Diagnosaurus Rawr!

Diagnosaurus is a popular differential diagnostic tool with a catchy name. LSUHSC users have multiple access points to search its content:

R. A. D. Systems

A free self-defense course is being offered to LSUHSC female students, faculty, staff and family by nationally certified Rape Aggression Defense instructors. ?áThe R.A.D. System hopes to increases awareness and prevention.

Several classes are available:

When: April 6^th ÔÇô 8^th (5pm ÔÇô 8pm each night)

Where: Medical Education Bldg ÔÇô 1901 Perdido St ÔÇô 3^rd Floor in Seminar Rm 8

To REGISTER call (504)858-5596

OR

E-mail: Cpl. Rhonda Binder rbinde@lsuhsc.edu or Sgt. Robert Hall rhall1@lsuhsc.edu.

County Health Rankings Update!

The County Health Rankings ÔÇö are a key component of the Mobilizing Action Toward Community Health (MATCH) project. MATCH is a collaboration between the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute.

The 50 state reports help public health and community leaders, policy-makers, consumers and others to see how healthy their county is, compare it with others within their state and find ways to improve the health of their community.

A snap shot of New Orleans report is available: http://www.countyhealthrankings.org/louisiana/orleans

Doctors w/o Borders- NOLA

On Wednesday, April 6 at 7 pm Doctors Without Borders aid workers will give a Recruitment Information Session to medical and non-medical professionals who are interested in putting their ÔÇ£ideal into practice.ÔÇØ The event location is the Audubon Zoo – Dominion Learning Center Auditorium and registration is Free.

According to the event details attendees will ÔÇ£meet experiences Doctors Without Borders aid workers from the New Orleans area and hear their firsthand stories.ÔÇØ Representatives will be available to answer any questions and discuss the application process.

The presentation is scheduled to last 1 ?¢ hours including a Q&A session.

Happy 4th Anniversary

The Libraries’ blog is 4 years old today, born 3/29/2007. Entries have been made by 20 different members of the Library staff (out of a total of 22 at both Isché and Dental). We are up to about 900 posts with 53 categories and 79 tags.

The traditional gifts in the US are linen or silk; the modern gift is electrical appliances; while the Libraries are not in need of linen, silk or appliances, we will always accept donations to our acquisitions fund. Contact our Head of Collection Development for more information.

Planning a trip out of the country?

Make sure to access the CDC TravelerÔÇÖs Heath site at: http://wwwnc.cdc.gov/travel/default.aspx where you will find health information and useful links for travel to over 200 international destinations.
Healthy voyage!

Tiger Run!

The deadline for registering for the 2011 Tiger Run is fast approaching; registration ends on March 27th. The race is scheduled for Sunday, April 3rd starting at 8:30 a.m in Audubon Park. The race benefits the Student-Run Homeless Clinics and other student-organized community projects.

This year’s race is also a memorial for Nicole Murphy, a medical student who died in an accident at the World Cup in 2010.

XRays from an 1896 Machine

A new article which is available online before print from Radiology analyzes the differences between an XRay machine from 1896 (found in a Dutch hospital’s storage area) and modern equipment. Wired has a great article on the research.

Happy 175th NLM!

The National Library of Medicine turns 175 this year. The Library began in 1836 as the library of the US Surgeon General. Today it is the largest biomedical library in the world. NLM was created as part of the Public Health Service, but it was transferred to the National Institutes of Health in 1968. As part of the anniversary celebration, NLM is challenging the public to create a short video on NLM & You! The deadline is March 31st & the top prize is $1000. Check out the webpage created for this milestone.

NLM's 175th Anniversary

Love Your Kidneys

In the world of Medical Observances, the month of March is considered National Kidney Month. But did you know that March 10th is sponsored by the National Kidney Foundation (NKF) as World Kidney Day?

On this day the NKF encourages you to ÔÇ£love your kidneys!ÔÇØ
According to resources provided by http://www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm your kidneys perform the following vital functions:

1. Filter 200 liters of blood a day, removing two liters of toxins, wastes and water
2. Regulate the bodyÔÇÖs water balance
3. Regulate blood pressure by controlling fluid levels and making the hormone that causes blood vessels to constrict
4. Support healthy bones and tissues by producing the active form of vitamin D
5. Produce the hormone that stimulates bone marrow to manufacture red blood cells
6. Keep blood minerals in balance
7. Keep electrolytes in balance
8. Regulate blood acid levels
9. Remove drugs from the blood
10. Retrieve essential nutrients so that the body can reabsorb them

Learn more about your kidneys and what you can do to take care of them by visiting http://www.kidney.org/news/wkd/index.cfm

Dental Assistant Recognition Week

LSUHSC-NO School of Dentistry Library honors the Dental Assistants that make our clinics great. Thank you!

Contributing to quality dental care, todayÔÇÖs dental assistants are role models of professional development. Strengthening the entire dental team, they enhance patient satisfaction throughout the world.

March 6-12, 2011, has been designated by the American Dental Assistants Association, along with the American Dental Association, the Canadian Dental Association and the Canadian Dental AssistantsÔÇÖ Association, as the perfect time to acknowledge and recognize the versatile, multitalented member of the dental teamÔÇöyour Dental Assistant.

Agramonte Yellow Fever Collection

Remember the grant that the Libraries received last summer? The Aristides Agramonte Yellow Fever Collection is now available via the Louisiana Digital Library. This collection provides access over 130 full text historic books and journal articles dating from the 1790s to about 1930; the titles revolve around the epidemiology and pathology of yellow fever.

Happy Mardi Gras!

King of Carrollton; taken by JKL on Feb. 27, 2011

We know that in most of the United States, it’s just another Tuesday…but here in New Orleans, it’s Mardi Gras. The LSUHSC Libraries (and our entire campus) is closed today in celebration.

Faculty Articles Now on Display

The Isché Library's new faculty articles display has been inaugurated.

The articles on display, rotated out monthly, are in the Isché LibraryÔÇÖs Reference area (near the elevator) on the third floor of the Resource Center Building.

About the Isché LibraryÔÇÖs Faculty Publications Database:

The Faculty Publications Database includes citations to papers, editorials, letters to the editor, meeting abstracts, books, and book chapters authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New Orleans faculty, 1998 – present. Information in this database is retrieved from several sources, including: PubMed, ISI Web of Knowledge, SCOPUS, EMBASE.com, CINAHL, PsycInfo and contributions directly from faculty members.

Access to this database is available to the public. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff: kkerdo@lsuhsc.edu

The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF document of the monthly bibliography of display articles.

Carnival Weekend Hours

Both the Dental and Isché Libraries will have altered schedules for carnival weekend and will be closed on Mardi Gras day; additionally, Dental will have reduced hours for days after Mardi Gras for Spring Break.
The hours are as follows:

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