CDC’s Spring Break Advisory

Much like the Carnival Advisory we wrote about last month, the Centers for Disease Control has posted a Spring Break Travel Advisory. I wonder how many Spring Breakers even know that the CDC exists?

Faculty Research Highlighted

Eight recent articles authored by LSUHSC-NO researchers are on display in the Library. The publications on are on view in the LibraryÔÇÖs Reference area (near the Library elevator) on the third floor of the Resource Center Building, and 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 Orleans 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. Chen K, McAleer JP, Lin Y, Paterson DL, Zheng M, Alcorn JF, Weaver CT, Kolls JK. “Th17 cells mediate clade-specific, serotype-independent mucosal immunity.” Immunity. 2011; 35(6): 997-1009.
2. Li YY, Alexandrov PN, Pogue AI, Zhao Y, Bhattacharjee S, Lukiw WJ. “miRNA-155 upregulation and complement factor H deficits in down’s syndrome.” NeuroReport. 2012; 23(3):168-173.
3. Liu SJ, Savtchouk I. “Ca 2+ permeable AMPA receptors switch allegiances: Mechanisms and consequences.” Journal of Physiology. 2012; 590(1): 13-20.
4. Melvan JN, Siggins RW, Stanford WL, Porretta C, Nelson S, Bagby GJ, Zhang P. “Alcohol impairs the myeloid proliferative response to bacteremia in mice by inhibiting the stem cell antigen-1/ERK pathway.” Journal of Immunology. 2012; 188(4): 1961-1969.
5. Russo VM, Graziano F, Peris-Celda M, Russo A, Ulm AJ. “The V2 segment of the vertebral artery: Anatomical considerations and surgical implications – laboratory investigation.” Journal of Neurosurgery. Spine. 2011; 15(6): 610-619.
6. Taylor T, Zitzmann MB. “Dipylidium caninum in a 4-month old male.” Clinical Laboratory Science. 2011; 24(4): 212-214.
7. Xiao L, Gao L, Lazartigues E, Zucker IH. “Brain-selective overexpression of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 attenuates sympathetic nerve activity and enhances baroreflex function in chronic heart failure.” Hypertension. 2011; 58(6): 1057-1065.
8. Yano J, Noverr MC, Fidel PL, Jr. “Cytokines in the host response to candida vaginitis: Identifying a role for non-classical immune mediators, S100 alarmins.” Cytokine. 2012; 58(1): 118-128.

Rare Disease Day

Today is the fifth International Rare Disease Day which will be recognized and celebrated in over 40 countries worldwide.

Started on February 29, 2008 by EUROIDS (The European Organisation for Rare Diseases) this day is used for gaining individual hope and political awareness for those who suffer with rare diseases around the globe.

Events scheduled for this year focus on ÔÇ£solidarityÔÇØ with the slogan ÔÇ£rare but strong together.ÔÇØ To learn more click here.

Below is a list of Rare Disease Communities that exist (found on http://www.rarediseasecommunities.org/en), but others can be found through an available search engine.

• Alkaptonuria (AKU)
• Alternating Hemiplegia
• Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syn.
• Beh?ºetÔÇÖs Syndrome
• CAPS
• CDG
• Cystinosis
• Dravet syndrome
• Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)
• Epidermolysis Bullosa
• Familial Mediterranean Fever
• Glut1 DS
• Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia
• Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia
• Multiple Myeloma
• Moebius syndrome
• Paraneoplastic Neurological Syn.
• Von Hippel-Lindau

Dental care in the ER

Americans who turn up in the emergency room to get dental care aren’t lost, they’re probably just running out of options.

According to a new report from the Pew Center on the States more than 800,000 visits to the ER in 2009 were for toothaches and other avoidable dental ailments.

What effect will this have on the future of dental care??á It really depends on who you are talking to:

This is NPR’s view.

This is the ADA’s view.

Study Rooms Closure (Monday/Tuesday)

The study rooms on the Isché Library 4th floor will be unavailable from 8AM – 3PM on Monday and Tuesday (February 27 & 28, 2012) while we install new window treatments. (Don’t get excited, it’s just mini-blinds)

We apologize for the inconvenience.

Louisiana Seafood Fitness Challenge

Ever wonder why fashion models and fitness buffs are perpetually dining on fish and veggies??á

Because?áSeafood is healthy!

Not only is it full of protein, Omega 3s, vitamins and minerals- it typically contains fewer calories and fat grams than other protein sources (i.e. poultry and eggs).

