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Snakebites in the Americas: a Neglected Problem in Public Health
AbstractPurpose of ReviewWe explored the current priority given to snakebites in 26 countries of the Americas. To describe the epidemiological characteristics of the snakebites in the Americas and the Caribbean, we looked at information collected from epidemiological sources, publications, and available from PubMed, SciELO, and LILACS. In the case of Honduras, some gray literature (theses and conference abstracts) was obtained through local networks. We also aimed at obtaining any reference made in those reports with regard to the most common snake species in the region and their toxin and the physical and mental disabilit...
Source: Current Tropical Medicine Reports - November 21, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Cultural Considerations and Response to Trauma for Displaced Children at the Border
The United States has long been the leading destination for Latin Americans seeking refuge. However, in the last 7 years, many children from Mexico and northern Central America, composed of El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala, have joined this migratory flow. The experience of forced migration is intense, chronic, and complex for children in their home countries, during their journey, and on arrival in the Un ited States. Their stories can inform clinical practices, such as Psychological First Aid and Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, to promote resilience in children in vulnerable conditions. (Source: Child ...
Source: Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Clinics of North America - November 1, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Georgina Sanchez-Garcia, Beverly J. Bryant, Sarah L. Martin Source Type: research

Wood cookstove use is associated with gastric cancer in Central America and mediated by host genetics
Sci Rep. 2023 Oct 2;13(1):16515. doi: 10.1038/s41598-023-42973-7.ABSTRACTBiomass cookstove food preparation is linked to aero-digestive cancers, mediated by ingested and inhaled carcinogens (e.g., heterocyclic amines, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons). We investigated the association between gastric adenocarcinoma, wood cookstove use, H. pylori CagA infection and risk modification by variants in genes that metabolize and affect the internal dose of carcinogens. We conducted a population-based, case-control study (814 incident cases, 1049 controls) in rural Honduras, a high-incidence region with a homogeneous diet and e...
Source: Cancer Control - October 2, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Samara B Rifkin Anna K Miller Eleazar E Montalvan-Sanchez Dalton A Norwood Enrique Martinez Tim Waterboer T Mark Beasley Ricardo L Dominguez Scott M Williams Douglas R Morgan Source Type: research

CO < sub > 2 < /sub > emissions in Latin America: a time series perspective based on fractional integration
This article deals with the analysis of [Formula: see text] emissions in Latin America by using a long memory process based on fractional integration. Using data of [Formula: see text] emission and [Formula: see text] emissions per capita, for 32 Latin American and Caribbean countries, the results show significant differences according to the variable examined, the model used, and the country under examination. In particular, for the [Formula: see text] emissions, mean reversion is found in Belize and also under some circumstances in Antigua and Barbuda, Colombia, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Grenada, Honduras, N...
Source: Environmental Science and Pollution Research International - September 30, 2023 Category: Environmental Health Authors: Luis Rodrigo Asturias-Schaub Luis Alberiko Gil-Alana Source Type: research

The long arm of the gang: Disengagement under gang governance in Central America
This article proposes a new theoretical model of gang disengagement based on a comparative case study with MS-13 and Barrio 18 gangs in Central America. It is based on 112 in-depth interviews with former gang members in El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras. The article identifies three forms of gang disengagement: religious conversion, secular pass, and walking away. Two factors, the gang's organizational structure and its territorial reach, mediate in the choices gang members have when leaving an institutionalized gang. The specific combination of these factors makes some disengagement modes more likely than others. The a...
Source: Criminology - September 18, 2023 Category: Criminology Authors: Jos é Miguel Cruz, Jonathan D. Rosen, Yemile Mizrahi Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

Elimination Strategy for Malaria in El Salvador: a Retrospective Study
This study retrospectively investigated the evolution of strategies utilized to reduce malaria incidence and eliminate it in El Salvador. A retrospective systematic review of the malaria cases from 1960 until 2019 was carried out by analyzing the data from the MOH surveillance system, as well as a historical analysis of documents from El Salvador MOH, PAHO/WHO, and UN El Salvador Malaria Eradication Program since its origin in the 1950s.Recent FindingsThe peak of malaria cases in the country was observed in 1980 with 95,835 cases when the Civil War started with a subsequent decline reaching 0 indigenous cases in 2017, 2018...
Source: Current Tropical Medicine Reports - September 18, 2023 Category: Tropical Medicine Source Type: research

Types of Psychiatric Beds and Mental Health Services in 16 Latin American Countries, 1990-2020
CONCLUSIONS: The findings indicate that treatment capacity shifted from inpatient to outpatient and community care. Most countries had a bed shortage for acute psychiatric care, especially for children and adolescents and forensic patients. More comprehensive and standardized mental health service registries are needed.PMID:37644830 | DOI:10.1176/appi.ps.20220590 (Source: Psychiatric Services)
Source: Psychiatric Services - August 30, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Adrian P Mundt Sabine Delhey Pablo Mart ínez Mat ías Irarrázaval Luciano Grasso Guillermo Rivera-Arroyo Adelia Capistrano Natalia Trujillo Francisco Golcher Andr é Benavides Salcedo Corinne Dedik Martha Cordero Julio Torales C ésar Malpartida Ángel Source Type: research

Nutrition and Diabetes Education Program for Older Diabetic Patients Through Telenutrition in Rural and Urban Communities in Honduras Using PRIDE (Partnership to Improve Diabetes Education) Tool Kit from Vanderbilt University
Upon completion the participant will be able to recognize healthy lifestyle habits and practices to maintain optimal health to improve the management of diabetes. (Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association)
Source: Journal of the American Dietetic Association - August 17, 2023 Category: Nutrition Authors: D. Rojas, A. Hern ández, S. Bodden Source Type: research

Ferdinand C. Valentine (1851-1909): Distinguished Urologist, Surgeon General of the Army of the Honduras, Founder of American Urological Association
Aboard his grandfather ’s vessel while in the North Sea, Ferdinand Charles Valentine (Figure 1) was born on March 22, 1851. Valentine’s birth was registered in the town of Leer of the East Frisian region of Germany. Valentine’s dad was a banker, and his family moved to United States when Valentine was an infant. His mom’s maiden name was Van Biema, a Dutch surname1. (Source: Urology)
Source: Urology - August 10, 2023 Category: Urology & Nephrology Authors: Raghuram V. Reddy, Armin Ghomeshi, Samuel R. Donnenfeld, Roei Golan, Aden Swayze, Ranjith Ramasamy Source Type: research

Jackeline Alger: building capacity in the face of disruption
Bull World Health Organ. 2023 Jul 1;101(7):443-444. doi: 10.2471/BLT.23.030723.ABSTRACTJackeline Alger talks to Gary Humphreys about building public health research capacity in Honduras against a backdrop of conflict and political upheaval.PMID:37397175 | PMC:PMC10300771 | DOI:10.2471/BLT.23.030723 (Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization)
Source: Bulletin of the World Health Organization - July 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research