Overview of attachment disorder and effective treatments for children

When children experience extreme chronic trauma as a result of the effects of the disruption of healthy attachment patterns, a disorder known as Reactive Attachment Disorder (RAD) can develop. The importance for mental health counselors to understand the etiology of RAD cannot be overemphasized. Symptoms most often associated with this disorder include the inability to trust, failure to develop intimate relationships, or show affection, lack of self-confidence, low self-esteem, and anti-social behaviors and attitudes (Levy & Orlans, 1998 as cited in Sheperis, Renfro-Michel, & Doggett, 2003). Highlighting the foundational work of Erikson, Harlow, Bowlby, and Ainsworth includes a brief overview of research studies in which several theorists have made important contributions to the work of attachment theory

The Effects of Climate Change on the Transmission of Lyme Disease

Lyme disease currently affects approximately 300,000 people annually in the United States, but climate change threatens to increase this number. Rising temperatures, humidity, and levels of rainfall are impacting the relationship and interactions between the bacterium that causes Lyme disease (Borrelia burgdorferi), its vectors, and associated hosts. Climate change models predict a northward expansion of these disease-carrying vectors and hosts into new territories in North America, as formerly unsuitable territories become more hospitable, most notably in Canada. Human exposure to the bacteria through the bite of an infected tick can lead to the characteristic symptoms of Lyme disease, such as a skin rash, fever, headache, chills and in severe cases encephalitis and polyneuropathy. Therefore, this public health concern will also expand to new populations and better mitigation strategies will be necessary

CSB and SJU Convocation 2023

The CSB and SJU All College Convocation was on Friday, August 25 at 11 a.m. in Escher Auditorium, Benedicta Arts Center at the College of Saint Benedict. We gather to celebrate the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year at the College of Saint Benedict and Saint John’s University. Convocation welcomes all new students, returning students, faculty and staff back to campus. A community lunch will be served following the convocation ceremony. This lunch is for faculty/staff/support staff/students and members of the Monastic community. This is the first official academic event for the 2023-2024 academic year

Easy-Hook

One of the main problems with eating is having to put your utensils down. Unexpected things could happen when you put them down, for instance a spoon falling into a bowl of soup or melted ice cream. These are just a few of the many outcomes which can occur due to not having a safe place to put your utensil. The unfavorable outcomes presented before you can all be prevented with the Easy-Hook, a device which is meant to keep your utensil from falling or sliding away from your grasp. This device is meant to target people who have similar problems as the ones presented before. We surveyed people at IMSA and the majority of our potential customers were sophomores. The device is supposed to help and make your experience eating as pleasant and easy as possibl

Regulating America\u27s Pharmaceutical Prices

Pharmaceutical drug prices in America are remarkably high when compared to the actual retail price. The result is an unnecessary and unwarranted financial stress on consumers. It is essential for all current and future voters to understand their role in reforming policies surrounding drug price regulation that are presently in place. To connect IMSA students with these issues and ensure their knowledge of how they can help, we plan to hold a General Assembly with IMSA Medical Society to inform and educate students about this issue. This General Assembly will involve an informational presentation around the topic. IMSA Medical Society provides an appropriate outlet for this collaboration to take place. The outlet is appropriate because students in IMSA Medical Society learn about various subjects in medicine, and a partnership with them would be sensible, and IMSA students would consider IMSA Medical Society a reliable source for this content. Since many or all IMSA students will be able to vote in the next upcoming elections, being informed about the issue and its current consequences allows students to realize a new concern that citizens should consider when voting for political candidates

Chronic Bronchitis

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Hand-Assisted Laparoscopy Confers Equal Efficacy in Simple and Radical Nephrectomy

These authors conclude that hand-assisted laparoscopic simple nephrectomy may be associated with similar operative times, length of postoperative stay, and comparable complication rates as those of hand-assisted laparoscopic radical nephrectomy

Human Infections with Non-O157 Shiga Toxin–producing Escherichia coli, Switzerland, 2000–2009

We characterized 97 non-O157 Shiga toxin (stx)–producing Escherichia coli strains isolated from human patients during 2000–2009 from the national reference laboratory in Switzerland. These strains belonged to 40 O:H serotypes; 4 serotypes (O26:H11/H–, O103:H2, O121:H19, and O145:H28/H–) accounted for 46.4% of the strains. Nonbloody diarrhea was reported by 23.2% of the patients, bloody diarrhea by 56.8%. Hemolytic uremic syndrome developed in 40.0% of patients; serotype O26:H11/H– was most often associated with this syndrome. Forty-five (46.4%) strains carried stx2 genes only, 36 strains (37.1%) carried stx1, and 16 (16.5%) strains carried stx1 and stx2. Genes encoding enterohemolysin and intimin were detected in 75.3% and 70.1% of the strains, respectively. Resistance to >1 antimicrobial agent was present in 25 isolates. High genetic diversity within strains indicates that non-O157 stx–producing E. coli infections in Switzerland most often occurred as single cases