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When Leslie, now 39, was in middle school in Compton, California, there was no girls' basketball team, but that didn't stop her from becoming a star center at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. She helped christen the Women's National Basketball Association and then ruled it for 12 years, snagging one accolade after another: eight-time All-Star, three-time MVP, two-time defensive player of the year, and one reputation as the best all-around player in the history of women's basketball. "My mom taught me the importance of responsibility and hard work," the now-retired Leslie has said. "Struggle is good."

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HAVANA — Cuba's Public Health Ministry acknowledged on Tuesday 51 new cases of cholera in the capital amid growing concerns about the spread of the illness and disappointment in the diplomatic community over the government's lack of transparency.
The ministry said nobody had died from the latest outbreak, which began Jan. 6, and stressed that preventive measures already taken had put the disease ''on the way to extinction.'' It said cholera was first detected in the capital's Cerro neighborhood, and then spread elsewhere. No other areas of the capital were mentioned, but there have been reports of cases in the leafy Playa neighborhood that is home to many foreign embassies.


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Summary: In the Second Starfaring Age, humans travel the universe via a technology they barely understand, propelled by a mysterious space drive linked to a living woman, the Void Pilot.Pilots live only for the timeless moments of Transition, when their ships cross the emptinesses of space in an instant. Now Void Pilot Dominique Alia Wu has begun to catch a glimpse of something more, something transcendent in that eternal moment . . . and she needs the cooperation of her Captain to achieve it. Even at risk to the survival of the Ship.Norman Spinrad has been one of SF's most adventurous writers since the 1960s. His epic of the Second Starfaring Age, comprised of The Void Captain's Tale and the later novel Child of Fortune (forthcoming from Orb), forms a single epic praised by the Encyclopedia of Science Fiction as "an eroticized vision of the Galaxy . . . an elated Wanderjahr among the sparkling worlds". Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.
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Dr. Paul Broun called for buildup of the military and a return of certain issues back to the states during a live, in-studio interview with WRBL News 3 Tuesday. The United States representative for Georgia's 10th District has announced a run for U.S. Senate.
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Jenson Button said he was surprised at Lewis Hamilton's strange driving on Sunday after the pair survived a minor collision during the German Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton arrived at the Austrian Grand Prix with victory in his sights but damage limitation was the order of the day after Saturday's error-strewn qualifying.
Lewis Hamilton may have to start German Grand Prix from the pit lane after his Mercedes team indicated they are likely to change brake suppliers for his car.
Lewis Hamilton admitted he made a mistake in choosing to abort his final lap and gift pole position to Mercedes teammate and championship leader Nico Rosberg on Saturday.
Hamilton said he was "very, very shocked" to be asked by his Mercedes team to move over and allow team-mate and title rival Nico Rosberg to pass him.
Jenson Button equalled his best previous finish by coming in fourth in his McLaren -- and was delighted for his former team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
Lewis Hamilton said he was uncertain about how hard he can race to beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg following the fallout from their Belgian crash as the pair tried to present a united front on Thursday.
Nico Rosberg has apologised for colliding with team mate Lewis Hamilton during Sunday's Belgian GP and has been disciplined, his Mercedes team said.
Lewis Hamilton was the fastest driver in the final practice at the Formula One Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal.
Lewis Hamilton won a thrilling Bahrain Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday after a duel with Mercedes team mate Nico Rosberg in a floodlit night race full of overtaking and wheel-to-wheel battles.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen was fastest as Lewis Hamilton crashed his Mercedes on an otherwise quiet opening day to Formula One's pre-season testing in Jerez, southern Spain on Tuesday.
Hosts New Zealand powered by Ross Taylor's unbeaten 112 canter to series win with an emphatic seven-wicket win over visitors India at Seddon Park, Hamilton. Brief scores: India 278/5 (50 overs) lost to New Zealand 280/3 (48.1 overs)
India batting first on winning the toss finish on 278-5 in their 50 overs in the fourth ODI against hosts New Zealand at Seddon Park, Hamilton. India is trailing the five match series 0-2 with one game being tied.
Hosts New Zealand beat India by 19-runs under Duckworth Lewis system in the rain hit ODI at Hamilton to go 2-0 up in the 5-match ODI series. Brief Scores: New Zealand 271/7 (42 overs) beat India 277/9 (41.3/42 overs - DL target 297)
Hosts New Zealand rattle up 271/7 in truncated match of 42-overs after being asked to bat first in the second ODI verus India.
India win the toss in the second ODI against New Zealand at Hamilton and opt to field. India trail in the five-match ODI series 0-1.
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Competitors expected in San Francisco hold world records. They include the 3x3x3 cube single solve (12.11 seconds by Shotaro Makisumi), the 3x3x3 average (14.52 seconds by Shotaro Makisumi), the 3x3x3 one-handed solve (25.95 seconds by Christopher Hardwick), and the 3x3x3 blindfold solve (3 minutes 10.54 seconds by Shotaro Makisumi).
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If lives are at risk due to the attack then I say kill 'em.
If lives are at risk due to the attack then I say kill 'em.
Don't dismiss the fact that he's a Canadian who want's to own a NHL franchise. Maybe he just needs the cash to pay off some bad feelings the current owners and NHL have toward him.
I'm pretty sure the company I work for has been doing this or something similar for at least 5 years, I've always had to hit Shift-alt-r if I needed to reply to all. The button and menu item are greyed out.
Honestly, I don't know why any article with a source link at the bottom of it ends up in slashdot summary.
I'd hate to break it to you but Curiosity is an alien invasion of Mars.
You mean these outstanding actors?
Orc peons in Warcraft II had a poke limit in 1995.
... pissing off your neighbors.
Wait what was that again?
Who cares, this means I can blame every stupid mistake I made in Eve Online on the CIA. Call me a believer.
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The previous story is the Romney-Ryan Space Policy.
For now the same place as before. I'm sure they'll have a new domain and team of lawyers soon.
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MINNEAPOLIS — There are point guards who are made and those who, for the lack of a better term, are born to orchestrate because of their smarts, their vision, maybe just their innate nature.
The Timberwolves possess each kind.
On their coaching staff, they have Rick Adelman and Terry Porter, who played a combined 24 NBA seasons at that position because of their diligence and lessons learned.
