Chart 597: COVID Update In New Mexico Feb. 7, 2022
This chart shows the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses versus date in Los Alamos. On a scale of 0 to 100, the diagnoses index quantifies the current level of diagnoses by using a comparison with daily levels since the start of the pandemic (the higher the index, the more severe the current state of the pandemic is). The current number of diagnoses is higher than 94 percent of preceding days. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
This chart shows the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by age group for the past week in Los Alamos. Source: New Mexico Department of Health.Los Alamos COVID-19 Impact For Week Ending Feb. 7, 2022
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778 tests
- 85 diagnoses (60 in Los Alamos, 25 in White Rock)
- 0 deaths
Source: New Mexico Department of Health. By Eli Ben-Naim.
Leonard: Breath And Panic Attacks
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Los Alamos
Have you ever experienced the out of control feeling of a panic attack?
I was in my mid-30s when I learned first-hand what a panic attack felt like. I had pulled up at a red light and boom … my heart started beating out of my chest and I felt like I was going to pass out. The first clue that I wasn’t dying was that I was able to drive myself to the nearest ER.
It’s funny now looking back on how illogical my mind was at that moment. Clearly, I wasn’t dying but how would I know, I had never experienced anything like this before. After several months of repeated panic Read More
Gruninger: Strength Pose Of The Month Side Arm Plank
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos
Balance, strength and grace. We all want it don’t we?
Okay, maybe I am only looking for the combination of those three things. Side Arm Plank Pose, to me, is the epitome of these three characteristics. I remember when this pose was out of my league and so difficult.
Yes, even yoga teachers have to start somewhere. However, with patience first, then practice, I also remember the day I moved into this posture with confidence and ease.
It was incredible (I’ll admit it took me a year) to feel myself float from down dog or plank into side arm plank without Read More
New Mexico COVID-19 Update Feb. 4: 2,104 New Cases, Totaling 489,701 With 19 Deaths & 350,084 Recovered
SANTA FE — New Mexico state health officials Friday announced 2,104 additional COVID-19 cases.
Los Alamos County reported 8 new cases Friday, bringing the total to 2,456 people who have tested positive for COVID-19. (County totals are subject to change upon further investigation and determination of residency of individuals positive for COVID-19.)
This update includes 19 new deaths in New Mexico related to COVID-19 and a 7-Day positivity rate of 23.3 percent.
Per the state Department of Health, the most recent cases are:
- 435 new cases in Bernalillo County
- 85 new cases in Chaves
Chart 596: COVID Diagnoses For LAPS Jan. 29 – Feb. 4
The bars in this chart display the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by school for the past school week. Source: Los Alamos Public Schools. Created by Eli Ben-NaimKhalsa Acupuncture Reopening Business In Los Alamos
By Dr. SEVA S.S.S. KHALSA
I’m happy to say that Khalsa Acupuncture is returning to Los Alamos — in the same place as the old place, and in the same room in the Small Business Center.
The previous renter promised to give me first dibs on his space if he left, and sure enough, he needs to be closer to the airport so he’s moving to Albuquerque and he offered me the space beginning in a couple of weeks, so Friday, February 18th will be my first day seeing patients in Los Alamos again.
Exact dates and hours TBD so let me know what you’d like and I’ll be there.
The Los Alamos Small Business Read More
House Bill Could Clear Way For Legal Use Of Fentanyl Test Strips In New Mexico
HB 52 Co-sponsor Rep. Christine Chandler (D-Los Alamos)
By PHAEDRA HAYWOOD
The Santa Fe New Mexican
The word fentanyl doesn’t appear anywhere in House Bill 52.
But alarm over deaths caused by the potent synthetic opioid is driving support for the proposed legislation, which would decriminalize the use and possession of test strips used to determine whether the drug is lurking in other substances.
Several people who testified in favor of the bill at a recent legislative committee hearing, including one of its co-sponsors, did so with tears in their eyes, saying their own lives had been touched Read More
Chart 595: COVID-19 Diagnoses In Los Alamos Drop Below National And State Averages
This chart shows the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses per 100,000 people versus date nationwide, statewide, and countywide. For the first time in three weeks, diagnoses in Los Alamos are lower than the national average and the state average. On a scale of 0 to 100, the diagnoses index quantifies the current level of diagnoses by using a comparison with daily levels since the start of the pandemic (the higher the index, the more severe the current state of the pandemic is). The current number of diagnoses in Los Alamos is higher than 95 percent of preceding days. Sources: New York Cancer Foundation For New Mexico Hosts 17th Annual Sweetheart Auction Fundraiser March 12
CFFNM News:
SANTA FE —The Cancer Foundation for New Mexico (CFFNM) is planning a great party for a great cause: the annual Sweetheart Auction, 5 p.m. Saturday, March 12.
This event, like so many in New Mexico, went virtual in 2021, but organizers plan to be back in person this year. Held at the Santa Fe Convention Center, this festive evening features a dinner buffet by Adobo Catering, an open wine and beer bar, and both silent and live auctions featuring more than 500 items.