With all of this positive information letÔÇÖs take a minute to ponder how lucky we are to live in New Orleans, Louisiana- a veritable wonderland of seafood!

OK. Minute is up.

Now itÔÇÖs time to take action and join the Louisiana Seafood Fitness Challenge!

Started by Bobby Hebert (former New Orleans Saints Quarterback) and his WWWL SportÔÇÖs Talk co-host (Deke Bellavia), Louisiana Seafood Fitness Challenge ?áwill follow these men as they see who can lose the most weight in 40 days simply by incorporating more seafood into their diet. The best part? Anyone can join this challenge.

Take the pledge, submit your healthiest seafood recipe and?áshare your inspirational seafood success story all in the name of encouraging all of?áLouisiana to eat their way to health . . . with Louisiana Seafood of course!

Scopus Display (Windows 7 & IE 9)

Do you have problem viewing Scopus on computers that are running Windows 7 and use the IE 9?

Here is how you can fix it:

From IE 9 browser go to Tools and then click on Compatibility view settings and check Display all websites in Compatibility View.

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We’ve been in contact with Elsevier about this issue and hope it will be corrected in the future.

Happy Mardi Gras!

from the Carnival Collection / Louisiana Research Collection / Howard Tilton Library / Tulane University

?á?á?áThe LSUHSC New Orleans campus is closed today in celebration of Mardi Gras. The Libraries will reopen tomorrow at 8 am.

?á?á?áEnjoy this image from the Louisiana Digital Library which shows an illustration for Comus 1912.

Off Campus Access to Thieme Books

*Edit* Access was restored May16, 2012.

Off Campus access to the Thieme Books is currently not working properly through the Library’s WAM system. Titles may still be access if logged into either Citrix or the campus VPN. Thieme journal titles are working correctly. We are investigating the issue. Thanks for your patience.

Dental Mardi Gras Hours

The dental library will have reduced hours for the week of Mardi Gras.

• Sunday, February 19:?á Closed
• Monday, February 20:?á 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Tuesday, February 21:?á Closed
• Wednesday, February 22:?á 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Thursday, February 23:?á 8:00am – 5:00pm
• Friday, February 24:?á 8:00am – 5:00pm

We will resume regular hours on Sunday, February 26.

Happy Mardi Gras!!!

Carnival Hours – Ische Library

The Carnival Hours for the Isch?® Library are listed below.?á Have a safe (and fun!) Mardi Gras.

February is National Heart Month

The Library is recognizing National Heart Month by highlighting a selection of recent and new books in the subject of cardiology and the cardiovascular system. The LibraryÔÇÖs featured books display is located on the 3rd floor next to the Library elevator, and these titles include:

WG 102 K66 2012: Klabunde, Richard E. Cardiovascular physiology concepts.

WG 340 K12c 2010: Kaplan, Norman M. & Ronald G. Victor; with a chapter by Joseph T. Flynn. Kaplan’s clinical hypertension.

WG 370 F33 2010: Feldman, Arthur M. Heart failure: device management.

WG 106 K45h 2009: Kern, Morton J. Michael J. Lim & James A. Goldstein. Hemodynamic rounds: interpretation of cardiac pathophysiology from pressure waveform analysis.

WG 120 W89 2007: World Health Organization. Prevention of cardiovascular disease: guidelines for assessment and management of cardiovascular risk.

WG 120 N11 2007: Nguyen, Thach N. Management of complex cardiovascular problems: the evidence-based medicine approach.

WG 140 F81t 2007: Foster, D. Bruce. Twelve-lead electrocardiography: theory and interpretation.

WG 140 K968 2009: Kusumoto, Fred. ECG interpretation: from pathophysiology to clinical application.

WG 141 F92ex 2006:?áFroelicher, Victor F. & Jonathan N.Myers. Exercise and the heart.

WG 140 T32o 2007: Thaler, Malcolm S. The only EKG book you’ll ever need.

WG 140 Su7c 2008: Surawicz, Borys & Timothy K. Knilans. Chou’s electrocardiography in clinical practice: adult and pediatric.

WG 141 Is3n 2008: Iskandrian, Ami E. & Ernest V. Garcia. Nuclear cardiac imaging: principles and applications.

WG 141 P75h 2007: Pohost, Gerald M. & Krishna S. Nayak. Handbook of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging.

WG 202 K15p 2006: Katz, Arnold M. Physiology of the heart.