On the court, they have Ricky Rubio, who home video will show seemingly possessed an understanding of the game's angles and textures from nearly the moment he learned how to dribble.
Now those two who overcame their limitations and learning curves will lead the long-awaited rookie who has been something of a point-guard prodigy since he first turned professional at age 14 in Spain.
"He sees things, he knows things you can't teach," Porter said.
Porter knows about such things.
A small-college forward, Porter was drafted by Portland 24th overall in 1985 out of Wisconsin-Stevens Point and quickly learned to play point guard because he was 6-3 in a league in which 6-9 Magic Johnson dominated at the same position.
He did so by watching now-long-forgotten teammates Steve Colter and Darnell Valentine and from listening to a Trail Blazers assistant coach and former journeyman point guard named Adelman.
"I played small forward in college, I had to learn how to start thinking like a point guard," said Porter, who learned well enough to play there in two All-Star Games and two NBA Finals for a head coach named Adelman. "Most of that came from Rick. Me and him spent a lot of time talking about that position."
So when Adelman in September decided to take the Timberwolves' coaching job, he hired Porter to be his top assistant and entrusted him with nurturing a rookie in whom the franchise has invested so much time and energy.
"He knows things I do not know," Rubio said. "He knows how to do it. He's going to try and teach us how he did in the past. Especially for a rookie, as I am, it's very important to have a guy on the staff to show you how you can handle the hard situations, how you can be a point guard on the floor with other four guys."
That past to which Rubio referred just as well could be ancient history.
"Not a lot," Rubio said when asked if he has seen footage of Porter's playing career with the Blazers, Spurs, Heat and Timberwolves. "It was a long time ago."
Yes, it was. Porter retired in 2002.
"I guess he'll have to go find some old 8-reels of me," Porter said, referring to 8-millimeter film Kodak put on the market in 1932. "Or maybe he can go find some games on ESPN Classic and learn and watch."
If Rubio thinks Porter played long ago, he might have to search for some cave paintings to find evidence of Adelman's playing career.
It was so long ago, Adelman came out of Loyola Marymount in the West Coast Athletic Conference and played seven NBA seasons with the San Diego Rockets, New Orleans Jazz and Kansas City-Omaha Kings as well as stints in Portland and Chicago.
"I could dribble the ball and pass it, that's about it," Adelman said. "I played point guard my whole life, but I didn't have the physical attributes I needed. But I got by. I played seven years. That's seven more than I thought I'd play."
He exceeded his expectations because he studied the game and understood it enough to play those seven pro seasons and coach a community college team and NBA teams for the last 34 years.


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15 U.S. Code § 5502 - Purposes
The purposes of this chapter are to help ensure the continued leadership of the United States in high-performance computing and its applications by—
(1) expanding Federal support for research, development, and application of high-performance computing in order to—
(A) expand the number of researchers, educators, and students with training in high-performance computing and access to high-performance computing resources;
(B) promote the further development of an information infrastructure of data bases, services, access mechanisms, and research facilities available for use through the Internet;
(D) promote the more rapid development and wider distribution of computing software tools and applications software;
(G) invest in basic research and education, and promote the inclusion of high-performance computing into educational institutions at all levels; and
(2) improving the interagency planning and coordination of Federal research and development on high-performance computing and maximizing the effectiveness of the Federal Government's high-performance computing network research and development programs;
(3) promoting the more rapid development and wider distribution of networking management and development tools; and
Source(Pub. L. 102–194, § 3,Dec. 9, 1991, 105 Stat. 1594; Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b),Oct. 28, 1998, 112 Stat. 2920.)
1998—Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(1), substituted "Purposes" for "Purpose" as section catchline.
Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(2), substituted "purposes of this chapter are" for "purpose of this chapter is" in introductory provisions.
Par. (1)(A). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), redesignated subpar. (B) as (A) and struck out former subpar. (A) which read as follows: "establish a high-capacity and high-speed National Research and Education Network;".
Par. (1)(B). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), (4), redesignated subpar. (C) as (B) and substituted "Internet" for "Network". Former subpar. (B) redesignated (A).
Par. (1)(C) to (I). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(3), (5), redesignated subpars. (D) to (I) as (C) to (H), respectively, and struck out "and" at end of par. (H).
Par. (2). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(6), substituted "network research and development programs;" for "efforts."
Pars. (3), (4). Pub. L. 105–305, § 3(b)(7), added pars. (3) and (4).
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Things Microsoft needs to do at E3 to dominate
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Bring On the Push For XBLA
Now that Xbox Live Arcade is capable of handling 2 GB worth of games at a time (not to mention 400 GamerScore points per effort), we expect to see more developers dropping in with more original and popular efforts for the service, including ports (could we see a Diablo III port making the rounds sometime soon?) and more original games, like the upcoming Crimson Dragon (which should release this summer). With that, we should also see stuff that innovates for the service, including features like online leaderboards and more creative aspects, letting players do whatever they wish with the service. Here's hoping it comes sooner rather than later. Microsoft needs it.


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NATAL is a medium-sized city of about 600,000 people, built on the banks of the Rio Potengi and founded sixty years later than planned, after the Potiguar Indians stifled the first Portuguese landing on the coast in 1538. They continued to hold the invaders off until 1598, when the Portuguese built the star-shaped fort at the mouth of the river – the city's most enduring landmark. From Genipabu just north of Natal you can drive north in a beach buggy for 250km of uninterrupted dunes as far as Areia Branca, practically on the border with Ceará.
Natal has become a popular destination for Brazilian holiday-makers, lured by sun and sand rather than the city itself, which is mostly modern and has a sloppily developed seafront: you will look in vain for the colonial elegance of João Pessoa or Olinda. But the glorious beaches do compensate, and amid the development and hotels there are some good nightspots and dancetarias.
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Beach buggies
Going to Natal without riding a beach buggy is a bit like going to Ireland and not drinking Guinness – you may or may not enjoy it, but you might as well try it seeing as you're there. Buggies have become a way of life in Natal, providing employment for the young drivers or bugeiros who race around the city and its beaches in their noisy, low-slung vehicles. After a period of explosive, unregulated growth during which unqualified cowboy bugeiros risked their and their passengers' necks, the buggy industry has settled down a bit, though you should still check that your driver has accreditation and insurance – most of them do.
