In resource constrained projects the end date of the schedule is driven by the availability and assignment of resources. Level these resource constrained projects manually to achieve the tightest schedule possible. Here’s a look at a few different ways to achieve this.
Microsoft Project has a ‘level all’ feature that will automatically level all your schedule resources, and remove any resource over allocations. This leveling resource feature, however, is limited. And the process of leveling resources requires a level of sophistication not possible in scheduling software.
It is better, therefore, to level resources manually. Manual resource leveling puts the scheduler in the driver’s seat, and enables the consideration of all the many factors affecting resource allocation in your schedule.
This article discusses the many different ways to manually level resources in a schedule to achieve the tightest schedule possible.
It is important to note in this workload leveling process the definition of a critical resource. When all resources have been leveled; a critical resource is a resource that drives the project duration or drives the finish date of a resource-critical task. With this critical resource definition in mind let’s discuss helpful ways to manually level workloads.
Assign the Best Resources to Critical Tasks
Resources come at many different skill levels. It makes sense to assign the most experienced and talented resources to the most critical tasks. This way the scheduler ensures these critical tasks are performed in the shortest possible time. Matching workers to the task is one of the rare methods for improving both time and workloads.
Reassign Critical-Resource Workload
Once the best resources are assigned to critical tasks help concentrate their focus on critical tasks by reassigning non-critical tasks to other resources. As mentioned above, critical resources drive project duration. Reducing their workload may shorten the project duration. Reassign critical resource tasks to noncritical resources. This levels the critical resource workload, and, perhaps, shortens the schedule.
In another effort, hire similarly skilled resources, and reassign tasks from critical resources to these new resources. You may also want to contract work out to subcontractors. Further, investigate splitting long duration tasks, which significantly increases scheduling possibilities. Split long duration tasks and reassign shortened non-critical elements to non-critical resources. Again, you want to reassign critical resource workload to lighten the load of critical resources and concentrate their focus on critical tasks.
Reduce Daily Effort
Adjust the daily effort of resources working on parallel tasks. Reducing resource effort on a task may require negotiation with the team members doing the work. Maintain critical task working levels at 100% to keep the schedule duration as short as possible.
Adjust Tasks within Total Float
Investigate delaying tasks with significant total float in the hopes of reducing work load over allocations. In this effort consider changing the task constraint from as soon as possible (ASAP) to as late as possible (ALAP). Delaying tasks within total float may or may not help reduce simultaneous workloads of critical resources. Explore total float delays to see the possibilities.
Resource Schedule Adjustments
Adjust the schedule/calendar of individual resources. Delay personal vacations of critical resources until after the deadline. Approve overtime and ask critical resources to either work some additional hours over the weekend or lengthened hours during the weekday. Do not make unreasonable demands of your team members, because they may burn out or leave.
Reduce unnecessary “bells and whistles” scope requirements and associated workloads without significantly jeopardizing the final product. Reducing scope is least desirable. But sometimes project pruning is required to bring the requirements in line with realistic resource efforts.
Achieving the tightest possible schedule requires manual resource leveling. Strategic placement of your best resources on critical tasks is key. Reduce critical resource workload by reassigning efforts. Fine-tune the daily effort of resources. Shift a task within its total float to possibly reduce workloads. Delay vacations and/or approve overtime. Reduce scope to reign in the requirements and align quality standards with required resource efforts.


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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2012 Week 5 Hansard (2 May) . . Page.. 1887..
On 19 March this year, my federal Liberal colleague the shadow minister for health, the Hon Peter Dutton, introduced a bill into the House of Representatives to require the Minister for Health to halt demands for the repayment under the chronic disease dental scheme for a technical breach of the law. Dentists are currently facing demands from the Gillard government to repay Medicare benefits for a service they have already provided. The repayment would mean fewer dental services for needy patients and worse health outcomes. That is the key difference.
The Liberal Party has taken, and continues to take, real action to address dental health issues. The ACT Greens, despite being in alliance with the government, offer paltry and ill-timed requests. If Ms Bresnan was serious about increased investment for dental health, she would have held the ACT government to account on their coalition agreement and demanded that funding be increased in the ACT budget. But Ms Bresnan has chosen what is only, and can only be viewed as, given what it is calling for and the timing, a symbolic motion, with no effect to express this intent.
