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Happy New Year! Happy Lunar New Year! Wish everyone happy learning and happy clinic life in 2012. It is always more busy for general practitioners and family doctors around New ...
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Editorial Board

CME Bulletin & Online Editorial Board 2012
持續醫學進修專訊及網上版編輯委員會


Chief Editor 總編輯
Dr. WONG Bun Lap, Bernard
黃品立醫生

Board Members 委員會成員:
Dr. CHAN Hau Ngai, Kingsley
陳厚毅醫生
Dr. CHAN Man Kam
陳文岩醫生
Dr. CHAN Yee Shing, Alvin
陳以誠醫生
Dr. CHENG Chi Man
鄭志文醫生
Dr. CHEUNG Hon Ming
張漢明醫生
Dr. CHIU Shing Ping, James
趙承平醫生
Dr. CHOI Kin, Gabriel
蔡 堅醫生
Dr. CHOW Pak Chin
周伯展醫生
Dr. CHU Kin Wah
朱建華醫生
Dr. FONG Chung Yan, Gardian
方頌恩醫生
Dr. FUNG Yee Leung, Wilson
馮宜亮醫生
Dr. HO Chung Ping, MH
何仲平醫生
Dr. HO Hung Kwong, Duncan
何鴻光醫生
Dr. KONG Kam Fu, James
江金富醫生
Dr. KWOK Ka Ki
郭家麒醫生
Dr. KWOK Tin Fook
郭天福醫生
Dr. LAM Tzit Yuen, David
林哲玄醫生
Dr. LEUNG Chi Chiu
梁子超醫生
Dr. LI Siu Lung, Steven
李少隆醫生
Dr. LI Sum Wo, MH
李深和醫生
Dr. POON Tak Lun
潘德鄰醫生
Dr. SHIH Tai Cho, Louis
史泰祖醫生
Dr. TSANG Kin Lun
曾建倫醫生
Dr. TSE Hung Hing
謝鴻興醫生
Dr. WONG Shou Pang, Alexander
王壽鵬醫生
Dr. YEUNG Chiu Fat, Henry
楊超發醫生
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Spotlight Article Jan 2012: Patients with uncommon causes of sciatica
Sciatica represents a painful symptom with pain distributing along the sciatic nerve’s dermatomic distribution. It was described in the ancient Greek and Roman times as a pain caused by pathology hip ...
Cardiology and Dermatology Articles Jan 2012
Cardiology: A 9-year-old child presenting with palpitation for 3 hours   Dermatology: A 32-year-old gentleman presented with a bald patch
Cardiology and Dermatology Articles Jan 2012
Cardiology: A 9-year-old child presenting with palpitation for 3 hours   Dermatology: A 32-year-old gentleman presented with a bald patch
General Medicine Article Jan 2012: A 25-year-old male with foot pain after being lost in the forest
A 25-year-old man was brought to the emergency department (ED) by an emergency response team from a forest...
Respiratory Medicine Article Jan 2012: A 50-year-old male with shortness of breath
A 50-year-old man presented to the emergency department complaining of gradually worsening shortness of breath with activity...