There are two basic kinds of buggy ride. One possibility is to go on a day- or half-day trip, which involves riding either north or south down the coast, mainly along the beaches. Many firms offer a full day's outing with the litoral norte in the morning and the litoral sul in the afternoon, or vice versa. The bugeiro will perform a few stunts along the way, surfing the sand dunes, but it's mainly an opportunity to explore the beautiful coastline around Natal.
However, the real thrills and spills are to be found on specific beaches, especially at Genipabu to the north of Natal. Here you pay by the ride or by the hour for fairground-type stuff, with the bugeiros making full use of the spectacular sand dunes to push your heart through your mouth. These rides are not cheap, and you may find yourself paying over R$100 for an hour's entertainment.
Conditions inside the buggies are cramped. Most bugeiros will try and fit three or four people in on each trip, with two people sitting outside at the back hanging on to a metal bar. You'll need plenty of sun protection and an extremely tight-fitting hat. It's an exhilarating business, with the wind whipping through your hair as you bounce around the dunes.
Most hotels have deals with buggy companies, and you'll find yourself besieged by offers of rides wherever you are in Natal. Most rides cost between R$25 and R$50 per person for a day's outing. If you want to deal with the companies directly, try Passeio de Buggy (t 84/3219-2450, w http://www.passeiodebuggy.com.br) at Rua Manoel Satíro 1, Ponta Negra.


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Robert-Jan Broer joins Chrono24 to become Social Media Manager
Karlsruhe / The Hague, June 7, 2011, Robert-Jan Broer (34), well known watch blogger of Fratellowatches (www.fratellowatches.com) has recently joined Chrono24 (www.chrono24.com) to manage all of Chrono24's social media activities including its Facebook site, Blog, Twitter and to represent Chrono24 in all relevant watch forums. Robert-Jan will share his extensive expertise around wristwatches and help Chrono24 users and Facebook fans to get more insights into the world of watches.
Robert-Jan:"I am thrilled to join the Chrono24 team and am looking forward to be of help to the visitors of the biggest watch market place on the internet and sharing my watch expertise with them. The number of watches offered for sale at Chrono24 by private sellers and (authorized) dealers is mind-boggling. It will be a real challenge to provide potential buyers with a fast and correct answer to their questions, which I gladly accepted!"
Robert-Jan lives in The Netherlands. Besides working with Chrono24, he has been blogging about watches at Fratellowatches since 2004. With a professional background in information technology, combined with his knowledge about watches, he fits perfectly in the Chrono24 team.
Tim Stracke, one of the owners of Chrono24: "We are extremely happy that one of the world's most renowned watch bloggers has joined our team. We are experts in running Internet market places and we love watches. Now we also have the expertise in mechanical watches in our team."
About Chrono24
Chrono24.com was founded in 2003 and is the worldwide internet market platform leader for the exclusive specialized luxury watch trade sector. More than 600 professional dealers, as well as thousands private clients, utilize the platform to transact successful sales of a wide selection of high-end, brand-name luxury watches, such as Rolex, IWC, Breitling and Audemars Piguet. Customers have access to more than 80,000 new and previously-owned timepieces, from the traditional Omega costing a few hundred Euro, to the exclusive Patek Philippe collectible in excess of a million Euro.


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Relief could be on the way for Lake Chesdin. Delegate Kirk Cox has a plan for making sure there's more water in the reservoir and fewer restrictions.
Cox says an amendment in the House budget includes $5 million in state funding for a project to increase drinking water by increasing the lake's storage capacity. It would help pay to make the dam 18 inches higher, and hold 20 percent more water.
"We felt this particular proposal would actually solve a lot of the short-term problems," said Cox. "Hopefully end some of the mandatory water restrictions which I think have been put on the last six or seven years."
Right now, the proposal is written as a matching grant. The water authority or the localities that use the water from Lake Chesdin would have to pick up the rest of the tab, about $5 million to $7 million more.
Delegate Cox points out that eventually this area will need another reservoir. That's a $200 million project. But he hopes by expanding the capacity of Lake Chesdin, they could put that off in about 10-12 years.
Funding would still need to be approved in the final budget report and then be approved by both chambers.
More than 350,000 people currently use water from Lake Chesdin.
"We feel like the state money would be the impetus to really get the project going," said Cox.
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By Jean Bentley, Hollywood.com Staff
When you write for a living, especially about beloved child stars going off the deep end or the demise of long-term relationships, you really need to savor the simple joys in life. So it's hard to blame the celebrity news headline writers who jumped on Kate Middleton's happy baby news (and kinda sad hospitalization news) with the most obvious pun of all: ""royal pain.""
She's a Duchess, and she's in extreme pain. GET IT?! (Question: Is that what the USA show is about?)
We should not begrudge these poor SEO-seeking editors the satisfaction of a pun well done. No, we should celebrate those who embraced their cheesiness so fully and without apology.
The clear winner in this pun-off is Salon's Laura Miller, who not only used the phrase in question, but also squeezed in a play on the Duchess' maiden name with ""Kate's middle is in royal pain."" A job well done, really.
The New York Daily News got playful too, going with ""Kate Middleton morning sickness will be a royal pain,"" while Fox News livened up its report on Middleton's extreme morning sickness with ""Royal Pain: What is hyperemesis gravidarum?""
It's hard to believe only three outlets went for the easy pun, especially when there is so much potential there. Your turn: What's your favorite punny royal baby headline? Or have you come up with a better one?
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|Oracle® Fusion Middleware Idoc Script Reference Guide
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Retrieves the timestamp from the last time the workflow step was entered.
This variable can be used to create conditional statements, but it should not be hard-coded or altered.
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Returns the timestamp in the format defined by dateCurrent.
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The most popular question that seems to be coming out of the Colby Rasmus to the White Sox rumors seems to be:
Why not Mark Buehrle?
Why not Mark Buehrle, indeed. The 32 year old pitcher has 155 wins and a 3.82 ERA over his 12 seasons in the big leagues. He has thrown 200 or more innings in 10 of those, and is on pace to do it again. The fewest games he's started when he's been on the roster all year is 30 games. Not to mention he grew up a Cardinals fan and lives near St. Louis.
