Sexually Transmitted Diseases

The latest data shows that for the second year in a row, the Baton Rouge metropolitan area ranked second in the nation in the rate of AIDS cases. New Orleans ranked ninth.
Nationally, Louisiana ranked fifth highest in AIDS case rates and 12th in the number of AIDS cases diagnosed in 2009, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2009 HIV Surveillance Report.Louisiana has a significant problem with sexually transmitted diseases. The group affected -- and infected -- most are young people, ages 15 through 24.
Louisiana, in 2009, had the third-highest chlamydia case rate; the second-highest gonorrhea case rate -- twice as high as the national rate; and the highest rate of primary and secondary syphilis, according to the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals.
In Louisiana, people from ages 15 through 24 -- even though this age group makes up only 15 percent of Louisiana's population -- represented 71 percent of chlamydia cases, 63 percent of gonorrhea cases and 38 percent of syphilis cases.
This should sound the alarm to all young people who are sexually active, as well as every parent, guardian, physician, psychologist and educator. There is nothing normal about sexually active young people who appear to be ignorant of the dangers of unprotected sex, or simply in denial. Obviously, we have failed to educate this group sufficiently. The reality should push us past any debate about the need for age-appropriate sex education in public classrooms.
Every young person who has contracted one of the sexually transmitted diseases mentioned above also has run the risk of contracting HIV.

As of March 31, a total of 31,161 HIV/AIDS cases have been reported in Louisiana, including 317 pediatric cases, according to the Louisiana HIV/AIDS Surveillance Quarterly Report. Other details from the report include:
» The cumulative number of deaths among persons diagnosed with HIV/AIDS, reported to the Louisiana Office of Public Health through March 31, is 12,800 including 103 deaths among pediatric cases.
» A total of 18,540 persons are living with HIV/AIDS in Louisiana; of these individuals, 10,141 (55 percent) have an AIDS diagnosis.
» The primary risk factor for new HIV diagnoses in Louisiana is sexual transmission, heterosexual or homosexual. The secondary factor is injection drug use.
This tells us that young people and adults do not understand the dangers of unprotected sex. That must change.

True Yoga

Earlier this week I was reading about this yoga program being offered in the Morris County Jail ... the free yoga program offered in Morris County jail.
And it got me to thinking. Do you know who else would enjoy a free yoga program to, as the writer put it, "find their 'center,' to get to a place where they can think about their choices and be intentional about their future?" Me. How about you?
I have no idea where my center is and, frankly, I would like to find it and it would be great if I could find it for free. So I was a little aggravated at this news and not so much about the free yoga, though that was the jumping off point, but about being ... well yeah, it was the prisoners getting free yoga. I was a bit scared to say it, but now I have said it so, it's out there. But there is more.
I felt strongly enough about it to write (always happy to serve up the obvious here, friends) but felt I shouldn’t, because it might be too "political." And I think that was the true source of my aggravation. Remember when prisoners were bad? And when kids played games and one team lost and one team won? When God was in school? When children were left behind all the time because they got bad grades or just weren’t good enough to make the team? And none of that was political at all? It was just … life.  But now I feel I can’t go on and on about people who break the law and go to prison who get free yoga instruction without sounding conservative or Republican or Tea Party-ish and that is what bums me out.
I would really just like to share with you why I feel I deserve some free yoga instruction and why I deserve it more than a prisoner does without anyone reading my words through red-white-and-blue colored glasses. My feelings are not political. They’re base and seeped in jealousy–but not political.
And now, I guess one could say I have gone on and on about it, so, well, I guess that’s it. Wonder how my editor would feel about 350 words this week?
Kidding aside, in the last week or so I almost walked into the men's room at work. I stopped at a "Stop" sign, went through the motion of looking both ways but did not actually commit to it as was proven when I proceeded and almost crashed into a very nice man who did not give me the finger or scream at me (thank you, kind sir). I called someone and when they answered I forgot why I called them. I also called the wrong "Nick" at work and told him a whole bunch of stuff he didn't need to know. I mailed a check and failed to include the check and I dreamed that all of the toilets in my house were replaced with commodes and every time someone used the bathroom I would have to clean them out.
This is called "life" and even in the best life there is work, stress, worry and distraction. And mine, or ours, are the lives of jugglers. Not fire or chainsaw jugglers or any marketable skill kind of juggler that could make us some coin in the park, we are mental jugglers. I can think of about 25 things at one time, I can be mad and happy at Jim for totally different reasons at the exact same time and I can do it to our son, too. I am the person who needs to find their center, not the person sitting in jail who is no longer a danger to society. I drive a big car, I operate a lawn mower, I have a child and pets in my care, I work for nine people in my office, who needs to find their center? I do, but can’t because of time and money.
If there were another day inside of a day, I would take yoga classes. But I am also afraid to make the financial commitment only to find out there are, in fact, not enough hours in the day to make it to those yoga classes. Because the only thing that would hurt me more than the peacock pose would be to spend the money and find I was unable to go for this reason or that. That would be a real downward facing dog pose.
So would it be wrong to suggest that, perhaps, the prisoners in search of their center just follow along with the yoga lady on TV every morning? And if they don't want to, um, maybe just, dare I say, make them? Is that unconstitutional? To make someone exercise and get fit? If it will help them to rehabilitate and become a better person?  Because that is the reason, more or less, behind the free yoga program–or so the article says. And I guess if it is un-American, then call me "traitor" because I would kill for my own little dictator who made me exercise every day whether I wanted to or not–that is called being Jennifer Aniston in my book. And if prisoners were made to yoga along with the 5 a.m. yoga lady on TV, then perhaps the town or the state would not have to pay for the instructor? And maybe offer the free yoga to the contributing members of society whose center eludes them, whose focus is occasionally, um, blurry?

