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Everyone's New Year's resolution these days seems to include eating better. In New Orleans, the home of fried food and starchy red beans and rice, oil and flour-thickened roux for gumbo, etc. etc., that may seem to be an impossible dream. But think about all the fruit and vegetable vendors in town, and it may not seem so far-fetched. After all, we have one of the last remaining singing mobile fruit and vegetable vendors in the country, Mr. Okra. Mr. Okra is famous these days for his newly painted truck, but his musical announcements for his wares dates back to the 19th century. If you've never heard this "I've got eatin' pears, I've got apples," sung in a strange rhythmic cadence, you're in for a surprise. Sung in different ways to differentiate themselves from each other, street food songs have been a presence for many years. A recording made by music historians, The Classic Sounds of New Orleans, on the Smithsonian Folkways label, features Dora Bliggen, another old-time fruit vendor who could have had another career as a jazz singer. Now, there's just Mr. Okra who cries his wares, using a speaker and Autotune to surreal (and startling) effect, but there are still folks in the city set up all over town in different locations selling fresh vegetables or fruit from their trucks. Some of it is local produce in season-strawberries from Ponchatoula, or oranges from Plaquemines Parish, or greens from St. Bernard Parish truck farmers. Wherever you drive in town, you may see one of these trucks.
Let's not forget about the French Market, either, still the oldest continuously operating outdoor market in the country. It's been there since 1791. The Sicilian immigrants who came to New Orleans in the late 19th century contributed a great deal, and Italian-Americans still sell fruits and vegetables at the market and from commercial warehouses. The city was and is a port, and its immigration patterns at the end of the 19th century matched that of New York and San Francisco in numbers and diversity. Stalls at the French Market were operated by people speaking languages from all over the world, and many of those people later started corner markets and also sold wares from the streets. In the late 1990's, the farmers' market movement got underway across the country, since Hurricane Katrina, farmers' markets have proliferated. Now we have farmer's markets operating three days a week in town as part of the Crescent City Farmers' Market, at 200 Broadway St. at the river Uptown on Tuesday, at 3700 Orleans Avenue at the Bayou on Thursday, and at 700 Magazine St. at Girod on Saturday mornings. Several more operate in different neighborhoods on other days. So, it's easy to keep those New Year's resolutions to eat more vegetables and fruit, as well as to buy local!


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But you must understand that we are all handcuffed by money-hungry corporate fucks who want to run newspapers as a business rather than an essential part to maintaining a free-flowing democracy.
Colter Nuanez, the sports editor of the Bozeman (Mont.) Chronicle, recently wrote this on a message-board post. The Chronicle fired him for it, thus proving the place is run by money-hungry corporate fucks.

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Magellan: Cloud Computing for Science
Magellan was a research and development effort to establish a nationwide scientific mid-range distributed computing and data analysis testbed. It had two sites (NERSC and ALCF) with multiple 10's of teraflops and multiple petabytes of storage, as well as appropriate cloud software tuned for moderate concurrency.
The goal of Magellan, a project funded through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Advanced Scientific Computing Research (ASCR), was to investigate the potential role of cloud computing in addressing the computing needs for the DOE Office of Science (SC), particularly related to serving the needs of mid- range computing and future data-intensive computing workloads. A set of research questions was formed to probe various aspects of cloud computing from performance, usability, and cost.
To address these questions, a distributed testbed infrastructure was deployed at the Argonne Leadership Computing Facility (ALCF) and the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center (NERSC). The testbed was designed to be flexible and capable enough to explore a variety of computing models and hardware design points in order to understand the impact for various scientific applications. During the project, the testbed also served as a valuable resource to application scientists. Applications from a diverse set of projects such as MG-RAST (a metagenomics analysis server), the Joint Genome Institute, the STAR experiment at the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, and the Laser Interferometer Gravitational Wave Observatory (LIGO), were used by the Magellan project for benchmarking within the cloud, but the project teams were also able to accomplish important production science utilizing the Magellan cloud resources.
Cloud computing has garnered significant attention from both industry and research scientists as it has emerged as a potential model to address a broad array of computing needs and requirements such as custom software environments and increased utilization among others. Cloud services, both private and public, have demonstrated the ability to provide a scalable set of services that can be easily and cost-effectively utilized to tackle various enterprise and web workloads. These benefits are a direct result of the definition of cloud computing: on-demand self-service resources that are pooled, can be accessed via a network, and can be elastically adjusted by the user. The pooling of resources across a large user base enables economies of scale, while the ability to easily provision and elastically expand the resources provides flexible capabilities.
Project Goals
Through this project we wanted to promote open interface specifications for clouds, as well as to determine:
- Are the open source cloud software stacks ready for DOE HPC science?
- Can DOE cyber security requirements be met within a cloud?
- Are the new cloud programming models useful for scientific computing?
- Can DOE HPC applications run eciently in the cloud? What applications are suitable for clouds?
- How usable are cloud environments for scientific applications?
- When is it cost effective to run DOE HPC science applications in a cloud?
Project Findings & Recommendations
The full report on the Magellan project can be found on the DOE web site.


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The Changing Role of the CIO
The Changing Role of the CIO infographic from Wikibon explores the varying roles of the CIO. The prominence of the CIO position has risen greatly as information technology has become an increasingly important aspect of the modern organization. The amount of information that companies ahve to deal with and make sense of is only going to continue to increase.
CIOs today have a top operational and strategic priority (not technology priority) to support the mission of the business through the application of technology. While they are under pressure to reduce costs, CIOs must deliver agility and efficiency to the organization. The CIO is also VERY concerned about risk. CIOs don't want to disrupt what's working while chasing new opportunities.
Think of the CIO as managing a portfolio of applications, technologies, people and processes. The technology portfolio is allocated to initiatives that are designed to 1) Run the business 2) Grow the business and 3) Transform the business. Like a good portfolio manager, the CIO must balance risk and reward by allocating resources in a balanced manner. The degree of risk is a function of the objectives of the board of directors and the strategic plan and operating plans of the companies.
I really like the topic, and the information covered in this design. However, there isn't a clear path for the reader to follow the information story down the design. It's crowded, and has different data scattered throughout the design.
Four things are missing from the bottom of the design: a copyright statement, the URL where readers can find the original infographic landing page, credit to the designer(s) and SOURCES. Where did the data come from? Why should we believe it?
Thanks to Jay for sending in the link!


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I love a well managed queue - the sort you find in airport immigration halls and at places like Disneyland and Disney World. These are equal opportunity lines. Once you join them your place in line is preserved. There's no chance of a wide-eyed newbie feigning ignorance as to how it all works and somehow getting ahead of you.
There's something soothing about entering the roped off zone and knowing beyond all doubt that you will arrive at the front of the line when it is your turn - not a moment before and not a moment after. The Americans are masters of the highly organised queue. You've got to love a nation that will even tell you the anticipated waiting time. "The wait for Splash Mountain is 45-minutes." That's awesome.
The weird thing is that when the queue is well managed you don't really mind how long you have to wait. If you're not forced to defend your position from would-be interlopers it's almost a relaxing experience. On the other hand, having to stay alert for prospective queue-jumpers is plain stressful.