Buehrle has often spoken of his desire to play for the Cardinals before his playing days are over. He has 10/5 rights as a veteran player for the White Sox, but fans ask, wouldn't he waive them for the Cardinals?
He probably would, and most Cardinals fans would prefer that option to Edwin Jackson, I know I would. But it ends up being the cost factor that would have the Cardinals backing out of a potential deal for Buehrle.
As it turns out, Buehrle has an option for 2012 that kicks in if he is traded. That option adds up to $16 million total. He gets an extra $1 million this year for being traded and $15 million the next year as his salary.
After the trade of Francisco Rodriguez to the Brewers, John Mozeliak was asked why the Cardinals weren't in on the player popularly known as "K-Rod." Mozeliak said that Rodriguez's $17.5 million option would have handcuffed the team financially next year. So if, Rodriguez's $17.5 million option will handcuff the team, so will Buehrle $15 million one.
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This was the strangest cruise I've ever taken !! The Armonia was clean and simple in its decor with the feel of an average business hotel, however, we had BY FAR our worst onboard experience ever (which I'll detail later), and BY FAR our best itinerary and ports of call ever. This review should help prepare you in many ways.
I'll start with the ports. Embarkation is in Venice and I strongly recommend arriving 2-3 days early or stay 2-3 days in Venice upon returning. There aren't enough adjectives to describe Venice; Romantic, charming, historic, unique, etc. You will do yourself a tremendous injustice if you don't afford yourself the opportunity to walk the many alleyways and canals this magical city has to offer.


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Whenever you giggle or laugh about trivial things so often over a short period of time (About 5-30 minutes) that you have to stop and think about whether or not you've recently done any drugs.
"hehe, fajitas. Oh man, I could really go for some fajitas right now. hehe, fajitas. wait... oh yeah, just the giddies"
by Armored Mancandy February 10, 2006
too happy, extremely giggly, excited.
"STOP BEING SO DAMN GIDDY! its 6 O'CLOCK IN THE MORNING!!"
by Spinstress July 15, 2003
Frivioulous, Happy, Excited. Hyper, Loud, Obnoxious, Twitchy. Squirelly. Mallory.
"Stop being giddy I'm trying to sleep!"
"I can't! It's just me!"
That's what I call giddy.
"I can't! It's just me!"
That's what I call giddy.
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VIDEO: Jaimie Alexander's Photoshoot
Jaimie Alexander-
Once she caught our eye on TV shows like Nurse Jackie, Bones, and It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, we guessed it would be only a matter of time before Jaimie Alexander made a splash on the big screen. What we hadn't counted on was her doing it in the form of a beautiful Asgardian goddess in this summer's epic blockbuster Thor. What can we say? The lady likes to make an entrance!
You play the warrior Sif in Thor. What can you tell us about her?
She's very strong and a very, very skilled warrior. She fights alongside Thor in battle, and she can definitely hold her own against the men in the film.
VIDEO: Jaimie Alexander's Photoshoot
Did you have to train a lot to prepare for the fight scenes?
Yeah, we trained for three months prior to shooting. I learned how to fight with a lot of sharp objects! I have a sword that turns into a double-bladed long staff, and a shield as well.
So you're pretty good with a sword now?
I should think so! If I wasn't, I'd feel really, really terrible, because I trained with one for so long. I think it's something I can use in future endeavors, too.
Endeavors like…getting into a sword fight?
Oh, yeah. You know, I do that a lot on weekends.
Jaimie Alexander-
Did you slice anyone up while you were filming?
I did injure a couple of the stuntmen. A lot of times during the fights, we would use the real weapons because the stuntmen were padded up, but once in a while my sword would meet their faces. I felt so bad—but I have to say, I got hit a few times as well, so I think it all evened out in the end, you know? I had a dislocated rib, and I almost fractured a bone in my arm. It looked pretty gross.
So we can believe the violence in this movie?
Yeah! We totally brought some realism to it.
VIDEO: Jaimie Alexander's Photoshoot
Do you think you could kick Thor's ass after all that training?
I think I could. I mean, Chris Hemsworth has got brute strength, but I'm faster.
Jaimie Alexander-
Did you know much about Marvel's version of Thor before you started the movie?
I did, actually. I grew up with comic books. I'm totally a nerd.
What other heroes would you like to play? I always loved Wonder Woman. But now that I've played Sif, I feel like Sif is a little classier. Maybe don't write that…
VIDEO: Jaimie Alexander's Photoshoot
"Jaimie Alexander Calls Wonder Woman a Tramp." That's our headline, right there.
Oh, God! Yeah, what a hussy!
Now that you've had Norse warrior maiden training, what's your favorite part of your body? My butt. I like my backside. I do! Because I don't have a lot up top, but I have plenty down below. One out of two ain't bad.
Jaimie Alexander-
You must get hit on a lot. What's the worst pickup line you've ever heard?
This kid, I guess he must have been 15 or so, came up to me and said, "Did it hurt?" And I looked at him like, "What? Did what hurt?" And he goes, "When you fell from heaven." And I thought, Aww. And then I'm like, Oh, God, you're 15. I gotta get out of here!
Can you tell us one thing you're secretly really good at?
Well, thanks to the nerd inside me, I can do a really spot-on impression of Chewbacca. [Does perfect Chewbacca impression, complete with howling and gurgling]
VIDEO: Jaimie Alexander's Photoshoot
Oh, dear God.
I know, I know! I'm classy like that.
Status Update
Birthday: March 12, 1984
From: Greenville, South Carolina
Smashing first impression: If Jaimie could hurl Thor's hammer at any celebrity, it would be Johnny Depp: "Just to get his attention."
Full-on fangirl: "I've been to Comic-Con a couple of times. I visited all the booths, getting pictures with people."
See her in: Dramedy Loosies alongside Vincent Gallo, and post–Civil War drama Savannah with James Caviezel and Chiwetel Ejiofor, both out this year.
Secret shame: She has several Michael Bolton songs on her iPod. "I think his voice is sexy, so you guys can just kiss my ass!"
