Dog disease that can be passed to humans confirmed in Iowa
Several cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed at a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County.
Article via NBCNews
DES MOINES, Iowa — Officials say a dog disease that can be passed to humans has been confirmed in Iowa.
The state veterinarian, Dr. Jeff Kaisand, says several cases of canine brucellosis have been confirmed at a commercial breeding facility for small dogs in Marion County.
The Iowa Department of Agriculture and Land Stewardship says it is notifying people who have custody of the exposed dogs. Both the animals and the facilities are quarantined while the dogs undergo testing.
Signs of the disease in a dog include infertility, spontaneous abortions and stillbirths. State health officials say symptoms for humans include fever, sweats, headache, joint pain and weakness.
The department says the threat to most pet owners is very low. Dog breeders, veterinary staff and anyone who comes in contact with blood, tissues and fluids during the birthing process may be at higher risk.
Kim Kardashian’s Personal Trainer Responded To Criticism Of Her “Unrealistic” Body At The Met Gala
Article via BuzzFeed
Kim wore a dress designed by Thierry Mugler and inspired by Sophia Loren’s look in the 1957 film Boy on a Dolphin, complete with dripping crystals to emphasise the ~just got out of the ocean~ vibes.
Many were especially concerned about her itty bitty waist.
Eventually some mentioned their concerns for Kim’s health.
Some publications even claimed that Kim achieved this waist through a plant based diet. ?
But now Kim’s personal trainer, Melissa Alcantara, has weighed in on the situation and defended Kim against the criticism.
In a post on her Instagram story, Melissa said that while Kim was wearing a corset under her dress, she is also “dedicated” to working out six days a week.
“I see her train and I see her sweat and I see all the work she does outside of the gym,” she wrote. “And THAT is commendable!”
According to E News, Kim reposted the message on her own Instagram story, but it’s since been deleted. Hmm.
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Social media effect ‘tiny’ in teenagers, large study finds
Article via BBC
The effects of social media use on teenage life satisfaction are limited and probably “tiny”, a study of 12,000 UK adolescents suggests.
Family, friends and school life all had a greater impact on wellbeing, says the University of Oxford research team.
It claims its study is more in-depth and robust than previous ones.
And it urged companies to release data on how people use social media in order to understand more about the impact of technology on young people’s lives.
The study, published in the journal PNAS, attempts to answer the question of whether teenagers who use social media more than average have lower life satisfaction, or whether adolescents with lower life satisfaction use more social media.
Past research on the relationship between screens, technology and children’s mental health has often been contradictory.
Trivial effect
Prof Andrew Przybylski and Amy Orben, from the Oxford Internet Institute at the University of Oxford, say it is often based on limited evidence which does not give the full picture.
Their study concluded that most links between life satisfaction and social media use were “trivial”, accounting for less than 1% of a teenager’s wellbeing – and that the effect of social media was “not a one-way street”.
Prof Przybylski, director of research at the institute, said: “99.75% of a person’s life satisfaction has nothing to do with their use of social media.”
The study, which took place between 2009 and 2017, asked thousands of 10 to 15-year-olds to say how long they spent using social media on a normal school day and also rate how satisfied they were with different aspects of life.
They found more effects of time spent on social media in girls, but they were tiny and no larger than effects found in boys.
Less than half of these effects were statistically significant, they said.
“Parents shouldn’t worry about time on social media – thinking about it that way is wrong,” Prof Przybylski said.
“We are fixated on time – but we need to retire this notion of screen time.
“The results are not showing evidence for great concern.”
The researchers said it was now important to identify young people at greater risk from certain effects of social media, and find out other factors that were having an impact on their wellbeing.
They plan to meet social media companies soon to discuss how they can work together to learn more about how people use apps – not just the time spent on them.
‘First small step’
Ms Orben, co-study author and psychology lecturer at University of Oxford, said the industry must release their usage data and support independent research.
“Access is key to understanding the many roles that social media plays in the lives of young people” she said.
Dr Max Davie, officer for health improvement at the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, backed the call for companies to collaborate with scientists and called the study “the first small step”.
However, he said there were other issues to explore, such as screen time’s interference with other important activities like sleep, exercise and time with family or friends.
“We recommend that families follow our guidance published earlier this year and continue to avoid screen use for one hour before bed, since there are other reasons beside mental health for children to need a good night’s sleep.”
- Find out more about how to help children be safe, happy and healthy online at BBC children’s website, Own it.
Parents film newborn baby girl being dropped on head by doctor: ‘Treated like a sack of potatoes’
Derrick and Monique Rodgers say they weren’t looking for much after he captured hospital staff dropping their newborn baby on its head moments after birth. An apology would have sufficed.
Instead, Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona has given them the runaround and they decided to share the video publicly.