And there you have it: Yes, I would deprive a prisoner of free yoga instruction. There are a thousand different ways to exercise that cost nothing. Personally, I think if I was incarcerated for any length of time, I would jump rope myself to a body like Megan Fox, become fluent in at least five languages, I might even make up a language, become a plumber, an electrician and perhaps write a novel or two, but I hope to never be proven right or wrong on that one.
I don't think prisoners of any kind should be given anything the average citizen is not also given for free (besides food, medical care, education and shelter). I believe the only benefit to being a prisoner should be ... nothing. I absolutely believe in rehabilitation for criminals, but come on: A yoga instructor in our jail? When Pigs fly pose.

Bipolar Disorder

The Royal College of Psychiatrists in the U.K. says someone with bipolar disorder will have severe mood swings.
These usually last several weeks or months and are far beyond what most of us experience. In the low or “depressive” state there will be feelings of intense depression and despair. In the high or “manic” state there will be feelings of extreme happiness and elation.
By this definition, the financial markets must have bipolar disorder.
Just a few days ago, they were crashing. Now they appear to be already in the “manic” phase. “Mania is an extreme sense of well-being, energy and optimism,” as the Royal College puts it. Yet objectively very little has changed to explain this mood swing.
On Friday, it was the same everywhere you looked. At the time of writing, stock markets were solidly higher in London, Frankfurt and Paris. And there were gains throughout the commodity complex: in oil and gold, silver and copper, sugar, cocoa and coffee to name just a few.
Over in the government bond markets, yields were higher. And in the currency markets there were gains for those currencies that generally benefit from an upswing, like the euro and the Australian dollar, at the expense of those seen as havens in troubled times, such as the Japanese yen and the Swiss franc.
Traders and analysts have shorthand for days like this. They call it “risk on”, and their notes are peppered with references to “increased risk appetite” or “a reduction in risk aversion.”
There’s generally an excuse for this mood. In Europe this session, it was a set of rather better than expected economic growth figures from Germany, France and the euro zone as a whole in the initial three months of this year.

But that misses two important points. The first is the way all the markets are moving together, even when there’s no reason for them to do so. What, for example, is the connection between coffee and the yield on a U.S. Treasury bond?
The second is that while there’s often a time lapse in bipolar disorder between what the Royal College calls “feelings of unhappiness that won’t go away” and the following “very happy and excited” stage, in the financial markets the mood can change in a moment.
By the time you read this, risk aversion may have succeeded risk appetite. And that’s something that irritates policymakers no end. It creates instability and makes a mockery of the idea of the markets being “efficient” at setting prices.
It is a disorder in urgent need of a cure.

Cystic Fibrosis

The Western North Carolina Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has launched Great Strides, a national walk that generates critical funds for lifesaving cystic fibrosis research, education and care. The 2011 goal of Great Strides, the largest CF fundraiser, is to raise nearly $40 million.
In Asheville, a Great Strides walk is scheduled at Carrier Park at 1 p.m. May 15 and will coincide with Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month in May.
Funds raised through Great Strides have helped spur dramatic progress in the lives of those who have cystic fibrosis. Fifty years ago, most children with CF did not live long enough to attend elementary school. Today, people with CF are living into their 30s, 40s and beyond.
“We still lose precious young lives to this disease every day. It’s more important than ever that we raise every dollar we can to fight CF,” said Gretchen Rohleder, the walk lead for Asheville. “We’re grateful for every volunteer, donor and corporate sponsor who supports Great Strides.”

Cystic fibrosis is a fatal genetic disease that afflicts 30,000 adults and children in the United States and 70,000 people worldwide. It causes debilitating lung infections that lead to premature death. More than 10 million Americans are symptomless carriers of the CF gene.

Pink Eye

What is red, itchy and contagious? Since you managed to avoid that poison ivy, it's got to be pink eye, also known as conjunctivitis. Pink eye is an inflammation of a transparent membrane that lines part of the eyeball and eyelid. It's caused by either a bacterial or viral infection -- and sometimes allergies. If you haven't noticed (because your eyes are red and itchy), allergy season is indeed upon us.
According to the Mayo Clinic, pink eye symptoms can include tearing, redness, itchiness and discharge in one or both eyes, as well as a crust that can form overnight. Bacterial conjunctivitis is more common in children than it is in adults, and is extremely contagious.

