (adriamycin, bleomycin, vinblastine and dacarbazine) chemotherapy were treated with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous marrow transplantation. The patients first underwent marrow aspiration and storage for subsequent autologous bone marrow transplant...

BACKGROUND There is some evidence that mental ill-health (MIH) is associated with injury at work, but data are sparse. AIMS To examine, within a cohort of workers with a first workers' compensation claim, whether those with a history of MIH had a higher than expected number of second claims. METHODS All Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) records from January 1995 to December 2004 were linked...

The crystal structure of a "coplanar" polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) derivative, 4-methoxy-3, 3', 5'-trichlorobiphenyl (C13H9Cl3O), is described. The torsion angle of the title compound is 41.31(07) degrees, which is in good agreement with the calculated torsion angle of 38.2 degrees in aqueous solution.

Insights on the development and characteristics of these innovative healthcare initiatives, based on national survey data

The paper reviews new chemotherapy strategies for inter mediate and advanced stages of Hodgkin's disease as well as the implications of recent biological concepts and mathematical models which appear useful in the interpretation and design of new treatments. The development and the application of the Adriamycin-bleomycin-vinblastine-dacarbazine (ABVD) combi nation was based on critical rééval...