My experience in line at Whitcoulls in 277, Newmarket, last week was downright irritating. Now maybe I have too much local knowledge for my own good but I understand the unwritten code in this store. While you wait for service at the counter, one should form a single line several steps back from the counter and roughly at its centre.
On this occasion there was one shop assistant already serving one customer. There was also an assistant located at another serving station but she was furiously working on a computer. Interpreting this as the international signal for I'm-far-too-busy-to-be-dealing-with-customers, I duly started the line in the appropriate place - secure in the knowledge that I would be the next person to be served.
But I hadn't factored in the newly arrived gentleman who - ignoring the queue I had formed - waltzed straight up to the woman at the computer and started jovially recounting a story about what he'd just received for his 50th birthday and what assistance he now required from Whitcoulls.
I don't know how people this unaware of their surroundings manage to cross a road safely. Whatever he received for his birthday - books? vouchers? - it clearly wasn't good manners, consideration or emotional intelligence. But it wasn't entirely his fault. He had an accomplice in the woman who attended to him. She would have known about the informal queuing system here. She would have understood that someone slinking in from the mall side should not have precedence over those already in the shop and waiting for attention, yet she served him rather than gently advising him of how the system works.
To successfully manage its multiple serving stations, this store needs a sign that reads "Queue here" and possibly a roped off area. And it needs staff members who understand the obvious: that people who have been waiting should be served before those with no manners.
A story about queuing would not be complete without mentioning Rialto Cinemas. What is it with Newmarket? I used to see a movie here with a friend every Sunday and never once did we choose the right queue. We'd always get in the line that moved glacially. While other movie goers were speedily served in the adjacent queue we were invariably stuck behind someone with significant and very time-consuming issues.
To make matters worse, sometimes people behind us in the queue would be invited across to the other counter where a new serving station had miraculously opened. What were we? Chopped liver? One time I finally reached the front of the queue here and the man shut down his station and simply left without a word. It's true.
Being a slow learner, I ventured to these cinemas three Thursdays ago to see the 4.10pm session of The Skin I Live In. I went up the escalator and got in line. I was the only customer there - but guess what? There was nobody serving. That's right. In that whole enormous L-shaped area there was not a single staff member.
So I waited for what felt like half-an-hour but was probably closer to three minutes. When someone finally appeared there was no apology or acknowledgement that perhaps that initial absence of staff represented pretty dismal customer service. And I understood completely: that was just business as usual for the Rialto.
Are you also bothered by poorly managed queues? What's the worst one you've experienced? Is it in New Zealand or overseas? On the other hand, what queues do you recommend - and why?


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Why liberals are abandoning Obamacare employer mandate
Robert Gibbs' prediction that Obamacare's employer mandate would — and perhaps should — be jettisoned shocked Democrats back in April.
By July, the former aide and longtime confidant of President Barack Obama had a lot more company. More and more liberal activists and policy experts who help shape Democratic thinking on health care have concluded that penalizing businesses if they don't offer health insurance is an unnecessary element of the Affordable Care Act that may do more harm than good. Among them are experts at the Urban Institute and the Commonwealth Fund and prominent academics like legal scholar Tim Jost.
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The employer mandate, Jost wrote in a Health Affairs post in June, "cries out for repair." Repealing it "might not be such a bad idea," if it's replaced with something better for workers and businesses.
( Also on POLITICO: Jobs report better than expected)
Leading Democrats in Congress aren't bolting from the employer mandate, at least not before the November election. But the White House has delayed it twice in the past year, dubbed it "not critical" and said it will be phased in more slowly when its begins next year.
The rule that businesses with more than 50 full-time workers offer them affordable health insurance has been a political headache from the start. The nonstop stream of headlines, however anecdotal, about businesses cutting jobs or shortening workweeks to skirt the coverage rules has constantly inflamed opposition to Obamacare.
Chris Jennings, a longtime health policy hand who helped the White House during the final implementation push, says the employer mandate has become a "political irritant" — although he didn't take a stance on whether it should stay, go or be replaced with some other Democrat-blessed way of helping cover workers.
( Also on POLITICO: Reforming the VA one step at a time)
"The issue really becomes, 'Do we need it or do we not need it?'" Jennings said. "It's complicated to enforce; it is somewhat burdensome to some employers. But it does contribute to the underlying financing of the law."
Republicans, of course, have always hated the employer mandate. In different times, that could make it a prime target for a bipartisan overhaul. But as with all things Obamacare, election-year politics gum up the gears. Democrats are promising to improve Obamacare, Republicans are vowing to kill it, and neither party wants to let the other score a health care point before Election Day — even when they both find fault with the employer mandate.
"Very few problems are in danger of being solved before the election," Gibbs said in a recent phone interview. "I don't think you can wipe away the idea that employers are going to have to contribute. I think there are just far less onerous [ways] … to do something like that."
Democrats remain committed to the individual mandate — the core of the coverage expansion through the new Obamacare markets. And they aren't tossing specific benefit requirements either, like the controversial birth control coverage rule that was just curtailed by the Supreme Court in the Hobby Lobby religious freedom case.
( Also on POLITICO: New twist in Common Core wars)
Gibbs predicted that political leaders will start talking more about changes to the employer mandate in the fall but that a solution will have to wait until 2015.
Other health law supporters agree that's likely.
"We just have a situation where everybody's stuck. Everybody's afraid of the election," said Jost, a law professor at Washington and Lee University. A prominent supporter of the health law, Jost has outlined several replacement ideas to help insure low-income workers.
Republicans and business groups have bludgeoned the employer mandate. They say it's a job killer, that it's a reason for the slow pace of the economic recovery and that compliance requires businesses to cope with a mountain of paperwork and intricate rules. Strategists say that getting rid of it would be a priority in a GOP-led Senate.
But scrapping it isn't a snap for Democrats. The employer coverage rules were part of the ACA's core philosophy that individuals, employers and the government should all contribute to paying health care costs. Some Democratic constituencies, including labor unions and Obamacare proponents like Families USA, still see it that way.
But the shift among liberal policy experts and advocates has been rapid. A stream of studies and statements have deemed the mandate only moderately useful for getting more people covered under Obamacare. And they too have come to see it as clumsy, a regulatory and financial burden that creates as many problems as it solves.
The main downside to eliminating the mandate, from the Democratic perspective? Money.
Estimates of the mandate's worth to Obamacare financing range from $46 billion to more than $100 billion over a decade. That helps pay for coverage expansion. Getting a bipartisan deal to scrap the policy is one hurdle; an agreement on how to make up the money could be even harder.


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From http://gift.sourceforge.net/about.mhtml :
"GiFT is a collection of various software components geared towards improving the overall usability of a multitude of peer-to-peer file-sharing networks. This goal is accomplished by unifying the components such that a user of the software may choose any of the available interfaces to access any of the available networks. The central application, giftd, uses a plugin-based architecture capable of using multiple networks simultaneously through a single user interface."