If you notice any signs or symptoms in you or your family that you think might be pink eye, you should make an appointment with your healthcare provider. Pink eye is highly contagious for as long as two weeks after signs and symptoms begin, and an early diagnosis and treatment can not only prevent others from contracting pink eye, but also alleviate your symptoms quickly.

Type 2 Diabetes

Type 2 Diabetes

Thiazolidinedione (TZD) medications may be effective at lowering blood sugar levels in individuals with type 2 diabetes, but they have also been shown to cause significant weight gain. This can be a major health risk for individuals who are already more likely to suffer from cardiovascular disease.

Now, a new study from a group of University of Cincinnati researchers may help explain why these drugs cause weight gain, and it suggests modifying them to prevent this potentially dangerous side effect.

The researchers reported in the journal Nature Medicine that TZDs target peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-γ) proteins, which are molecules found in fat tissue in the body that regulate the production of fat cells. By working on this process, TZDs can control blood sugar levels, but it was also thought that they stimulated the tissue, leading to weight gain.

However, after examining the effect of TZDs on mice, the researchers found that the drugs activate PPAR-γ systems in the brain in addition to those in fat tissue. These systems have previously been associated with appetite. Therefore, the researchers concluded that TZDs can lead to an unregulated appetite, which may be the cause of weight gain among patients who take them.

"If you artificially turn on PPAR-γ, you can increase food intake in rats," said Randy Seeley, who led the investigation. "If you block these receptors in animals on high-fat diets that make animals obese, animals gain less weight."

He added that the prior assumption that TZDs stimulated fat tissue was illogical because simply having activated tissue does not necessarily result in more fat. An individual would still need to consume excess calories in order to gain weight. This proves the theory that the medications stimulate appetite regulators in the brain more consistently.

Seeley said that researchers should consider finding ways to design medications that reduce blood sugar levels in type 2 diabetics to the same degree that TZDs do, but that do not affect brain PPAR-γ systems.

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Milking Plant

Milking Plant

The addition of an appropriate local public places naked! There is a woman in a shopping center parking lot in the heart of television in Singapore, raising the floor, great naked!
A local porn sites to a series of 10 on Friday, naked and download the track "processes exhibitionist big factory in Singapore. "
I saw the pictures can not see the face of the hair of a young woman in a large parking lot naked. The woman was wearing a blue room, but was not wearing a bra, and her "Twin Peaks" on both sides of the Breast suits.Women exposure is very complete, I think this is the place called "The system of dairy" reasons.
In addition to covering the woman pulls the fabric in the chest, breasts fully exposed, but also had some lying on the railing of his exposure of the hip was not wearing underwear photos. In the photo, yellow painted parking spaces in car parks on the grid
I think Mexico should be the parking lot.
Location or
A shopping center on Orchard Road
Although the site says that the woman from Singapore, these nude photos taken of the parking lot, but was not set a location. Nu secret location will have the user to guess.
Some Internet users who promised that if the location of the center of Orchard Road Business Far East, while users should Far East Plaza Apartments are called.
But others said the place or a private institution within the city center.
the identity of the woman is a mystery
Friends speak
The identity of the woman, speaking users.
Some people think that women's clothes come from the perspective of the women have of street prostitution in China.
But some of the skin color of women judges, that the woman does not Filipino-Chinese family in Singapore.
Even friends said the woman was his colleague in a café, a colleague, a Malaysian Malay.
Naked public body
May be sentenced to prison
Under the Act on the different (public order and harassment) The provisions of Article 27a, part of the public to see naked violation of the law, those sentenced to fine of 2,000 yuan, with a maximum of three months imprisonment or both.
§ 292 of the Penal Code, anyone on the Internet for distribution, distribution and sale of components that can indecent photographs, pictures or objects, convicted of a violation law.Once, then the offender sentenced to three months imprisonment or a fine or both.

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Ngee Ann Polytechnic

Researchers at the Ngee Ann Polytechnic School of Engineering and SATA CommHealth have invented a faster method of tuberculosis of the screen (TB).

The detection of tuberculosis affects multiple procedures over time, including bacteriological culture tests.

But now it takes about five minutes, the researchers analyzed the structure of the lungs in X-rays with a software developed for them.

The researchers said they have achieved a success rate of 90 percent accurate in detecting the incidence of tuberculosis patients since the investigation began in November.

This new tool helps computers and the efficiency of the radiologist.

Collin Tan, diagnostic imaging services with SATA CommHealth manager said. "We are currently about 16,000 per month chest radiographs and radiologists only two reports of chest radiographs With this tool, we hope to help radiologists filter suspected tuberculosis and increase productivity."