Public Health & Other Relevant Topics

World Map Monkeypox Cases U.S. Map Monkeypox Maps Past U.S Monkeypox Cases Past U.S. Cases and Outbreaks U.S. monkeypox cases are very rare. Monkeypox does not occur naturally in the United States, but cases have happened that were associated with international travel or importing animals from areas where the disease is more common. 2022 U.S. Monkeypox Cases CDC is tracking multiple cases of monkeypox that have been reported in several countries that don’t normally report monkeypox, including the United States. CDC is urging healthcare providers in the U.S. to be alert for patients who have rash illnesses consistent with monkeypox. CDC is working with state and local health officials to identify people who may have been in contact with individuals who have tested positive for monkeypox, so they can monitor their health. Monkeypox is rare and does not spread easily between people without close contact. The threat of monkeypox to the general U.S. population remains LOW. July 3, 2022 Monk...

New classification system proposed for colorectal cancer to guide treatment and clinical trials A team of clinician-scientists and scientists, led by the National Cancer Centre Singapore (NCCS) and A*STAR's Genome Institute of Singapore (GIS) together with collaborators in Europe and South Korea, used single cell techniques to uncover a central dichotomy for colorectal cancer cells, leading to a proposed update of the classification system for the disease. These findings, published in Nature Genetics on 30 June 2022, have implications for drug development and treatment approaches in colorectal cancer. In Singapore and worldwide, colorectal cancer is one of the most common cancers and the second-leading cause of cancer death. As it is a heterogeneous disease with substantial biological and clinical differences amongst patients, treating colorectal cancer and prescribing individualized treatment for patients directed by the biology of their disease is a challenge.  In 2015, clinician...

  See the pregnant woman's hands? They rest on 'her body '. See the healthcare worker's hand pointing to the developing baby? That is the 'baby's body'. While the developing baby is attached, using it's mother's body to sustain life, it is not the mother's body. Talk to any biologist or genetics specialist and they will tell you the same. To break it down into smaller, scientific terms, the mother has her DNA & the developing baby has it's own DNA code.  It's pretty basic. Human DNA is 99.9% identical from person to person and the 0.1% difference actually represents millions of different locations within the genome where variation can occur. The mom has her own DNA that has coded for her eye and hair color and gender expression. As well, the developing baby has it's own genetic code that will give them their eye and hair color. Argument 1 -- Already I am reading, on social media, it's my body and my choice  It's not your ...

  I needed an elective so I took the very first Human Sexuality class at a local college. The professor was so cute and the class were all women; some conservative, some very religious, some not.  I saw a post on FB asking people to list all the slang names for male and female body parts. lol It reminded me of one night when the Professor said don't turn around but students and maintenance are looking through the windows to see what's on the movie we're watching lol. Everyone at the school knew what class it was and every time students got break early or maintenance was around they'd look through the window. lol One night he asked us to take out a piece of paper and write down every name we knew of to label the male and female private parts. lol Then we had to go around the room and read them out loud. lol Jesus! The loud roar of laughter, once again, drew the attention of others outside who peeked through the windows. At the end of that night's class, the Professor...

Did I learn this or not? Because it's super interesting to me; not sure how I missed this. In looking at incidence and the fatality rate, several things can be assumed: Ex: The number of liver cancer fatalities is very close to the deaths; 700, 000 new cases globally & 600,000 deaths globally. This means: Late diagnosis, because it takes another symptom or sign from a related body system; blood clotting problems to alert the person that something is wrong Metastasis Treatment is impossible at a late stage, it's just too late to do anything From a public health point of view, we would look for ways to decrease or widen the gap between fatalities and new cases; i.e., annual screening, looking at demographics for cases, lifestyle and diet .. early diagnosis as in all diseases is the key. Many liver cancers could be prevented by reducing exposure to known risk factors for this disease. Avoid and treat hepatitis B and C infections. ... Limit alcohol and tobacco use. ... Get to a...

Blood clotting [Coagulation process] I think I was at Cedars and we dispensed a drug used by Hemophiliacs  [[Hemophilia B is the second most common type of hemophilia. 1,2. It is also known as factor IX deficiency, or Christmas disease. It was originally named “Christmas disease” after the first person diagnosed with the disorder back in 1952.]] So, I went to the medical library and learned about the process [steps taken] for blood to clot. Each step needs an enzyme to begin the next step & if one of those steps does not take place, then the blood doesn't clot. If you are a Hemophiliac your blood doesn't clot, so rough tumble and play can be fatal, there is an accident, or you get cut. ~ The clotting factors are: Factor I (fibrinogen) Factor II (prothrombin) Factor III (tissue thromboplastin or tissue factor) Factor IV (ionized calcium) Factor V (labile factor or proaccelerin) Factor VII (stable factor or proconvertin) Factor VIII (antihemophilic factor).  Factor IX (plasm...