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Hello Dr Bob,
Thanks to your last reply.
That's my second time I sent this question.
I've re-done a thorough research about the anatomy of male genitalia. In short, it turns out that information out there is inconsistent. In Wikipedia, two separate entries of `Foreskin' and `Mucous membrane' yield contradictory results: the former says `the glans penis (head of the penis) and glans clitoridis and the inside of the prepuce (foreskin) and clitoral hood are not mucous membranes', while the latter says that `the inner foreskin is a mucous membrane like the inside of the eyelid or the mouth. ' By the way, according to `glans penis' of wikipedia, `The epithelium of the glans penis is mucocutaneous tissue.'
By the way I found out that the foreskin is composed of Langerhans cells which are identified as receptor of HIV virus (this information comes from OU Handbook of GUM and HIV medicine).
I have discussed these issues with a psychiatrist (the reason being that I feel I'm extremely worried over the whole HIV/STD thingy) who warned me that I shouldn't be doing penis-to-penis side-along rubbing and penis docking any more because `it's rubbing of mucosal tissues. HIV/STD virus is bound to pass between. Why would you take such risks?'
In your last reply (http://www.thebody.com/Forums/AIDS/SafeSex/Archive/TransmissionSexual/Q194250.html), you said that the transmission risk of dick-docking is essentially nonexistent and *implied* that penis-to-penis side-along rubbing does not pose any transmission risk because the only mucous membrane of the whole dick (including shaft, foreskin, glans penis) is the lining of the urethra from the pee-hole up to the bladder. But I didn't mention that I'm uncircumcised. There's plenty of inner foreskin whose very nature is highly suspicious of mucous membrane and which is full of Langerhans cells.
So my questions are: (1) could you please reiterate your opinion on the transmission risk of dick-docking and penis-to-penis side-along rubbing, citing the reason behind?? What if one of us shot the load? Would the load shoot right at the urethra during docking??? (2) should we put on a condom while we do dick-docking and penis-to-penis side-along rubbing? (3) should I do a circumcision, as some studies from Kenya(!) suggest it reduces the risk of transmission of HIV and other STDs? Do you believe it?? (4) why are Langerhans cells cited as susceptible to HIV infection? What role does it play ?? (5) why is the term `mucous membrane' so important in HIV infection? What is it anyway?? Would HIV or other STDs get across the membrane and infect others??
As bothersome as I am, I sincerely do hope that you wouldn't find my queries offensive or devious in any way. Debate leads to better understanding. In order for me to have some sort of peace, could you painstakingly answer my questions??
I promise I will donate USD150 to your charity fund.
Yours Nate.
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Hello Nate,
1. My opinion regarding HIV transmission/acquisition related to frottage (penis-to-penis rubbing, "dick-docking") remains unchanged. It is not considered to be a risk. Could you shoot a load and hit the urethra? Yes, it's theoretically possible, although not very likely, that the spunk would actually come into significant contact with the urethra's mucous membrane.
2. If that would make you feel safer and less anxious, sure. Personally, I don't feel it's necessary.
3. The studies do indicate that male circumcision decreases the risk for acquiring HIV. However, if you follow safer sexual techniques, I don't feel it's necessary.
4. Langerhan's cells (dendritic cells) play an important role in the initiation of HIV infection by virtue of the ability of HIV to bind to specific cell surface receptors of these cells. This allows efficient presentation of HIV to CD4 cells that then become infected. The foreskin contains Langerhan's cells.
5. A mucous membrane is a thin layer (membrane) that lines all internal body passages that communicate directly with air outside the body, such as the respiratory and alimentary tracts, and which has specialized cells or glands that secrete mucous. HIV can permeate mucous membranes, but it cannot permeate intact skin. The foreskin is not a mucous membrane. However, it is a specialized type of skin and HIV can be taken up by the Langerhan's (dendritic) cells located within the foreskin.
I certainly don't find your queries either "offensive or devious." It can be somewhat confusing to try to explain complex details of anatomy or the function of specialized cells in a forum such as this forum. So the anatomy lesson is over for today.
Thank you for your generous tax-deductible donation to the Robert James Frascino AIDS Foundation (www.concertedeffort.org). It's warmly appreciated.
Dr. Bob
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Several weeks ago, El Reg told you that Andy Monshaw, the long-time head of IBM's Storage Systems Division and more recently the general manager of the PureSystems modular systems business, had left Big Blue. Due to the Independence Day holiday in the United States, IBM was unable to confirm Monshaw's departure, but late last week Big Blue confirmed that Monshaw had indeed left the company and that a new executive had been tapped to replace him.
The new general manager of the PureSystems product line is Andrew Sotiropoulos, who has been around many IBM divisions and groups over the years and who has deep experience with Chinese PC maker Lenovo Group. That connection may turn out to be more relevant than you think over the next six to nine months.