28/01/2012
Brivanib Disappoints in KRAS Wild-Type Colorectal Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) – Eagerly awaited results of the CO.20 trial in metastatic chemorefractory KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer are disappointing, showing no significant gain in the primary end point...
28/01/2012
Malignancy Rates Remain Stable in Ustekinumab-Treated Patients
RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO (EGMN)–Malignancy rates in psoriasis patients treated with ustekinumab did not increase significantly over 4 years of follow-up, based on pooled data from 3,117 patients enroll...
27/01/2012
Feds Bar Generic Drug Maker Ranbaxy
Generic drug manufacturer Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. will have to withdraw all drug applications that contain data generated at one of its facilities in India and relinquish 180-day marketing exclusivi...
27/01/2012
New Oral Anticoagulants Troublesome in the Trauma Setting
LAKE BUENA VISTA, FLA. (EGMN) – Patients on one of the powerful new oral anticoagulants are left without a good antidote for bleeding if they experience a traumatic injury. The use of these agents is ...
28/01/2012
Fat Transplantation’s Mechanism of Action Remains Elusive
LAS VEGAS (EGMN)–Even though transplantation of fat harvested by cannulas has been performed for almost 3 decades, its precise mechanism of action remains elusive.“One must admit that so far lipostruc...
28/01/2012
Malignancy Rates Remain Stable in Ustekinumab-Treated Patients
RIO GRANDE, PUERTO RICO (EGMN)–Malignancy rates in psoriasis patients treated with ustekinumab did not increase significantly over 4 years of follow-up, based on pooled data from 3,117 patients enroll...
28/01/2012
Brivanib Disappoints in KRAS Wild-Type Colorectal Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) – Eagerly awaited results of the CO.20 trial in metastatic chemorefractory KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer are disappointing, showing no significant gain in the primary end point...
26/01/2012
Gastric Cancer Subtype May Affect Bevacizumab Benefit
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) – The benefit of bevacizumab in some patients with advanced gastric cancer appears to vary by disease subtype, based on an exploratory analysis of data from the phase III AVAGAST ...
28/01/2012
Brivanib Disappoints in KRAS Wild-Type Colorectal Cancer
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) – Eagerly awaited results of the CO.20 trial in metastatic chemorefractory KRAS wild-type colorectal cancer are disappointing, showing no significant gain in the primary end point...
26/01/2012
Gastric Cancer Subtype May Affect Bevacizumab Benefit
SAN FRANCISCO (EGMN) – The benefit of bevacizumab in some patients with advanced gastric cancer appears to vary by disease subtype, based on an exploratory analysis of data from the phase III AVAGAST ...
25/01/2012
Brain Deficits Not Evident in Early Psychosis
The characteristic structural and functional brain deficits associated with chronic schizophrenia do not appear to be fully present in early psychosis patients, a report published in the Jan. 15 issue...
25/01/2012
Perspective: When Your Patient With Depression Has a Family
Julie Totten was 24 years old when her brother Mark took his life. Shortly after, she helped her father, who had been suffering from undiagnosed depression all his life, get treated for the illness. I...
24/01/2012
Excitement Builds for Renal Denervation in Hypertension
MIAMI BEACH (EGMN) –The U.S. pivotal trial assessing renal denervation for blood pressure reduction began in October and a report on its final results won’t appear until next year, but excitement base...
20/01/2012
Meta-Analysis Outlines Lithium Toxicity Profile
Lithium is associated with an increased risk of reduced urinary concentrating ability, hypothyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, and weight gain, but, despite widespread belief to the contrary, it may not ...
26/01/2012
Bevacizumab Boosts Treatment Responses in Early Breast Cancer
Adding bevacizumab to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early-stage HER2-negative breast cancer significantly improves pathological complete response, according to preliminary reports from two...
25/01/2012
BRCA1/2 Mutations Tied to Better Ovarian Cancer Survival
Germline mutations in the tumor suppressor genes BRCA1 and BRCA2 – and particularly those in BRCA2 – are associated with higher 5-year overall survival rates among patients with confirmed invasive epi...
01/10/2010
Antidepressants Reduce Pain, Sleep Problems, Depressed Mood in Fibromyalgia
A recent study suggests that antidepressants reduce pain, sleep disturbances, and depressed mood in fibromyalgia. But antidepressants do not appear to reduce fatigue in fibromyalgia patients, accordin...

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HK Author Key Publications

Disordered connectivity associated with memory deficits in children with autism spectrum disorders
Author(s): Chan A.S., Han Y.M.Y., Sze S.L., Cheung M.-C., Leung W.W.-M., Chan R.C.K., To C.Y.
Year: 2011  Volume: 5  Issue: 1
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
Lymphocyte subset alterations related to executive function deficits and repetitive stereotyped behavior in autism
Author(s): Han Y.M.Y., Leung W.W.-M., Wong C.K., Lam J.M.K., Cheung M.-C., Chan A.S.
Year: 2011  Volume: 5  Issue: 1
Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders
 

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Osteoporosis: translating bone biology into novel therapy
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Atopic dermatitis – an update on skin barrier, allergy and prevention
Eric L. Simpson

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Sabiston and Spencer's Surgery of the Chest: 2-Volume Set, Expert Consult - Online and Print, 8e
Author(s):
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