1. Install GiFT, plugins, and GUI (optional).
pacman -Sy gift gift-fasttrack gift-gnutella gift-openft
The GUI's are all Arch packages: Giftoxic (Gtk), Apollon (Qt), and Giftcurs (console).
pacman -S giftoxic pacman -S apollon pacman -S giftcurs
2. If you find no errors, gift should have been properly installed. If you want Ares, I believe the only for Arch is to compile it from source. Anyone else know a pkg for it, lemme know.
3. Run
as a NORMAL user, and if there are multiple users this has to be done multiple times - one by each user.
4. The program will run a bunch of questions and they all really don't matter except the Plugin one (easily the most important) and some of the ports should correspond.
5. Once you get to the port question enter this and exactly this:
If that has been done illegally, it won't work.
6. GiFT should now work and it's time to start out GiFT GUI/CLI.
For Apollon, run
and if that fails to connect, try running
to get GiFT running first. For Giftoxic, simply run
and it will execute both giftd and giftoxic For giftcurs, simply run
and it will execute both giftd and giftoxic.
If you run into this error:
- ERROR: Your setup is incomplete ***
You will need to run gift-setup and be sure that you read absolutely every configuration option (no, really). Some default configuration values are considered illegal, and will raise this error message. If you suspect that you have configured giFT properly, consult the conf files in /home/joe/.giFT/ for diagnostic purposes.
If you are still having problems you should consult the QUICKSTART guide available from the standard giFT distribution."
Then it means you didn't read the
instructions properly. And it can be easily fixed by the first question to not equal zero, I believe.
And, there you have it. If everything was done properly you should have GiFT connecting. There have been some problems with Fasttrack and all that, but you will have to read up because I dunno them.
For any questions, e-mail at firstname.lastname@example.com


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It's good to see these soldiers still have their sense of humor in a place where anything can happen. Then again, should something go down, America's own Caped Crusader has their backs.
There's been a recent series of Army safety PSA's popping up online from quite an unexpected place. A US soldier stationed in Bagram Airfield — one of the largest US military bases in Afghanistan — has been donning a cape and cowl and calling himself Bagram Batman in order to increase the daily safety of the military and his fellow soldiers.
Sure, it sounds weird but believe it or not, it's strangely hysterical.


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Oakland voters will have to sort through one of the most crowded mayoral fields in recent memory when they go to the polls in November. Fifteen candidates have qualified to run for the city's top job, according to a report released Thursday by City Clerk LaTonda Simmons.
The field is significantly larger than the 10 candidates who ran in 2010, but not quite as large as anticipated.
More than 20 people had pulled papers to challenge Mayor Jean Quan, but several aspiring candidates never followed through and several others filed paperwork that lacked the required 50 valid signatures, Simmons said.
The field includes seven candidates who are running well-financed, professionally managed campaigns: Quan, Council members Rebecca Kaplan and Libby Schaaf, City Auditor Courtney Ruby, former school board member Dan Siegel, Port Commissioner Bryan Parker and San Francisco State Professor Joe Tuman.
West Oakland farm rebuilds after attack
A community farm wrecked by vandals on Aug. 1 is launching a volunteer effort to rebuild that will happen every Thursday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at 34th and Peralta streets in Oakland.
Vandals destroyed the gate to City Slicker Farms' urban garden at Union Plaza Park, tore up plants and trellises, ripped out the irrigation system and caused other damage that volunteers are now beginning to repair. For more information on how to help, visit www.cityslickerfarms.org/rebuild-union.
History to blocking boats in Bay Area
This weekend, it's "Block the Boat for Gaza." Forty years ago this summer, it was "Stop the Esmeralda."
When pro-Palestinian activists on Saturday morning try to block a container ship with Israeli government ties from docking at the Port of Oakland, they'll be following a tradition of interrupting the international shipping trade in San Francisco Bay to make a point.
Back in June 1974, about 300 picketers gathered at the Alameda Naval Air Station to protest the arrival of the Chilean tall ship Esmeralda. They considered the ship a symbol of the military dictatorship of Augusto Pinochet, who took over the country in a bloody coup.
"The noisy but peaceful demonstrators watched from a distance as the handsome four-master pulled into its pier for a goodwill stopover," The Associated Press reported at the time. "The protesters claim the ship was used as a floating prison for opponents of the fascist regime which overthrew the (Salvador) Allende government last year."
The anti-Pinochet activists didn't try to block the boat, but they did take a novel approach. A self-described prostitute union, COYOTE, announced it would support the movement by refusing favors to Esmeralda sailors.


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A 12-year-old Male with Memory Concerns
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After reading this article and answering the review questions the reader will be able to:
- Recognize that Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) can present in multiple ways and throughout childhood
- List diagnostic criteria for ADHD
- Describe most effective treatments for ADHD, and reasons for referral
- Describe typical side effects of stimulant medications
James, a 12-year-old male, is brought to your office for a second opinion regarding memory concerns. James' teachers have had concerns about his academic performance since he was in first grade. He has also had an Individualized Education Program (IEP) due to problems with reading comprehension and has had his homework and tests read to him in the past. His comprehension has been improving and he no longer has an IEP.
Despite his academic struggles, he has maintained good grades prior to this year. However, both his mother and teachers are now starting to notice problems with his memory. He has always been a little absent-minded, but now his mother will ask him to do something and, when she reminds him 15 minutes later he does not remember her telling him. His teachers comment that he will "space out" during class. He is having trouble completing his homework mainly because he forgets that it has been assigned. When he remembers his homework it is always complete and correct. His grades have dropped from A's and B's to D's, primarily due to not turning in assignments.
His past medical history is negative for chronic disorders and his family history is negative for learning or attention problems. He does not take any medications, and denies illicit drug use. He transferred to a new school this year, but has several friends and is fitting in socially. Mom recently met with school officials, who recommended neuropsychology testing to determine the cause of his memory concerns.
Physical Examination: Wt 103 kg (>99%), Ht 185 cm (99%), BMI 32 (98%). He is well appearing. HEENT exam is normal, except that he wears glasses. Neck is supple without lymphadenopathy. Lungs are clear to auscultation. Heart has a regular rhythm without murmurs. Abdomen is soft, not distended nor tender. He is alert and oriented x 3. He is conversational and remembered content of the visit. Cranial nerves 2-12 are intact. He has normal strength and tone throughout. Patellar reflexes are 2+. Normal finger-nose touch and Romberg is negative. MMSE is normal.
Evaluation: A screen for ADHD using the Vanderbilt ADHD Diagnostic Rating Scales for both parents and teachers was performed in the clinic. James screened positive for inattention symptoms on all screening forms. He was given the diagnosis of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), inattentive subtype. After discussion of treatment options he was placed on an intermediate acting stimulant medication and both attention and grades quickly improved. He is now getting A's and B's, is feeling much better about school, and his memory problems have resolved.
Overview of ADHD
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) is a common problem in pediatric practice. Most recent estimates state that between 8 and 9.5% of children between the ages of 4 and 17 have been diagnosed with ADHD, making it the most common mental health disorder in pediatrics. ADHD is twice as common in boys, and over 2.7 million children in the US are currently taking medication for ADHD. Given the high percentage of children with ADHD, the mental health system cannot treat them all, and primary practitioners should be familiar with diagnosis and available treatments.
