Habaneros and shwarma: Jewish Mexicans in Israel as a transnational community

Food is the cultural expression of society food as a marker of class, ethnic, and religious identity.  What happens when the location changes? Does food continue to play such an important role or do other cultural nodes take over? Do layers of traditions, adaptation and cultural blends emerge? This seems to be the case with third and fourth generation Mexican Jews who have moved to Israel. Not only have they brought their spiritual and cultural connections from Mexico, their birth country; they have also brought the food experiences of their great-grandparents and grandparents who were they themselves immigrants. Jewish Mexicans have transplanted their sense of community to Israel and in doing so they have also brought overlooked cultural interactions and unique food experiences. Are these simply by-products of religious and migration patterns? Or are there other elements that have affected this cultural hybridity

Cerebral aneurysm exclusion by CT angiography based on subarachnoid hemorrhage pattern: a retrospective study

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>To identify patients with spontaneous subarachnoid hemorrhage for whom CT angiography alone can exclude ruptured aneurysms.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>An observational retrospective review was carried out of all consecutive patients with non-traumatic subarachnoid hemorrhage who underwent both CT angiography and catheter angiography to exclude an aneurysm. CT angiography negative cases (no aneurysm) were classified according to their CT hemorrhage pattern as "aneurismal", "perimesencephalic" or as "no-hemorrhage."</p> <p>Results</p> <p>Two hundred and forty-one patients were included. A CT angiography aneurysm detection sensitivity and specificity of 96.4% and 96.0% were observed. All 35 cases of perimesencephalic or no-hemorrhage out of 78 CT angiography negatives also had negative angiography findings.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>CT angiography is self-reliant to exclude ruptured aneurysms when either a perimesencephalic hemorrhage or no-hemorrhage pattern is identified on the CT within a week of symptom onset.</p

The Role of Eosinophils in Bullous Pemphigoid: A Developing Model of Eosinophil Pathogenicity in Mucocutaneous Disease

Bullous pemphigoid (BP) is an autoimmune blistering disease which carries a significant mortality and morbidity. While historically BP has been characterized as an IgG driven disease mediated by anti-BP180 and BP230 IgG autoantibodies, developments in recent years have further elucidated the role of eosinophils and IgE autoantibodies. In fact, eosinophil infiltration and eosinophilic spongiosis are prominent features in BP. Several observations support a pathogenic role of eosinophils in BP: IL-5, eotaxin, and eosinophil-colony stimulating factor are present in blister fluid; eosinophils line the dermo-epidermal junction (DEJ) in the presence of BP serum, metalloprotease-9 is released by eosinophils at the site of blisters; eosinophil degranulation proteins are found on the affected basement membrane zone as well as in serum corresponding with clinical disease; eosinophil extracellular DNA traps directed against the basement membrane zone are present, IL-5 activated eosinophils cause separation of the DEJ in the presence of BP serum; and eosinophils are the necessary cell required to drive anti-BP180 IgE mediated skin blistering. Still, it is likely that eosinophils contribute to the pathogenesis of BP in numerous other ways that have yet to be explored based on the known biology of eosinophils. We herein will review the role of eosinophils in BP and provide a framework for understanding eosinophil pathogenic mechanisms in mucocutaneous disease

Jewish Food in Mexico: Reflections of a Community's History, Culture, and Values

Food is more than just sustenance. Culinary habits are an expression of a community’s history and culture, an accumulation and expression of its environmental influences, experiences, conventions, beliefs, aspirations and behavior. Food is an enduring element of individual and collective memory. Food also defines a country and helps construct memories of home, real and imagined, longing and belonging, and survival. Ask almost anyone what they think of home and they will invariably answer something related to food. In this sense, food is a multi-faceted element that sways and adapts to the palate. Jewish food in Mexico reflects the places of origin, the recipes and memories that were transported with the immigrants, which were later infused, ladled and adapted with the local delicacies. The end result is nothing more than wonderful concoctions that continue to this day, transmitted lovingly to the newer generations. This article explores what constitutes Jewish food in general and how that has evolved in Mexico.Comida é mais do que apenas sustância. Hábitos culinários são a expressão da história e cultura de uma comunidade e o acúmulo e a expressão das influências ambientais, experiências, convenções, crenças, aspirações e comportamento. Comida é um elemento duradouro de memória individual e coletiva. A comida também define um país e ajuda a construir memórias do lar, reais e imaginárias duradouras, de pertencimento e sobrevivência. Pergunte a qualquer um o que eles pensam sobre suas terras natais e eles invariavelmente vão responder alguma coisa relacionada a comida. Neste sentido, comida é um elemento multifacetado que influencia e se adapta ao paladar. Comida Judaica no México reflete locais de origem, receitas e memórias que foram transportadas por imigrantes, e que mais tarde foram infundidas, servidas e adaptadas com iguarias locais. O resultado final é nada mais que maravilhosas preparações que continuam até hoje transmitidas afetuosamente às novas gerações. Este artigo explora o que constitui a Comida Judaica em geral e como tem evoluído no México.

Deep brain stimulation lead migration in a child secondary to osteogenesis at the burr hole site

The frequency of deep brain stimulation (DBS) complications is low; however, lead migration is a common way DBS therapy can become ineffective. We present a case of a nine-year-old male with generalized dystonia who underwent bilateral GPi DBS lead placement. The efficacy of the DBS system was diminished over two years and one of the leads was noted to be displaced on skull X-rays and confirmed with a head CT. During surgery to replace it, bone growth within the burr hole site was noted to have occurred and determined to be the cause for the lead migration. This is the first known case reporting osteogenesis at the burr hole site as a cause of lead migration. This complication should be kept in mind when performing DBS in children to refine a surgical technique that could prevent osteogenesis at the burr hole. Keywords: Deep brain stimulation, Dystonia, Osteogenesi

Doxepin-induced bullous pemphigoid-like drug eruption

WOS: 000373488500040PubMed ID: 2572686