Nature Neuroscience has released an advance online publication of a study that has been getting press in the popular media. The study identifies specialized cells in the spinal cord which seem to be involved in the sensations of itching and scratching.
The Isché Library hours for Easter weekend are:
| Wednesday, April 8th | 8 a.m. to 12 midnight | (Regular Hours) |
| Thursday, April 9th | 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. | |
| Friday, April 10th | CLOSED | University Holiday |
| Saturday, April 11th | CLOSED | |
| Sunday, April 12th | CLOSED | |
| Monday, April 13th | 8 a.m. to 12 midnight | (Regular Hours) |
Dental Library Hours are:
| Thursday, April 9th | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | (Regular Hours) |
| Friday, April 10th | CLOSED | University Holiday |
| Saturday, April 11th | CLOSED | |
| Sunday, April 12th | CLOSED | |
| Monday, April 13th | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | (Regular Hours) |
The fire alarm contractor will be testing the speakers and strobes on Tuesday evening, April 7th in the Isché Library. Announcements will be made before testing begins.
The Isché Elevator went down this afternoon. We do not have timetable for its repair.
~Edited~ The Elevator was placed back in service on Monday, April 13th at 1:20 p.m.
Baton Rouge has scheduled today for PayPaw system maintenance. All systems that use PayPaw (photocopiers, printing, vending machines, etc.) will have sporadic outages today.
 Library Commons decorative screens |
The decorative dividing screens went up late last week. Here’s a sneak peak. The Library Commons is projected to be open in June. Thanks, Hanna for taking the pictures!  Library Commons decorative screens |
Library Commons decorative screens
Everyone knows the old adage that “laughter is the best medicine.” What better time to test this hypothesis then during National Humor Month? There are over 200 articles in PubMed related to the sense of humor.
The new Federal Tobacco Tax goes into effect today. It will cost smokers over $1 more per pack as of today. In response cessation hotlines are hearing from smokers in record numbers. So if you want to quit and can’t get through on the phone, try one of these websites for assistance:
Good luck!
Today is the 2nd anniversary of the LSUHSC New Orleans Libraries’ Blog. (No need for gifts, but the traditional gift is cotton and the modern gift is china.) In the last 2 years, we have published 452 posts which is a new post approximately every 1.6 days. We have had 8 authors and over 50 categories. Is there a subject that we’ver overlooked? Or something exciting/interesting/odd that you want us to focus on? Please don’t hesitate to let us know. We’re looking forward to great year 3. Thanks to all the Library Staff who have contributed.
March 24th is World TB Day. Although TB rates continue to decline in the United States (according to the CDC), the pace of that decline is slowing. Louisiana continues to have a higher than average number of cases. And while it didn’t rate a special Google logo, World TB day is featured from their search page.
The LSUHSC New Orleans campuses experienced another significant network crash this morning. Services are coming back online. Unfortunately, the Library’s catalog, INNOPAC, is not one of them yet. Stay tuned.
~Edit~ INNOPAC came back onine at 10:40 a.m.
Medlineplus.gov, the National Library of Medicine‘s consumer health information website, has created a tutorial on medical terms to assist consumers in understanding and using medical language.
The Ische Library elevator has been taken out of service.
~Edit~ The elevator was put back in service on Tuesday, March 24th at 2 p.m.
The National Museum of Health and Medicine has been digitizing many of its historic photos. While some of these are available in their online galleries, others are located on a Flickr page.
Check out this food safety poster from World War II.
Flickr is an online photo management tool. If you are having difficulty viewing this image, try switching to the firefox browser. Flickr images do not work with IE on campus.
Clinicaltrials.gov offers a searchable database of clinical trials that are occuring world wide; it is provided by the National Institutes of Health and the National Library of Medicine. As of today, 38,757 trials are taking place in the United States and 2,816 of those are in Louisiana according to their searchable map.
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