You can now easily track disciplinary action against physicians and other licensed health care professionals in Louisiana through the Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners homepage.
http://www.lsbme.louisiana.gov/
There is even an RSS feed available, so you could set up a folder in your Microsoft Outlook email to track who’s been reprimanded, warned or summarily suspended from practice in our fair state. More info on setting up RSS in Outlook here.
The LSU Faculty Senate has created a “A Brief Review of the Issues” pertinent to our health sciences center, the proposed Academic Medical Center and state legislative bill HB 830 (the Tucker Bill). This document serves to present information in “a concise form that you can read and then do with what you wish.” It is provided by the Faculty Senate Executive Committee and LSUHSC Faculty Senators, with the support of Chancellor Hollier.
Related:
Original House Bill No. 830:
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=646400
Official page of Rep. Jim Tucker, for which the bill is named:
http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/members.asp?ID=86
A Harvard Psychiatrist Explains Zombie Neurobiology
In Night of the Living Dead, zombies are brought back from the dead by a “mysterious force” that allows their brains to continue functioning. But how exactly does a zombie brain function? Finally, a Harvard psychiatrist has the answers.
Through education Dr. Steven C. Schlozman is an assistant professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School and a lecturer at the Harvard School of Education. He is also an avid sci-fi and horror fan – and, apparently, the world’s leading authority on the neurobiology of the living dead. He has even drafted a fake medical journal article on the zombie plague, which he calls Ataxic Neurodegenerative Satiety Deficiency Syndrome, or ANSD (the article has five authors: one living, three “deceased” and one “humanoid infected”).
Check out some of the scholarly articles Dr. Schlozman has published.
The Ische’ Library has a large selection of Neurobiology books if you would like even more info.
The LSUHSC Libraries have recently purchased over 70 health sciences books in multiple subject areas of medicine, nursing, and allied health through the Rittenhouse R2 Digital Library. R2 is available on campus and remotely through WAM. Please use our library Electronic Resources R2 page for access: http://www.lsuhsc.edu/no/library/ss&d/data/r2library.html. Searches can be performed on our entire R2 collection, a subject collection or an individual book. You may also browse a book from beginning to end or use the Table of Contents to help navigate your way. To see all currently purchased titles, please click “View all Titles.” To see books in a particular subject, click the subject menu tabs at the top or the subject “books” in the center. Dentistry and public health titles are included under the subject of medicine, and dental hygiene titles are included under the subject of allied health. You can also register for a free account which will allow you to customize your R2 Library by bookmarking chapters, saving images, assigning course links, and more.
Yesterday workers began adding bracing to the tops of all the shelves on the 4th & 5th floors of the Isché Library. The project should be completed in about a week. The bracing is being added to ensure the stability of the shelves; we don’t want our library ending up like the one in the Mummy.
~edit~ The project was completed on Friday, June 12th.
In an effort to improve the health of Americans, acting Surgeon General, Steven K. Glason, issued The Surgeon General’s Call to Action To Promote Healthy Homes.
The Call to Action places emphasis that “Good health begins at home.” Not only does it include tips on preventing injuries and diseases, the document also urges homebuilders and community leaders to do their part to ensure healthy and affordable homes are available to the public.
Visit the CDC for a user-friendly guide on how to improve the health of your home one room at a time.
The Dental Library has recently put up a display of prints of St. Apollonia, the patron saint of dentistry and toothache sufferers. The display, which is located to the right of the library entrance, consists of four prints done in a medieval style and explanations accompanying them.
St. Apollonia was a Christian living in Alexandria under the Roman Empire in the 3rd century. Despite the persecution and torture of Christians during that time, Apollonia continued in her faith and was arrested. Refusing to deny her beliefs, all her teeth were broken and removed and then she was burned to death in 249 AD. Her feast day is celebrated on February 9th.
Several dental journals have been named in honor of St. Apollonia.