The couple’s twins, Morgan and Madison, were born premature on Valentine’s Day. Just moments after Morgan’s birth, Derrick Rodgers filmed a member of the medical staff dropping the baby on her head on a table. Another staffer quickly grabbed the child to prevent her from falling on the floor.
“It made me so mad. Like, I had to stop recording,” Derrick Rodgers told Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV.
The incident was literally just a few seconds, but the baby’s mother said she promised herself she “would never watch that video again.”
The twin girls are both home and there are no serious concerns about Morgan’s health, according to their parents.
(MORE: ‘Hero’ girl kept baby brother alive after parents’ apparent murder-suicide)
Derrick Rodgers said he later approached the doctor, but he ignored his concern.
“I told him, ‘You dropped my baby,'” he said, recalling the encounter in an interview with KNXV. “He had like a nonchalant look on his face. Then I showed him the video, and he had nothing to say after that.”
The family did not even receive an apology from Chandler Regional Medical Center.
“An apology when it happened could’ve gone a long way,” said Monique Rodgers.
They later found out Morgan was given an ultrasound and had suffered a germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH), or bleeding in the brain. The Rodgers, who have two older children, weren’t told of the ultrasound until six weeks after it was taken, they said.
GMH is not uncommon in babies born prematurely and it may have had nothing to do with the drop.
Derrick and Monique Rodgers say they weren’t looking for much after he captured hospital staff dropping their newborn baby on its head moments after birth. An apology would have sufficed.
Instead, Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona has given them the runaround and they decided to share the video publicly.
The couple’s twins, Morgan and Madison, were born premature on Valentine’s Day. Just moments after Morgan’s birth, Derrick Rodgers filmed a member of the medical staff dropping the baby on her head on a table. Another staffer quickly grabbed the child to prevent her from falling on the floor.
Monique and Derrick Rodgers shared video of doctors at a Chandler, Ariz., hospital dropping one of their twins moments after birth in February.more +
“It made me so mad. Like, I had to stop recording,” Derrick Rodgers told Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV.
The incident was literally just a few seconds, but the baby’s mother said she promised herself she “would never watch that video again.”
The twin girls are both home and there are no serious concerns about Morgan’s health, according to their parents.
Derrick Rodgers said he later approached the doctor, but he ignored his concern.
“I told him, ‘You dropped my baby,'” he said, recalling the encounter in an interview with KNXV. “He had like a nonchalant look on his face. Then I showed him the video, and he had nothing to say after that.”
The family did not even receive an apology from Chandler Regional Medical Center.
“An apology when it happened could’ve gone a long way,” said Monique Rodgers.
They later found out Morgan was given an ultrasound and had suffered a germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH), or bleeding in the brain. The Rodgers, who have two older children, weren’t told of the ultrasound until six weeks after it was taken, they said.
GMH is not uncommon in babies born prematurely and it may have had nothing to do with the drop.
Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Ariz., said it was taking video of a doctor dropping a newborn baby “extremely seriously.”more +
Still, the couple worries about shaking the baby has developed and have made plans to see a neurologist.
“I feel like she was treated like a sack of potatoes,” Monique Rodgers said.
(MORE: Kids II recalls inclined sleepers linked to 5 baby deaths)
The hospital cannot comment publicly on the incident due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but did say it took the incident “extremely seriously.”
“Because of patient privacy laws and a request from the family not to release information, we are unable to comment specifically on this matter,” Chandler Regional Medical Center said in a statement to KNXV. “The safety of our patients and their families is always our top concern. The medical team at Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center takes this matter extremely seriously and is working to conduct a comprehensive review.”
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Derrick and Monique Rodgers say they weren’t looking for much after he captured hospital staff dropping their newborn baby on its head moments after birth. An apology would have sufficed.
Instead, Chandler Regional Medical Center in Arizona has given them the runaround and they decided to share the video publicly.
The couple’s twins, Morgan and Madison, were born premature on Valentine’s Day. Just moments after Morgan’s birth, Derrick Rodgers filmed a member of the medical staff dropping the baby on her head on a table. Another staffer quickly grabbed the child to prevent her from falling on the floor.
PHOTO: Monique and Derrick Rodgers shared video of doctors at a Chandler, Ariz., hospital dropping one of their twins moments after birth in February. KNXV
Monique and Derrick Rodgers shared video of doctors at a Chandler, Ariz., hospital dropping one of their twins moments after birth in February.more +
“It made me so mad. Like, I had to stop recording,” Derrick Rodgers told Phoenix ABC affiliate KNXV.
The incident was literally just a few seconds, but the baby’s mother said she promised herself she “would never watch that video again.”
The twin girls are both home and there are no serious concerns about Morgan’s health, according to their parents.