WG 300 El5 2006: Ellis, Stephen G. & David R. Holmes, Jr. Strategic approaches in coronary intervention.

WG 340 B561 2007: Black, Henry Richard & William J. Elliott. Hypertension: a companion to Braunwald’s heart disease.

WG 330 Zi6c 2009: Zipes, Douglas P. & Jos?® Jalife. Cardiac electrophysiology: from cell to bedside.

WG 168 T62t 2008:?áTopol, Eric J. Textbook of interventional cardiology.

INNOPAC

The INNOPAC server will be down from approximately 9 am until 10 am this morning (Thursday, Feb. 9th).?á We apologize for the inconvenience.

*Edit* 9:45 am And the server is already restored. Thanks for your patience

Articles by LSUHSC-NO Scholars Kick Off Spring

There are eight new articles authored by LSUHSC-NO researchers now displayed in the Library. The publications on are on view in the LibraryÔÇÖs Reference area (near the Library elevator) on the third floor of the Resource Center Building, and 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 Orleans faculty, 1998 ÔÇô present. Access to this database is available to the public. The database is linked from the Library web page here. This page includes a handy link to a PDF of the monthly bibliography of display articles. To add your faculty publications, or for questions about this database, contact Kathy Kerdolff.

LSUHSC-NO authors are shown in bold print:

Desai SD, Reed RE, Burks J, Wood LM, Pullikuth AK, Haas AL, Liu LF, Breslin JW, Meiners S, Sankar S. ÔÇ£ISG15 disrupts cytoskeletal architecture and promotes motility in human breast cancer cells.ÔÇØ Experimental Biology & Medicine. Jan 2012; 237:38-49.

Harch PG, Andrews SR, Fogarty EF, Amen D, Pezzullo JC, Lucarini J, Aubrey C, Taylor DV, Staab PK, Van Meter KW. ÔÇ£A phase I study of low-pressure hyperbaric oxygen therapy for blast-induced post-concussion syndrome and post-traumatic stress disorder.ÔÇØ Journal of Neurotrauma. Jan 2012; 29(1):168-185.

Pedersen KB, Sriramula S, Chhabra KH, Xia H, Lazartigues E. ÔÇ£Species-specific inhibitor sensitivity of angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2) and its implication for ACE2 activity assays.ÔÇØ American Journal of Physiology – Regulatory, Integrative & Comparative Physiology. Nov 2011; 301(5):R1293-1299.

Starr, SP. ÔÇ£Genetic Blood Disorders: questions you need to ask.ÔÇØ Journal of Family Practice. Jan 2012; 61(1):37-37.

Theall KP, Scribner R, Broyles S, Yu Q, Chotalia J, Simonsen N, Schonlau M, Carlin BP. ÔÇ£Impact of small group size on neighbourhood influences in multilevel models.ÔÇØ Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health. Aug 2011; 65(8):688-695.

Wang P, Thevenot P, Saravia J, Ahlert T, Cormier SA. ÔÇ£Radical-containing particles activate dendritic cells and enhance Th17 inflammation in a mouse model of asthma.ÔÇØ American Journal of Respiratory Cell & Molecular Biology. Nov 2011; 45(5):977-983.

Wang Y, Shenouda S, Baranwal S, Rathinam R, Jain P, Bao L, Hazari S, Dash S, Alahari SK. ÔÇ£Integrin subunits alpha5 and alpha6 regulate cell cycle by modulating the chk1 and Rb/E2F pathways to affect breast cancer metastasis.ÔÇØ Molecular Cancer. Jul 2011; 10:84.

Wu XC, Lund MJ, Kimmick GG, Richardson LC, Sabatino SA, Chen VW, Fleming ST, Morris CR, Huang B, Trentham-Dietz A, Lipscomb J. ÔÇ£Influence of race, insurance, socioeconomic status, and hospital type on receipt of guideline-concordant adjuvant systemic therapy for locoregional breast cancers.ÔÇØ Journal of Clinical Oncology. Jan 2012; 30(2):142-150.

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day

National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day is today, February 7th. The CDC reports “Among all racial/ethnic groups, African Americans bear the greatest burden of HIV in the United States. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that 1 in 16 black men and 1 in 32 black women will be diagnosed with HIV infection during their lifetimes. In 2009, blacks made up 14% of the US population but accounted for nearly half (44%) of all new HIV infections.”

Know the facts about HIV/AIDS in New Orleans and get involved in?áLouisiana.

*Edit* the Gambit blog has more on this topic.