NN/LM SCR Introduces Our Director: Dan Burgard
The NN/LM SCR would like to introduce Dan Burgard who serves as the Director for the South Central Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Daniel Burgard has worked in Lewis Library at the University of North Texas Health Science Center in Fort Worth since 2000 and been Executive Director since 2009. Before becoming Executive Director, he served as an Instruction Librarian and Associate Director for Public Services. Prior to coming to Fort Worth, he was the Psychology Subject Specialist in the library at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and worked as both a Science and Social Science Libra...
Source: Network News - September 26, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Source Type: news
Requirements for Clinical Trials Reporting Set to Change in January
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In 1996, a federal law was passed that required the registration of clinical trials that were investigating drugs or devices regulated by the Federal Drug Administration (FDA). As part of this legislation, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) were charged with developing a publicly searchable repository in an attempt to combat publication bias, attempts by pharmaceutical companies to hide negative results, and any adverse events. Out of this, the National Library of Medicine (NLM) developed ClinicalTrials.gov. However, a recent article has shown that even NI...
Source: Network News - September 22, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Clinical Trials NIH Source Type: news
Dental Care Limitation and Rural Health
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How do you go about finding a dentist? Ask friends and coworkers where they go? Look at online reviews on Google, Yelp and the like? For millions of Americans, it’s not that simple. The rural poor, many of whom rely on Medicaid, have slim dental options, if any.
A recent article by NPR tells the story of Wisconsinite Jessica Stefonik, who at 31 had all of her upper teeth pulled and was fitted for dentures. The article shines light on the sad facts about U.S. dental care, like a quarter of Americans went without dental care in 2014 because they couldn’t affo...
Source: Network News - September 22, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Rural Health Source Type: news
SCR Regional Highlight: Oklahoma Has Largest Earthquake on Record and New Fault Line is Discovered, All Within Two Weeks
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On Saturday, Sept. 3, Oklahoma experienced a 5.8 magnitude earthquake, its largest temblor on record. And since then Oklahoma has experienced more than 10 others. Since 2011, the number of earthquakes has increased by 5,000 percent.
Is this normal for Oklahoma? Well, it’s becoming so. In fact, Oklahoma is becoming as prone to earthquakes as California–in 2014, Oklahoma displaced California as second with most earthquakes in a year to Alaska.
But now the question is why? Why are parts of Oklahoma getting more earthquakes? Contrary to popular bel...
Source: Network News - September 20, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Oklahoma Source Type: news
NN/LM SCR Introduces Our Senior Administrative Coordinator: Carol Knisley
The NN/LM SCR would like to introduce Carol Knisley who serves as the Senior Administrative Coordinator for the South Central Region of the National Network of Libraries of Medicine.
Carol is also the Senior Administrative Coordinator for Gibson D. Lewis Library and provides executive level administrative support to the Executive Director. Carol has an Accounting Specialist Certificate from the University of Texas at Arlington and has worked for over twenty-one years in a variety of administrative support positions at the University of North Texas Health Science Center.
Carol will serve an invaluable role in providi...
Source: Network News - September 19, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Source Type: news
American Heart Association Recommends Zero Tolerance Approach to Kids ’ Secondhand Smoke Exposure
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For the most part, it is widely accepted to be true that smoking is unhealthy for you. There is research behind it that has shown it can cause at least 12 types of cancer and many other chronic diseases like stroke, pneumonia, periodontitis and more.
Even more recently, research has shown it’s not just smokers who are impacted by smoking, those who inhale secondhand smoke are just as at risk for negative consequences like middle ear disease and lower respiratory illness in children, and stroke and lung cancer in adults.
According to a graphic released by the Centers f...
Source: Network News - September 15, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
Nurses ’ Health Study Seeking Participants
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The Nurses’ Health Study, a long-running study of health and wellness, is seeking participants for the third phase of its program (NHS3), the latest expansion since the study began in 1976. NHS3 will be completely web-based, and marks the first inclusion of male nurses in the study.
Conducted by researchers at Harvard School of Public Health and Brigham and Women’s Hospital, the Nurses’ Health Study utilizes brief, technical questionnaires and depends on the health expertise of nurses to gather accurate information about long-term risk...
Source: Network News - September 14, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Nursing Source Type: news
Zika is an STD
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Zika is a sexually transmitted disease…but have you ever heard it called that before? Likely not, but it is.