(MORE: ‘Hero’ girl kept baby brother alive after parents’ apparent murder-suicide)
Derrick Rodgers said he later approached the doctor, but he ignored his concern.
“I told him, ‘You dropped my baby,'” he said, recalling the encounter in an interview with KNXV. “He had like a nonchalant look on his face. Then I showed him the video, and he had nothing to say after that.”
PHOTO: A doctor dropped Monique and Derrick Rodgers baby just moments after it was born in Chandler, Ariz., in February. KNXV
A doctor dropped Monique and Derrick Rodgers’ baby just moments after it was born in Chandler, Ariz., in February.more +
The family did not even receive an apology from Chandler Regional Medical Center.
“An apology when it happened could’ve gone a long way,” said Monique Rodgers.
(MORE: Authorities arrest suspect in 1972 cold case of woman murdered with baby in arms)
They later found out Morgan was given an ultrasound and had suffered a germinal matrix hemorrhage (GMH), or bleeding in the brain. The Rodgers, who have two older children, weren’t told of the ultrasound until six weeks after it was taken, they said.
GMH is not uncommon in babies born prematurely and it may have had nothing to do with the drop.
PHOTO: Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Ariz., said it was taking video of a doctor dropping a newborn baby extremely seriously. KNXV
Chandler Regional Medical Center in Chandler, Ariz., said it was taking video of a doctor dropping a newborn baby “extremely seriously.”more +
Still, the couple worries about shaking the baby has developed and have made plans to see a neurologist.
“I feel like she was treated like a sack of potatoes,” Monique Rodgers said.
(MORE: Kids II recalls inclined sleepers linked to 5 baby deaths)
The hospital cannot comment publicly on the incident due to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), but did say it took the incident “extremely seriously.”
“Because of patient privacy laws and a request from the family not to release information, we are unable to comment specifically on this matter,” Chandler Regional Medical Center said in a statement to KNXV. “The safety of our patients and their families is always our top concern. The medical team at Dignity Health Chandler Regional Medical Center takes this matter extremely seriously and is working to conduct a comprehensive review.”
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Study: Teen suicide rate spiked in month after ’13 Reasons Why’s’ release
Article via Aol
A new study found that an increase in suicide rates among U.S. boys age 10-17 in April 2017 correlates with the release of Netflix’s “13 Reasons Why” in 2017. The show depicts a teenage girl’s suicide following the recovery of a box of cassette tapes she left behind detailing the 13 reasons why she decided to kill herself.
The study was published Monday in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and funded by the National Institute of Health. It found that 195 more suicides than expected occurred in the nine months after the March 31, 2017, release. And in the month of April, 2017, more suicides occurred than in any April of the previous nine years. Although the show focuses on the suicide of a teenage girl, teenage boys represent the only demographic with a significant spike in suicide rates. Suicides among teenage boys jumped 28.9% in the month following the release.
The show’s depiction of teen suicide has caused controversy since its release.
The Nation Association of School Psychologists issued a warning statement: “We do not recommend that vulnerable youth, especially those who have any degree of suicidal ideation, watch this series. Its powerful storytelling may lead impressionable viewers to romanticize the choices made by the characters and/or develop revenge fantasies. They may easily identify with the experiences portrayed and recognize both the intentional and unintentional effects on the central character.”
The study does not claim a causal relationship between watching the show and committing suicide. It does, however, control for seasonal and other factors that could influence suicide rates. The study concludes that the show is associated with a surge in teen suicide and cautions children and adolescents from viewing the series.
Netflix said in a statement Tuesday, “This is a critically important topic and we have worked hard to ensure that we handle this sensitive issue responsibly.”
“The results of this study should raise awareness that young people are particularly vulnerable to the media,” study co-author Lisa Horowitz, a staff scientist at the National Institute of Mental Health, said in a statement. “All disciplines, including the media, need to take good care to be constructive and thoughtful about topics that intersect with public health crises.”
Two seasons of “13 Reasons Why” are currently available for streaming. Season 3 is slated to come to Netflix later this year.
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Two HIV Cases Linked to Spa That Gave Trendy ‘Vampire Facials’
Article via Gizmodo
The so-called vampire facials that have been touted by celebrities
for ostensible rejuvenation benefits have been linked to two cases of
HIV in New Mexico, according to health officials.
The New Mexico Department of Health first warned that clients of the since-closed VIP Spa in Albuquerque should be tested for possible blood-borne infections—including HIV, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C—last fall after an inspection found the spa’s practices could have put some clients at risk.
On Monday, the NMDOH said that “laboratory testing on specimens from the two clients indicates recent infection with the same HIV virus, increasing the likelihood that the two HIV infections may have resulted from a procedure at the VIP Spa.”