Sotiropoulos does not yet have a full bio up on the IBM website, but the press relations team at IBM says that he spent 28 years with the company. Back in the early 2000s, he was in charge of the xSeries server business, the division of IBM that sold x86-based servers and today is called the System x product line. A few years later, Sotiropoulos moved to Australia and was put in charge of IBM's Asia/Pacific PC business.
When IBM sold the PC business to Lenovo for $1.25bn at the end of 2004, Sotiropoulos was one of the 10,000 employees who made the leap from IBM to Lenovo, where he became general manager of Lenovo International and focused on selling the Chinese manufacturer's products outside of its home country, across the Asia/Pacific region.
As best as we can piece together, Sotiropoulos rejoined IBM sometime in 2006 to run Big Blue's Integrated Technology Services division in Asia/Pacific. He was promoted to run all of the Global Technology Services business in the Asia/Pacific region in January 2009. Just in case you cannot keep it straight (heaven knows we can't), GTS is the part of the $60bn Global Services beast that does system outsourcing, so-called "integrated technology services" (which is not the same thing as systems integration), break-fix maintenance on hardware, and software support .
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The news of the new general manager for PureSystems comes as IBM completes its second quarter, and chief financial officer Mark Loughridge was boasting on a call last week that IBM had sold over 6,000 systems in the five quarters that the PureSystems modular machines have been available.
Last November, IBM said that it had shipped PureSystems to move than 1,000 customers, and I guessed at the time that in the five months between the end of May 2012 when they started shipping and the middle of November when IBM was doing its stats, there could be anywhere from one to several thousand racks of Flex System iron across those customers. Some customers were starting with one chassis in a rack, some were buying multiple racks.
By December 2012, IBM was saying it had shipped 2,300 PureSystems systems, and by systems it means full racks, says IBM PR, across all of the different variants: PureFlex, PureSystems, PureData, and PureApplication.
In its first year, from the April 2012 launch to the April 2013 birthday, IBM said it shipped more than 4,000 systems (again, that is apparently a count of full racks of gear). So to add another 2,000 systems from the end of April to the end of June is a pretty good ramp. That is 1,000 racks per month for the past two months, compared to the average of around 285 racks per month for all of 2012 when the machines were actually shipping and 325 racks per month between January and April 2013, inclusive.
Sales are accelerating for PureSystems, at least when measured by racks. The real question, though, is what were IBM's expectations, and did PureSystems meet them? We'll find out if IBM ever does sell its System x business to Lenovo, and if the PureSystems machines are included. We can't imagine that IBM would sell the PureSystems line, but stranger things have happened. ®
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Myth: "Women are just as violent as men."
"In 2007, 45% of female homicide victims were murdered by intimate partners; 5% of male homicide victims were murdered by intimate partners."*
"85% of all domestic violence is perpetrated against women."****
Myth: "It is easy for battered women to leave their abuser."
"Women who are separated from their partners have the highest rates of intimate partner victimization (42%) as opposed to 1% for married women, 9% for divorced women and 5% for women who have never been married." ***
Myth: "Domestic violence is a private issue. It doesn't impact society."
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COOKEVILLE, Tenn. -- After winning a share of its 18th regular season Ohio Valley Conference championship, the Tennessee Tech women's basketball team is preparing for it's 31st appearance in the OVC Tournament, and with a double-bye will be playing in the semifinals for the third straight season and the 27th time in the tourney's 32-year history.
The Golden Eagles will face the winner of #3 Belmont and #6 SIUE or #7 Tennessee State on Friday at 2 p.m. at Municipal Auditorium in Nashville. The Golden Eagles have accumulated a 6-4 record against the Tournament field this year, defeating Belmont and Tennessee State twice, Eastern Kentucky and SIUE once, with loses against #8 Murray State, #4 UT Martin, EKU and #1 Eastern Illinois.
Going into Tech's regular season finale, the team was focused on one thing: winning the East Division and clinching the second seed in the OVC Tournament. Well into the following men's game, the Golden Eagles found themselves collecting a share of the 2012-13 OVC regular season championship and much more momentum heading into the tournament. Jim Davis became the second coach in Tech's storied 43-year history to win a regular season conference championship in his first season at the helm. He shares the company of Tech Hall of Fame Coach Bill Worrell.
The 2012-13 women's basketball team opened conference action with a 4-0 record, the first squad to do so since the 2001-02 season. The Purple and Gold faced a tough West Division leader on the road and slipped into a rough patch, falling to Eastern Illinois, UT Martin and Murray State over the course of one week.
In the face of adversity, the Golden Eagles bounced back with two key victories at Belmont and Tennessee State, remaining undefeated in the East, and possibly the turning point in the season. The Golden Eagles have won five of their past six games by a margin of 18.8 points.
