Flu Season Still in Full Swing. (reblogged from Blogadillo)
With flu season still in swing, itÔÇÖs more important than ever to get that flu shot and practice good health behavior! As of the week ending on January 4, 2014 at least?á35 states are now showing widespread geographic influenza activity?áaccording to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In addition to the activity across the country,?áevery state in the South Central Region?áis showing the highest level of influenza activity. The unusually high number of those affected by the flu prompted the CDC to issue an official health advisory notice to clinicians.
The?áhealth advisory notice?ástates
From November through December 2013, CDC has received a number of reports of severe respiratory illness among young and middle-aged adults, many of whom were infected with influenza A (H1N1) pdm09 (pH1N1) virus.?áMultiple pH1N1-associated hospitalizations, including many requiring intensive care unit (ICU) admission, and some fatalities have been reported. The pH1N1 virus that emerged in 2009 caused more illness in children and young adults, compared to older adults, although severe illness was seen in all age groups.
One common misconception of the flu is that fatalities are more likely to occur in the very young and very oldÔÇôthis is not the case with the pH1N1 strain. According to the?áInfluenza Associated Hospitalizations?áin the CDC FluView Weekly Index, those ages 18-64 account for 61% of hospitalizations. This means everyone is at risk for catching the flu, regardless of age and health status. Despite these numbers, those in 18-64 age range are still the?áleast likely to get vaccinated.
To do your part in preventing the spread of flu germs, here are the CDCÔÇÖs?áGood Health Habit tips:
1. Avoid close contact.
Avoid close contact with people who are sick. When you are sick, keep your distance from others to protect them from getting sick too.
2. Stay home when you are sick.
If possible, stay home from work, school, and errands when you are sick. You will help prevent others from catching your illness.
3. Cover your mouth and nose.
Cover your mouth and nose with a tissue when coughing or sneezing. It may prevent those around you from getting sick.
4. Clean your hands.
Washing your hands often will help protect you from germs. If soap and water are not available, use an alcohol-based hand rub.
5. Avoid touching your eyes, nose or mouth.
Germs are often spread when a person touches something that is contaminated with germs and then touches his or her eyes, nose, or mouth.
6. Practice other good health habits.
Clean and disinfect frequently touched surfaces at home, work or school, especially when someone is ill. Get plenty of sleep, be physically active, manage your stress, drink plenty of fluids, and eat nutritious food.
Page 164 of Andreas Vesalius: De corporis humani fabrica libri septem
We missed the 499th birthday?áof Andreas Vesalius who was born on December 31, 1514. 500th year?ácelebrations of the man and his accomplishments are in the works.
The LSUHSC Libraries is lucky enough to own a 1568 edition?áof his De humani corporis fabrica libri septem which is housed in the Isch?® Library Rare Books Room (and is available by appointment only). The first edition of this title is from 1543.
For more information, see this post from NLM’s Circulating Now blog.
Also, you can view the digitized?á1543 edition of De humani corporis fabrica libri septem?áat the NLM’s Historical Anatomies on the Web?ápage.
A new webpage design has been launched by the Dental and Isch?® Libraries. The new?ásite complies with the University design and fully integrates the two Libraries.
The new URL is http://www.lsuhsc.edu/library/. All bookmarks to old Library pages will redirect to the new main page.
Please let us know if you can’t find something you’ve used in the past.
Welcome to bright shiny new year! The Libraries are both open.
The Isch?® Library is open from 8 am to 6 pm Thursday, January 2nd and resumes normal hours on Friday, January 3rd.
The Dental Library is open from 8 am to 5 pm on Thursday, January 2nd and also resumes?ánormal hours on Friday, January 3rd.
Palms in the Snow – New Orleans 12-25-2004
The LSUHSC Libraries are Closed for Winter Break. Both the Isch?® Library and the Dental Library will re-open at 8 am on Thursday, January 2nd.
Electronic resources and the Library Commons should be available during the break.
Have a safe & happy holiday.
Snowflakes from NOAA.gov
The Isch?® Library will be open regular hours through Saturday, December 21st. On Sunday, December 22nd the Library will be open from 11:30 am to 8 pm; Monday, December 23rd, it will be open 8 am to 6 pm.
The Dental Library will be?á open regular hours through Sunday, December 22nd. On Monday, December 23rd, the Library will be open from 8 am to?á5 pm.
Both Libraries will be closed until Thursday, January 2nd. On that day, the Isch?® Library will be open 8 am to 6 pm. And then will resume regular hours. The Dental Library will be open from 8 am to 5 pm.
Happy Holidays
Both?áLibraries will be closed Thursday, November 28th through Saturday, November 30th. Additionally the Isch?® Library will close at 6 pm on Wednesday, November 27th and the Dental Library will close at 5 pm. Both Libraries will re-open on Sunday, December 1st at their regular times, 11:30 am for the Dental Library and 1:30 pm for the Isch?® Library.
The Libraries are open regular hours today, but would like to take a moment and thank all of our veterans as well as those currently serving.
If you haven’t seen it elsewhere, meet the oldest known living veteran, 107 year old Richard Overton of Texas who will be honored at the White House today. I don’t know that his recommendations of whiskey in your coffee and cigars would really work for all of us.
From Facilities Services:
Friday morning, October 18, from 7:00 am through 2:00 pm, South Roman Street will be closed at Gravier Street.?á Access to and from the Roman St. Garage will only be available from Tulane Avenue.?á No one will be able to enter the intersection of South Roman Street and Gravier Street during this closure.?á The street is being closed by the Sewerage & Water Board to facilitate paving in the intersection.
The photocopiers in the Isch?® and Dental Libraries can no longer accept cash. They will only work with PayPaw from now on.?á This change was authorized by the managing department, Auxiliary Enterprises.
The latest issue of the LibraryÔÇÖs Newsletter has been released. Archives of the newsletter are also available from 1998 to the present.
We experienced a 15 minute glitch with our main Library webpage. If you are getting error messages when clicking on links from that page. Please refresh your browser (or clear your cache) until you see a date at the bottom of the page of October 3, 2013. That page should work properly.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Quack Cure Refuted!
Summer 2013 saw the launch of a new digital collection from the National Library of Medicine, Medical Movies on the Web. The first item added to this collection is the Reward of Courage which is a silent film produced by the American Society for the Control of Cancer (which would become the ?áAmerican Cancer Society). Read more about the film at Circulating Now, an informational website from the History of Medicine Division of NLM.
As of this moment, the collection only includes 4 titles, but one of them is directed by and stars Gene Kelly! The 1945 Combat Fatigue Irritability?áis just over 35 minutes long. Despite it’s matter of fact name, the NLM information?ásays it “is one of the best military productions of the war. It features a good script, score, editing, direction, and superb acting by an uncredited cast…”
The LSUHSC Libraries will be closed on Sunday & Monday, September 1st and 2nd for Labor Day.
The Isch?® Library will be open on Saturday, August 31st from 9:30 am to 6 pm.
National Public Radio (NPR) reported yesterday on a?áPediatrics eFirst?áarticle. Teen boys are finding blow gun direction on the internet and accidentally inhaling the darts. Over three months, the same Ohio hospital had three patients with issues.
On a similar note, the?áCenters for Disease Control?á(CDC) released statistics in June about regarding Homemade Chemical Bomb Incidents.
Link to the Pediatrics full-text is available to LSUHSC faculty, staff & students. It can be accessed off-campus with a valid LSUHSC library barcode & PIN. You can find more information at our remote access webpage. Link to the USMMWR is available to anyone as a government publication.
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