New Guidelines Recommend Earlier Colorectal Cancer Screening

New guidelines developed by the American Cancer Society (ACS) recommend that screening for colorectal cancer for average-risk adults begin at age 45, five years earlier than the previous recommendation. The guideline update, published as an Early View paper in CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians, was co-authored by Elizabeth, T. H. Fontham, DrPH, Emeritus Professor and Founding Dean of LSU Health New Orleans School of Public Health and Co-Chair of the American Cancer Society’s Screening Guideline Development Group.

The full article is freely available here.

AccessMedicine Downtime

We received notification from McGraw-Hill Education that they will be doing scheduled server maintenance this weekend.  As a result, the AccessMedicine sites will be unavailable from 7 pm Saturday, June 2nd, until 1 am Sunday, June 3rd.  You will not be able to access the databases or any ebooks in our catalog that link to their website during those six hours.

The fine folks at McGraw-Hill have apologized for any inconvenience.  Please plan your research efforts according.

Summer Hours

Summer hours at both the Dental & Isché Libraries begin June 1 and run through July 31.

The Dental Library will close at 6pm Monday – Thursday and at 5pm on Fridays. The Dental Library will be closed on weekends.

The Isché Library will close at 10pm Sunday – Thursday and at 6pm on Fridays. Saturday hours will remain the same, 9:30am to 6pm.

Opening hours at both Libraries will remain the same, weekdays at 8am and noon on Sundays at Isché.

Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well-Drawn

What happens when health-related issues and cartoons merge? A National Library of Medicine exhibit called, “Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well-Drawn!”.  The exhibit will open next week, May 21^st-June 8^th, in the John P. Isché Library Commons. Learn about the latest medical oriented graphic novels and where to find them. After a three week run in the Commons, the display will then arrive at the Dental Campus for the following dates of June 13th-29^th. So, check out the National Library of Medicine exhibition; “Graphic Medicine: Ill-Conceived and Well-Drawn!”.

Isché Library — Early Closure 5/18/2018

The Isché Library will close at 5pm on Friday, May 18th due to a chilled water outage in the Resource Center Building from 5pm until 12am. During the outage there will not be any air conditioning anywhere in the entire building.

New Director of Libraries

J. Dale Prince, MA, MLS joins the Libraries today as their new director. Dale most recently worked with National Network of Libraries of Medicine in the Southeastern/Atlantic Region where he was Executive Director for 7 years. He served as both the Technology and Outreach Coordinators in that office from 2002-2011. He is the National Program Committee Co-Chair for the Medical Library Association Meeting in Chicago in 2019.

A native of Arkansas and Alabama, Dale is pleased to be returning to the South with its tropical rainstorms and reliably good biscuits.

Dale will the 7th Library Director since 1931.

Happy NOLA Tricentennial

Today officially marks New Orleans’ 300th year. The actual founding date is a bit murky but this is the date picked by the city for this anniversary kickoff!

Faculty Publications Spotlight for May

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. They can be viewed in the Reference area, on the wall between the main entrance and the Library elevator, on the third floor of the Resource Center Building.

Here is a list of the newest articles to be featured, with the LSUHSC-NO researchers in bold print:

Cajigas-Loyola SC, Miller RL, Spieler B, Carbonella G. Mycotic pulmonary artery aneurysm mimicking a Rasmussen aneurysm. Ochsner J. 2018;18(1):104-107.
Guevara M, Kollipara CS. Recent advances in giant cell arteritis. Curr Rheumatol Rep. 2018;20(5):25-018-0737-1.
Jeyakumar A, Begue RE, Jiang Y, McKinnon BJ. Cochlear implant provider awareness of vaccination guidelines. Laryngoscope. 2018;[epub] doi:10.1002/lary.27117.
McFarlin A. What to do when babies turn blue: Beyond the basic brief resolved unexplained event. Emerg Med Clin North Am. 2018;36(2):335-347.
Pannuti A, Filipovic A, Hicks C, Lefkowitz E, Ptacek T, Stebbing J, Miele L. Novel putative drivers revealed by targeted exome sequencing of advanced solid tumors. PLoS One. 2018;13(3):e0194790.
Petrauskas LA, Vaitaitis VJ, Mundinger G, Sheahan C, Poole J, Kanotra SP. Open resection and laryngotracheal reconstruction in a case of subglottic hemangioma in PHACE syndrome. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2018;108:186-189.
Tartavoulle TM, Karpinski AC, Aubin A, Kluger BM, Distler O, Saketkoo LA. Multidimensional fatigue in pulmonary hypertension: Prevalence, severity and predictors. ERJ Open Res. 2018;4(1):10.1183/23120541.00079-2017. eCollection 2018 Jan.
Yu Q, Medeiros KL, Wu X, Jensen RE. Nonlinear predictive models for multiple mediation analysis: With an application to explore ethnic disparities in anxiety and depression among cancer survivors. Psychometrika. 2018;4:00079-2017.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions, click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.
Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.

Medical Laboratory Professional’s Week

We are joining the CDC’s Division Laboratory Systems in celebrating Medical Laboratory Professional’s week!

This week (April 22-28) highlights the importance and outstanding work ethic of laboratory professionals who strive for excellence daily. The DLS has created the “League of Laboratory Superheroes” to bring public awareness to the unseen heros Medical Laboratory Professionals and their essential role in the medical field and public safety.