Here is a preview: St. Apollonia & St. Apollonia set
A new health care program was founded last year by the Louisiana Cultural Economy Foundation with the support of the the Lt. Governor’s office and LSU Healthcare Network. The Louisiana Cultural Economy Healthcare Initiative functions similarly to the New Orleans Musicians Clinic (now in its 11th year) except that it expands coverage to all cultural workers; cultural worker areas include music, film, design, literary, historic preservation, culinary arts, performing arts, visual arts and crafts.
The National Headache Foundation has declared that June 7-13, 2009 is National Headache Awareness Week.
Over 45 million Americans suffer from chronic, recurring headaches, with over half of these classified as migraines.
Headaches have numerous causes. Correctly diagnosing and treating a headache patient depends primarily on establishing an accurate and open line of communication.
The American Headache Society provides information on a variety of resources available to patients and medical professionals that are dedicated to the study and treatment of headache. Learn what you can do to help stop the pain.
MobiHealth News has an interesting article on Natalie Hodge, MD, who uses mobile technologies to run her Personal Pediatrics practice. She aims to “equip a fleet of self-starter pediatricians in major metro areas with iPhones, cloud-based practice software and the marketing know-how to court new parents, families and corporate health programs alike.”
“Some would call Personal Pediatrics a ?óÔé¼?£concierge medical practice,?óÔé¼Ôäó but I prefer to call it a direct medical practice,?óÔé¼?Ø Hodge explained,?óÔé¼?Øbecause we?óÔé¼Ôäóre connecting patients who want house calls to physicians who want to make them.?óÔé¼?Ø
http://mobihealthnews.com/2401/interview-dr-hodge-the-first-iphone-doctor/
?é?áSunday June 7th, 2009 will be the 22nd annual celebration of the National Cancer Survivors Day. It is held throughout hundreds of communities worldwide. The event demonstrates that life after being diagnosed with cancer has become a reality. Currently in America, there are an estimated 10.8 million men, women, & children living with a history of cancer.?é?á Hope, knowledge and inspiration can help beat cancer. For more information, please visit http://www.ncsdf.org/
One more reason to keep your cell phone on vibrate: A new study that is in press in the Journal of Environmental Psychology has found that 30 seconds of ringtone can disrupt classroom performance. Best of all the rington used? The LSU fight song. The author was a doctoral student in psychology at LSU-Baton Rouge when the study was conducted.
Link to the pdf of the Journal of Environmental Health article 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.
Dentists, it seems, aren’t portrayed in movies as much as physicians but here is a list of some movies that have dentists in key roles. This list isn’t complete; if I haven’t included your favorite, please feel free to add it to the comments. My thanks to the Dental Library at the University of Toronto for the basis of this list and the Internet Movie Database.
Ghost Town (2008) – Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear
Bertram Pincus, is a man whose people skills leave much to be desired. When Pincus dies unexpectedly, but is miraculously revived after seven minutes, he wakes up to discover that he now has the annoying ability to see ghosts. Ricky Gervais a dentist who can talk to the dead.
Good Luck Chuck (2007) – Dane Cook and Jessica Alba
Standup comedian Dane Cook stars in this romantic comedy as Charlie Logan, a successful dentist cursed with the affliction of having the women he dates fall in love with the next guy they meet.
Reign Over Me (2007) – Adam Sandler & Don Cheadle
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) – Johnny Depp
When Willy Wonka decides to let five children into his chocolate factory, he decides to release five golden tickets in five separate chocolate bars, causing complete mayhem. The tickets start to be found, with the fifth going to a very special boy, called Charlie Bucket. With his Grandpa, Charlie joins the rest of the children to experience the most amazing factory ever. But not everything goes to plan within the factory. Christopher Lee plays Charlie’s Dad, Dr. Wonka.
Finding Nemo (2003) – Bill Hunter voices the dentist
A father-son underwater adventure featuring Nemo, a boy clownfish, stolen from his coral reef home. His timid father must then travel to Sydney, and search Sydney Harbour find Nemo. Little Nemo ends up in a dentist’s aquarium. The next time you watch this, listen to the fish in the aquarium, they have very interesting things to say about dental materials!