The diagnosis of ADHD currently follows the criteria published in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Ed (DSM-5)3 published by the American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic criteria are listed in Table 1. Combining diagnostic criteria allows the possibility of three separate diagnoses:
- ADHD, predominantly inattentive subtype (At least 6 of 9 inattentive symptoms)
- ADHD, predominantly hyperactive subtype (at least 6 of 9 hyperactive/impulsive symptoms)
- ADHD, combined subtype (symptoms of both).3
Table 1: Diagnostic Criteria of ADHD (Adapted from DSM-5)3
Inattentive Symptoms
Hyperactive/ Impulsive Symptoms
Careless mistakes, does not pay close attention to details
Trouble keeping attention
Gets up from seat frequently
Doesn't seem to listen when spoken to
Runs, climbs excessively/ restlessness
Does not follow through or finish tasks
Trouble playing quietly
Trouble organizing activities
Always on the go, can't keep still
Avoids activities that require sustained mental effort
Talks excessively
Often misplaces necessary materials
Blurts out answers
Easily Distractible
Trouble waiting turn
Forgetfulness is daily activities
Interrupts others conversations/ activities
- Symptoms must be present for at least 6 months
- Symptom onset prior to 12 years of age
- Functional impairment in at least two settings (i.e., school and home)
- Clinically significant impairment in functioning at school, work, or home
- Symptoms are not due to Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Schizophrenia, or Psychotic Disorder
- Symptoms are not better accounted by another mental disorder ( i.e. anxiety, mood, etc)
Changes in the DSM-5 versus the DSM-IV-TR (4th Ed) include allowing diagnosis in adults (over 17-years-old), the need for only five out of nine symptoms for diagnosis in adults, removing the exclusion for autistic spectrum disorders, and increasing the lowest age of symptom onset to 12-years-old.4
Diagnosis usually involves careful interviewing of the patient, parents/guardians, and teachers to illicit concerns of ADHD symptoms. As there is often a strong genetic component5, family history should be sought. Evaluation is usually brought on by parents of children who are struggling in school, or at the request of teachers who recognize ADHD symptoms in the student. Diagnosis should be considered in any child age 4-18 who presents with symptoms consistent with ADHD.6
There are many comorbid and confounding mental health conditions that need to be considered when making a diagnosis. These include: anxiety, obsessive-compulsive, affective, and oppositional defiant/ conduct disorders. Developmental disorders including autistic spectrum disorders and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, and undiagnosed learning disorders should be considered. Symptoms can also be attributed to chaotic household, or sequela of abuse/trauma.
The diagnosis of ADHD can be aided by the use of a validated screening tool. While there are many options available, our office uses the Vanderbilt Attention Deficit/ Hyperactivity Disorder Parent and Teacher Rating Scales.7, 8 This tool is endorsed by the AAP in the Bright Futures Guidelines. There are several reasons we prefer the Vanderbilt scale. First, the tool closely follows the DSM-IV criteria. Second, it includes a section addressing problems with function in school and home. Third, it screens for comorbid and confounding conditions such and oppositional/ defiant disorder, conduct disorder, and mood disorders. Lastly, it includes follow-up screening tools for tracking symptoms and side effects of medication once treatment is initiated. One limitation of the Vanderbilt scale is that it is not validated for preschool children.
Treatment for ADHD is multimodal and includes both behavioral therapies and medication. The 2011 AAP guidelines on ADHD6 currently recommend differing treatments depending on the age of the child. For 4 to 5 year-old children, behavioral therapy is first line, and the clinician may try methylphenidate if behavioral therapy is not helpful. For elementary age children (6 to 11), both stimulant medication and behavioral therapy should be used. For adolescents, medication is first line therapy and behavioral therapy can be used as an adjunct. Medication should be titrated to achieve maximum benefit with minimal side effects.6
1. Behavioral strategies: Several behavioral therapies have been shown to be effective for ADHD.6 Most strategies revolve around the concept of training parents and teachers to provide positive reinforcement when tasks are met, ignoring of certain behaviors, and consequences when tasks are not completed. Rewards and punishments need continual adjustment as tasks are mastered and behaviors are changed. One method commonly used is a token economy where the child earns tokens for good behavior, and loses tokens for not meeting tasks. The child can use the tokens for rewards at the end of the week. Several modifications can also occur at school including use of untimed tests, modification of work assignments, use of organizational tools such as homework folders, and preferred seating at the front of the class.6
2. Stimulant medications: Stimulant medications (methylphenidate, dextroamphetamine) remain the mainstay of treatment for ADHD, with strong evidence to support their use. Stimulant medication is very effective; with approximately 70% of children responding to an appropriate dose of stimulant medication.9 Stimulants come in a variety of short-term and extended-release preparations (Table 2). Initiation of therapy with a low dosage of an intermediate acting medication (0.5-0.75 mg/kg/day) allows for once daily administration eliminating need for dosing at school. If symptoms are present after school, consider an afternoon short-term stimulant administration or once daily long acting medication. No medication is FDA approved for preschool children.
Table 2. Stimulant Medications for ADHD
Methylphenidate products
Duration of Action
Pediatric Starting Dose
Short Acting
methylphenidate (Ritalin *, Methylin*)
5-20 mg given 3 times daily
≤4 hours
Intermediate Acting
methylphenidate (Ritalin SR*,Metadate ER*)
20-60 mg (divided in 1-2 doses daily)
4-6 hours
methylphenidate (Methylin ER*)
10-60 mg daily
dexmethylphenidate (Focalin*)
2.5-10 mg daily
6-8 hours
methylphenidate (Metadate CD)
10-60 mg daily
methylphenidate ER (Ritalin LA)
20-60 mg daily
Long Acting
methylphenidate (Concerta*)
18-54 mg daily
10 hours
10-12 hours
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Amphetamine Products
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Once medication is started, frequent follow up for medication titration is needed either in the office or by phone to until steady improvement is noted. As the effects of medication are immediate, dose adjustments can occur as early as every 3-7 days,6 then every 3-6 months once stable. Titrate medication until an effect is noted, or until the patient develops side effects. Within a few months of starting medication many children develop a tolerance requiring dosage increase. If a child develops side effects without benefit, try the other class of stimulant medication. Common side effects include insomnia, appetite loss, headaches and stomach aches, and the potentiation of motor tics.
Stimulant medications are not recommended for children with Tourette syndrome. Controversy exists regarding potential for sudden cardiac death in children on stimulant medications. The AAP recommends asking about family history of Wolf-Parkinson-White syndrome, long QT syndrome, and hypertrophic cardiomyopathy during evaluation.6
3. Non-stimulant medications: Three non-stimulant medications have been approved by the FDA for use in ADHD in children; atomoxetine, extended-release guanfacine, and extended-release clonidine (Table 3). Atomoxetine is a selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor. Side effects include somnolence, GI symptoms, and, rarely, suicidal ideation. Guanfacine and clonidine are α2-adrenergic agonists. Side effects of guanfacine and clonidine include somnolence, dry mouth, and lower blood pressure/dizziness. Buproprion has shown effectiveness in adults, but it is not approved for ADHD use in children. As these medications are newer there is less evidence for their use compared to stimulant medications. They are typically used for children who are having severe side effects with stimulant medications or when stimulant medications are contraindicated or not recommended (such as Tourette syndrome).