Some of this year’s unique Live Auction items include dinners in private homes with Anne Hillerman and James McGrath Morris Read More
LANL: Tracking The Cells That Host HIV
Scanning electron micrograph of HIV-1 budding (in green) from cultured lymphocyte. This image has been colored to highlight important features. Multiple round bumps on cell surface represent sites of assembly and budding of virions. Courtesy/CDC’s Public Health Image Library (PHIL)
LANL News:
- Two phases of viral decline, now understood more clearly
New research sheds light on the lifespans and location of the cells that are responsible for producing HIV, preventing its eradication. Understanding the cells’ dynamics may help scientists develop new ways to reduce their number with the Read More
Skolnik: COVID Briefing Note #11 – Is The Surge Over?
By RICHARD SKOLNIK
Los Alamos
Editor’s Note: This is the 11th in a series of COVID-19 Updates by Richard Skolnik that appear bi-weekly in the Los Alamos Daily Post. These are meant to keep the community informed on the status of the pandemic, critical new findings on the pandemic, and what this information suggests for our community’s response to COVID-19. These updates complement the data that Eli Ben-Naim prepares for the Post. Unless otherwise noted, data is from the New York Times and the New Mexico Department of Health.
Pandemic Data and Trends – For the Week Ending Jan. 31, 2022
The table below Read More
COVID-19 Testing Services Delayed Today In White Rock
Update: Due to inclement weather, COVID-19 testing by Pathology Consultants of New Mexico (PCNM) today in White Rock is canceled.
COUNTY News:
The COVID-19 testing services by Pathology Consultants of New Mexico (PCNM) scheduled for this morning in White Rock is delayed due to weather.
PCNM intends to have its drive-through testing available by noon today at Overlook Park in White Rock, barring anything unforeseen. Read More
New NMPED Hotline Offers Help For Quarantined Students
NMPED News:
SANTA FE — The New Mexico Public Education Department (NMPED) today launched a Quarantine Response Hotline to provide on-demand technical support and homework help to students missing school due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The hotline, 800.805.1192, is available to quarantined and self-isolating K-12 students in districts and charter schools participating in ENGAGE New Mexico, a Public Education Department program created early in the pandemic to help keep students engaged in learning.
“As the pandemic evolves, we have to pivot again and again to embrace new strategies,” Read More
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján Suffers Stroke
U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján
From the Office of U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján:
ALBUQUERQUE – Carlos Sanchez, Chief of Staff to U.S. Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), issued the following statement this afternoon:
“Early Thursday morning, Sen. Luján began experiencing dizziness and fatigue. He checked himself into Christus St. Vincent Regional Hospital in Santa Fe. He was then transferred to UNM Hospital in Albuquerque for further evaluation.
“Sen. Luján was found to have suffered a stroke in the cerebellum, affecting his balance. As part of his treatment plan, he subsequently underwent decompressive surgery Read More
Los Alamos COVID-19 Impact For Week Ending Jan. 31, 2022
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1433 tests
- 241 diagnoses (161 in Los Alamos, 80 in White Rock)
- 0 deaths
Source: New Mexico Department of Health. By Eli Ben-Naim.
Chart 594: COVID-19 Diagnoses In Los Alamos Continue To Decline
This chart shows the seven-day average number of COVID-19 diagnoses versus date in Los Alamos. On a scale of 0 to 100, the diagnoses index quantifies the current level of diagnoses by using a comparison with daily levels since the start of the pandemic (the higher the index, the more severe the current state of the pandemic is). The current number of diagnoses is higher than 97 percent of preceding days. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Created by Eli Ben-Naim
This chart shows the number of COVID-19 diagnoses by age group for the past week in Los Alamos. Source: New Mexico Department of Health. Read More
NMCLP: Court Orders State To Identify Languages Spoken By Families Trying To Access Food & Medical Assistance
NMCLP News:
ALBUQUERQUE — New Mexico Center on Law and Poverty (NMCLP) announced that last week, a federal court ordered the New Mexico Human Services Department to collect data on the languages spoken by New Mexicans served by the state’s food and medical assistance program and affirmed the agency’s legal obligation to translate documents based on the demographics of those served by local agency offices.
“We are relieved and heartened by the judge’s order. Everyone, including those who speak languages other than English, deserves to have access to the resources intended Read More
Gruninger: The Niyamas – Contentment (Santosha)
By JACCI GRUNINGER, MS, C-IAYT, ERYT500
Los Alamos
The second Niyama on Patanjali’s 8-fold path is Santosha or contentment.
This Niyama asks us to fall in love with ourselves and our life as we are and it is right now. If it’s a brilliant New Mexico day, we are content, if it is a snowy, rainy, icy day, we are content.
Of course, here in Los Alamos, I enjoy a gray and rainy day. But you get my meaning right?
Facebook, Instagram, SnapChat, Tik Tok, magazines, ads, store aisles, books etc. sell us a bill of discontent. These social media platforms and our buy, buy, buy, beat the Jones, look better, feel better, Read More
Leonard: Hack Your Life With The Spuds Diet?
Courtesy photo
By LAURA LEONARD
Doctor of Chiropractic
Many fad diets have hit the headlines through the years, and it feels like you need a PhD in nutrition to decipher, which ones work and which don’t.
The latest and greatest fad that I recently came across is championed by Dr. John McDougall MD in his book “The Starch Solution”.
Dr. McDougall is a professed vegan and expert on veganism with several published books on diet and how it affects our health. When I first came across a headline about potatoes and weight loss, I was skeptical to say the least.
As I started unrolling more information on Google, Read More