VIDEO: Jaimie Alexander's Photoshoot
Jaimie Alexander-
For more photos, pick up the latest issue of Maxim, on newsstands now.
VIDEO: Jaimie Alexander's Photoshoot
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Public Health News Roundup: September 15
EBOLA UPDATE: Obama to Announce New Ebola Plan Tomorrow
(NewPublicHealth is monitoring the public health crisis in West Africa.)
President Obama is expected to make an announcement tomorrow detailing the United States' increased involvement in combatting the Ebola outbreak in West Africa. The plan would likely involve an increased U.S. military presence; the government has already committed approximately $100 million related to protective equipment for health care workers; food; water; and medical and hygiene equipment. More than 2,400 people have so far died in the outbreak. Read more on Ebola.
HHS: $295M to Expand Health Services for 1.5M New Patients
Late last week, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced $295 million in funds to enable 1,195 health centers across the country to hire approximately 4,750 new staff, stay open later and expand their services to cover areas such as oral health, behavioral health, pharmacy and vision services. The funds are available through the Affordable Care Act. HHS estimates that this will help 1.5 million new patients. "These funds will enable health centers to provide high-quality primary health care to more people including the newly insured, many of whom may be accessing primary care for the first time," said HHS Secretary Sylvia M. Burwell, in a release. Read more on the Affordable Care Act.
Study: 11 Million Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions for Kids Annually
Physicians prescribe antibiotics for kids approximately twice as often than they are needed, contributing to the growing problem of antibiotic resistance, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers analyzed a selection of studies published between 2000 and 2011, as well as data on children examined at outpatient clinics, finding that an estimated 27 percent of U.S. children with infections of the ear, sinus area, throat or upper respiratory tract had illnesses caused by bacteria, yet antibiotics were prescribed for approximately 57 percent of these visits. They estimate that there are more than 11 million such unnecessary prescriptions for kids each year. Read more on prescription drugs.
Public Health News Roundup: July 9
Study: Global Child TB Rates 25 Percent Higher than Previously Realized
The true number of children who develop tuberculosis (TB) each year in the 22 countries with the worst TB rates is nearly 25 percent higher than the World Health Organization (WHO) estimated as recently as 2012, according to a new study in The Lancet Global Health. Researchers used mathematical modeling to determine that approximately 650,000 children in these countries develop TB each year; the WHO estimate was 530,000. The study also determined that approximately 15 million children are exposed to TB every year and 53 million are living with latent TB infections which can become infectious active TB. While the findings are troubling, they also indicate promising ways to reduce the risk. "Our findings highlight an enormous opportunity for preventive antibiotic treatment among the 15 million children younger than 15 years of age who are living in the same household as an adult with infectious TB," said lead author Peter Dodd, MD, from the University of Sheffield in the United Kingdom, in a release. "Wider use of isoniazid therapy for these children as a preventative measure would probably substantially reduce the numbers of children who go on to develop the disease." Read more on global health.
Severe Obesity Can Cut a Person's Lifespan by Nearly 14 Years
Severe obesity can take nearly 14 years off a person's life, according to a new study in the journal PLOS Medicine. Using data from 20 previous studies, researchers determined that severe obesity—defined as a body mass index (BMI) greater than 40—can cut lives short by anywhere from 6.5 to 13.7 years, due to increased risk of health problems such as heart disease, cancer and diabetes. "We found that the death rates in severely obese adults were about 2.5 times higher than in adults in the normal weight range," said lead investigator Cari Kitahara, a research fellow at the U.S. National Cancer Institute, according to HealthDay. Approximately 6 percent of U.S. adults are severely obese; severe obesity accounts for approximately 509 deaths per 100,000 men annually and 382 deaths per 100,000 women annually. Read more on obesity.
HHS: $100M for 150 New Community Health Centers
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced approximately $100 million in available funds for communities to expand access to affordable, high-quality primary care through an estimated 150 new community health centers in 2015. Currently there are approximately 1,300 health centers with more than 9,200 service sites providing care to more than 21 million people in the United States and its territories. The centers, made possible under the Affordable Care Act (ACA), have also helped approximately 4.7 million people enroll for ACA coverage. Read more on community health.
Public Health News Roundup: June 2
Report: Food Sodium Levels at Many Top Chains Continue to Be Unhealthily High
From 2009 to 2013, the nation's top restaurant chains reduced the sodium in their foods by an average of only 1.5 percent annually, according to a new report from the nonprofit Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI). In a review of 136 meals from 17 chains, researchers determined that approximately 79 percent of the 81 adult meals contained more than 1,500 milligrams (mg) of sodium—or one mg more than the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends as a full day's limit. The study also found efforts to reduce sodium to be inconsistent, with some chains actually increasing the amounts over the studied time period. CSPI Executive Director Michael F. Jacobson said the findings indicate that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's "wait-and-see" approach to sodium in packaged and restaurant food doesn't work and that a new approach is needed. Read more on nutrition.
CDC: Antibiotic-resistant Foodborne Germs Remain a Serious Public Health Issue
New data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicates both positive and negative trends in the ongoing public health fight against antibiotic-resistant foodborne germs, which contribute to an estimated 430,000 U.S. illnesses every year. According to the data, multi-drug resistant Salmonella—which causes approximately 100,000 U.S. illnesses annually—decreased over the past decade, but Salmonella typhi resistance to certain drugs increased by 68 percent in 2012, meaning one of the common treatments for typhoid fever may not be effective. "Our latest data show some progress in reducing resistance among some germs that make people sick but unfortunately we're also seeing greater resistance in some pathogens, like certain types of Salmonella," said Robert Tauxe, MD, MPH, deputy director of CDC's Division of Foodborne, Waterborne, and Environmental Diseases. "Infections with antibiotic-resistant germs are often more severe. These data will help doctors prescribe treatments that work and to help CDC and our public health partners identify and stop outbreaks caused by resistant germs faster and protect people's health." Read more on food safety.
Four Communities to Share $120M in HUD Grants for Community Revitalization
Four U.S. communities will split nearly $120 million in U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) grants earmarked for the redevelopment of severely distressed public or HUD-assisted housing and their surrounding neighborhoods. "HUD's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative supports local visions for how to transform high-poverty, distressed communities into neighborhoods of opportunity," said HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. "By working together, with local and state partners we will show why neighborhoods should always be defined by their potential—not their problems. Together, we will work to ensure that no child's future is determined by their zip code and expand opportunity for all."