Table 3. Non stimulant Medication for ADHD
Duration of Action
Pediatric Starting Dose
atomoxetine (Strattera)
10-12 hours
0.5 to 1.4 mg/kg/day (<70 kg) or 40-100 mg/day (>70 kg)
clonidine ER (Kapvay)
10-12 hours
0.1-0.4 mg/day
guanfacine ER(Intuniv)
10-12 hours
1-4 mg/day
When to Refer
While most pediatricians can manage ADHD in the office, if multiple comorbid mental health conditions are present (such as ODD, anxiety) referral to psychiatry is warranted. Referral is also warranted if the child fails a trial of stimulant medication and the diagnosis of ADHD is in question, or if the pediatrician is not comfortable with use of non-stimulant medication. As learning disorders are a common comorbid condition, referral to neuropsychology or a developmental pediatrician may be warranted.
ADHD is a common behavioral problem in pediatrics and prevalence is increasing. Diagnosis should be considered in children ages 4 to-18 who exhibit signs of inattention or hyperactivity. Diagnosis follows criteria set forth in the DSM-IV-TR and is simplified though the use of validated screening tools such as the Vanderbilt ADHD Rating Scale. Treatment is tailored towards the age of the child, but both medication and behavioral therapies remain mainstays of treatment.
ADHD is a chronic condition, often lasting until adulthood, that requires follow up and adjustment of medication/ behavioral therapy. Frequent communication between provider, parents, teachers, and child is necessary to ensure adequate treatment and minimize side effects of medication.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Increasing prevalence of patient-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder among children—United States, 2003 and 2007.MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2010; 59(44):1439-1443
- Kessler RC, Adler L, Barkley R, et al. The prevalence and correlates of adult ADHD in the United States: Results from the national comorbidity survey replication. Am J Psychiatry. 2006; 163(4):724-732.
- American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th Ed, (DSM-5). Washington, DC: American Psychiatric Association; 2013.
- American Psychiatric Association. DSM-5 Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Fact Sheet. Accessed July 11, 2013.
- Khan SA, Farone SV. The genetics of ADHD: a literature review of 2005. Curr Psychiatry Rep. 2006; 8(5): 393-397
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Subcommittee on Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, Steering Committee on Quality Improvement and Management. ADHD: Clinical practice guideline for the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents. Pediatrics. 2011; 128(5):1007-1022
- Wolraich ML, Lambert W, Doffing MA, Bickman L, Simmons T, Worley K. Psychometric properties of the Vanderbilt ADHD diagnostic parent rating scale in a referred population. J Pediatr Psychol. 2003; 28(8): 559-567
- Wolraich ML, Feurer ID, Hannah JN, et al. Obtaining systematic teacher reports of disruptive behavior disorders utilizing DSM-IV. J Abnorm Child Psychol. 1998; 26(2): 141-152
- The MTA Cooperative Group. A 14-month randomized clinical trial of treatment strategies for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Arch Gen Psychiatry. 1999;56(12):1073-1086


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To spark offense, Trout batting second
ANAHEIM -- It was only a matter of time, Angels manager Mike Scioscia has often said, before Mike Trout's impact bat would move closer to the middle of the order so he can have more opportunities to drive in runs.
That time, apparently, is eight games into the 2013 season.View Full Game Coverage
ANAHEIM -- It was only a matter of time, Angels manager Mike Scioscia has often said, before Mike Trout's impact bat would move closer to the middle of the order so he can have more opportunities to drive in runs.
That time, apparently, is eight games into the 2013 season.View Full Game Coverage
Prior to Thursday's series finale against the A's -- with his team losing six of its first eight games and sporting a Major League-worst .120 batting average with runners in scoring position -- Scioscia moved Trout down to the No. 2 spot, directly connecting him with Albert Pujols and Josh Hamilton while making Alberto Callaspo the new leadoff hitter.
It doesn't appear to be a temporary move, either.
"I think these three guys second, third and fourth is something we hopefully ride out for a long time," Scioscia said. "It condenses some things and fills some holes. Everybody should be able to get their pitches. Everybody will protect the guy in front of him."
When shortstop Erick Aybar returns from his left heel contusion -- and he's made progress recently -- he'll probably be the new leadoff hitter. But the most important thing, to Scioscia, is to have his three biggest bats connected in the lineup, calling it "a common-sense move" because Trout is "a guy you really need to set the table for."
Trout hit solely leadoff during his historic rookie season last year, posting a .326/.399/.564 slash line, and continued to bat first in Spring Training. In 32 starts in 2011, he spent 30 games taking up the last three spots in the batting order, plus one at leadoff and one in the No. 2 spot (going 2-for-6 in the latter).
"I'm going to keep the same approach," said Trout, who's batting .278 with 10 strikeouts in 36 at-bats this year. "I'm not going to change anything."
Callaspo doesn't have the speed of your prototypical leadoff hitter, with only 22 stolen bases in 741 career games. But, as Scioscia added, "he's only leading off one time." What's more important is that he has a .349 on-base percentage the past couple of years and can take his walks.
"It's not the first time I hit first," said Callaspo, who posted a .148/.179/.204 slash line in 56 plate appearances leading off in 2010. "I'm going to do what I've been doing. Let's see how it goes."
Of course, a lot of the Angels' early issues on offense are solved if Hamilton is right from the cleanup spot. So far, though, he has struck out 13 times in 32 at-bats, with five hits and no home runs. Some believe batting Hamilton second, between Trout and Pujols, could get the lefty slugger more pitches to hit. But Scioscia doesn't believe it'll have that much of an impact and said keeping Hamilton fourth is "critical to us right now."
As for why he didn't move Trout down sooner?
"Because we wanted to see if [the leadoff spot] was such a comfort zone for Mike and the team that maybe that hole of [former No. 2 hitter] Torii [Hunter] leaving could just be rolled over," Scioscia explained. "But I think there's just a lot of pluses to having Mike connected to Albert and Josh that we definitely want to see. I think it's better sooner than to do it a month from now. And it was something we were probably moving towards eventually."
Alden Gonzalez is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Gonzo and "The Show", and follow him on Twitter @Alden_Gonzalez. William Boor is an associate reporter for MLB.com.


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Boots No. 7 has brought out two limited edition palettes for Autumn, in Stone & Canvas – two large, cardboard palettes that come with 4 complimentary shades and a soft pencil for £14.00 each.
A few key things here:
1. I hate boxy cardboard packaging, without exception.
2. Boots No. 7 is hit or miss.
3. This palette is £14.00 but you'll never actually pay that cos there's always a 3 for 2 or a £5 off voucher for No. 7.
4. These palettes are both centered around natural/nude tones. No need to spew blood glitter freaks…everyone should tone things down sometimes…
This is the brown variation of the palettes. Worth buying? Well…
Yes. Unequivocally, yes.
These two palettes have a lot going for them.
Ok, so I hate the packaging. I just hate cardboard packaging…would it survive if in a monsoon? In a Tsunami? (would any make up survive, I hear you cry? Shush up, I am being hypothetical).