The Canberra Liberals believe that there needs to be additional support for dental and oral health. We recognise the need in the community, and we will be supporting the motion today, assuming that it is amended. I have circulated an amendment which limits the scope of what Ms Bresnan is calling for, in line with what I have just said. It would maintain much of what Ms Bresnan has put in there, including everything she has noted but replacing what she calls for.
Because I have simply incorporated the elements of writing to the federal Minister for Health and other political parties' spokespeople, it might be helpful if Ms Bresnan outlines whom she considers that to be in the federal parliament, given that there are a range of independents and small parties, so that the Speaker has some guidance on whom he is actually writing to. I now move:
Omit all words after paragraph (2), substitute:
"(a) Speaker to write to the Federal Minister for Health, and other political party spokespeople for health, and advise them that:
(i) the ACT Legislative Assembly is concerned about the level of federal funding for dental services; and
(ii) the ACT Legislative Assembly supports Medicare-funded dentistry as an aspiration; and
(b) Minister for Health to provide to the Assembly the reasons why, including possible funding issues, that the mean waiting time for adults on the ACT dental services waiting list is currently 12 months.".
MS BRESNAN (Brindabella) (6.28): I will close the debate and speak to the amendment, if that is acceptable. I will go to a couple of points that Dr Bourke made about the waiting times. I think he made the point about the waiting times being better here in the ACT. As I pointed out in my initial speech, because every state and territory does provide quite different levels of public dental services and charges, it is

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Sierra Club does much for aina
The Star-Advertiser published an article that appropriately encourages end-of-the-year charitable donations, but unnecessarily put the Sierra Club in a box by saying that if "the Greenpeace and the Sierra Club are not your cup of tea …," and then suggests donations to different organizations ("Nonprofit groups deserve donations to help the aina," Star-Advertiser, Dec. 27) .
The author may not be aware of the Sierra Club’s rich 30-year history of success here in Hawaii. Volunteers and supporters have led hundreds of hikes, service projects and beach cleanups annually; built popular trails like the Maunawili trail on Oahu and the Alakai Boardwalk on Kauai; installed fencing to protect endangered plants in the Haleakala National Park on Maui; spent thousands of volunteer hours restoring a native plant habitat at Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the Big Island; and helped pass important legislation like Hawaii’s 5-cent bottle law program, which, to date, has recycled more than 3 billion beverage containers.
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Wright is right about Gaza
I was in the occupied territories of Palestine in January 2006 as part of a fact-finding mission of the United Methodist Church.
I was there during the democratic Palestinian election in which the Hamas party was overwhelmingly chosen to lead the Palestinian people.
I saw the armed guards at the checkpoints, the miles of walls dividing Palestinian people from their families and livelihood, and the Jewish settlements being built even as Western media declared the construction had stopped.
I was not allowed by the Israeli government to travel to Gaza, but spoke to many Israelis who deplored the isolation of the Palestinian people in Gaza, supported by the Israeli and even the U.S. governments.
Ann Wright’s article is right on ("Gaza victimized by double standard," Star-Advertiser, Dec. 22). She has tried, along with other humanitarians, to bring aid to the people — the children, the women, the men — who live in a virtual prison in Gaza with air, land and sea borders controlled by the Israeli government.
Statement was gobbledygook
On Sunday, the Star-Advertiser published an interesting article by Gov. Neil Abercrombie about the four major initiatives of his administration ("Gov calls for shared sacrifice on 4-part economic plan," Star-Advertiser, Island Voices, Dec. 26).
Wow! The governor has just elevated the art of speaking gobbledygook to a new high.
He wrote, "Second, we will create jobs with a significant capital improvement program that simultaneously improves the infrastructure and economic landscape for sustained economic and social advancement."
I have read this initiative over several times and find myself at a complete loss to understand what the heck the governor is trying to say.
He should do away with speaking gobbledygook and just give us some straight talk that everyone can understand.
Fair tax would be the simplest
With 67,000 pages of tax code, I would be surprised if it was not considered out of hand. It is a system that allows the government to play favorites about who gets taxed and who gets a tax break.
A national sales tax instead of a income tax makes sense to me. There have been bills in the U.S. House and Senate to create such a tax. It would generate the same income as the current income tax system and would eliminate the income tax, inheritance tax, the capital gains tax, payroll taxes, corporate and business taxes. No one would have to file income taxes.
What a great country this would be to do business.
Spending on fireworks a waste
To those of you who are about to embark on that annual tradition of setting off fireworks, here’s some food for thought:
How about using that money on a new tradition, like helping feed the homeless or donating it to a worthwhile charity, instead of burdening emergency personnel for their services, overfilling the landfill with unneccessary litter, stressing helpless animals and making sick people sicker with the abundance of smoke.