The four communities are:
- Columbus (Ohio) Metropolitan Housing Authority — Columbus, Ohio
- Housing Authority of the City of Norwalk/Norwalk (Conn.) Redevelopment Agency
- City of Philadelphia, Office of Housing & Community Development/Philadelphia Housing Authority
- Housing Authority of the City of Pittsburgh/City of Pittsburgh
Read more on housing.
Public Health News Roundup: March 19
HHS: Common Sports Injuries Mean High Costs for People Without Insurance
The ASPE Office of Health Policy, part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), has released a new issue brief analyzing the incidence and average health care charges associated with common sports injuries. The injuries range from minor sprains and strains to more serious injuries such as broken bones and concussions, where direct medical bills can be significant, placing an especially heavy burden on people without health insurance. Such individuals could be made to pay not just out-of-pocket costs, but also providers' full stated charges. Breaking down health care costs by age and sometimes gender, the brief found, for example, that the average cost to fix a leg fracture for a person 10-19 years old was $4,689 and for those ages 25-40 was $3,403. Read more on injury prevention.
CDC: Drexel Meningitis Death Linked to Princeton Outbreak
Researchers at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed through "genetic fingerprinting" that a Drexel University student who died March 10 from meningitis died from the same serogroup B meningococcal strain that previously caused an outbreak at Princeton University. Health department officials confirmed that the Drexel student had been in close contact with Princeton students a week before becoming ill, indicating that the strain may still be present in the Princeton University community. Health officials have already administered antibiotic prophylaxis to prevent additional cases of meningococcal disease in people who had been close to the Drexel student. No new cases have since been reported. Read more on infectious diseases.
Study: ICU Survivors Face Heightened Risk for Mental Health Problems
Critically ill people who survive a stay in a hospital intensive care unit (ICU) are at heightened risk for mental health problems such as depression and anxiety in the following months, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Examining the records of more than 24,000 Danish ICU patients, researchers found that in the three months post-discharge that about 0.5 percent had a new diagnosis—which was 22 times higher than the rate in the general population. Approximately 13 percent received a new prescription for a psychiatric medication, including antidepressants and drugs for anxiety and insomnia, during that period. Researchers said the findings indicate that as doctors become better at saving the lives of critically ill patients, more people will also be at risk for problems beyond their physical health. Read more on mental health.
Public Health News Roundup: March 10
Majority of Youth C. Difficile Infections Linked to Doctor Visits
Antibiotics prescribed in a doctor's office for other conditions are associated with the majority of Clostridium difficile infections, according to a new study in the journal Pediatrics. Researchers from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) determined that 71 percent of the cases for youth ages 1-17 were linked to the visits, rather than to overnight stays in health care facilities; two-thirds of adult cases are linked to hospital stays. The findings raise the profile of ongoing efforts to reduce unnecessary prescriptions. "Improved antibiotic prescribing is critical to protect the health of our nation's children," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. "When antibiotics are prescribed incorrectly, our children are needlessly put at risk for health problems including C. difficile infection and dangerous antibiotic resistant infections." Read more on prescription drugs.
Study: Even Slightly Elevated Blood Pressure Can Do Cardiovascular Damage Over Time
Even slightly elevated blood pressure that does not rise to the clinical definition of hypertension can do cardiovascular damage over time, according to a new study in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Researchers at the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center analyzed blood pressure data on more than 4,600 participants, all of whom had their readings tracked over 25 years from young adulthood to middle age. They placed the participants in five blood pressure trajectory categories:
- Low-stable: blood pressure that starts low and stays low
- Moderate-stable: blood pressure that begins only slightly elevated and stays that way
- Moderate-increasing: blood pressure begins only slightly elevated and increases over time
- Elevated-stable: blood pressure that starts at elevated levels, but does not increase
- Elevated-increasing: blood pressure that begins elevated and increases over time
The study determined that participants in the moderate-stable group were 44 percent more likely to have coronary artery calcification than those in the low-stable group. Read more on heart health.
Study: Men Die Earlier in More Patriarchal Societies
Gender differences when it comes to mortality rates are higher in more patriarchal societies, meaning women's rights are good for men's health, according to a new study in the American Psychological Association's Evolutionary Behavioral Sciences. Utilized sociodemographic and mortality data from the World Health Organization, researchers from the University of Michigan (UM) School of Public Health found that men living in the top 25 percent most-patriarchal societies were 31 percent more likely to die than men in the least patriarchal quartile, compared to mortality rates for women. Researchers noted that the study only included societies with infrastructures capable of providing reliable data, so the difference could be even more pronounced. Possible explanations include:
- Males in societies where they are more socially dominant tend to engage in riskier behaviors that can lead to death.
- These societies tend to have more resources and social status concentrated in a smaller group of elite men, and men with greater control of resources and social status historically have had more reproductive success.
- In their quest for social dominance, men will go up against other men to gain power and engage in forms of competitive, and sometimes dangerous, behavior.
"Gender inequality is inherently related to inequality in general, and this is bad for both men and women's health, though especially harmful to men in increasing the risk of death," said UM researcher Daniel Kruger. Read more on health disparities.
Public Health News Roundup: March 7
CDC: Reducing High-risk Antibiotic Prescriptions Could Also Reduce Deadly Infections
The most recent Vital Signs report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) finds that if prescriptions of high-risk antibiotics in hospitals were reduced by just 30 percent, then there could be as many as 26 fewer cases of deadly diarrhea infections with Clostridium difficile. "Improving antibiotic prescribing can save today's patients from deadly infections and protect lifesaving antibiotics for tomorrow's patients," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. "Health care facilities are an important part of the solution to drug resistance and every hospital in the country should have a strong antibiotic stewardship program." As part of its ongoing efforts to improve antibiotic prescribing, the CDC has release a checklist of seven core elements for hospitals:
- Leadership commitment: Dedicate the necessary human, financial, and IT resources.
- Accountability: Appoint a single leader responsible for program outcomes. Physicians have proven successful in this role.