Please visit the CDC’s website to learn more about DLS’s Medical Laboratory Professionals Week and the amazing effort the laboratory professionals put into medical diagnostics, public safety, and medicine.

DentalCheck App from CDC Helps Infection Prevention

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released the DentalCheck app!

Dental health care personnel can use this app to periodically assess infection prevention and control practices in their facility and ensure they are meeting the minimum expectations for safe care. The infection prevention coordinator and other staff are encouraged to use this app at least annually to review policies and observe patient-care practices. DentalCheck is now available for free download on iOS and Android devices.

Click HERE for more info!

Yellow Fever Vaccine

If you’re up on your New Orleans medical history, you’ll know that the last outbreak of Yellow Fever here was in 1905. Brazil isn’t so lucky and are in the middle of an outbreak. The CDC is recommending a dose of Yellow Fever vaccine before traveling to Brazil or Africa.

State Health Department Confirms Measles Case in New Orleans

Louisiana state health officials are investigating a confirmed case of measles in New Orleans. The illness was confirmed through laboratory testing in a recent traveler from Europe to New Orleans.

Read the full press release here.

Ische Library – Early Closure 4/5/18

The Isché Library will close at 6pm on Thursday, April 5th because the water will be shut off in the building for an emergency plumbing repair. The Library Commons may be open, however restrooms and water fountains in other buildings will need to be used. The water is expected to remain off until 10:30pm.

An April Shower of Faculty Publications

A new selection of articles has been added to the Faculty Publications display in the Ische Library. These eight articles, as well as all of the articles in our Faculty Publications database, are authored by at least one member of our research community here at LSUHSC-New Orleans. Each month the Library is proud to present copies of eight of these publications in a rotating display of 16. They can be viewed in the Reference area, on the wall between the main entrance and the Library elevator, on the third floor of the Resource Center Building.

Here is a list of the newest articles to be featured, with the LSUHSC-NO researchers in bold print:

Connick JP, Reed JR, Backes WL. Characterization of interactions among CYP1A2, CYP2B4, and NADPH-cytochrome P450 reductase: Identification of specific protein complexes. Drug Metab Dispos. 2018;46(3):197-203.
Coulon A, Kamat R, Jaikishen A, Naljayan M. Actinomyces peritonitis: A unique therapy. Am J Med Sci. 2017;354(5):521-522.
Culbertson RA. The ethics of efficiency: Are these complementary of competing values for the healthcare executive? Healthcare Executive. 2018;33(1):50-53.
Hanna EB, Johnson CJ, Glancy DL. Wide-QRS complex tachycardia. Am J Cardiol. 2018;121(2):275-276.
Mukerjee S, Lazartigues E. Sympathetic nerve activity and neuro-inflammation: Who is in the driver’s seat? Acta Physiol. 2018;222(2):e13011.
Obanda D, Page R, Guice J, Raggio AM, Husseneder C, Marx B, Stout RW, Welsh DA, Taylor CM, Luo M, Blanchard EE, Bendiks Z, Coulon D, Keenan MJ. CD obesity-prone rats, but not obesity-resistant rats, robustly ferment resistant starch without increased weight or fat accretion. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2018;26(3):570-577.
Ponnath A, Depreux FF, Jodelka FM, Rigo F, Farris HE, Hastings ML, Lentz JJ. Rescue of outer hair cells with antisense oligonucleotides in usher mice is dependent on age of treatment. J Assoc Res Otolaryngol. 2018;19(1):1-16(1):1-16.
Riley CA, Wu EL, Hsieh MC, Marino MJ, Wu XC, McCoul ED. Association of gastroesophageal reflux with malignancy of the upper aerodigestive tract in elderly patients. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2018;144(2):140-148.

Publications cited in the Faculty Publications database are harvested weekly from a variety of sources, such as PubMed, SCOPUS, and CINAHL, to name a few. In addition to articles they include books, book chapters, papers, editorials, letters to the editor, and meeting abstracts, all authored by at least one member of the LSUHSC-NO community. The database is maintained by Reference Librarian Kathy Kerdolff and is available to the general public here or via the Library’s webpage. For a PDF of a bibliography of this month’s additions, click here. If you have an article you would like us to highlight or if you have any questions regarding the display or the database, you can contact Kathy Kerdolff.
Please come to the Library and view these recent publications by our research community.

ScienceDirect EBS Collection – Time Is Running Out!

Have you had a chance to explore the special ScienceDirect EBS Collection? This multi-faceted collection of over 5000 ebooks will only be available until the end of June, so what are you waiting for? The topics covered in this exciting group of texts range from earth sciences to psychiatry, computer science to dentistry, farming to pharmacology, engineering to surgery, criminology to physical therapy.  There are books on advances in data analytics, mathematics, genetics, pediatrics, geriatrics, forensics, diagnostics, and analgesics. You will find current editions by some familiar authors, as well as some possibly more obscure texts by new, cutting-edge researchers, with publication dates ranging from 2013 to the present.

We have just 3 months left to explore all the possibilities offered by this collection.  At the end of June, most of these ebooks will disappear.  Only the most used items will be added to our permanent ebook collection.  So take this opportunity to make your voice heard.  Explore the various categories and find that hidden gem. Click now! There’s no time to lose!