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LANL: Tracking The Cells That Host HIV

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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?

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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

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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

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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

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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

Chart 594: COVID-19 Diagnoses In Los Alamos Continue To Decline

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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

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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)

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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?

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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