- Drug expertise: Appoint a single pharmacist leader to support improved prescribing.
- Act: Take at least one prescribing improvement action, such as requiring reassessment of prescriptions within 48 hours to check drug choice, dose, and duration.
- Track: Monitor prescribing and antibiotic resistance patterns.
- Report: Regularly report prescribing and resistance information to clinicians.
- Educate: Offer education about antibiotic resistance and improving prescribing practices.
Read more on infectious diseases.
Poorer Women Most Likely to Be Caught in 'Vicious' Caregiving, Financial Well-being Cycle
Low-income women are at increased risk of finding themselves caught in a "vicious cycle" of parental caregiving and financial well-being, according to a new study in The Journals of Gerontology. While women of better financial means can afford additional caregiver assistance and better health care for aging parents, poorer women lack those options. "People who had less household income and less financial resources were more likely to take care of their parents so there is this cycle that they cannot get out of—they are poor, then taking care of parents, then being poor and taking care of their parents—there's this kind of cycle," said lead author Yeonjung Lee, a researcher and professor at the Faculty of Social Work at the University of Calgary in Alberta, Canada, according to Reuters. Read more on aging.
Young Skin Cancer Survivors at Heightened Risk for Other Cancers
Younger skin cancer survivors are at increased risk for additional cancer types later in life, according to a new study in the journal Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. A review of data of more than 500,000 people with a history of nonmelanoma skin cancer found that while all age groups were at heightened risk for melanoma and other types of cancers, the increase was especially significant for people under the age of 25, who were 23 times more likely to develop cancer than people who had never had nonmelanoma cancer. The risk was 3.5 times higher for nonmelanoma survivors ages 25-44, 1.74 times higher for those ages 45-59 and 1.32 times higher for those older than 60. The types of cancer they are at risk for include melanoma skin cancer, and cancers of the breast, colon, bladder, liver, lung, brain, prostate, stomach and pancreas. Read more on cancer.
Public Health News Roundup: February 7
Decrease in Pediatric Antibiotic Leveling Off
The number of children taking antibiotics has decreased over the past decade, but that decrease has stalled in recent years in certain age groups and geographic locations, according to a study in Pediatrics. Researchers reviewed pharmacy and outpatient claims over a 10-year period (2000 to 2010) in three health plans located in three different geographic locations to determine the number of antibiotics dispensed each year for children ages 3 months to 18 years. Although the overall antibiotic-dispensing rate in each age group and health plan was lower in 2009-2010 than in 2000-2001, the rate of decline in antibiotic use has slowed. The highest rate of antibiotic use was in children age 3 months to less than 24 months of age in all years of the study.
The study authors say the previous downward trend in antibiotic use in children may have reached a plateau, and continued improvements in judicious antibiotic dispensing are needed. Read more on pediatrics.
NHTSA Gives Okay for Vehicle to Vehicle Communication to Help Prevent Crashes
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced that it will begin taking steps to allow vehicle-to-vehicle (V2V) communication technology for light vehicles, which will allow vehicles to "talk" to each other and ultimately avoid many crashes by exchanging basic safety data, such as speed and position, ten times per second.
The safety applications currently being developed provide warnings to drivers so that they can prevent imminent collisions, but do not automatically operate any vehicle systems, such as braking or steering, although NHTSA is also considering future actions on active safety technologies that rely on on-board sensors.
V2V communications can provide the vehicle and driver with 360-degree situational awareness to address additional crash situations — including those, for example, in which a driver needs to decide if it is safe to pass on a two-lane road (potential head-on collision), make a left turn across the path of oncoming traffic, or in which a vehicle approaching at an intersection appears to be on a collision course. In those situations, V2V communications can detect threats hundreds of yards from other vehicles that cannot be seen, often in situations in which on-board sensors alone cannot detect the threat. Read more on transportation.
Many Hospital ICUs Don't Follow Infection Prevention Rules
While most hospitals have evidence-based guidelines in place to prevent health care-associated infections in intensive care units (ICUs), clinicians often fail to follow them according to new research from the Columbia University School of Nursing published in the American Journal of Infection Control. The study, on over 1600 ICUs, found lax compliance in intensive care units where patients are more likely to be treated with devices linked to preventable infections – such as central lines, urinary catheters and ventilators.
The study focused on three of the most common preventable infections — central line-associated bloodstream infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and catheter-associated urinary tract infections and determined that despite decades of research, establishing best practices for prevention of these infections, approximately one in 10 hospitals lack checklists to prevent bloodstream infections, and one in four lack checklists to help avoid pneumonia in ventilator patients, and that in hospitals with checklists, they are followed only about half of the time.
Health care-associated infections kill an estimated 100,000 Americans a year and result in over $30 billion in excess medical costs, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Read more on injury prevention.
Public Health News Roundup: January 28
Obese Children More Susceptible to Air Pollution-Related Asthma
Obese children are more susceptible to air pollution-related asthma, according to a new study in the journal Environmental Research. Researchers followed the health of 311 children, ages 5 and 6, in predominantly Dominican and African-American neighborhoods of New York City, finding that high exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH)—a family of air pollutants—was only associated with asthma among obese children The study determined that obese children exposed to the PAH chemicals 1-methylphenanthrene and 9- methylphenanthrene were two to three times more likely to have asthma. PAHs are emitted by vehicles, cigarette smoke, cooking, incense, burning candles and various other indoor sources. Two possible explanations for the disparity are that obese children tend to be less active, so are more likely to be exposed to indoors sources of PAH, and that they may breathe more rapidly than children of healthier weights Better understanding of the risk factors opens the door to more targeted interventions. "These findings suggest that we may be able to bring down childhood asthma rates by curbing indoor, as well as outdoor, air pollution and by implementing age-appropriate diet and exercise programs," said senior author Rachel Miller, MD, professor of medicine (in pediatrics) and environmental health sciences, and co-deputy director of the Columbia Center for Children's Environmental Health at the Mailman School of Public Health. Read more on pediatrics.
