What Is the Legal Authority for Biden ’s Parole Programs?
David J. BierPresident Bidenannounced on January 5, 2023 that the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) would be creating new programs for Venezuelans, Haitians, Cubans, and Nicaraguans that would grant parole —a temporary discretionary status—to qualified applicants with U.S. sponsors for up to 2 years. Now several statesare suing to stop the programs, which will lead to more illegal immigration. Without getting into the states ’ various administrative law claims, my view is that there is little support for the states ' narrow view of the parole power in the legislative history or judicial precedent.[1]Parole is com...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - January 25, 2023 Category: American Health Authors: David J. Bier Source Type: blogs
Answer to Case 699
Answer:Clonorchis sinensis/Opisthorchiseggs. The location (South Korea) is consistent withC. sinensis.As noted by Sam, " Both eggs have an abopercular knob and an obvious operculum. So these could be eggs of eitherClonorchis sinensisorOpisthorchisspecies (both liver flukes). We can ' t differentiate based on morphology, but based on the patient being from/living in South Korea, we can likely narrow the identification down toClonorchis sinensis, as Korea is an endemic region for this parasite. WhereasOpisthorichis viverriniis endemic to South East Asia (i.e, Vietnam, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand). Biliary complications can aris...
Source: Creepy Dreadful Wonderful Parasites - October 23, 2022 Category: Parasitology Source Type: blogs
The lab leak hypothesis: Stick a fork in it
I have never really understood why this is so important to the wingnuts. Oh well, I suppose I do. It was a way to gin up a narrative to smear Anthony Fauci. That is the claim that Covid-19 originated in a laboratory in Wuhan which had indirect funding from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, which Fauci heads. The non-insane version of this was that it was an accidental release, which would be worth knowing. The insane version was that Fauci was the mastermind of a plot to foist the virus on the world in order to bring about a One World Socialist Dictatorship. On the other hand, the pandemic is a hoax...
Source: Stayin' Alive - October 21, 2021 Category: American Health Source Type: blogs
SARS-CoV-2 related viruses from bats in Laos
Various SARS-CoV-2 like viruses have been isolated from bats in China, Thailand, and Japan, but none have a spike protein that can bind ACE2 and allow entry into human cells. Sampling of bats in Laos has now revealed the presence of such viruses. The genome of a virus called RaTG13, from Rhinolophus affinis bats in […] (Source: virology blog)
Source: virology blog - September 24, 2021 Category: Virology Authors: Vincent Racaniello Tags: Basic virology Information ACE2 coronavirus COVID-19 Laos pandemic RaTG13 receptor binding domain SARS-CoV-2 spillover viral viruses zoonotic event Source Type: blogs
Vietnam Is Losing Its Best Friends to China
The wide range of Chinese activities with Cambodia and Laos must be jarring for Vietnamese leaders. China has eclipsed Vietnam in Indochina, and that means that Hanoi ' s angst will only continue to rise in its own backyard. Vietnam will likely have to find alternative means of engaging Cambodia and Laos to combat Chinese influence in this critical region in the years to come. (Source: The RAND Blog)
Source: The RAND Blog - November 2, 2020 Category: Health Management Authors: Derek Grossman Source Type: blogs
Alcohol Use Disorder in the API Community
Asian-American Pacific Islanders, also known as the API Community, are one of the fastest-growing minority groups in America. Due to model minority stereotypes and a lack of empirical data, the API community has been thought to have lower than expected rates of substance use disorders and behavioral addictions. However, alcohol use disorder in the API Community still exists, and it presents its own set of unique issues compared to other ethnicities and communities. These can include specific risk factors and barriers to treatment that other groups do not face.
What is the API Community?
In 1968, the term “Asian Amer...
Source: Cliffside Malibu - January 24, 2020 Category: Addiction Authors: Jaclyn Uloth Tags: Alcohol Alcohol Rehab Information Alcoholism Detox Resources for Alcohol and Drugs/Opiates alcohol abuse alcohol dependence alcohol detox alcohol treatment alcohol treatment center alcohol treatment facility alcohol use Alcoholics An Source Type: blogs
Is an End in Sight to the Longest Running World War?
The War on Drugs is not only fought on the home front. In fact, it is the longest running world war. While Portugal has decriminalized all drugs, Uruguay never criminalized personal drug use and possession, the Czech Republic has decriminalized possession of small amounts of illicit drugs, and Norway and Mexico contemplate decriminalizing all drugs, the world-wide war on drugs continues apace. And drug prohibition’s futility and destruction are on world-wide display.I have written about the resurgence of methamphetamine use and methamphetamine related overdose deathsin the US, despite state and federal eff...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - July 22, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Jeffrey A. Singer Source Type: blogs
Using Writing to Help Us Process Our Grief
On a cool November morning in the small town of Mountain View, Calif., Sarah Neustadter’s beloved boyfriend, John—the man she was going to marry—threw himself in front of an oncoming train. Just days prior, John had turned 36.