This is also a good lesson for your keiki on the importance of civic responsibility. We do not need to be teaching children on how to become pyromaniacs.


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Dragon Ball Super Movie 2022!?
Dragon Ball Super Movie 2022 is the new buzz right now on the internet as Geekdom101 has shared some amazing news with the Dragon Ball Super fans on Twitter. According to his video, there is a huge possibility that on May 9 we will most likely get information about a brand new Dragon Ball Super movie which would be released in 2022.
These are not baseless assumptions as this information is deduced from the official Toei Animation website itself. As you can see below, on the following Toei Animation website, there is an article with the title – ‘Toei Animation Marks Goku Day with Surprise Announcement of New Dragon Ball Super Movie in 2022’ but there’s a catch.
When you click on the article, it takes you to a 404 error page with Beerus on it. Everyone thinks that this article is supposed to go live on May 9 (Goku Day) but seems like someone has added the title and articles link beforehand. The URL of this article is also – https://www.toei-animation.com/db-movie/ which makes it more suspicious.
Now, we can only wait till Sunday and hope that we actually get a movie announcement as it’s been so damn long since we have received any Dragon Ball Super anime content. I personally think Dragon Ball Super movie 2022 would be announced as they wouldn’t troll the fans like this online but we never know when it comes to Toei. So, what do you guys think about this interesting development!?

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Blake Shelton Says Gwen Stefani’s Return To ‘The Voice’ ‘Is Very Comforting’
“Having Gwen back is very comforting to all the coaches,” Shelton shared. “We all know how to play each other at this thing. It felt like the old gang got back together again.”
Last season, Nick Jonas temporarily replaced Stefani as one of the show’s judges. Jonas sat alongside Shelton, R&B singer John Legend, and pop star Kelly Clarkson in the spinning chairs.
Legend also expressed his excitement for “The Sweet Escape” singer’s return.
“I know Blake is very excited and very happy to have Gwen back but we all love Gwen,” he explained, noting her spirit and energy brought a lot to the show.
Stefani chimed in on the excitement by saying she was grateful to be back.
In a video for ET, she also touched on the new, in-studio safety protocols that are in place to prevent the spread of coronavirus.
“It’s different, definitely different. Everyone has all these rules and we’re all being safe — it’s just actually a little bit more exciting than usual.”
The video gives a glimpse of what the competition will look like this season, including a T-shirt cannon that Stefani will be pulling out when she chooses a singer. The cannon is packed with “Team Gwen” shirts.
Additionally, Clarkson and pointed out that only Stefani and Shelton are allowed to be near each other while they work. That proximity was seen last month when a video of the judges singing a cover of Bob Marley’s “One Love” was released, as reported by The Inquisitr.
The “Nobody But You” singers have been in lockdown together since March. The pair had been staying at Shelton’s farm in Oklahoma, with his extended family and Stefani’s children. Stefani expressed her gratitude for the time alone with her longtime boyfriend. She felt they had been able to do things that they wouldn’t normally have time for in their busy schedules. She joked about the family attempting to make sourdough bread together, “like everybody else in America,” she said. The No Doubt frontwoman also spoke on how quarantine has affected her creative process, saying she got quite creative. Stefani confirmed she was writing music again.
“Writing new music makes me feel the best and makes me feel the most alive,” she said.
She also hinted at new music by fellow judge Clarkson, calling it very real, pure, and good.
The upcoming episodes of The Voice, which is filmed in Universal City, California, will not have the live audience buzz that the judges and contestants have grown accustomed to. The traditional audience will be replaced by live, virtual viewers. Shelton acknowledged the shift in energy from this change, saying that they could hear the artists much more clearly than before. He joked that the insults from the other judges could be heard more as well.
Shelton and Stefani expressed their gratitude for being able to continue working on the show despite the regulations. Shelton stated that the coaches were all happy to be a a comfort for viewers this year, while Stefani agreed and added her take.
“Music is the heartbeat of human beings, so I feel really blessed to be here and to be a part of that,” she said.
The Voice Season 19 will premiere on NBC on Monday, October 19 at 8 p.m. PT.