Report: Antibiotics Dangerous to Humans Still Used in Livestock
Despite knowing their risk to humans, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) continues to allow the use of certain antibiotics as additives in animal feed and water, according to a new report from the Natural Resources Defense Council based on documents acquired under the Freedom of Information Act. In a review from 2001 to 2010 the FDA concluded that 30 such antibiotics posed a significant risk of exposing people to antibiotic- resistance bacteria. The drugs were approved for "non-therapeutic" use in farm animals, such as preventing disease or promoting growth of the animals, instead of treating specific illnesses. In December the FDA announced its intention to combat the spread of antibacterial resistance by prohibiting the use of medically important antimicrobials in food animals for food production purposes, while also adding veterinary oversight to therapeutic use of the drugs in animals. Read more on food safety.
Residents of Public Housing Developments, Rental Assistance Units See Significant Gap in Oral Health Care
People who live in public housing developments and rental assistance units are less likely to have routine preventive dental care and more likely to have suffered serious oral health issues related to tooth loss, according to a new study in The Journal of Urban Health. The study was conducted by the Partners in Health and Housing Prevention Research Center (PHH-PRC) at the Boston University School of Public Health. The researchers looked at four indicators for people living in Boston's publicly supported housing: having had a dental visit in the last year, having had a dental cleaning in the last year, having had six or more teeth extracted, and having dental insurance. They found that people in public housing, despite being as likely to have had a dental visit in the past year, were significantly less likely to have had a cleaning. The gap in health care is especially serious for the seniors in this already vulnerable population: Compared to younger residents, seniors 65-75 years old were 30 times as likely to have had six or more teeth removed. Read more on prevention.
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FDA Looking to Revise Nutrition Fact Labels
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking to revise nutrition fact labels for the first time in more than two decades. The changes should reflect our improved understanding of nutrition, according to nutritionists. "The food environment has changed and our dietary guidance has changed," said Michael Taylor, the FDA's deputy commissioner for foods. "It's important to keep this updated so what is iconic doesn't become a relic." For example, there is now more of a focus on calories and better understanding of the different types of fats. Nutrition experts also have called for more prominent calorie counts, as well as information on added sugar and the percentage of whole wheat in the food. The FDA has sent its proposed guidelines to the White House. Read more on nutrition.
Study: ERs Need to do More to Cut Unnecessary Antibiotic Prescriptions
Despite growing concerns over antibiotic resistance, emergency departments are not decreasing their inappropriate use of antibiotics, according to a new study in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. Researchers analyzed data from 2001 to 2010, finding no decrease in emergency department use of antibiotics for adults with respiratory infections caused by viruses, which are not affected by antibiotics. There are approximately 126 million emergency department visits for acute respiratory infections each year in the United States. Halting excessive and unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions in emergency departments is especially critical because many uninsured people also look to them for primary care. "The observed lack of change...is concerning," study co-author Henry Wang, MD, vice chair for research in the department of emergency medicine at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. "This may indicate that efforts to curtail inappropriate antibiotic use have not been effective or have not yet been implemented in all medical settings." Read more on prescription drugs.
CDC: Strategies on Reducing Sodium Levels in Restaurants
A new report from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) includes strategies on how health departments and restaurants can work together to lower the amount of sodium in foods. The report, "From Menu to Mouth: Opportunities for Sodium Reduction in Restaurants," appears in the CDC journal Preventing Chronic Disease. While the U. S. Dietary Guidelines recommend the general population limit sodium to under 2,300 mg a day, meals from fast food restaurants contain an average of 1,848 mg of sodium per 1,000 calories and foods from dine-in restaurants contain 2,090 mg of sodium per 1,000 calories. The strategies include:
- Health department dietitians help restaurants analyze the sodium content of their foods and recommend lower-sodium ingredients.
- Restaurants clearly post nutrition information, including sodium content, at the order counter and on menus or offer lower-sodium items at lower cost.
- Health departments and restaurants explain to food service staff why lower sodium foods are healthier and how to prepare them.
"The bottom line is that it's both possible and life-saving to reduce sodium, and this can be done by reducing, replacing and reformulating," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, MD, MPH. "When restaurants rethink how they prepare food and the ingredients they choose to use, healthier options become routine for customers." Read more on the CDC.
Outbreaks and Pandemics: What's Next?
For "Outbreak Week" we've already covered the deadliest pandemics in human history. But which outbreaks could be around the corner? Outbreaks: Protecting Americans from Infectious Diseases, 2013, the new report from Trust for America's Health and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, lays out a few possibilities on which infectious diseases may pose the more serious threats in the future. Here are the greatest threats to the United States, according to Tom Inglesby, MD, Chief Executive Officer and Director of the UPMC Center for Health Security.
Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS)
Spread across 12 countries, the virus has killed almost 40 percent of the people it's infected. And while it may currently be confined to one region of the world, the high level of air travel between the Middle East and the United States increase the chance that it could find its way into the country, according to Inglesby, who said "we still don't have a good handle on how it spreads, and there is no treatment for it or vaccine against it."
Novel influenza virus
A new flu strain that, like the seasonal flu, is far reaching, but which would have a "far higher mortality rate." Recent examples of major flu pandemics include the 2009 H1N1 outbreak; recent studies indicate the swine flu may have killed more than 200,000 people. The new H7N9 is also notable because of its high mortality rate.
Accident involving a lethal engineered virus
With scientists experimenting on viruses — enhancing their lethality or ability to spread — the risk grows of an accident releasing an engineered virus into the population.
It's the most common infectious disease in the world and drug-resistant strains are only making the matter worse. "The level of drug resistance is growing and coping with this needs to be a real priority," said Inglesby.
Antibiotic resistance
Not a pathogen, but a reason why pathogens could become even more dangerous. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking steps to combat this growing issue, including new regulations on antimicrobial use in food animals and new restrictions on antibacterial soaps.
Deliberate biological threats
A biological attack, whether from another nation or as a terrorist act, could cause not only severe illness and death, but also communication problems that would hinder the ability of public health departments to respond.
Mosquito-borne illness
Climate change is making this already existing problem even greater—with the regional climate shifts, places that haven't had to deal with mosquito-based threats are now seeing them swarm in because of the warmer weather. Notable examples include the West Nile Virus and Dengue Fever. "We need to reinvigorate our strategy for mosquito control and the infectious diseases that come with mosquitoes.
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