The devastation Neustadter felt was so deep that she, too, wanted to die.
“The pain of missing him was unbearable. The thought of living the rest of my life, years upon years, without him filled me with hopelessness and despair,” Neustadter writes in her new book Love You Like the Sky: Surviving the Suicide of a Beloved.
Eight months after John died, Neustadter started sending emails to hi...
Source: World of Psychology - July 9, 2019 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. Tags: Books Creativity General Grief and Loss Self-Help Bereavement grieving Journaling Mourning writing Source Type: blogs
One Problem with Big Government: Often Run by Crooks and Liars
Presidential candidates are proposing ideas to expand government, including a Green New Deal and Medicare for All. One flaw with such schemes is that they would give government officials large new powers to be exercised not by angels but often by very shady characters.James Madisonwrote that politicians sought office “from 3 motives. 1. ambition 2. personal interest. 3. public good. Unhappily the two first are proved by experience to be most prevalent.”There are news stories every day that buttress Madison ’s point. Here are two that caught my eye.Catherine Pugh: “Personal Interest”–as covered by Brakkton Booke...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - May 7, 2019 Category: American Health Authors: Chris Edwards Source Type: blogs
Travel Ban Is Based on Executive Whim, Not Objective Criteria
ConclusionFor countries on the list, and for any country wishing to remain off the list, it is vitally important that they understand which factors led to their inclusion or exclusion. If the United States is acting in good faith —seeking to change behavior as opposed to looking for an excuse to ban people—its criteria should be clearly explained and understood. The Iran nuclear deal, for example, hasvery precise requirements for Iran to avoid sanctions, down to the exact percentage of purity for its enriched uranium. This is very far from the case here.No consistent combination of factors or mitigating factors trigger...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - October 9, 2017 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
The United States Can Reduce Socioeconomic Disparities By Focusing On Chronic Diseases
“It is natural to ask whether rising gaps in income might be associated with widening gaps in health and longevity between rich and poor Americans,” Jacob Bor and colleagues noted in an article in The Lancet this spring. This association is bidirectional: If someone is poor, they have a greater likelihood of having chronic illnesses such as diabetes and cardiovascular disease and associated complications. Illness also restricts financial security, especially within communities of color. The June issue of Health Affairs, Pursuing Health Equity, draws much needed attention to the need to pursue solutions that address the...
Source: Health Affairs Blog - August 17, 2017 Category: Health Management Authors: Kenneth Thorpe, Kathy Ko Chin, Yanira Cruz, Marjorie A. Innocent and Lillian Singh Tags: Health Equity Population Health chronic disease socioeconomic disparities Source Type: blogs
Trump ’s Ban on Immigration from Certain Countries Is Illegal
Angelo A. Paparelli contributed to this post. This week last year, Donald Trump proposed prohibiting all Muslim immigration to the United States. He altered the proposal this year to specify“suspending immigration from nations tied to Islamic terror.” He told CNN that this was actually intended as anexpansion of the Muslim ban. Last week, he said, “People are pouring in from regions of the Middle East,” but that he would “stop that dead, cold flat.” He has alsomade clear that this would be one of the actions that he takes as president during his first day in office. This promise implies that he has the power...
Source: Cato-at-liberty - December 8, 2016 Category: American Health Authors: David Bier Source Type: blogs
The Powerless Pose: How the ‘ Power Pose ’ Debacle Illustrates Good Science at Work
The recent news that Amy Cuddy, a co-author of the original “power pose” study (and TED Talk presenter on the subject) no longer believes in this effect has grabbed headlines. And in January 2016, Slate published an article whose headline trumpeted the claim that the original study was “the latest example of scientific overreach.”
Many people are surprised, and maybe a bit angry, that scientists were wrong. Maybe the millions of people who watched the TED Talk feel a bit foolish because they unnecessarily struck silly poses in the mirror before going on a job interview!
The sky is falling, Chicken Little! How can ...
Source: World of Psychology - October 5, 2016 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Zachariah Basehore, MA Tags: Celebrities Relationships Research Self-Esteem Success & Achievement Ambition Amy Cuddy Body Language Nonverbal communication power pose Replication Scientific Inquiry Scientific Method Source Type: blogs
Trumped Up "Nutritional" Products - A Cautionary Tale of Immediate Relevance
On Health Care Renewal, we frequently discuss deceptive marketing schemes designed to sell tests and treatments whose benefits for patients do not clearly outweigh their harms, and sometimes which are useless or dangerous. In fact, we have to be selective about discussing such cases, because they are all too common. Therefore, we tend to focus on cases involving the biggest and most powerful health care organizations, and/or the worst risks to patients.We have generally not discussed the myriad promotions of dubious "nutritional" tests and therapies, because there are just so many of them, the players involved ...
Source: Health Care Renewal - March 4, 2016 Category: Health Management Tags: complementary/ alternative medicine deception Donald Trump marketing Source Type: blogs
