Over 25 Years of Hope: Development of Lymphatic Filariasis Patient Support Groups in Haiti
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230607. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0607. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSupport groups can create environments that are conducive to healing and well-being, particularly for persons with stigmatizing chronic diseases. In 1998, the support group concept was adapted in Haiti for persons with disabling lymphedema caused by lymphatic filariasis (LF). The project was developed with the expectation that the support group model conceived in the developed world be interpreted and modified by persons affected with lymphedema in the Haitian setting. Initiated with modest financial support within a resear...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - April 23, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars Jeannine Coreil Martha D ésir Gladys Mayard Marie Carmel Michel Marie Denise Milord Rand Carpenter Thomas G Streit Lucc ène Désir Gregory S Noland David G Addiss Source Type: research
The Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva (26 September 1892 to 31 August 1941): attachment, politics and suicide - Psychiatry in literature
Br J Psychiatry. 2024 May;224(5):146. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.162. Epub 2024 Apr 23.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38652061 | DOI:10.1192/bjp.2023.162 (Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science)
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: George Ikkos Source Type: research
Over 25 Years of Hope: Development of Lymphatic Filariasis Patient Support Groups in Haiti
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230607. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0607. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSupport groups can create environments that are conducive to healing and well-being, particularly for persons with stigmatizing chronic diseases. In 1998, the support group concept was adapted in Haiti for persons with disabling lymphedema caused by lymphatic filariasis (LF). The project was developed with the expectation that the support group model conceived in the developed world be interpreted and modified by persons affected with lymphedema in the Haitian setting. Initiated with modest financial support within a resear...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 23, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars Jeannine Coreil Martha D ésir Gladys Mayard Marie Carmel Michel Marie Denise Milord Rand Carpenter Thomas G Streit Lucc ène Désir Gregory S Noland David G Addiss Source Type: research
Scholarship, not politics
Account Res. 2024 Apr 23:1. doi: 10.1080/08989621.2024.2345720. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38652121 | DOI:10.1080/08989621.2024.2345720 (Source: Accountability in Research)
Source: Accountability in Research - April 23, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Charles Donovan Source Type: research
Temperature influence on the sensitivity of Artemia franciscana to globally used pesticides - Oxyfluorfen and copper
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 21;357:142092. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142092. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClimate change further the world's human population increase is a mainstream political issue, and it's critical to search for solutions to produce enough food to feed everyone. Pesticides and fertilizers have been used as an easy solution to prevent pests and increase food production. Nevertheless, their overuse has dangerous effects on the ecosystems and communities. Oxyfluorfen (Oxy) and copper (Cu) based formulations are used as pesticides and widely applied on agricultural fields for crop protection. However, they...
Source: Chemosphere - April 23, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: A F Mesquita F J M Gon çalves A M M Gon çalves Source Type: research
Temperature influence on the sensitivity of Artemia franciscana to globally used pesticides - Oxyfluorfen and copper
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 21;357:142092. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142092. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClimate change further the world's human population increase is a mainstream political issue, and it's critical to search for solutions to produce enough food to feed everyone. Pesticides and fertilizers have been used as an easy solution to prevent pests and increase food production. Nevertheless, their overuse has dangerous effects on the ecosystems and communities. Oxyfluorfen (Oxy) and copper (Cu) based formulations are used as pesticides and widely applied on agricultural fields for crop protection. However, they...
Source: Chemosphere - April 23, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: A F Mesquita F J M Gon çalves A M M Gon çalves Source Type: research
The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the district medical officer's role - a qualitative study
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2024 Apr 11;144(5). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0673. Print 2024 Apr 23.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: We wished to examine the role of the district medical officer in five Norwegian municipalities to provide new knowledge of how the experience from the pandemic might have led to changes to the district medical officer's role.MATERIAL AND METHOD: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 persons who had held key positions in local crisis management teams during and after the pandemic. The informants were recruited from five municipalities within the same county, and they all held leadership roles in health...