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Everyone in the NFC East won on Sunday, which means the race for the division race didn't change. And that's good news for the Giants.
On the strength of their win over the Saints, the Giants improved to 8-5 and stayed a game ahead of the Redskins and Cowboys, who both won to improve to 7-6. With only three weeks left, the Redskins and Cowboys are running out of time to catch the Giants. But if they keep winning, the Redskins and Cowboys will at least be in the playoff mix when they meet each other in Week 17.
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1. Falcons (11-2): Despite losing at Carolina on Sunday, the Falcons remain the favorites to earn home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs.
2. 49ers (9-3-1): San Francisco probably won't catch Atlanta, but the 49ers remain poised to earn a first-round playoff bye.
3. Packers (9-4): Beating the Lions while the Bears lost to the Vikings put the Packers in command of the NFC North.
4. Giants (8-5): New York stays ahead in the NFC East race.
5. Seahawks (8-5): Sunday's blowout win over the Cardinals makes Seattle look like a safe bet to earn one of the NFC's two wild card berths.
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6. Steelers (7-6): Pittsburgh still gets in based on the head-to-head tiebreaker edge over Cincinnati.
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As political tensions continue to escalate in the Côte d'Ivoire, WFP has launched an emergency food operation in two countries to assist some 150,000 refugees who have the crossed the border into Liberia in addition to over 125,000 people displaced within Côte d'Ivoire itself.
ROME -- Amid widespread international concern about the turmoil in Côte d'Ivoire, WFP has taken the lead in providing food assistance to hundreds of thousands of Ivorians who have been displaced in their own country or sought refuge in neighbouring Liberia.
In January, WFP launched emergency operations in both countries to reach massive numbers of people uprooted by the unrest. In Côte d'Ivoire, WFP aims to assist 125,000 displaced people over six months with rations of cereals, pulses, corn-soya blend (CSB) and vegetable oil.
In Liberia, WFP is providing rations of bulgar, pulses, CSB and vegetable oil to 150,000 Ivorian refugees, along with 36,000 Liberians who have generously shared their limited resources with the refugees.
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Despite increasing security concerns and restrictions on UN movements, WFP has managed to distribute mixed food commodities to almost 29,000 displaced people in the west and centre of Côte d'Ivoire -- and to another 4,000 in the main city of Abidjan, which has witnessed some of the worst violence since the crisis began in November, 2010.
In Liberia, where the humanitarian response to the crisis is hampered by poor infrastructure, bad roads and difficulties in refugee registration, WFP has nonetheless reached 45,000 beneficiaries so far with mixed food commodities. But the relief operation remains challenging, with refugees scattered in more than 90 villages along a stretch of 300 kilometers of some of the most inaccessible parts of northern Liberia.
WFP is also providing logistics and telecommunications support to the humanitarian community.
Funding shortfalls
As WFP aims to reach as many people as possible with food assistance during the ongoing crisis in the region, significant funding shortfalls threaten our ability to reach those in need in the coming months. The operation in Liberia faces a shortfall of US $16 million; the operation in Côte d'Ivoire faces a shortfall of US $11 million; and the logistics and telecommunications operations face a shortfall of US $2.5 million.


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(RNN) - Sequestration is the across-the-board trim to reduce the federal deficit by $1.2 trillion in the next decade. If Congress takes no action, the spending cuts will begin Friday.
So why the couldn't-care-less attitude?
Many have taken to social media for varying reasons — from the expectation that another political quarrel will eventually end in a deal, to media hype, to some really not knowing what it is.
Still others said they're not paying much attention because they don't believe they're going to be financially impacted. But one thing everyone seems to have in common is anger about the ongoing Capitol Hill blame game.
Only a quarter of the country has heard "a lot" about the looming sequestration cuts, according to a survey released by the Pew Research Center. More claimed to know "nothing at all."
The web site Buzzfeed published a story Monday stating readers have ignored the latest crisis, using its own website traffic as proof.
Buzzfeed called the word sequester a "headline killer, an unintelligible piece of congressional jargon that begs even the most politically savvy readers to keep scrolling when they encounter it."
So instead they're trying more clickable substitutes, such as "spendocalypse."
The effects won't be seen March 1. However, they will become visible in the weeks and months that follow it if the Democrats and Republicans can't reach a compromise.
The Washington Post provides a state-by-state, category-by-category graphic of where the cuts will land.
The last time the Senate passed a full fiscal-year budget was April 29, 2009. Instead, it has used short-term fixes and extensions to keep the federal government funded.
Forced spending cuts or not, the four congressional leaders will all meet with the President Barack Obama at the White House on Friday.
