December 1st is World AIDS Day. Designated in 1988, this annual observation exists to bring attention to the continuing AIDS epidemic. For additional information, resources, and statistics, check out the following websites:
Additionally, 2008 also marks the 25th anniversary of the NO/AIDS Task Force which dedicated an AIDS Memorial in Washington Square Park over the weekend.
Fall Exam Hours start this weekend. The Isché Library will be open until 12 midnight 7 days a week. Additionally, the Library will open at 12 noon on Sundays. These hours will continue until December 18th.
Thursday isn’t just Thanksgiving. It’s also the 5th annual National Family History Day, as declared by Acting Surgeon General Steven K Galson, M.D., M.P.H. National Family History Day is part of the Family History Initiative which provides access to a web-based tool called, “My Family Health Portrait.” This tool helps users to organize family history information and then save their history information to their own computer and even share family history information with other family members.
| Tuesday, November 25th | 8 a.m. to 12 midnight | Regular Hours |
| Wednesday, November 26th | 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. | |
| Thursday, November 27th | CLOSED | University Holiday |
| Friday, November 28th | CLOSED | University Holiday |
| Saturday, November 29th | CLOSED | |
| Sunday, November 30th | 1:30 p.m. – 12 midnight | Regular Hours |
| Tuesday, November 25th | 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. | Regular Hours |
| Wednesday, November 26th | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. | |
| Thursday, November 27th | CLOSED | University Holiday |
| Friday, November 28th | CLOSED | University Holiday |
| Saturday, November 29th | CLOSED | |
| Sunday, November 30th | 1:30 p.m. – 10 p.m. | Regular Hours |
Google announced on Tuesday that it was launching Google Flu Trends which will combine flu-related searches that it receives along with information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to estimate flu cases in all 50 states. The CDC offers information on Flu Season for consumers as well as Seasonal Flu information for health professionals, parents, and teachers.
According to Google Flu Trends, incidence of the flu in Louisiana is still low. And they even offer a flu shot locator by zip code, courtesy of the American Lung Association.
November is American Diabetes Month according to the Centers for Disease Control. MedlinePlus offers a great deal of patient information on Diabetes that supplements the CDC page.
The university-wide Fall Fest is today and all LSUHSC faculty, staff, students and their families are invited. It will be from 3:30 – 7:30 p.m. According to Chancellor Larry Hollier, “There will be something for everyone ?óÔé¼ÔÇ£ delicious food and drink, live music from Bag of Donuts, an airbrush tattoo artist and clowns with balloons for the little ones. For those of you coming from off campus, free parking will be available in Student Lot 2 (on the corner of Perdido and Bolivar streets). We?óÔé¼Ôäóre grateful to Campus Federal for their sponsorship of the event.”
The CDC has created The Ounce of Prevention campaign to give health educators and consumers practical and useful tips. The website offers a variety of resources, including information on food preparation, wild animals, and antibiotics.
The Library Commons project is moving forward. Drywall has been up for over a week, but the workers started the mudding process today.
In case you haven’t heard, today is election day. Remember that to find your precinct or a sample ballot, the Louisiana Secretary of State offers GeauxVote website with that information.
The Libraries have offered a blitz of classes in honor of National Medical Librarians Month which ended on Friday. Here are the final two classes associated with our month of events:
Register today by calling the Circulation Desk (504-568-5550) or by emailing reference@lsuhsc.edu.
Don’t forget to come to the Isché Library today between 11:30 am and 1:30 pm for the Shin-Dig!
Three Library Witches
Candy, Information, Giveaways!
Looking for some harrowing images to decorate your Halloween party? Check out the Library’s list of Image databases. Find videos of surgeries (AccessSurgery) or just creepy pictures of old houses (Louisiana Digital Library). Or even use the images for instructional purposes.
The Dental Library Open House will be today from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm. Go and “Sink Your Teeth In!”
Sink Your Teeth In at the Dental Library Open House
| The Isché Library will be hosting a Halloween Shin-Dig from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm on Friday, October 31st. | |||
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