The Secret Lives of Dentists (2003) – Hope Davis, Campbell Scott
An introspective dentist’s suspicions about his wife’s infidelity stresses his mental well being and family life to the breaking point. Hope Davis and Campbell Scott play married dentists in this insightful dramatic comedy.
Snow Dogs (2002) – Cuba Gooding Jr.
When Dr. Ted Brooks, a successful, sun-loving dentist from Miami, receives a summons to the minuscule town of Tolketna, Alaska, his mother is forced to confess that he was adopted. Teddy’s desire to quickly return to Miami yields to a burgeoning curiosity about his deceased mother and biological father. Teddy’s experiences in Alaska acquaint him firsthand with the wonders of sled dogs, the sport of mushing, human sacrifice, and love. The city slicker’s hilarious attempts to mush even culminate in a hero’s reception at the finish of the prestigious “Arctic Challenge.”
Novocaine (2001) – Steve Martin
A dentist finds himself a murder suspect after a sexy patient seduces him into prescribing her drugs. A film noir-like thriller with Steve Martin, also starring Laura Dern and Helena Bonham Carter.
Tombstone (1993) – Kurt Russell & Val Kilmer
A successful lawman’s plans to retire anonymously in Tombstone, Arizona, are disrupted by the kind of outlaws he was famous for eliminating. Doc Holliday was a dentist. There are several versions of this story but this one is my favorite so it got included.
Eversmile, New Jersey (1989) – Daniel Day Lewis
Traveling dentist, Fergus, travels across South America in search of teeth to clean while representing Eversmile foundation of New Jersey. Along the way, he encounters Estella who ends up hiding in his vehicle as a stoway and who ends up becoming his assistant.
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) – Rick Moranis & Steve Martin
A nerdish florist finds his chance for success and romance with the help of a giant man-eating plant who demands to be fed. Steve Martin plays a jealous dentist in this deadly musical. Complete with such classic songs as “You’ll be a Dentist!”
Marathon Man (1976) – Dustin Hoffman & Laurence Olivier
A graduate history student is unwittingly caught in the middle of an international conspiracy involving stolen diamonds, an exiled Nazi war criminal, and a rogue government agent. Three words: “Is it safe?” Dr. Christian Szell was voted one of the AFI’s 100 Years.. 100 Greatest Villains.
Cactus Flower (1969) – Walter Matthau, Goldie Hawn & Ingrid Bergman
Toni Simmons believes that the only reason her married lover won’t leave his wife is because of the children. In truth, her lover, dentist Julian Winston, doesn’t have any children. In fact, Julian doesn’t even have a wife – he just tells women he does to avoid getting involved. When Julian does decide to take the plunge with Toni she insists on meeting the first wife and Julian enlists the aid of his long-time nurse/receptionist to play the part.
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer (1964)
Sam the snowman tells us the story of a young red-nosed reindeer who, after being ousted from the reindeer games because of his beaming honker, teams up with Hermey, an elf who wants to be a dentist, and Yukon Cornelius, the prospector. They run into the Abominable Snowman and find a whole island of misfit toys. Rudoph vows to see if he can get Santa to help the toys, and he goes back to the North Pole on Christmas Eve. But Santa’s sleigh is fogged in. But when Santa looks over Rudolph, he gets a very bright idea. My personal favorite dentist in movies!
The Dentist (1932) – W.C. Fields
Fields plays an unconventional dentist who deals with patients in slapstick fashion.
There is another list with classic movies that originally appeared on Turner Classic Movies bolg: http://www.classicfilmguide.com/index.php?s=essays&item=24
Yesterday, the FDA approved the first drug specifically developed to treat cancer in dogs. All previous drugs used on dogs were originally developed for humans.
Because of ongoing water main repairs, the Dental Library will close at 6 p.m. tonight (Wednesday, June 3rd). Both A/C and running water will be unavailable in the building.
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