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The 2 kids I met with today were both very happy girls! One, named V, is living in a pagoda on the outskirts of Hue. I've known her family for a long time, and we helped one of V's older brothers return home to Hue in 2006 after being trafficked to work on the streets of Ho Chi Minh City.
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Meantime Blue Dragon's Child Rights Advocate, Van, has been trekking through the northern mountains to catch up with the 23 kids we just recently rescued from slavery in garment factories. A big part of his visit is to keep the families assured that we are still thinking of them and still committed to helping them.
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It's great to be catching up with the children and their families - I only wish I could spend much more time out here in the provinces, much more often!
... and now a Post Script:
A few hours after writing this I arrived in Hoi An, and went for a stroll through the old town. Lucky for me, I stumbled across an old friend...
Kieu was the very first kid who I helped in Hanoi. I met him back in 2002, before there was any idea of starting a charity. At the time I met him, I thought I would be leaving Hanoi within weeks and would never be back!
Kieu was working like a slave in a hole-in-the-wall noodle outlet in Hanoi's old quarter. I know it's common to see young people hard at work, but this was exceptional. His job included washing the bowls in a basin which was carved into the floor, which meant that he had to reach down below ground level to work. Talk about back breaking!
His conditions were clearly awful and he was always tired. The final straw, though - and this was some months later - was when he was at work covered in chicken pox. Kieu was 13 years old. He should have been home asleep, not working 16 hours per day in a noodle restaurant!
The picture below shows me and Chung, Blue Dragon's co-founder, with Kieu around the corner from where he worked. We convinced his boss to let us take him for a walk to buy some ice cream, so that we could secretly ask his permission to get him out of there.
You might think, given the highly questionable fashion statement I was making that day, that Kieu would have had second thoughts... but he was only too happy to get out of that place.
His boss wasn't quite so happy. But that was not high on my list of concerns.
So... what's Kieu doing in central Vietnam? How is it that I ran into him tonight?
Well, he works at Green Mango - a very classy restaurant in Hoi An. And he doesn't just work there; he's the head chef, with a staff of 10 under him. Not bad for a 22 year old!
If only your old boss could see you now, Kieu.
Monday, October 31, 2011
North and central
3 comments:
- Dani said...
Thank you for your updates. You guys are a grounding source of information for expats like us living in VN. I will do my best to get the word out there for you and spread the word for the amazing work you do.
- Michael Brosowski said...
Thanks Dani. It's good to get that feedback. The main reason that I started this blog was to simply keep people informed of what we do and the issues we face... an act of openness and transparency, I guess. (And it's good to know that people are visiting the blog!!)
- Brittsommar said...
Wow! I remember him and his story. How wonderful to hear he is doing well. Keep up your good work, it's worth it!
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I never saw your mask
You gave yourself so freely
I couldn't even see
It wasn't you, who smiled right back at me
Odi et amo, odi et amo
Meus carus hostilis
(my beloved enemy)
Odi et amo, Odi et amo
Ego exuro vobis
(I burn for you)
I'm not afraid of darkness that walks the city streets
Betrayal is the one thing
That brings me to my knees
I thought you were an angel
My rescue from this hell
But devil was an actor
Who played his part too well
You vanished in the shadows
And suddenly I knew
That I would give my life to be with you
Odi et amo, odi et amo
Meus carus hostilis
Odi et amo, Odi et amo
Ego exuro vobis
I don't mean to leave it up to fate
Love is just another side of hate
It's flowing through my veins
It burns me from within
The line between the lover
And enemy's grown thin
Too late for this sinner to be saved
Your heart is the mystery I craved
You're pushing me too far
You've brought me to my knees
When pain becomes the pleasure
And torture feels like bliss
Odi et amo, odi et amo
Meus carus hostilis
Odi et amo, Odi et amo
Ego exuro vobis.
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"The little young whippersnapper tried to come and tell an old cat how to play football," Smith said, via the Houston Chronicle. "He just came up to me. He faked like he was gonna dap me up. And like grabbed my hand and said, 'I just want to tell you that was a (dirty) block.' I just told him, 'Are we playing football, or is this something else?' "
Locker was referring to Smith's blind-side block that leveled Titans center Fernando Velasco during a Texans interception return late in the game. Titans coach Mike Munchak said the hit was a totally unnecessary "cheap shot," according to The Tennessean. Smith was hit with a 15-yard penalty on the play.
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"I just made a block. I guess only offensive linemen can make hard blocks or whatever," Smith said. "So they threw a flag on me. What they gotta understand is we're all just trying to play football. Nobody's trying to deliberately hurt anybody."
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Are your porkers growing poorly (or losing weight)? Do your dairy cows give less milk than they used to? Does your goat have white gums. Does your mutt mope?
