Pesticide Exposure in the Caribbean: A Case From Nutmeg Processing.
Authors: Akpinar-Elci M, Nguyen MT, Bidaisee S, Elci OC
Abstract
Many developed countries around the world have implemented regulations to phase out or greatly restrict the use of pesticides. Pesticides are still utilized with minimal restrictions, however, in fumigating agricultural commodities in developing countries such as Grenada. This special report presents the case of a nutmeg factory worker in Grenada who worked with various pesticides including methyl bromide, magnesium phosphide (magtoxin), and aluminum phosphide (phostoxin) without the proper awareness and utilization of health and safety measu...
Source: Journal of Environmental Health - February 13, 2016 Category: Environmental Health Tags: J Environ Health Source Type: research
The association of nutrition behaviors and physical activity with general and central obesity in Caribbean undergraduate students.
CONCLUSIONS: There was a low prevalence of healthy behaviors and a high prevalence of obesity in this sample of Caribbean young adults.
PMID: 26758218 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health)
Source: Pan American Journal of Public Health - January 16, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Rev Panam Salud Publica Source Type: research
Red Blood Cell PK deficiency: an update of PK-LR gene mutation database
Publication date: Available online 12 January 2016 Source:Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases Author(s): Giulia Canu, Maria De Bonis, Angelo Minucci, Ettore Capoluongo Pyruvate kinase (PK) deficiency is known as being the most common cause of chronic nonspherocytic hemolytic anemia (CNSHA). Clinical PK deficiency is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait, that can segregate neither in homozygous or in a compound heterozygous modality, respectively. Two PK genes are present in mammals: the pyruvate kinase liver and red blood cells (PK-LR) and the pyruvate kinase muscle (PK-M), of which only the first encod...
Source: Blood Cells, Molecules, and Diseases - January 12, 2016 Category: Hematology Source Type: research
Prevalence and severity of asthmatic symptoms in Grenadian school children: the Grenada National Asthma Survey
Conclusions
This study indicates that the prevalence of childhood asthma in Grenada is very high and warrants policy consideration in public health and education to decrease its morbidity. (Source: BMJ Open)
Source: BMJ Open - October 19, 2015 Category: Journals (General) Authors: Thongkham, D., Tran, J., Clunes, M. T., Brahim, F. Tags: Open access, Paediatrics, Respiratory medicine Research Source Type: research
Atypical teratoid rhabdoid tumors: a population-based clinical outcomes study involving 174 patients from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database (1973–2010)
Conclusion: ATRT is a rare and highly aggressive embryonal malignancy of the CNS that presents more often as locoregional tumors >4 cm in male Caucasian children of age <3 years, involving the cerebellum, ventricles, or frontal lobe. Combination therapy significantly improves survival, and its use has been increasing since 2005. Keywords: childhood brain cancer, pediatric cancer, central nervous system, rare tumors, SEER database (Source: Cancer Management and Research)
Source: Cancer Management and Research - September 18, 2015 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Cancer Management and Research Source Type: research
Epilepsy care in the southern Caribbean
In conclusion, patients with epilepsy in the southern Caribbean have excellent access to government clinics and hospitals, but AED choices are limited. Local medical providers reported that the major limitations in care were lack of specialty care, lack of imaging and EEG services, financial barriers to care, long wait times for care, and limited access to additional AEDs. (Source: Epilepsy and Behavior)
Source: Epilepsy and Behavior - August 26, 2015 Category: Neurology Source Type: research
Epilepsy care in the southern Caribbean.
In conclusion, patients with epilepsy in the southern Caribbean have excellent access to government clinics and hospitals, but AED choices are limited. Local medical providers reported that the major limitations in care were lack of specialty care, lack of imaging and EEG services, financial barriers to care, long wait times for care, and limited access to additional AEDs.
PMID: 26312988 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour)
Source: Epilepsy and Behaviour - August 21, 2015 Category: Neurology Authors: Krauss G, Sandy S, Corbin DO, Bird-Compton J, Jack F, Nelson B, Jalonen TO, Ali A, Fortuné T, Clarke D, Okolie J, Cervenka MC Tags: Epilepsy Behav Source Type: research
Breast Self-examination and Health Beliefs in Grenadian Women
Conclusions: There are groups of women in Grenada with belief patterns and sociodemographic characteristics that may benefit from targeted community intervention, perhaps in partnership with other stakeholders such as the church.
Implications for Practice: Beliefs about health and BSE affect BSE uptake and are culture dependent. These data help identify the at-risk population to guide the development of targeted community-based and culturally appropriate breast screening programs. (Source: Cancer Nursing)
Source: Cancer Nursing - August 19, 2015 Category: Nursing Tags: Articles: Online Only Source Type: research
Serological evidence of antibodies to Neospora caninum in stray and owned Grenadian dogs.
Abstract
Neospora caninum causes abortion in cattle and neuromuscular disease in dogs, world wide. Cattle become infected by ingesting oocysts voided by dogs. The aim of this study was to estimate the seroprevalence of Neospora caninum in two populations of dogs (stray and owned) in Grenada, West Indies. Sera were collected from 625 dogs from all parishes in Grenada. Three hundred and sixty eight dogs were stray, while 257 dogs were owned. Sera were tested for the presence of antibodies against N. caninum using an indirect enzyme linked immunosorbant assay (ELISA) IDvet, France. Antibodies to N. caninum we...
