Not meeting Campylobacter
Much recently in the press about campylobacter in supermarket chicken, for example, here. That article seems to talk about just supermarket chicken, whereas this one, refers to Food Standards Agency research from a few years ago, research which looked at supermarkets and butchers. It seems from a quick reading of that second article that there are certain points in the process which make the problem worse. Campylobacter is present in the chicken anyway.If that's the case, how can we reduce the risk when cooking?Food Safety Week 2014 had advice on preparing chicken - http://www.food.gov.uk/news-...
Source: Browsing - November 28, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Campylobacter Source Type: blogs
Ebola update - two being tested in the UK
The Guardian is reporting in not a lot of detail that two children are being tested in Newcastle upon Tyne for Ebola and malaria, as a precautionary measure. They have arrived from Africa but it is not clear where, and Public Health England are of the opinion that Ebola is very unlikely.The Guardian is also reporting that trials of a vaccine look promising, according to the manufacturer.Here might be a good time and place to mention the BMJ's news piece from a few weeks ago reminding NHS staff to be on the lookout for Ebola. The news item refers to a BMJ letter from Bruce Keogh. Access to the BMJ's c...
Source: Browsing - November 28, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Ebola Source Type: blogs
Avian influenza and Ebola update
Avian influenza has been found at a second and third location in the Netherlands:The second is in Ter Aar - GuardianThe third is in Kamperveen, confirmed as H5N8 - De Volkskrant (in Dutch) De Volkskrant is also reporting a new case of Ebola in Mali, and has a graphic showing the present situation. The captions are of course in Dutch, and English language alternatives for current statistics are CDC and WHO. The CDC site has a graphic on the right. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - November 22, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: avian influenza Ebola Source Type: blogs
More resources about Ebola
The BMJ has made all its Ebola resources available free of charge, and these include guidance for healthcare workers, a clinical guide, a video guide, patient information, and all BMJ articles relating to the virus.And via an article in International Nursing Review, I discovered the Madrid Declaration, arising from an international summit on "Nursing and the Ebola Virus". The Declaration calls for particular action from governments, and agrees a course of action for the profession. Those present at the meeting included the International Council of Nursing, several Spanish organisations, expert nurses in the car...
Source: Browsing - November 21, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: Ebola Source Type: blogs
Conversation in Charleston: Public Access and Data
"Promote ORCID (Source: T. Scott)
Source: T. Scott - November 21, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: T Scott Source Type: blogs
More about avian influenza
The UK government has updated its advice (adding an interactive map so you can see if you are in a restriction zone - the information at the end of the page will tell you what has changed).There is also an official news item about the incident (with a link at the end to the DEFRA announcement). Most newspapers and news sources look to be covering the story today, but these look worth mentioning:British Veterinary Association and British Veterinary Poultry AssociationNational Farmers' UnionWebMDNHS Choices has information about avian flu (although nothing has been added yet in the light of the incident in East Yorkshire).No...
Source: Browsing - November 18, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: avian influenza Source Type: blogs
Avian influenza in East Yorkshire
I imagine this post will get a lot of editing! I will put new information (added since I first posted) in bold. Last updated at 1822 on 17th November 2014.According to the BBC, a duck farm in East Yorkshire has had a confirmed case of bird flu. At the time of writing, the BBC are reporting that it is not H5N1, but not what it is. BBC World News this morning (Monday, as shown on BBC2) was reporting that there is a current outbreak in Hekendorp in the Netherlands.The government has updated its avian influenza advice today (17th November).This next paragraph is dependent on my Dutch being good, ...
Source: Browsing - November 17, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Tags: avian influenza Source Type: blogs
Ebola resources
I am planning to resurrect this blog, and here is the first post for some years!The September 2014 issue of the Health Libraries Group Newsletter contains a list of internet resources concerning the Ebola virus. You can see the column here.I have checked the links for the December issue (in preparation), making any changes, and added some new sites including some in French.I will update this post when the next issue is published. (Source: Browsing)
Source: Browsing - November 15, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: blogs
Wanted: MLA News Social Media Column Editor
(reposted from MLA Focus)
The MLA News is looking for a Social Media (formerly Blogs to Follow) column editor. The editor is responsible for soliciting authors every month to submit reviews of the best in medicine, librarianship, or related social media (e.g., blogs, Twitter feeds, Facebook groups, Instagram). If you are social media savvy and would like to share your knowledge as a column editor, please send an email stating your interest and qualifications to Laurie Thompson, AHIP, FMLA, editor, MLA News, by November 15. This is a 3-year appointment and earns AHIP points.
What a neat opportunity. If it were 3 years ear...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - November 7, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
Vote for MLA Leadership Now
Today as people are going to polls to vote for their local and state officials, don’t forget to vote for MLA President, Board members, and Nominating Committee. Don’t wait because if you are like me, once that email goes down below the first page, it might has well have disappeared because I totally forget about it.
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Source: The Krafty Librarian - November 4, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
Last Day to Sign Up for MLA Committee
Today is Halloween, but it is also the last day for MLA members to sign up to join a committee. So Jack is here, politely knocking on your door to remind you to sign up.
If you want to be included in the appointment process for 2015 appointments, please log on to MLANET and complete your application by today, October 31, 2014.
Visit, https://www.mlanet.org/ and log on; then visit
https://www.mlanet.org/form/committee-appointment-application
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Source: The Krafty Librarian - October 31, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
MLA 2016 Toronto: Problems Traveling Internationally
The 2016 annual meeting will be in Toronto and the NPC is looking to see if there are any barriers to going to an international meeting in Toronto that normally wouldn’t be a barrier if the meeting was withing the continental U.S.
Obviously people traveling to the meeting in Toronto will need an updated passport. Plan early to get your passport if you don’t already have one. Also check its expiration date, sometimes you may not be able to travel on a passport that is set to expire within three months.
The one nice thing is that the US dollar is stronger than the Canadian dollar so that gives us little bit o...
Source: The Krafty Librarian - October 13, 2014 Category: Databases & Libraries Authors: KraftyLibrarian Tags: Annual Meeting MLA Events/News Source Type: blogs
