Please be advised that due to a scheduled domestic water outage for hot water system improvements, the Library Commons on the third floor of the Resource Center will be closed today (Friday, September from 6pm to 9pm. During this time, there will be no water in the restrooms and water fountains.
The Library will close as usual at 6 pm on Friday and reopen Saturday morning at 9:30 am.
September brings a selection of eight recent articles by LSUHSC-NO researchers to be spotlighted by the Library. These are currently on display in the Reference area (near the?áLibrary elevator), on the third?áfloor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the LibraryÔÇÖs Faculty Publications Database.
The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New?áOrleans faculty, 1998 ÔÇô present. Access to this database is available to the public.
The database is linked from the Library web page?áhere. This page includes a handy link to a?áPDF?áof the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact?áKathy Kerdolff.
LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:
Students are allowed entrance into the S. Roman St. garage at 4:30pm on weekdays and all day on weekends. This is the closest garage to the library and since it is covered, you wonÔÇÖt likely need an umbrella during inclement weather. If the gate to the main parking entrance is closed, you would have to enter through the left lane of the parking garageÔÇÖs?áEXIT. You will need your?ágate card?áin order to enter. Street parking is enforced on?áSaturdays, so if you forget your gate card remember to feed the meter.
Parking Meters
The modern parking meters accept dollar bills and debit/credit cards, which prints out a receipt for you to place on your dashboard. The cost is?á$1.50 per hour?áfor two-hour meters and?á$1?áper hour for long-term parking meters. If a meter is broken, you now have the option of going to another meter but still choosing the spot of your choice, as long as it is not a restricted parking spot.
Update: All Springer LINK journals and books are now working. If you encounter any problems, please contact us.
September 9: We are unable to access any of the journals or books published by Springer that are available through Springer LINK. We are working to have this problem resolved and will update as soon as possible. For a list of affected journals, check this link.
The Springer Protocols, which are hosted on a different platform, are working fine.
Ever been hypnotized? While it may not make you cluck like a chicken, as an alternative therapy, medical hypnosis might help you manage and overcome a number of physical and mental conditions. In the fall of 1959, a few brave medical students were willing to put their bodies and minds at the mercy of LSU Medical School Professor of psychiatry Dr. Carl L. Davis for the purpose of studying the viability of hypnotherapy. Later, the students would be given the opportunity to reverse the stakes and hypnotize Dr. Davis in the spirit of fairness.
The American Medical Association officially backed medical hypnosis for wide use in 1958, though they cautioned against using the method as a form of entertainment and in cases of severe psychological illness. At that time, medical and dental practices used hypnotherapy as a form of anesthesia and in the management of pain. Other fields of medicine that have found use for hypnotherapeutic procedure include dermatology, gastroenterology, cardiology, obstetrics, oncology, post-surgery recovery, and even in the treatment of smoking addiction, eating disorders, and psychosomatic illness through age regression.
While many remain skeptical about the efficacy of hypnotherapy, it is true that more research and standardization of practice will provide insight into the relative benefits and risks of its usage. Dangers to the patient and the doctor are a considerable cause for concern. The mind, being a vast and complex entity, requires a delicate but firm touch. Hypnotism provides the therapist with the ability to wield the power of suggestion over the patient, and so puts the receptive patient in a vulnerable position. For this reason, the move toward more holistic treatment of the individual is vital in addressing his or her needs.
A 1959 Times-Picayune article relates the case of a man who developed asthma every time his mother-in-law would announce her intention to visitÔÇöÔÇ£This man just cannot understand why this would happen since he honestly believes he is fond of [her].ÔÇØ This is an example of a symptom that could possibly benefit from hypnotherapy (or else a nice, long vacation).
Accounts of hypnotism can turn grim, however. In another instance, a patient suffering from self-destructive tendencies developed paralysis in one of her fingers. She was referred to a hypnotist, who alleviated the symptom without addressing the underlying psychological turmoil. Upon release, the woman promptly employed her newly-flexible trigger finger in one final act of self-harm. This is an extreme example, but speaks to the necessity of treating the patient as a whole and of recognizing links between physical and mental manifestations of illness.
The prominent physicians mentioned in these newspaper articles were Professors of psychiatry at LSU Medical School: Dr. Carl L. Davis, Dr. Lucio Gatto, and Dr. Charles Watkins, who also served as the Head of the department. All of them make a few appearances in our Digital Collections as subject and even creator. Dr. Davis appears for his addresses on teen drinking and middle-age rebellion. Dr. Gatto appears for his study on compulsive borrowing. Dr. Watkins is the most prolific figure for his interest in the history of the U. S. Army 64th General Hospital, which has its own Collection, as well as for his medical-cultural mission to Central America, and his role in the care (and commitment) of former Governor Earl K. Long.