The eyeshadows are HUGE. Twice, possibly three time the size of normal shadows – they are going to last a while. I almost feel like they are showing off, staring at me from their big beady pans.
This is a basic brown palette – well, it is, and it isn't. The obvious choice would be a beige, a dark espresso, a neutral cool brown. Instead, the palette is very biscuity in tone. It reminds me of hob nobs, and that, my friend, can only be a good thing:
Its awfully warm toned. I quite like it, its unusual but perhaps cool toned ladies need to be careful with some of the shades. I keep thinking Hob. Nob. Can you see it? The dark brown is the chocolate, the mid brown is a cup of tea, the light brown is the biscuit base and the white is some squeezy cream.
Very, very creamy powders and christ, they even managed to make the mattes look silky smooth. The pencil is also excellent, although stubby sized; creamy, rich, pigmented as you can see.
The other palette is Stone, the grey smokey one, which by the way, is this weeks giveaway.
Strange combination – the beige is quite warm as if the brown but the black and silver grey are cool. You get a black pencil with this one:
Once again, beautiful soft texture and well pigmented. The grey is especially nice:
I was completely surprised by how nice these two palettes are quality wise – so soft, so creamy. The colours are what they are though – they aren't bright, or bold, or glittery but they aren't supposed to be either.
A great palette for everyday and I am guessing for most women who like to keep it simple, or should I say, simples.
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Artichoke Biscuit Bread with Asiago Cheese and Olives/
Last week there was a column in the newspaper highlighting some of the writer's recent finds at local farmer's markets, and she mentioned this artichoke bread that I subsequently have not been able to get out of my mind. There was no recipe, just the merest hint that the bread itself had a biscuit-like quality and there was cheese involved. I would gladly have hunted down this bread, except that said farmer's market was like over an hour from here and frankly, I think I'd rather spend those couple of hours in the kitchen than in the car.
So, people, here's what I did. I took a recipe that I had in my files (I had been meaning to make this bread anyway) for a buttermilk quick bread (I think it was originally from Cooking Light magazine) and I threw in chopped artichoke hearts, grated asiago cheese and sliced green olives.
I have no idea what that farmer's market bread tasted like, but boy howdy, was this stuff ever amazing! I sliced it up and served it with a glass of wine at happy hour and completely lost my interest in dinner. Artichoke bread would do just fine, thank you.
If you're not an olive person, you could leave them out, but I loved the salty, brine-y kick they added. The asiago cheese was incredible, but you could probably swap it out for cheddar if you can't find it. But if you're not crazy about artichokes, I suggest you just move on and don't bother with this one, because without the artichokes, there is no party here. Really. Here's the recipe…
Artichoke Biscuit Bread with Asiago Cheese and Olives
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3 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 egg, lightly beaten
1 3/4 cup buttermilk
¼ cup butter, melted
2 cups frozen or canned artichoke hearts, quartered
1 ½ cups grated asiago cheese
1 cup green manzanilla olives, halved
1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees
Grease a 9x5-inch loaf pan
Set aside ¼ cup of the quartered artichoke hearts and ¼ cup of the grated asiago cheese
Combine the flour, baking powder, parmesan cheese, salt and baking soda. Mix well. In a separate bowl whisk together the egg, buttermilk and melted butter. Add to the dry ingredients along with the olives, 1 ¼ cups of the asiago cheese and 1 3/4 cups of the artichoke hearts. Mix until just combined (the batter will be a little stiff) and spread in the prepared loaf pan. Top with the remaining ¼ cup of cheese and artichoke hearts.
Bake for 65 to 70 minutes (it took the full 70 minutes the last time I made this). You might have to tent the loaf with foil for the last 5 or 10 minutes of baking if it's getting too brown. Test for doneness if a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
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A lifelong resident of Broward County, Tim Ryan was elected to the Broward County Commission, representing District 7, in November 2012. District 7 includes the cities of Dania Beach, Lazy Lake and Wilton Manors, parts of Davie, Fort Lauderdale and Hollywood, and the Broadview Park neighborhood in unincorporated Broward County.
Before his election to the Broward County Commission, Tim served for eight years in the Florida House of Representatives, from 1998 – 2006, before leaving office due to term limits. During his time in the legislature, Tim focused on legislative initiatives to protect consumers, improve public education, enhance accountability and ethical standards for elected officials, and protect our state's environment and natural resources.
Born in Broward General Hospital in 1956, Tim was the third of seven children born to Johanna Betty (Rasch) and A.J. Ryan, Jr. Tim follows in a long family tradition of public service to the people of Broward County. His father, A.J. Ryan, Jr., served in the Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate from 1956 – 1967. Grandfather, A.J. Ryan, Sr., served on both the Dania Beach City Commission and Hollywood City Commission in the 1920s and on the Port Everglades Commission in the 1930s. Tim's grandmother, Genevieve Ryan, was the first woman to be realtor of the year in the state of Florida in 1958 and was elected national president of the American Legion Women's Auxiliary in 1965.
A 1974 graduate of Chaminade High School (now Chaminade-Madonna), Tim attended the University of Florida where he earned his bachelor's degree in Economics with high honors (1978), as well as his law degree (1981). In 1981, he joined the family law firm of Ryan & Ryan, which was founded by his father in 1955. Today, he is the firm's Managing Partner, and knows first-hand both the rewards and challenges faced by owners of small businesses
Tim has been active in a number of community service organizations, including the Dania Beach Improvement Committee, the Fort Lauderdale Jaycees, the Broward County Guardian Ad Litem program, the Hollywood Rotary Club and the Ft. Lauderdale Emerald Society. He has earned recognition while serving as Special Counsel for the City of Dania Beach for the past 25 years, and received the Florida Teaching Profession "Friend of Education" award and the Florida Bar President's Pro Bono award for his volunteer services.
Tim Ryan and his wife, Debbie (Miller), have been married for 26 years, and live in Dania Beach. They have four children – Johanna, 23, Brendan, 20, Colman, 15, and Catriona, 12.


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Jake Spalik (Johnson City, NY/ Johnson City) recorded eight catches for 116 yards to become the all-time leader in career reception yardage despite The College of Brockport football team's 42-40 loss to Buffalo State in a see-saw battle for the I-90 Bowl on Saturday afternoon in Buffalo.
Both teams struggled to get points on the board in the opening quarter. The Bengals came close to scoring early, but a field goal attempt sailed wide left. The Golden Eagles were able to get on the board first with 3:51 remaining in the quarter. Ty Stoldt (Alden, NY/Alden) capped off an 11-play, 80-yard drive with a 22-yard pass to Andrew Mrozek (Depew, NY/Lancaster) to take a 7-0 lead.
Just 1:19 into the second quarter, Buffalo State answered back with a seven yard run to tie the game 7-7. The Bengals then took the lead with 5:31 reaming in the first half. Buffalo State scored on a nine play, 76-yard drive.
With time running out and Brockport looking like it was going to head into halftime trailing, Stoldt capped off a six play, 50-yard drive with a 14-yard pass to a wide open Spalik in the back corner of the end zone to tie up the game once again. With that catch, Spalik's 2,148 total yards surpassed the previous record for career receiving yards set by Dan FIchter with 2,077 yards from 1989-91.