When such "classic" symptoms show up, most any owner knows that his or her critters have internal parasites (commonly called worms). But maybe your animals aren't acting all that sickly. Perhaps they just look a wee bit listless. Heck, maybe the beasts even appear to be as happy as cats in a milking parlor!
However, if you read Part I of this article ("How to Deal With Internal Parasites in Livestock"), you know that healthy-looking livestock can have serious worm infestations! To put it simply, parasites are the biggest medical problem we veterinarians have to face. So I know from experience that even when you don't see a single indication of the internal freeloaders, you can be spending money, building feeders, raising thoroughbreds, and in general going to a whole lot of trouble all to provide vintage "pastureland" for some hidden (but enormous) herds of worms!
Know Your Enemy (The Essential Parasite Primer)
You should understand—before you start tackling these foes—just what parasites do and where they come from. Worms—slimy "spelunkers" that range from microscopic to yardstick size—can invade almost every animal organ. The uninvited visitors will clog hearts, coat stomachs, cause acute bellyaches, block blood circulation, eat your stock's food (or innards), and—in some instances—kill the "hosts" they inhabit.
What's more, the freeloading vermin can strike at any one of several stages in their life cycle. In fact, immature larvae sometimes cause more harm than do "adult" worms, while seemingly harmless parasite eggs can lie dormant around the place for years, just waiting for the right environment (like ol' Bossy's belly) to come along.
These pests can also attack your animals in a number of ways. Some worm types are handed down—like family curses—through the mother's placenta (or in her milk). Flies can deposit eggs in your pet's fur, mosquitoes can inject the pests into a critter's bloodstream, or your beast may simply eat an insect or rodent that's serving as a parasite "halfway house."
But (pay attention now) the absolute, number one, main way that animals get worms is through exposure to parasite eggs in the beasts' own manure (and to the small bugs, snails, and slugs that feed on that manure). I can't emphasize this truth too strongly: If your horse, cow, or whatever can smell its own dung, the animal is going to get worms.
All these discouraging facts about parasites should lead you to a couple of basic conclusions. One is that you will NEVER eliminate all worms—or the threat of them—from your pets and livestock. And the other is that you can—and certainly should — do everything within your power to control the pests.
And the best way I know to cut down your parasite population is to consistently follow Dr. Kidd's famous (well, it sure oughta be):
Five-Point Parasite Control Program
POINT 1: There is a wealth of wisdom in keeping your critters healthy. A good diet, fresh water, clean shelter, adequate bedding, and a bit of affection now and then will help your animals resist worms, and other diseases as well (just as these same preventive measures work for you).
POINT 2: Graze your grass graciously. A pasture rotation plan will protect your livestock from constant exposure to their own droppings, and therefore make the critters a lot less likely to become infested with worms. The wandering quadrupeds will also eat better, which (as I said in Point 1) will help make them more disease and parasite resistant.
POINT 3: Manage your manure. Clean all animal living quarters every day and do the job right. As we say around the Kidd barn, if you can't sit in it (the stall, that is), it ain't clean.
POINT 4: Pickle those parasites with the proper parasiticide. Identify your worm problems, then ROUTINELY AND CONSISTENTLY attack them with an effective anthelmintic. Consistency is important because the medicine may knock out all the mature worms in one application but leave the larvae unscathed. It takes repeated treatments to catch all the developing "waves" of worms.
POINT 5: Analyze your efforts. Have a veterinarian run fecal checks at least once a year, two months or more after your last anthelmintic treatment (so the vermicide has had a chance to wear off). What the vet learns—when he or she examines the small, fresh sample droppings you bring—will tell you how well (or how poorly) your treatment attempts are going. The manure test will also let you know exactly which parasites you have to fight in the first place. (By the way, one sample from each kind of animal you raise will be plenty. You won't need to cart in a collection of the pungent pellets,)
Anthelmintic Cautions
All right, you've taken care of your animal's pastureland, stall, and general well-being, and you've also taken your manure tidbits down to a vet and had that doctor analyze your worms. At last the two of you are equipped to pick out a real parasite-walloping vermicide.
(NOTE: This article will give you general information that can help you understand what you and your vet are doing ... it will not teach you how to choose your own anthelmintic. However, if you do unsuccessfully try a do-it-yourself treatment anyway—and then end up consulting a "heifer healer"—PLEASE be kind enough to tell the doctor what medication you used. It may help him or her save your critter's life.)
The type of anthelmintic that you and your doc should choose is one that is safe, economical, easy-to-use, and eliminates many kinds of parasites (a broad-spectrum anthelmintic). Most of the newer "scattershot" wormers satisfy these characteristics.
But, before you administer any anthelmintic, please—for the sake of your beasts' (and your own) health—take the following precautions:
KNOW WHAT YOU ARE DOING— Read and reread the directions on the medicine's label until you thoroughly understand them.