Source: Tropical Biomedicine - June 1, 2015 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Sharma R, Kimmitt T, Tiwari K, Chikweto A, Thomas D, Lanza Perea M, Bhaiyat MI Tags: Trop Biomed Source Type: research
Prevalence and antimicrobial susceptibility of Salmonella spp. in small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) in Grenada, West Indies
Publication date: September 2014 Source:Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Volume 37, Issue 4 Author(s): Steven Miller , Victor Amadi , Diana Stone , Roger Johnson , Harry Hariharan , Ulrike Zieger Intestinal samples from 156 small Indian mongooses (Herpestes auropunctatus) collected island-wide in Grenada from April 2011 to March 2013 were examined for the presence of Salmonella enterica spp. Nineteen (12%) mongooses were culture-positive for S. enterica spp. of which five serotypes were identified. Salmonella javiana and S. Montevideo were the most commonly isolated serotypes. The oth...
Source: Comparative Immunology, Microbiology and Infectious Diseases - December 8, 2014 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: research
Board #228 - Program Innovation Focused Simulation Scenarios with Pre-clinical Medical Students (Submission #8716).
Conclusion: In Spring 2014, 535 students submitted evaluations, with 523 students providing usable data on participation, degree that objectives were met and quality of feedback. Students generally ranked facilitators as excellent (average 93%). They noted regular opportunity to report findings to the facilitator (average 30%). At the conclusion, a short anonymous survey with Likert scale questions to query the extent of agreement or degree of comfort that a session in the Sim Lab may have had upon clinical skills and subsequent patient encounters. Of the 68 students providing detailed data, 34% strongly agreed and 47% agr...
Source: Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare - December 1, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Abstracts: 1st PLACE AWARD WINNER: PDF Only Source Type: research
Board #229 - Program Innovation Training Facilitators for Simulation in Healthcare Education (Submission #10075).
Conclusion: Over the three times the short course has been offered, only one of approximately 47 participants has not completed the entire course to earn the training certificate on simulation in healthcare education. Participants have commented positively on the experience, both verbally and in writing. For most of the healthcare providers who facilitate in the Sim Lab, the experience provides the opportunity to actively stay involved in clinical aspects of medicine. Students who attend the scheduled Sim Lab sessions as part of their curriculum, consistently provide positive evaluations. In Spring 2014, feedback by facili...
Source: Simulation in Healthcare: The Journal of the Society for Simulation in Healthcare - December 1, 2014 Category: Medical Equipment Tags: Abstracts: 1st PLACE AWARD WINNER: PDF Only Source Type: research
The Phylogeography of Rabies in Grenada, West Indies, and Implications for Control
by Ulrike Zieger, Denise A. Marston, Ravindra Sharma, Alfred Chikweto, Keshaw Tiwari, Muzzamil Sayyid, Bowen Louison, Hooman Goharriz, Katja Voller, Andrew C. Breed, Dirk Werling, Anthony R. Fooks, Daniel L. Horton
In Grenada, West Indies, rabies is endemic, and is thought to be maintained in a wildlife host, the small Indian mongoose (Herpestes auropunctatus) with occasional spillover into other hosts. Therefore, the present study was undertaken to improve understanding of rabies epidemiology in Grenada and to inform rabies control policy. Mongooses were trapped island-wide between April 2011 and March 2013 and examined ...
Source: PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases - October 16, 2014 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Ulrike Zieger et al. Source Type: research
Intraoperative Bleeding in Dogs from Grenada Seroreactive to Anaplasma platys and Ehrlichia canis
Conclusions and Clinical ImportanceApparently healthy, free‐roaming dogs coseropositive for A. platys and E. canis may have increased intraoperative bleeding tendencies despite normal hemostatic parameters. Future investigations should explore the potential for vascular injury as a cause for bleeding in these dogs. Improved tick control is needed for dogs in Grenada. (Source: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine)
Source: Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine - October 1, 2014 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: M. Lanza‐Perea, U. Zieger, B.A. Qurollo, B.C. Hegarty, E.L. Pultorak, S. Kumthekar, R. Bruhl‐Day, E.B. Breitschwerdt Tags: Standard Article Source Type: research
Abstract 4134: Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada: A ten-year analysis (2000 - 2010)
This study reports data that demonstrate the need for a comprehensive cervical cancer-screening program in Grenada. It should be used in the generation of public health policy and should aid future studies in determining how to appropriately execute public health policy for screening, prevention, and control of cervical cancer in Grenada.
Citation Format: Avi' A T Bahadoor - Yetman, Laura Riley, Ashley Gibbons, Paul J. Fields, Veronica Mapp-Alexander, Robert Hage, Amy Baldwin. Prevalence of cervical cancer and associated mortality in Grenada: A ten-year analysis (2000 - 2010). [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the 105th Annua...
Source: Cancer Research - September 30, 2014 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bahadoor - Yetman, A. A. T., Riley, L., Gibbons, A., Fields, P. J., Mapp-Alexander, V., Hage, R., Baldwin, A. Tags: Epidemiology Source Type: research