Now a far cry from its historic roots in mesmerism and animal magnetism, the current practice of medical hypnosis can be aligned more closely with deep meditation and positive thinking, the power of which is widely acknowledged by doctors and patients alike.
Glimpse of the Past is an ongoing project to promote the Louisiana Digital Library effort. This Month in History will present for your reading pleasure a closer look into a newspaper clipping of note from our Digital Collections and articles relating to the LSU Medical School.
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.
The New Orleans Index at Eight, released this month, is a publication dedicated to examining trends and progress in the New Orleans metropolitan area since Hurricane Katrina. The updated Index measures economic growth, inclusion, quality of life, and sustainability. The data gathered for New Orleans metro is then compared to a peer group of post-industrial metros determined pre-2000: Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, and Austin.
Positive economic improvements made at eight years include a recouping of jobs to 1% above its 2008 job level, diversification in knowledge-based industry in the area, and a growth in start-ups. Inclusion improvements show that New Orleans metro did not fall as sharply as the nation in median household income (3% difference), and minority-owned businesses increased to 27 %. New Orleans metro quality of life data shows a strong increase in the number of arts and culture nonprofits at 34 organizations per 100,000 residents, more than double the national rate. And finally, New Orleans metro sustainability has grown in its expansion of bicycle lanes to 56.2 miles.
While these improvements are notable, the New Orleans metro has a long way to go before it can be considered to be in competition with the exponential growth of its peer cities of Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, and Austin. As the IndexÔÇÖs summary states, ÔÇ£Despite all the shocks it has endure, New Orleans may be on a path toward long-term success. But to fulfill its potential, leaders must look to bolster current strengths and add to them by addressing persistent challenges.ÔÇØ
To view the full report, please visit the Greater New Orleans Community Data Center:?áhttp://www.gnocdc.org/TheNewOrleansIndexAtEight/index.html.
Sometimes you just come across a book that calls out to be profiled in our semi-regular “It came from the stacks” posts. ?áThis book does just that.
The Toothbrush: its Use and Abuse, a Treatise on Preventive Dentistry and Periodontia as Related to Dental Hygiene?áby Isador Hirchfeld, D.D.S., F.A.A.P. is a comprehensive tome on the history of the toothbrush and oral hygiene from ancient times to the books publication in 1939, the role of the toothbrush in treatment of oral condition, oral conditions that the toothbrush cannot cure, tooth brushing methods, and even the qualifications of a satisfactory toothbrush. ?áIndeed, this book uses every one of it’s 591 pages to impart valuable knowledge to the reader about the lowly toothbrush.
Readers of?áThe Toothbrush: its Use and Abuse will find chapters with such riveting titles as:
On a more serious note, this book really is fascinating but perhaps not as the author intended at the time of publication. ?áThere are a large number of pictures illustrating the author’s assertions and descriptions of oral hygiene techniques and materials that we would shudder to think of in the present day.
The Toothbrush: its Use and Abuse is available for check out in the dental library.
Printing can seem like a complicated process; however after you do it once youÔÇÖll be an expert! Below is the 4-step process:
First
Prior to printing, go to the bookstore to get your ID formatted in order to add money to it.
OR
Purchase a Pay Paw card for $1 from the Pay Paw machine itself, located on the 3rd floor of the library.
Second
Add money to your formatted ID/Pay Paw card by adding cash directly to your card through the Pay Paw machine or by doing so through the Pay PawÔÇÖs online system.
Third
Sending a print job
When you print in either the Library Commons or in the Library, you will be asked to select a printer (3rd or 4th floor) and to give your print job a name and password. This is simply to identify your print job from others, so name it whatever you want. You can use the same name and password for multiple print-jobs. All print jobs are defaulted to black & white, single-sided sheets so please see specific instructions below for double-sided and color printing options.
Four
Retrieving a print job
Go to the location you sent your print job (3rd or 4th floor print station). ?áSwipe your card on the card reader. Select your print-job name and press “Print.ÔÇØ Enter the password you created when you sent the print job. Your print job will be distributed and your card will be charged.
Cost
Single-sided = 10?ó per page
Double-sided = 14?ó per page?á(Select Preferences on printing screen, Click Finishing tab, then CHECK box by ÔÇ£Print on both sidesÔÇØ)
Color = 25?ó per page (Select Preferences on printing screen, Click Color tab, then UNCHECK the ÔÇ£Print in GrayscaleÔÇØ box)
**Note ÔÇô The Pay Paw machine only accepts dollar bills in increments of $1, $5 or $20.
Coins are NOT accepted.