USE THE CORRECT DOSAGE— It Is possible to actually kill an animal if you use too much parasiticide or give the medicine too often. Twice as much is NOT twice as good.
BE PARTICULARLY CAUTIOUS ABOUT USING ANTHELMINTICS ON SICK ANIMALS, YOUNG ANIMALS, PREGNANT ANIMALS, OR LACTATING ANIMALS (critters giving milk).
DON'T DRINK ANY MILK FROM A PARASITICIDE-TREATED ANIMAL UNTIL ALL TRACES OF THE DRUG ARE GONE FROM THE BEAST'S MILK. Your vet can tell you the "withdrawal time" for a specific anthelmintic.
Once you've absorbed all those precautionary words, you'll be ready to help your animals absorb something. Namely, a good, broad-spectrum worm medication. Because this whole disease and treatment topic can get pretty danged complicated, I've worked up an easy-to-read Anthelmintics Chart to accompany this article. The table lists some common parasites, appropriate vermicides, and sound treatment programs for the standard homestead livestock and pets.
Remember that—by necessity—all the information I'm giving you is very general. There're plenty of good anthelminties that I won't be mentioning, and new ones are being developed all the time. Your own vet will know which particular worm killers work best for your specific parasites. (After all, the area where you live may have entirely different worms from my home territory.)
Oh, and one last thing. To keep these pages squeezed down to one article (instead of letting them fill out the whole magazine), I've only mentioned a few of the many varieties of parasites. I sincerely hope that any worm whose name I leave out will forgive me. Lord knows, I don't need any worms mad at me.
Ruminant Animals
Cattle, sheep, and goats are all ruminants. That is, animals with four stomachs (their habit of chewing their own cud gives us that word for pondering and repondering a thought, ruminating). These contemplative gnawers can get infested with a page-filling list of internal parasites. Bortunately, most modern broad-spectrum anthelmintics are effective against all sorts of uninvited ruminant "guests."
One nasty disease that immature ruminants sometimes catch is called coccidiosis. The frisky young'uns will probably shake off this single-celled parasite on their own if they get some sunshine and adequate pasture room. But coccidiosis can be fatal. Personally, I wouldn't wait around to see whether the critters drop the bug or the bug drops them. If your newborns get the "runs"—or if your herd has had coccidiosis problems in the past—treat the cud-chewing youngsters quickly. In fact, a sensible preventive measure would be to take a fecal sample from any newborn ruminant to your vet for analysis.
Now, I'll tell you a bit more about each of these barnyard beasties.
CATTLE. All cattle should be wormed three to four times a year, beginning when they are about one month old. Of course, you won't have any trouble medicating the dairy mooers you handle every day. It isn't so easy to treat free-roaming beef cattle. Some of those nomadic hoofers get pretty "unhumanized," and trying to hold them still long enough to, say, squirt a thiabendizole paste on their tongues is about as easy as shampooing a porcupine. You'll probably have to settle for worming the beef critters whenever you've got them restrained for some other reason (like castration or vaccination).
Mother cows should be treated with anthelmintics just before they calve (to prevent them from passing the worms to their offspring) and again 90 days later. Paste or bolus (big pill) forms work well. Remember, don't drink any of your cow's milk until the time period during which the vermicide can be detected in the milk is over, Also, be sure (by following your vet's advice) that the parasiticide you use won't ''dry up" your cow and make her stop producing milk.
SHEEP. Parasitism is the number one health problem in sheep and is directly related to how well they are fed. It pays to indulge the appetites of your woolly friends. Sheep worms also experience spring rise. In other words, the pests really come out swinging after winters over. Therefore, don't forget to give your flock—every year—a thorough intestinal "spring cleaning".
GOATS. These are such argumentative creatures that adding the anthelmintic to their feed—and making certain each one eats a fair share—is probably the easiest way to worm your Nannies and Billies. The feeding technique is made especially convenient by the fact that most broad-range worm medicines come in easy-to-eat granular and liquid forms.
Horses Parasites
Horses can carry a cavalry of internal riders, so many that you may need to worm the steeds pretty danged steadily just to stay on top of their parasite problems. That's one reason why I put such a long list of horse anthelmintics on the bug-and-drug chart: so you can switch your "weaponry" often enough to keep the vermin from developing a resistance to any one medication. (The other reason is that—since you don't milk horses—you can use a greater variety of anthelmintics on them than can safely be administered to ruminants.)
Among the nastiest of the equestrian parasites are the larvae of the strongyle bloodworms. These "bugs" migrate into the arteries that supply the small intestine, and thus the parasites can actually block off some of a horse's blood flow, causing acute intestinal pain (colic).