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Erlend Vik Tonje Hungnes Ola K Mowinckel S ølve Mikal K Nerland Source Type: research
Over 25 Years of Hope: Development of Lymphatic Filariasis Patient Support Groups in Haiti
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230607. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0607. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSupport groups can create environments that are conducive to healing and well-being, particularly for persons with stigmatizing chronic diseases. In 1998, the support group concept was adapted in Haiti for persons with disabling lymphedema caused by lymphatic filariasis (LF). The project was developed with the expectation that the support group model conceived in the developed world be interpreted and modified by persons affected with lymphedema in the Haitian setting. Initiated with modest financial support within a resear...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - April 23, 2024 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars Jeannine Coreil Martha D ésir Gladys Mayard Marie Carmel Michel Marie Denise Milord Rand Carpenter Thomas G Streit Lucc ène Désir Gregory S Noland David G Addiss Source Type: research
Scholarship, not politics
Account Res. 2024 Apr 23:1. doi: 10.1080/08989621.2024.2345720. Online ahead of print.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38652121 | DOI:10.1080/08989621.2024.2345720 (Source: Accountability in Research)
Source: Accountability in Research - April 23, 2024 Category: Medical Ethics Authors: Charles Donovan Source Type: research
The Russian poet Marina Tsvetaeva (26 September 1892 to 31 August 1941): attachment, politics and suicide - Psychiatry in literature
Br J Psychiatry. 2024 May;224(5):146. doi: 10.1192/bjp.2023.162. Epub 2024 Apr 23.NO ABSTRACTPMID:38652061 | DOI:10.1192/bjp.2023.162 (Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science)
Source: The British Journal of Psychiatry for Mental Science - April 23, 2024 Category: Psychiatry Authors: George Ikkos Source Type: research
Over 25 Years of Hope: Development of Lymphatic Filariasis Patient Support Groups in Haiti
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2024 Apr 23:tpmd230607. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.23-0607. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTSupport groups can create environments that are conducive to healing and well-being, particularly for persons with stigmatizing chronic diseases. In 1998, the support group concept was adapted in Haiti for persons with disabling lymphedema caused by lymphatic filariasis (LF). The project was developed with the expectation that the support group model conceived in the developed world be interpreted and modified by persons affected with lymphedema in the Haitian setting. Initiated with modest financial support within a resear...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 23, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Valery Madsen Beau De Rochars Jeannine Coreil Martha D ésir Gladys Mayard Marie Carmel Michel Marie Denise Milord Rand Carpenter Thomas G Streit Lucc ène Désir Gregory S Noland David G Addiss Source Type: research
Temperature influence on the sensitivity of Artemia franciscana to globally used pesticides - Oxyfluorfen and Copper
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 21:142092. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142092. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClimate change further the world's human population increase is a mainstream political issue, and it's critical to search for solutions to produce enough food to feed everyone. Pesticides and fertilizers have been used as an easy solution to prevent pests and increase food production. Nevertheless, their overuse has dangerous effects on the ecosystems and communities. Oxyfluorfen (Oxy) and copper (Cu) based formulations are used as pesticides and widely applied on agricultural fields for crop protection. However, they hav...
Source: Chemosphere - April 23, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: A F Mesquita F J M Gon çalves A M M Gon çalves Source Type: research
Temperature influence on the sensitivity of Artemia franciscana to globally used pesticides - Oxyfluorfen and Copper
Chemosphere. 2024 Apr 21:142092. doi: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2024.142092. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTClimate change further the world's human population increase is a mainstream political issue, and it's critical to search for solutions to produce enough food to feed everyone. Pesticides and fertilizers have been used as an easy solution to prevent pests and increase food production. Nevertheless, their overuse has dangerous effects on the ecosystems and communities. Oxyfluorfen (Oxy) and copper (Cu) based formulations are used as pesticides and widely applied on agricultural fields for crop protection. However, they hav...
Source: Chemosphere - April 23, 2024 Category: Chemistry Authors: A F Mesquita F J M Gon çalves A M M Gon çalves Source Type: research
The impact of the COVID-19 epidemic on the district medical officer's role - a qualitative study
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen. 2024 Apr 11;144(5). doi: 10.4045/tidsskr.23.0673. Print 2024 Apr 23.ABSTRACTBACKGROUND: We wished to examine the role of the district medical officer in five Norwegian municipalities to provide new knowledge of how the experience from the pandemic might have led to changes to the district medical officer's role.MATERIAL AND METHOD: Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 persons who had held key positions in local crisis management teams during and after the pandemic. The informants were recruited from five municipalities within the same county, and they all held leadership roles in health...
Source: Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Erlend Vik Tonje Hungnes Ola K Mowinckel S ølve Mikal K Nerland Source Type: research
The Conflict of Public Health Law and Civil Liberties Part IV: Anger, Frustration, and the Loss of Trust
Political power and public trust are fragile things. Short of criminal law enforcement, voluntary agreement with any significant restriction of ordinary freedom of speech or behavior depends on convincing large numbers of citizens that temporary suspension of a particular liberty is in their best interest. Threats to health or property are convincing reasons to change behavior, to give someone else control over our daily lives. (Source: The American Journal of Medicine)
Source: The American Journal of Medicine - April 23, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Curtis E. Harris Tags: Commentary Source Type: research