Brockport started out the second half on a high note. The Golden Eagles scored a touchdown just 50 seconds into the third quarter. Darryl Thompson (Rochester, NY/Marshall) caught a pass from Stoldt and ran it all the way to the end zone for the 76-yard scoring play. The Golden Eagles took a 21-14 lead off of a two play, 79-yard drive.
Once again, the Bengals had an answer and tied the game back up 3:47 later with a 46-yard touchdown pass.
The Golden Eagles, unfazed by the Bengals touchdown, regained the lead with six minutes remaining the third quarter. Tyrone Nichols (Troy, NY/Lansingburgh) pushed through the Buffalo State defense for a 10-yard run and into the end zone. The extra point was blocked giving Brockport a 27-21 advantage.
Buffalo State opened up the final quarter of the game with a touchdown, this time taking the lead by one at 28-27. The Bengals added to their lead with another touchdown at 9:12 for a 35-27 lead.
Spalik finished an 11 play, 77-yard drive with a seven yard catch from Stoldt to bring the Golden Eagles to within two points at 33-35. Brockport went for the two point play to tie the game, but Stoldt had no one to throw it to and the Golden Eagles would have to settle for six.
With time winding down in regulation, Buffalo State pushed its lead to nine with a two yard rushing touchdown but the Golden Eagles, not ready to back down, pushed the ball down the field in the final minutes of the game. Stoldt recorded his fifth touchdown of the game with a 27-yard pass to Mrozek. The five touchdowns through the air tied the school record.
Unfortunately, there was not enough time for the Golden Eagles to come back for the win and possession of the I-90 Bowl trophy. Brockport tried for an onside kick in the last minute of play, but was charged with a penalty because the ball only traveled nine yards. With possession of the ball, Buffalo State took a knee and the clock ran down.
Stoldt finished with 414 yards passing on 29-of-44 attempts with five touchdowns He also rushed for 56 yards on 14 carries. Spalik had two touchdowns and 116 yards receiving.
Mrozek was another Golden Eagle to record a milestone during the game. With 106 yards receiving, Mrozek has surpassed the 1,500-yard milestone for his career.
Nichols was the leading rusher for Brockport with 75 yards on 14 carries and one touchdown.
On defense, Colby Morabito (Rochester, NY/Hilton) finished the game with 11 tackles and one sack. Lincoln Jacobs (Brooklyn, NY/Grand Street) and Camden Palmeter (Oneonta, NY/Oneonta) each recorded a sack.


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The Data on Teen Dating
Study Finds Trouble for Kids Who Date at an Earlier Age
Boys and girls who start dating at a young age are disrupting the typical pattern of teenage romantic development and may have more school and behavioral problems than their peers, suggests a Canadian study to be published in the December issue of the Journal of Adolescence.
Interest in the opposite sex usually begins at puberty and gradually evolves into casual interactions, followed by group-based dating by the midteens, previous research has shown. Exclusive partnerships are formed mostly later in adolescence.
Entering into intimate relationships too early can leave teens ill-prepared to handle typical problems couples face and without the support of peers at the same stage of romantic development, researchers said. These experiences can increase the risk of unsafe sexual activity, alcohol use and delinquent behaviors, the study says. Late-starting daters, while also out of step with peers, appeared to have no apparent social or emotional difficulties.
The study, by researchers at York University in Toronto, used data collected from 1996 to 2003 on 698 students from 12 local schools.
The students, whose average age at the start of the study was 11.8 years, reported their romantic activities on yearly questionnaires. Separate questionnaires assessed personality traits, such as shyness, depression, and aggressive or delinquent behaviors.
The early-starting group began dating at the age of 11.6 years, on average, compared with 12.9 years for on-time teens and 14.9 years for late bloomers.
A majority of students, 55%, were classed as on-time teens whose romantic activity gradually matured during adolescence. Early starters, who began a consistent pattern of dating and intimate relationships between 10 and 12, comprised 20% of the participants. So-called late bloomers, those who delayed dating until their late teens, accounted for 25%.
Early starters reported twice as many acts of abnormal or delinquent behavior as on-time teens and late bloomers. Behaviors included lying and cheating, picking fights, truancy, disobedience and running away.
Late-blooming students, once their interest in dating began, followed an accelerated path through the casual and group-dating stages before moving to exclusive relationships, with no apparent adverse effect.
Girls in the late-bloomer group were about 15.5 years old when they started dating, about a year older than boys, the researchers said. Students with high academic goals were more likely to be late bloomers.
Caveat: Teens may have over- or underreported their romantic involvement, researchers said. The findings may only apply to urban or heterosexual teens in Western countries, they said.
Developmental trajectories of romantic stages and associations with problem behaviours during adolescence
• Viral identifier: Scientists have developed a blood test that appears able to diagnose a viral respiratory illness with greater than 90% accuracy, potentially providing a valuable new tool in the battle against antibiotic-resistant germs.
The new test, reported in the journal Science Translational Medicine, works by analyzing a patient's genetic response to an infectious organism in order to distinguish viral infections from others. By contrast, traditional diagnostic testing is designed to identify specific organisms that may be causing a patient's symptoms.
The researchers said the new test, which isn't yet ready for clinical use, could eventually identify new influenza viruses earlier. It also may help reduce unnecessary antibiotic prescriptions, they said. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in September said that more than two million people in the U.S. develop infections each year that are resistant to antibiotics, partly because of excessive use of antibiotic medications in humans and animals.
The new test was developed at Duke University using 48 genes found to be highly activated or expressed in blood analyzed from volunteers experimentally inoculated with the H3N2 or H1N1 influenza viruses as part of an earlier study. The genes represent a molecular profile, or viral infection signature, of a typical immune response to viral infection, researchers said. The new test uses a technology called custom reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction to detect a similar pattern of genes in blood samples from patients with suspected viral infections.
In the latest study, the test was used to diagnose 102 patients with fever and respiratory symptoms seen in emergency departments in North Carolina, Michigan and Australia in 2009. Standard diagnostics indicated that 28 of the 102 had viral infections, 39 had bacterial infections and 35 were healthy and uninfected, researchers said.
The genetic test identified 25 of the 28 viral infections correctly and misclassified three, the study found. Four patients with bacterial infections and one uninfected patient were also misclassified as having viral infections.
Caveat: The test only identifies viral infections and doesn't distinguish between different types of viruses. Other genes may be identified that could more effectively classify viral infections, researchers said.
A Host-Based RT-PCR Gene Expression Signature to Identify Acute Respiratory Viral Infection
• Dog-bite danger: After a natural disaster, dogs may be more likely to attack people unprovoked, according to a study in Preventive Medicine.
The Japanese study found that the number of dog bites was almost 30 times as great in one small city in the weeks following the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster as in the previous year. Animal behavior often changes before a major seismic event but only a few studies have looked at the post-disaster period, the researchers said. Dog bites were reported to increase after Hurricane Floyd in 1999 and Hurricane Ike in 2008.
The study used medical records to track 27 patients ages 23 to 86 treated for dog bites at Japan's Minamisoma Municipal General Hospital in the 3½ months after the 2011 earthquake and subsequent nuclear power plant disaster. Most area residents were evacuated following the explosion but pets were usually left behind, researchers said.