Bots (the larvae of the Gasterophilus fly) are an equally nagging juvenile invader. The hard-coated, sluglike shysters can cover almost the entire surface of a horse's stomach. Horses ingest the parasites by innocently chewing or licking the spotlike—and visible to the human eye—eggs, which flies deposit on the critters' slick coats.
And just in case you haven't heard enough equine afflictions, another horse worm you can sometimes see is the Oxyuris, or pinworm. These lower intestine burrowers may actually crawl out of your steed's backside. If your horse has a ratty tail (because the animal's been scratching its southbound end a lot), this pointy parasite may be the reason.
Hog Treatment
Since animals that have contact with their own manure are most likely to get worms, pigs—which are renowned for living the "sty life"—get plenty of parasites. I've filled a quart mason jar with the worms removed from just one sow! To keep your swine fine and healthy, you'll have to worm the creatures on a regular basis. And—because the porky "garbage disposals" will consume almost anything—the simplest way to get an anthelmintic into a pig's stomach is just to add the medicine to its food.
Dog Worms
Almost all puppies are born with some kind—and often lots of kinds—of worms. So be sure to treat your canine babies and your expectant dog mothers conscientiously. Piperazine is a common roundworm medicine that works well (remember, it only kills mature roundworms, so you have to use it repeatedly). But piperazine is a specific—not a broad-spectrum—anthelmintic and won't affect any other worms your pups may be harboring.
Hookworms are a very severe example of those "other'' dog botherers. These "vampires" enter by penetrating the skin and can drain enough blood to make the pups anemic or even kill them. Check young dogs at four to six weeks of age for this intestinal parasite (or even sooner after birth if you've had hookworm troubles in the past).
Another common canine parasite found in dogs of all ages is the tapeworm. Dogs catch these well-named (they may be five feet long) scoundrels in two ways. The Taenia tapeworm larvae inhabit the body of a rabbit or rodent, so—if your hound likes to eat wild critters out back—it may well already be hosting this pest. And Dipylidium tapeworm eggs use fleas as their "pass card" for intestinal entrance. When your canine chews—and accidentally swallows—an aggravating skin-biter, the pooch's aggravation may have just begun.
You can tell if Fido has either variety of tapeworm by looking for white, rice like worm segments in your dog's feces. If you see these egg-harboring body pieces, medicate your dog immediately. However, don't use one of the older tapeworm remedies. Those outmoded anthelmintics knock off most of the tape worm's body (the segments will dramatically appear in the dog's waste ), but the parasite's many-hooked head remains embedded in your suffering pooch's intestinal wall to grow and strike again. The newer remedies "go for the jugular" and kill the tapeworm's head (some even dissolve the whole "measure" so you won't see any segments passed in the animal's feces at all). Niclosamide is a very effective and safe example of the more modern drugs available (this medicine is a specific anthelmintic against the flea-spread Dipylidium tapeworm.)
One canine problem you definitely should not treat at home is heartworms. These mosquito-spread larvae mature into spaghetti-strand monsters right in the chambers of your dog's heart and inhibit the pumping of the blood in this dangerously hard-to-treat organ. So try to prevent the problem before it starts by finding out—from your vet—if heartworms are prevalent in your area and what you can do to prevent them (the test for these parasites is done from a blood—rather than a fecal—sample).
Cats Are Clean, Mostly
Cats can get most of the same parasites that dogs do, but—because of Tabby's renowned (and effective) cleaning habits—felines have a lot less worm trouble than most other species. One parasite that can easily trouble cats, though, is tapeworms (cats get'em just as dogs do, by eating animals or swallowing fleas). In fact, if fleas are a big item in your area, you may need to treat your cat for tapeworms every month.
One More Once
What I'm trying to get across by telling you these discomforting facts is just how fortunate we are today. Many of the anthelmintics available now arc safe (WHEN USED CORRECTLY) and are effective. So don't let parasites drain your critters (and your pocketbook).
I've written this message so many times that my pen is winded, but dammit , it's true. You can solve your parasite problems! You just have to stick—conscientiously—to the first three points of the PARASITE CONTROL PROGRAM and then periodically use an efficient anthelmintic.
More Home Veterinary Care Information
Further information about how you can keep your farm animals and house pets healthy can be found in the following sources:
1. The Home Herdsman's Guide to Parasite Detection, Parasite Control, and Parasite Prevention in Livestock
2. Natural Dewormer for Livestock
3. How to Give a Horse That First Injection
4. Animal Restraint Techniques
5.You Can Too Give That Animal an Injection
6. Be Your Own 'Animal Medicine Man'
7. Horse Care: Restrain and Medicate Your Horse
8. How to Deal With Internal Parasites in Livestock


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In partnership with Mid-Atlantic Family Practice, Beebe Medical Center is now offering expanded outpatient health services in Millsboro.