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I plan to take a train from New York to Boston whilst visiting in August but when I log into Amtrak website it only offers two options for purchasing tickets; 1) Express Delivery (but this doesn't include anywhere out of the USA or Canada) or 2) Collect from a Quik-Trak kiosk, which I'm not fond of because I won't know until I arrive in the US whether I actually have a ticket. I have tried emailing Amtrak but haven't had a response. So how does someone from Australia pre book a train ticket? Also, can anyone advise re refund policy on either the regional or Acela trains, i.e. do I have the option of cancelling or rescheduling if I needed to? Any advice would great, thanks
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For the first year, infants should have no more than 0.4g of sodium (1g of salt) per day. Odds are they will get most of that through naturally occurring salts. More than this can be dangerous for your baby's kidneys.
After one year old, you can start adding small amounts of salt to foods, though it's probably not necessary in most cases. Especially if you find them eating foods like french fries from time to time, that's going to give them a day's worth of salt right there.
As far as sugar, there's not as much risk as there is from salt, though if you head over to this question/answer, you can read an excellent summary of the potential risks. More importantly to me, if you feed your child mostly sweet things, they will eat only sweet things.
This is true even later in life; sugar changes the information your tastebuds give you, and if you go off sugar for a while, you'll start noticing you like things you didn't before. Train your children to like savory foods from an early age, and you won't have a challenge with them eating when they're older.
That said, you should talk to your pediatrician about this. If they instructed you to put some sugar in the cereal, they may have done so for a reason - so find out why. If it's just to make it taste better, but there's no health reason (your baby is not underweight), they likely will tell you it's fine to leave it off. But verify that first, in case they do have concerns about the weight of your baby.
A good alternative to sugar is to give your baby a few vegetables before cereal; there's no need to feed cereal first, and vegetables are excellent sources of interesting tastes. Then when cereal is introduced, it can be mixed with vegetables that the baby has already tried. Make sure you're only introducing one or two foods per week at first, and one at a time (to be able to isolate allergic responses).

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Summary: Coleoid cephalopods (octopus, cuttlefish and squid) have
high metabolic rates and a relatively low oxygen-carrying
capacity in the blood, which implies large cardiac outputs by
the standards of invertebrate animals or fish (Wells, 1992).
Furthermore, during periods of exercise, the increased rate of
oxygen uptake (2.3-fold in Octopus vulgaris; Wells et al., 1983)
is met by an increased cardiac output, since there is little or no
scope for increasing oxygen extraction (already approximately
80% in resting conditions; Houlihan et al., 1986).
The high demand on the cardiac pump is also reflected in
the cellular characteristics of the systemic cardiac muscle.
Isolated cardiac muscle strips from Octopus vulgaris show a
regular twitch force development at stimulation frequencies at
which the cardiac muscle of other ectothermic vertebrates,
such as the rainbow trout, commonly fail (Gesser et al., 1997).
Furthermore, ryanodine strongly inhibits twitch-force
development and increases resting tension, suggesting that
excitationcontraction coupling is highly dependent on Ca2+
cycling via the sarcoplasmic reticulum (SR), as is known to
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You are here: Home / / Taco Bell Nacho Cheese Recipe
You guys have been asking me for a homemade version of Taco Bell’s Nacho Cheese since I dropped the Crunchwrap Supreme recipe. (Can you believe that was 4 years ago??)
I’m finally delivering to you my personal recipe for copycat taco bell nacho cheese. I have been developing and testing this recipe for over a year now! Who would’ve thought it would be such a hard nut to crack?
What is Taco Bell Cheese Made Of?
Taco Bell actually gets their nacho cheese delivered to them pre-made or in a powdered form that liquid is added to and heated up. It is labeled something like “jalapeno cheese sauce”.
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Ingredients for Homemade Taco Bell Cheese
I tested soooo many different ingredients to try to recreate the taste of Taco Bell’s nacho cheese. Everything from cheddar cheese powder, cheddar cheese slices, American cheese slices, cream cheese, and at least 5 different brands of pickled jalapeños.
At the end of all that testing, I believe I have found 4 ingredients, easily accessible to any home chef, that gets you about 98% close to that Taco Bell cheese sauce taste:
How To Make Taco Bell Cheese Sauce
Melt all those ingredients together in a saucepan over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally.
More Copycat Recipes
- Taco Bell Quesadilla
- Taco Bell Crunchwrap Supreme
- Starbucks Iced Matcha Latte
- Red Lobster Cheddar Bay Biscuits
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Add all ingredients to a saucepan and melt over medium-low heat for about 5 minutes. Stir occasionally. Once ingredients have melted and combined, remove from heat. Serve immediately.