Dog bites peaked about three weeks after the quake and remained high until the 15th week, the data showed. By comparison, only two people were treated for dog bites in the 10 weeks before the earthquake. About 70% of bites were to the upper body. Of the victims, 44% were bitten by dogs that had owners, 33% by neglected dogs and 23% by strays or unknown dogs.
Many bites occurred after the sixth week of evacuation, indicating that returning residents could have become victims of bites by starved and highly stressed dogs.
A number of dogs attacked people without displaying any signs of aggression, the study found. This behavior may be due to hormonal changes or mental stress caused by intermittent aftershocks, researchers said. About a third of the dogs had been vaccinated for rabies and the status of the remainder was unknown.
Caveat: The study only included dog bites treated at one hospital. It isn't known if dog bites were related to radiation exposure.
Increased incidence of dog-bite injuries after the Fukushima nuclear accident
• Exercise paradox: Symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease can be reduced with physical activity, but only if the exercise isn't perceived as stressful, says a study in Brain, Behavior and Immunity. Diseases such as ulcerative colitis affect an estimated 1.4 million Americans, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Psychological stress is known to aggravate symptoms of bowel disease but studies investigating the effects of exercise on colon inflammation have been inconclusive.
In experiments at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, lab mice were divided into two exercise groups for several weeks. One group was forced to run on a treadmill at a moderate pace; the other was assigned to a less-stressful regimen of voluntary treadmill running. Both groups were paired with control groups that were largely sedentary.
Beginning 24 hours after the last exercise session, both groups of active mice were given several doses of 2% dextran sodium sulfate (DSS) dissolved in water, which triggers colon inflammation similar to colitis.
Indications of colon inflammation, including the presence of certain proteins and gene activity associated with inflammation, were significantly increased in the mice that were forced to maintain their pace of exercise compared with the control mice. Mice able to exercise at their own chosen pace had fewer colitis symptoms and significantly reduced levels of inflammatory gene activity in colon tissue in response to DSS treatment, the study found.
Caveat: Colitis induced by the chemical DSS isn't an exact replica of human colitis, the researchers said. Effects of forced and voluntary exercise have not been compared in people with inflammatory bowel disease.
Forced treadmill exercise training exacerbates inflammation and causes mortality while voluntary wheel training is protective in a mouse model of colitis
Gum Disease Linked to Sleep Apnea
People who suffer from obstructive sleep apnea and often breathe through their mouths during sleep are at greater risk of developing chronic gum disease than those without the disorder, suggests a study in the Journal of Periodontal Research. Periodontitis, a gum disease, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), a sleep disorder characterized by frequent breathing interruptions, are linked to systemic health conditions such as heart disease and diabetes, but it isn't known if OSA is a trigger for periodontitis, researchers said.
The South Korean study used data on 687 people ages 47 to 77 who were examined between 2009 and 2010 as part of a larger health investigation. Dental examinations assessed the prevalence of bleeding and receding gums, dental plaque and other indicators of periodontitis. OSA was diagnosed with a computerized device worn at home or in a sleep lab. Snoring, mouth breathing and other health and lifestyle information were reported on questionnaires.
Obstructive sleep apnea was diagnosed in 47% of the subjects and periodontitis in 17.5%. Of those with periodontitis, 60% had OSA and 25% were chronic snorers.
Periodontitis was almost four times more prevalent in men with sleep apnea than in women with the sleep disorder, the study found. The association between periodontitis and OSA was only significant in subjects aged 55 and older, the adjusted results showed.
Caveat: Mouth breathing was self-reported and all subjects may not have understood the term, researchers said. The findings don't prove conclusively that mouth breathing and obstructive sleep apnea lead to periodontitis, they said.
The association between periodontitis and obstructive sleep apnea: a preliminary study
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Finances and some fun at Buffett annual meeting
The carnivale for capitalists is on.
Berkshire Hathaway's annual meeting kicked off Saturday, with more than 30,000 people flocking to Omaha to hear what the conglomerate's famed CEO, Warren Buffett, had to say.
Buffett and Berkshire Vice Chairman Charlie Munger answered questions from an auditorium that was packed with shareholders.
Both Wall Street and Main Street investors closely monitor any updates from Berkshire because the firm invests in well-known companies that touch many consumers' lives. Its stock holdings include Wells Fargo, Coca-Cola, American Express, IBM, ExxonMobil and Wal-Mart Stores. Berkshire also has dozens of operating units that provide a wide array of products and services, such as auto insurance, paint, t-shirts and candy.
The questions for Buffett and Munger were varied, ranging from queries about specific investments to inquiries about Berkshire's overall strategies for its own shareholders.
An early question addressed a hot topic: Coca-Cola's pay plan for its executives. Berkshire, which has 400 million shares of the beverage company, abstained from voting against that compensation plan, although Buffett has advocated against exorbitant executive pay and called Coke's plan "excessive" in a CNBC interview.
Buffett said he privately told Coke CEO Muhtar Kent that he opposed the compensation plan, but "didn't go to war with Coke in any way."
The billionaire investor also said that his regard for Bank of America wasn't diminished after the bank revealed an error in its recent reports to the Federal Reserve. He said that he not bothered that the bank had to suspend a long-awaited dividend increase and stock buyback due to the error.
In 2011, Buffett invested $5 billion in Bank of America in exchange for 6% interest and warrants to buy 700 million shares of stock at $7.14 apiece.
Buffett, 83, also addressed the topic of dividends for his own company, saying that Berkshire's shareholders had overwhelmingly rejected a proposal that would have encouraged it to pay a dividend.
A shareholder had proposed that Berkshire should start paying a dividend to share some of the company's roughly $49 billion in cash with investors. Buffett said he believes that reinvesting Berkshire's cash is worth more for shareholders than they would receive in a dividend.
Throughout the meeting, many attendees tweeted and blogged live updates.
Saturday morning tweets from TV anchor Susie Gharib and others brought up Buffett's stated view that social dynamics in board actions are important. "On corporate boardroom behavior: if you keep belching you'll be eating in the kitchen," Gharib tweeted.
She, and many others, also tweeted about a videotaped skit with Buffett and singer Paul Anka performing "My Way" with their own lyrics.
That duet was one of many offbeat performances and activities for attendees. On Saturday morning, there was a "newspaper tossing challenge" to see who was best at tossing the Omaha World-Herald to a doorstep that was part of an exhibit for Berkshire subsidiary Clayton Home. Microsoft co-founder and Berkshire Hathaway board member Bill Gates was one of the participants.
There was also an array of unusual products for shareholders to purchase during their weekend.
For instance, Berkshire's Fruit of the Loom unit sold "Berky"-branded boxer shorts for $6 in the exhibit hall. The underwear, featuring a cartoon image of Buffett and Munger, was advertised as "your best 'bottom line' investment."
Berkshire's Borsheims jewelry store offered loose diamonds in sizes up to 5 carats with a teeny-tiny laser-inscribed version of Buffett's signature. The price: from $5,000 to more than $200,000.
Contributing: The Associated Press