In partnership with Mid-Atlantic Family Practice, Beebe Medical Center is now offering expanded outpatient health services in Millsboro.
"For the first time since I've been in healthcare, except for the family doctors who always have this focus, the rest of the healthcare system is talking about what it is we can do to keep people healthy," said Jeffrey Fried, president and CEO of Beebe Medical Center. "How do we develop partnerships with patients and how do we make sure there are facilities to serve them? In fact, are there times when we can keep them out of the hospital and provide a more cost effective setting, such as a walk-in center instead of having to come to the emergency department?"
The new health facility, located on U.S. Route 113 in Millsboro, includes Beebe Walk-in Care, Beebe Imaging and Beebe Lab Express. The facility also houses Mid-Atlantic Family Practice, whose hub is also located in Lewes. The endeavor is an expansion for Mid-Atlantic Family Practice, in an effort to provide more access to primary care in Sussex County.
"For those of you who are from this area, you know this building became a little bit derelict over the past few years," said Dr. Jeffrey Heckert of Mid-Atlantic Family Practice at a Thursday open house. "But with a significant investment, we've turned it into what it is today, which is really a state-of-the-art healthcare facility. The synergy between primary care, walk-in care, radiology and lab is the perfect medical home for folks, so I think it's going to serve the community well for now and into the future."
Kelly Griffin, a spokeswoman for Beebe, said the physicians at Mid-Atlantic Family Practice are members of Beebe's medical staff, which makes for a nice collaboration.
"There isn't enough primary care in Sussex County, so it's really good that another practice is opening," Griffin said. "Mid-Atlantic has opened this second location and has added more physicians to fulfill the needs of people in this area, so they don't have to go to Lewes."
According to Holly Ferebee, billing analyst and physician network administrator in the new Beebe facility, there are currently three exam rooms available for use; but Beebe has the ability to expand to five exam rooms. One exam room, Ferebee said, is equipped for pediatric care, another for gynecological care, and a third for geriatric care. A fourth room in the facility is set up for "point of care testing," which includes urine dips and throat cultures.
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Sullivan Makes Recommendation on Procedures for Upcoming Government Transition
July 10, 2009
Anchorage, Alaska - Attorney General Dan Sullivan today released a Department of Law opinion that provides recommendations for ensuring a seamless government transition that safeguard against the possibility of a "succession gap" that would leave the office of Lieutenant Governor vacant.
"I believe that the approach outlined in the opinion reinforces the critical public interest of continuity in the principal executive offices of the state," said Sullivan. "It also preserves the legislature's interests and responsibilities in confirming General Craig Campbell as successor to the lieutenant governor, at a later date."
The opinion recommends that, pursuant to Alaska Statute 44.19.026, Campbell could become temporary lieutenant governor in an acting capacity when Lieutenant Governor Sean Parnell succeeds Governor Sarah Palin. This would preserve the legislature's authority to confirm Campbell's appointment as successor to the lieutenant governor.
Sullivan said the issues addressed in this opinion are important for the State of Alaska, requiring consideration of executive and legislative responsibilities, including the powers of appointment and confirmation, and the implementation of constitutional and statutory procedures intended to ensure that there is no gap in the line of succession for the office of the Governor.
The opinion concludes that in rare cases it is conceivable that the critical public interest of ensuring continuity and a clear line of succession in the office of the Governor might not be aligned with the legislature's important responsibilities and powers to confirm senior executive branch officials. This issue is examined at length in the opinion. Although describing "a close call," the opinion states that a recess appointee as successor to the lieutenant governor can assume the office of lieutenant governor when it becomes vacant without first being confirmed by the legislature.
Despite this conclusion, the opinion distinguishes between what the executive branch has the legal authority to do, and what the attorney general recommends it should do.
"These are not always the same," said Sullivan. "In this case, we believe it is important to recommend approaches that will have the broadest opportunity for acceptance among different branches of government with regard to succession issues."
The situation arises because of Governor Palin's announcement on July 3 that she would resign her office on July 26, citing among the factors for her decision a barrage of ethics complaints that to date have been resolved with no finding of wrongdoing. Two more ethics complaints have been filed this week, including one today.
In her resignation announcement, Palin indicated that Campbell, currently the commissioner of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs, would become lieutenant governor when Parnell succeeded her as governor. Previously, the governor had designated and the Legislature had confirmed Corrections Commissioner Joe Schmidt as next in line for lieutenant governor. But Schmidt recently resigned from that designation.
Governor Palin assured Alaskans that proper procedures are being followed that will prevent any loss of continuity in office.
"The Department of Law is doing a thorough job of overseeing the transition process so that it's seamless and that we stay true to Alaska's constitution and statutes," the governor said.
For more information, contact Joanne Grace, assistant attorney general, at 269-5237.
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