Yes, Zika is carried and transmitted by mosquitos, don’t think it’s not. But it’s not the only method of transmission. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention warn of the dangers of transmitting Zika through sex and provide prevention tips on its website.
But while the CDC provides this information, Zika as an STD is not at the forefront of this public health issue; health professionals and politicians are most concerned with the mosquito factor s...
Source: Network News - September 13, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
NN/LM South Central Region States Rank in Bottom 10 for Health Care Quality
“AHRQ State Snapshots”
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality released the AHRQ State Snapshots graphic, coinciding with new reports, comparing the quality of health care among all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The snapshot is broken up into three sections: Top 10, Middle 31, and Bottom 10. All of the states in the South Central Region (New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana) fell in the Bottom 10.
AHRQ looked at more than 200 measures to make their ranking. And aside from just simply stating whether a state reached every benchmark or not...
Source: Network News - September 8, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
September is National Preparedness Month
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September is National Preparedness Month, so the Federal Emergency Management Agency and Ad Council have teamed up to encourage families to create emergency plans, just in case, through a series of PSAs.
One of the most important things to realize and plan for when it comes to emergencies, is knowing that it is likely that you will not be with your family when a disaster occurs. So if you’re not together, what should you do and where should you go to meet?
“Disasters don’t always occur when we are together with our family and friends, and so it is important to take a few min...
Source: Network News - September 6, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Emergency Preparedness General (all entries) Source Type: news
Vaping More for Flavor Than Nicotine in Teen Use
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In 2014, The Oxford Dictionaries gave the word “vape” the Word of the Year title. The use of e-cigarettes, also known as “vapes,” have been on the rise and were often wrongly recognized as a safer alternative to smoking. The U.S. Food & Drug Administration recently put several regulations into effect regarding e-cigarettes and are warning users that this is not a safer smoking alternative.
A recent study conducted by a team at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research found that out of the 15,000 students they surveyed, 3,800 of ...
Source: Network News - September 1, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Source Type: news
Zip Code Plays a Large Factor in Life Expectancy
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Recently, many news outlets (The New York Times, NPR, Albuquerque Journal, and others) have reported on the importance where you live plays in how long you live. Research has found it can play an even bigger role than genetics. Last week, the American Medical Association Wire shared the experience of Dr. Anthony Iton, senior vice president of healthy communities at the Community Endowment, when he moved to Baltimore for medical school at Johns Hopkins University years ago.
He was appalled at how run-down parts of the city were. He compared East Baltimore to Beirut, asking t...
Source: Network News - August 30, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: General (all entries) Source Type: news
Mosquitoes in Miami Beach Carrying Zika
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Officials have announced another area in Miami-Dade County, Fla. has mosquitoes which are spreading Zika locally—this time in the popular tourist destination of South Beach, an area of Miami Beach, Fla.
Health officials recently warned visitors and residents to avoid the Wynwood neighborhood in Miami-Dade County, as it was the first area they linked to local transmission of Zika through mosquitoes. This outbreak prompted the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to do something it had never done before—advise pregnant woman to avoid th...
Source: Network News - August 25, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
The Digital Shift of Libraries
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National Network of Libraries of Medicine, South Central Region – the name is a bit of a mouthful, and what is it exactly? The National Network of Libraries of Medicine (NN/LM) is a network of libraries, information providers, public health agencies, community organizations and more, focused on improving public health by providing U.S. health officials and the U.S. public with equal access to health information.
Specific to the NN/LM SCR, our objectives are to assess, educate, increase access, and advocate. In order to carry out these objectives, NN/LM SCR has be...
Source: Network News - August 23, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Consumer Health Source Type: news
Zika Virus and Blood Transfusions: What Can We Do?
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Florida health officials recently confirmed that some mosquitos within the continental United States are carrying Zika virus, therefore making local transmission possible. If someone contracts Zika virus, their symptoms are mild and may not even warrant a visit to the doctor’s office; many times people won’t experience any symptoms at all.
Because the symptoms are so mild, it makes it difficult for doctors to diagnose a person with Zika virus without test results. So now consider this—if a person heads to their local blood drive or bloo...
Source: Network News - August 18, 2016 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: NN/LM South Central Region Tags: Public Health Source Type: news
