http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/podcast/transcript072307.html

It’s the dreaded season when hurricanes form in the Gulf of Mexico (and the Atlantic Ocean) and smash the U.S. coastline and surrounding states with driving winds, water and occasional floods. Hurricane Katrina taught millions of Americans (the hard way) never to be complacent and always be prepared for natural disasters.

So, let’s talk about some emergency preparedness information and resources — so when time is short, you will be ready.

To listen to Dr. Lindberg’s comments, click here.

Just a reminder that the funding deadline for the following awards is August 24:

• Library Improvement Award
• Express Follow-Up Awards
• Express Planning Awards
• Express Katrina/Delta Awards
• Express Welcome Awards

All applicants must be SE/A Network members to apply.

The NIH News Media Branch has begun making its Spanish-language programming available on line at a new website: http://salud.nih.gov/radio.asp. The new site features radio pieces done in Spanish similar to the English-language pieces produced on NIH Radio.

The site also provides sidebar links to:

• Portada
• Información de Salud para Usted
• HHS Healthfinder – Salud de la A a la Z
• Ensayos Clínicos
• Artículos de Salud
• Comunicados de Prensa
• Enlaces Extern

Limited time with a doctor leaves little opportunity for questions regarding healthcare for yourself or a loved one. A bit of preparation before an appointment can help you formulate and compose questions to ask when you see a healthcare provider. A great resource to get you started is MedlinePlus’ Talking With Your Doctor health topic.

Being prepared can help you get the information you need to make informed decisions about your health, so heed the suggestions about:

• Listing your concerns, any allergies and all the medicines, herbs or vitamins you take;
• Giving a description of symptoms - when they started, what makes them better;
• Carrying a notepad or tape recorder;
• Inviting a trusted friend or relative to accompany you.

A decade ago, British writer J. K. Rowling published Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, the first in a series of seven books about a boy wizard who is the only known survivor of a “Killing Curse.” A year later the book was released in the United States with the title Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. Ms. Rowling’s books were soon breaking publishing records and “the boy who lived” became entrenched in the popular imagination.

But, there is more to the Harry Potter series than a child hero or a fantasy adventure -many characters, plants, and creatures are based in history, medicine, and magical lore. Ms Rowling has drawn on important works of alchemy and herbology in shaping her stories. In a special temporary exhibition, the History of Medicine Division of the National Library of Medicine showcases some of the mentioned treasures in its collection.

When: Opening Tuesday July 24 2007 closing November 30 2007
Available 8:30am to 5:00pm Monday through Friday
Where: History of Medicine Division Reading Room

http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2007/nhatlaspr.htm

The Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released Emergency Preparedness Atlas: U.S. Nursing Home and Hospital Facilities, which is intended to help local communities identify the health care facilities (hospitals and nursing homes) that could be available and prepared to provide assistance under emergency conditions in their communities.

Learn how to find articles about a chemical or drug of interest. This 45-minute online clinic will cover how the NLM MeSH® vocabulary is used to describe substance concepts and how to search PubMed for relevant articles. The clinic is designed for librarians and other information specialists with little to moderate experience in searching for articles about chemicals or drugs in PubMed. Participants are expected to have a basic understanding of how to search PubMed.

Date: Thursday, August 23rd
Time: 2:00 - 2:45pm EDT
http://webmeeting.nih.gov/pmchems/ (password required)

The clinic will be limited to the first 150 registrants, so please register early.

On the week of the clinic, registrants will receive an e-mail message from “NIH Breeze Admin” with their unique password for access to the clinic.

This clinic will be recorded. You will be able to access the recording of the clinic from this page.

The clinic will be hosted using Adobe® Connect^TM. You may be prompted to download a plug-in at the site. Note that you will need speakers on your computer for the audio.

More information about substances in MeSH from The Basics of Medical Subject Headings

https://efts.uchc.edu/efts/Static/EFTS%20website/newsletter/EFTS_Summer_07.pdf

The EFTS-L Listserv is the primary mechanism for communication between participants and the EFTS office, as well as between participants. Participants can ask questions and share information with others. New participants and software improvements are announced on the list.

The EFTS staff does not maintain the Listserv and therefore cannot remove or add members. If you would like to have your name added or removed from that list, please follow the links and instruction from the EFTS site to execute your request (s):
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DOCLINE coordinators assembled these guidelines initially as an etiquette list by users on the DOCLINE Listserv. Come review all seventeen of the compiled, evaluated and streamlined suggestions by DOCLINE Coordinators at the National Network of Libraries of Medicine. Hopefully, observance will help facilitate the best use of the DOCLINE request system by libraries. Keep in mind that many DOCLINE libraries have different policies regarding document delivery transactions and all libraries must be sensitive to the needs and policies of other libraries that they work with on a daily basis.

The information in your DOCLINE Serial Holdings, Institution Record, and Routing Tables guide all of your DOCLINE requests. DOCLINE will not perform the best for you if the information in these three areas is incomplete or incorrect. If you are having difficulty with DOCLINE, remember that your DOCLINE Coordinator is only a phone call away at 1-800-338-7657.

Click here for some steps to ensure that DOCLINE will work at its best for you.

State/Province union lists will begin running Friday afternoon, July 20, 2007. They should be available by Saturday evening, July 21. While the reports are in process, users will not be able to access state/province union lists.

Union lists are generated quarterly. The next time state/province union lists will be generated is November 2, 2007.