Please stop by the Circulation Desk on the 3rd floor of the library for assistance.
MosbyÔÇÖs Nursing Consult is launching two new content areas.?á As a result, the web site will undergo maintenance on Sunday, August 18th from 12:00 am to 6:00 am.?á During this time, the site will be unavailable.?á When MosbyÔÇÖs Nursing Consult relaunches at 6:00 am, you will have access to two new areas in the Calculators & Tools section: Labs & Diagnostics and Scales.
If you encounter problems after the maintenance has been completed, please contact a library staff member and someone will get back to you during regular library hours.
Thanks for your patience while this product is upgraded!
Eight articles by LSUHSC-NO researchers that are being highlighted by the Library during August. These are currently on display in the Reference area (near the?áLibrary elevator), on the third?áfloor of the Resource Center Building. These items are also part of the LibraryÔÇÖs Faculty Publications Database.
The Faculty Publications Database includes publications authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-New?áOrleans faculty, 1998 ÔÇô present. Access to this database is available to the public.
The database is linked from the Library web page?áhere. This page includes a handy link to a?áPDF?áof the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact?áKathy Kerdolff.
LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:
1.?áBuckner LR, Lewis ME, Greene SJ, Foster TP, Quayle AJ. ÔÇ£Chlamydia trachomatis infection results in a modest pro-inflammatory cytokine response and a decrease in T cell chemokine secretion in human polarized endocervical epithelial cells.ÔÇØ Cytokine. 2013; 63(2): 151-165.
2.?áCole MR, Li M, Jadeja R, El-Zahab B, Hayes D, Hobden JA, Janes ME, Warner IM. “Minimizing human infection from Escherichia coli O157:H7 using GUMBOS.” Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. 2013; 68(6): 1312-1318.
3.?áFletcher M, Hodgkiss H, Zhang S, Browning R, Hadden C, Hoffman T, Winick N, McCavit TL. ÔÇ£Prompt administration of antibiotics is associated with improved outcomes in febrile neutropenia in children with cancer.ÔÇØ Pediatric Blood Cancer. 2013; 60(8): 1299-1303.
4.?áHashem SI, Claycomb WC. “Genetic isolation of stem cell-derived pacemaker-nodal cardiac myocytes.” Molecular & Cellular Biochemistry. 23 Jul 2013; epub ahead of print.
5.?áLutz AT, Winters JC. “Guidelines and practice standardization for female stress urinary incontinence (SUI).” Current Bladder Dysfunction Reports. 2013; 8(1): 38-44.
6.?áPerez Alamino R, Espinoza LR, Zea AH. ÔÇ£The great mimicker: IgG4-related disease.ÔÇØ Clinical Rheumatology. 23 Jul 2013; epub ahead of print.
7.?áTipton JA. “Caregivers’ psychosocial factors underlying sugar-sweetened beverage intake among non-hispanic black preschoolers: An elicitation study.” Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2013; epub ahead of print.
8.?áWang S, Musharoff MM, Canavier CC, Gasparini S. “Hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons exhibit type 1 phase-response curves and type 1 excitability.” Journal of Neurophysiology. 2013; 109(11): 2757-2766.
LSUHSC-NO Libraries have added 15 digital books to its customized R2 Library from Rittenhouse Book Distributors. Links to each digital version are accessible through a simple search in the LSUHSC catalogÔÇÖs holdings.
As a web-based ePlatform, the R2 Digital Library offers seamless eBook access on desktop computers, laptops, tablets, smartphones and web-capable eReaders. An extensive image library, deep linking and integrated drug information provide an enhanced experience for the user. The R2 Digital LibraryÔÇÖs user interface is optimized for the health sciences.
The newest R2 eBooks that are now available through our Libraries are:
We’re pleased to offer yet another way to help you get to Library resources in the form of the LibX browser extension. Available for Chrome and Firefox, this add-on has a number of features, including quick ways to search databases and re-load pages for more seamless off-campus access. Download the LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans Library Edition of LibX at http://libx.org/editions/6F/A1/6FA10750/libx.html.
More information about this browser extension, its features, and other tips can be found on the Library’s LibX LibGuide.
Ever wonder where to start for a research project or just curious about the numerous resources that the library has to offer for your field of study? Check out the subject specific LibGuides. You never know what new resources, tools and tips you’ll come across!
The most recent publication is LibX, which is an add-on for Firefox and Google Chrome that allows you to search the libraryÔÇÖs catalog, as well as many other various databases in a slightly different way. It is quite convenient and saves a few steps in unearthing material for your research.
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