News from LWW and our Society Partners
2006 -- 2007 -- 2008
2008 News
New Clinics, Male Gender Tied to Worse HIV Results in Côte d’Ivoire
April, 25 2008 – The April issue of AIDS, the official publication of the international Aids Society, reachers Researchers monitored 10,211 people who started their first antiretrovirals from May 2004 through February 2007 at 19 clinics run by a nongovernmental organization.
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JOEM Presents Special Report on Depression in the Workplace
April 7, 2008 – Depression affects more than six percent of the working population. When people with bipolar disorder and other forms of depression are included, the true rate is even higher. Read more
Study Finds Six Percent Prevalence of Genital Warts
April 1, 2008 – About six percent of U.S. adults have been diagnosed with genital warts, reports a study in the April issue of Sexually Transmitted Diseases. Read more
Softer Beds May Help Low Back Pain
April 1, 2008 – For patients with low back pain, sleeping on softer types of beds that conform to the body may lead to improvements in pain and sleep, reports a study in the April 1 issue of Spine. Read more
Iraq War Has Led to Surgical Advances
March 18, 2008 – Through hard experience, U.S. military doctors and civilian surgeons in Iraq have made meaningful strides in managing devastating injuries suffered by soldiers and Iraqi victims. The gains are highlighted in special articles in the March issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery. Read more
HIV shifting from most to least educated in sub-Saharan Africa
January 15, 2008 - HIV infections appear to be concentrating among the least educated people in Africa, reversing previous patterns which saw higher levels of infection among the most educated, according to a study published today in the journal AIDS, the official journal of the international Aids Society. Read more
2007 News
Obesity Carries High Costs in Worker Absenteeism
December 19, 2007 – Obesity and morbid obesity are associated with increased rates of work absenteeism, with estimated costs of $4.3 billion per year in the United States, reports a study in the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). Read more
Transplants for HIV-Positive Patients?
September 15, 2007 – Recent developments in organ transplantation for patients with HIV are summarized in the September 15, 2007, issue of Transplantation, the official journal of The Transplantation Society. Read more
Studies Reshape Gulf Region's Medical Planning for Natural Disasters
August 17, 2007 - The September issue of the American Journal of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation reveals findings, from emergency physicians and rehabilitation personnel working in the Houston Astrodome after Hurricane Katrina, which have reshaped the gulf region’s medical planning and procedures for natural disasters. Read more
Breast Implants Linked to Higher Long-Term Suicide Risk
August 6, 2007 - The long-term risk of suicide is tripled for women who have undergone cosmetic breast implant surgery, concludes a study in the August Annals of Plastic Surgery. Read more
Adequate Pain Control is a Human Right
June 26, 2007 - A growing international consensus urges change in several areas—including increased availability of controlled medications such as opioids—toward the goal of recognizing effective treatment for pain as a fundamental human right, according to a special article in the July issue of Anesthesia & Analgesia, the official publication of the International Anesthesia Research Society. Read more
Study Cites "National Failure" in Treatment of Early Pancreatic Cancer
May 18, 2007 - More than half of eligible patients with operable, early-stage pancreatic cancer don't undergo potentially life-extending surgery, suggests a study published online this week by the Annals of Surgery. Read more
High Job Strain Linked to Increased Blood Pressure
April 6, 2007 - Workers reporting high levels of job strain have higher blood pressure than workers who are under less strain, reports a study in the April Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). Read more
Advances Have Cut Combat Deaths in Iraq and Afghanistan
January 8, 2007 - Advances in several different areas—including armored vests and other protective gear, streamlined systems for evacuation and casualty management, and new medical approaches—have combined to produce significant improvement in the chances of survival for U.S. casualties in Iraq and Afghanistan, according to a Special Editorial in the November/December issue of The Journal of Craniofacial Surgery.
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2006 News
LWW Announces Partnership with American Society of Addiction Medicine
October 27, 2006 - Leading healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, is pleased to announce a new publishing partnership with the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), the world's largest addiction medicine society devoted to improving the treatment of people with addiction disorders.
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Wolters Kluwer Supports War Trauma Foundation by publishing Intervention journal
July 23, 2006 - Leading healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (LWW), part of Wolters Kluwer Health, announced in January its three-year commitment to contribute publishing expertise and financial support to War Trauma Foundation, a Dutch-based organization providing worldwide psychological support to traumatized victims of war, terror and organized violence.
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