*Please note that this product is NOT canned cheese. It is a jarred cheese dip. Please click the link and see the specific product to avoid any confusion.
Calories: 115kcal (6%)
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Taco Bell’s nacho cheese comes in a bag already creamy, no powder, and it gets put in hot water to heat, and then goes in the pan with the pump. Sorry to disappoint.
Thanks for letting me know your experience, Jenn. I have heard both pre-made and powdered from employees, perhaps depending on when they were employed and whether it was a franchise or corp store. I have updated the post to mention reflect both.
A friend of mine worked at Taco bell well over 7 years ago. It was a powder back then she says. Another friend worked at a different location at the same time and they had premade creamy cheese. Another friend says that it comes in a block and is melted down with a milk-type mixture. I wouldn’t know, I just know it is magic sauce and I am excited to find a recipe to try and make it!
Who knew the Taco Bell cheese was so mysterious! Ha! I hope you enjoy the recipe.
Jessica you are absolutely right. In 1982 thru at least 1985 we used powered nacho cheese mixed with wire whip and water. Same with red sauce. Beans were cooked in huge pressure cookers and we actually used long wires to BLOCK cheese to go in hopper to shred.
Where can I buy a bag of the nacho cheese?
That is so rude
My grandson is autistic, he loves taco bell nacho cheese, so I’m trying to make at home. So where can I purchase jalapeno brine? Thank you so much.
It is simply the juice in pickled jalapenos, so you just need a jar of those. The brand “Old El Paso” that I specified in the post seems to come closest to replicating the Taco Bell flavor. I hope your grandson enjoys the homemade version!
LOL , that I can do , thanks ,so kind of you to respond.
When I worked at taco Bell it came in a bag premade. All we did was take it out of the freezer and let it set in hot water so it could thaw out and warm up. No secret recipe there. It’s frozen
I’m not sure what you mean. Even if it comes to Taco Bell stores pre-made, there is still a recipe for it.
Regardless, this recipe was created to mimic the taste of Taco Bell’s cheese sauce with ingredients readily available to home cooks.
No, there’s no recipe. It comes fresh off of nacho cheese trees
I wish my backyard was full of nacho cheese trees…
So when you say kraft cheese wiz do u mean the one that comes in the spray can and if that is what you mean wich kind because they hav american and sharo cheddar and some others ithink also?? Thanks so much for the post tho have been loving this stuff for years im excited to try it at home asap
No, not from the spray can. It comes in a jar and the specific product is linked to twice in the post so you can see what it looks like. You can find it at most grocery stores, usually in the chip aisle. Hope you enjoy the recipe.
Is it kraft American cheese singles slices?
Yep, just the classic Kraft American Cheese singles.
I managed a Taco Bell in California in 1982 and we had powdered cheese mixed with water and then heated. Never found anything like it.
Sooo Yum! You nailed it. Thanks so much!!
I made this to make homemade crunchwraps and it was great! Thanks for the recipe. It didn’t taste like cheese whiz like I thought
Ingredients are listed but no amounts. How much of each?
Amount it makes says 4. 4 what?
This is an ingredient list NOT a recipe.
If you scroll down more you’ll see the measurements. I thought the same thing at first.
is half a cup, a half a jar? Thank you
No, half the jar would be more than half a cup. Be sure to measure it out.
I use to work for Taco Bell years ago like 20 years ago. It wasn’t powder back then. It was in a bag you put in a hot water bath.
I personally don’t think this is very close to Taco Bell at all. Cheez whiz is too strong of a flavor, note that I followed this recipe exactly, yes I got the cheez whiz JAR, and I think it’s overpowering. Added more milk and still too strong. Had to mellow it out with Fritos jalapeño dip and Rico’s nacho dip and it STILL was strong. 1/2 cup like it says. I didn’t do any of it wrong it just tastes more like spicy cheez whiz than a copy cat of Taco Bell :/
Love this recipe for “Taco Bell Nacho Cheese Sauce”!!
Tastes dam close to me, we use it in your home made crunch wraps recipe which are the best!
This takes nothing like Taco Bell, but it is good.
Is there a cheese that works as a substitute for Kraft Cheese Whiz? It’s isn’t in stock on Amazon or in my local stores. Please let me know and thank you very much.