Officials urged anyone who had a procedure involving a needle injection at VIP Spa between May and September of last year to undergo free testing for the viruses. Free testing sites include the South Valley Health Commons and Casa de Salud Family Medical Office, both located in Albuquerque.
“While over 100 VIP Spa clients have already been tested, NMDOH is reaching out to ensure that testing and counseling services are available for individuals who received injection related services at the VIP Spa,” NMDOH Cabinet Secretary Kathy Kunkel said in a statement.
Dr. Barbara Sturm of Molecular Cosmetics has been credited as a member of the team that developed the trend. (Her brand sells a $1,400 blood cream.) The procedure has been championed by Gwyneth Paltrow’s controversial lifestyle brand Goop,
which describes a blood facial as a process in which “healing factors
from a patient’s own blood are re-injected into skin, rejuvenating it in
much the way PRP treatments help heal joints and injuries in
orthopedics and sports medicine.”
The vampire or blood facial, as it’s sometimes called, has won clients in celebrities from Kim Kardashian (who later claimed she regretted it) to Victoria Beckham. Kardashian, who wrote in a blog post last year that she was not able to take painkillers before her own procedure because she learned she was pregnant, described it as “the most painful thing ever.”
NMDOH this week urged anyone seeking cosmetic procedures involving needles to make sure that they’re being done by a licensed medical professional.
RIP JOHN SINGLETON 1968-2019
What’s your favorite John Singleton Movie?
Director John Singleton to Be Taken Off Life Support on Monday After Suffering Stroke, Family Says
UPDATE: JOHN SINGLETON HAS DIED AT AGE 51
The family for John Singleton said the Oscar-nominated filmmaker will be taken off life support Monday after suffering a stroke almost two weeks ago.
John Singleton, director of “Boyz n the Hood” and co-creator of FX’s “Snowfall,” is on seen in a file photo. (Credit: Gina Ferazzi / Los Angeles Times)
“It is with heavy hearts we announce that our beloved son, father and friend, John Daniel Singleton will be taken off of life support today,” read the statement. “This was an agonizing decision, one that our family made, over a number of days, with the careful counsel of John’s doctors.”
The 51-year-old director of “Boyz in the Hood,” ”Poetic Justice” and other films has been in intensive care in a Los Angeles hospital since he had a stroke on April 17. A court filing last week by his mother, Shelia Ward, requested that she be appointed Singleton’s temporary conservator in order to make medical and financial decisions while he is incapacitated.
Ward’s filing said that Singleton was in a coma. But on Friday, Singleton’s daughter Cleopatra Singleton, 19, filed a declaration disputing that account. She maintained that her father was not in a coma and that doctors did not “have a concrete diagnosis.” She opposed her grandmother becoming conservator, or guardian.
John Singleton was nominated for an Oscar for 1991’s “Boyz N the Hood.” His recent projects include the TV series “Snowfall.”
As news that Singleton would be taken off life support circulated, many paid tribute to the director. Jordan Peele, the “Get Out” and “Us” director called him “a brave artist and a true inspiration.”
“His vision changed everything,” said Peele.
Orginal article ——–> https://ktla.com/2019/04/29/director-john-singleton-remains-on-life-support-reports-of-death-are-inaccurate-publicist/
World Health Organization says no screen time for babies
The World Health Organization has issued its first-ever guidance for how much screen time that children under five should get: none!
Teenagers can be weaned off junk food by appealing to their rebellious nature
Article via DailyMail
- Study showed youngsters will quit eating burgers if it makes them feel rebellious
- Knowing food companies spend billions on marketing also helps to put them off
- Over three months, teenage boys cut their junk food intake by almost a third
Tearaway teenagers may drive parents to distraction at mealtimes with their refusal to eat healthily.
But convincing youngsters to shun junk food may be as simple as exploiting their natural tendency to rebel.
A group of 13 and 14-year-old students were shown a news story which claimed adults who controlled large food corporations spent billions on marketing to coerce them into eating fatty foods, The Times reported.
Teens hit back against this ‘manipulation’ – and their canteen choices improved significantly. The biggest effects were in boys, who cut purchases of unhealthy food by roughly a third.
Christopher Bryan, of Chicago University, said: ‘Food marketing is deliberately designed to create positive emotional associations with junk food.
‘What we’ve done is turn that around by exposing their manipulation to teenagers, triggering their natural strong aversion to being controlled by adults.’
The study of 350 pupils at a school in Texas was published in journal Nature Human Behaviour.
The teenagers’ food habits were analysed for three months.
The most pronounced effects were seen among boys, who cut their purchases of unhealthy treatments by roughly a third.
‘This brief, inexpensive and easily scalable intervention appears to provide lasting protection against the enticing power of junk food marketing and to change eating habits’, the research said.