Microscope to Stethoscope

From Microscope to Stethoscope 2008 Lectures Asthma: a breath of hope - Dr. R. Olivenstein

In their daily fight to breathe more easily, patients with severe asthma have until now used the arsenal of modern pharmacopoeia available to them.

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2008 lectures Autism demystified - Dr. E. Fombonne

From the genetic causes of the pathology in the neuropsychological development of the patients to the development of innovative treatments, Dr. Eric Fombonne's scientific results enrich the clinical practice of his whole team, from diagnosis to patient follow-up.

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2008 Lectures Tuberculosis: local insights on a global epidemic -Dr. M. Behr

Using DNA fingerprinting, Dr. Behr is working to better understand historical events – including the many chapters in the history of tuberculosis and its disease epidemics. 2008 Public lecture series from The Research Institute of The McGill University Health Centre

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2008 Lectures Cancer: Reasons to Hope -Dr. A. Vigano, Dr. A. Nepveu

Advances in genetic research constantly open up new areas of knowledge and lead to improvements in cancer care. 2008 Public lecture series from The Research Institute of The McGill University Health Centre.

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2007 Lectures. New Treatment for Alzheimers - Dr. V. Papadopoulos

Speaker: Dr. Vassilios Papadopoulos Director of the Research Institute of the MUHC, Associate Executive Director for Research at the MUHC and Professor in the Faculty of Medicine at McGill University.

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2007 Lectures Curing diabetes one cell at a time - Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg

Speaker: Dr. Lawrence Rosenberg, Director of the Centre for Pancreatic Diseases at the MUHC and Professor in the departments of Medicine and Surgery in the McGill Faculty of Medicine

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2007 Lectures. A breath of hot air to treat asthma - Dr. Ronald Olivenstein

All research carried out at the Asthma Clinic of the Montreal Chest Institute (Montreal University Health Centre - MUHC) is driven by a single question: “How can we improve our patients’ treatment?”

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2006 Lectures: Medicinal cannabis - weeding fact from fiction. Dr. Mark Ware

The medical use of cannabis (marijuana) is a topic of great interest to clinicians, scientists, politicians, lawmakers and the general public.

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2006 Lectures: The Three Princes of Serendip - an introduction to breakthroughs in research. Dr. David Colman

Most breakthroughs in medicine are made by cleverly mixing apparently unrelated observations and technologies with a dusting of serendipity. Dr. Colman provides the big picture of scientific research.

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From Microscope to Stethoscope 2006 Lectures: Vaccines, from concept to community - Dr. Brian Ward

Infectious diseases have killed millions of people throughout history. Medical science has done much to eradicate infectious diseases over the past 50 years, but no vaccine is 100 per cent effective.

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