I worked there early 2000’s. It comes in a bag premade as do most things there. They take frozen or cold items and put them in something called a De-Thermalizer. Which is a fancy word for a hot water machine, lol. The meat is all the same way. The beans, are dehydrated, so you add hot water and put it in a heat locker for 4 hours. 8 hours hold time on beans, I think, lol, been a long time..
What size jar on the jalapeños?
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Prince Zeid Ra'ad Zeid Al-Hussein to replace Navi Pillay as UN HC for Human Rights_Newsfirst
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UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has nominated Jordan\'s envoy to the world body as the new High Commissioner for Human Rights, replacing Indian-origin Navi Pillay. http://newsfirst.lk/english/2014/06/prince-zeid-raad-zeid-al-hussein-replace-navi-pillay-un-hc-human-rights/38890...


NEW YORK, July 14 (GenomeWeb News) - Scientists from four major research institutes have sequenced and compared the genomes of three dangerous parasites, establishing that the protist causes of African sleeping sickness, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis share a "core" of similar genes.
The sequencing and analysis were conducted by scientists at the Institute for Genomic Research, the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, the Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, and the Karolinska Institutet.
The three parasites are: Trypanosoma brucei, which causes African trypaonosomiasis, or sleeping sickness; Trypanosoma cruzi, the cause of Chagas disease; and Leishmania major, which causes leishmaniasis and kala azar, a skin disease and an internal disease, respectively.
According to the studies, which will be published in the July 15 issue of Science, the three parasites share a similar "core" of 6,200 conserved genes.
"This common core of genes is extremely important because it may provide targets for a new generation of drugs that might fight all three parasites, which threaten millions of people worldwide," Najib El-Sayed, a TIGR molecular biologist, first author of two of the articles, and senior author of an upcoming article concerning the parasites, said in a statement.
The three diseases are immensely dangerous to humans, according to the World Health Organization: Chagas afflicts as many as 18 million people and threatens about 100 million worldwide; sleeping sickness infects as many as 500,000 people and theatens more than 60 million, and leishmaniasis, which also has other causes, threatens 300 million or more people.
Sequencing and analysis of T. cruzi was funded by the US National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, and the major sources of funding for the studies of T. brucei and L. major were the Wellcome Trust and the NIAID.


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Bamaga is one of the hottest places in Australia. It experiences exceptionally high overnight temperatures, rainfall and humidity levels. Daytime temperatures, wind speed and numbers of cloudy days are above average. Numbers of clear days are below average.
Bamaga has a wet and a dry season. The wet season in Bamaga begins around November and ends around May. Over the course of the wet season, Bamaga receives around 1671.6mm of rain. By comparison, in the dry season from June to October, less than 86.5mm of rain falls in total. At the height of the wet season in January it rains on average 19.6 days in that one month. Indeed, Bamaga has experienced as much as 238.3mm in a single December day. The wettest month on record is January with 895.1mm of rain falling.
Temperatures in the wet season average between 29.9 and 32.1OC during the day and 24.3 and 25.5OC overnight. Temperatures in the dry season average between 28.3 and 30.7OC during the day and 22.7 and 24.2OC at night.
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Sabine Getty – Wiki, Age, Husband, Family, Height, Net Worth
Facts of Sabine Getty
|Age:||35 years 11 months|
|Birth Date:||August 14, 1985|
|Birth Place:||Geneva, Switzerland|
|Height:||5 ft 9 inches or (175 cm)|
|Net Worth:||$7 Million|
|Eye Color:||Light Brown|
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|What is her marital status? (single, married, in relation or divorce):|
|How many children does she have? (name):||One|
|Is she having any relationship affair?:||No|
|Is she lesbian?:||No|
|What is her spouse's name?:||Joseph Getty|
More about the relationship
Sabine Getty is happily married to Joseph Getty who is the son of Mark Getty and Domitilla Harding. The duo got married in 2015 at a catholic ceremony at Basilica of the twelve apostles in Rome and the wedding reception was held at the castle Odescalchi. The duo welcome their first child, a daughter in 2017 named Gene Honor.
Who Is Sabine Getty?
She is a well recognized and Successful English Jewelry designer and notable Socialite who became very famous for her Jewelry line which has became famous all around the world named Sabine G. Sabine has also gain a wider fame due to her excellent designs. She is also known to have work for many notable personality over the years.
Family & Birth
She was born and raised in Geneva Switzerland. Her father is a Lebanese financier and her mother is an interior designer, her mother is named Karine Ratl. She has siblings whom she was raised along with.
She studied at the Gemological Institute of American where she graduated with bachelors degree in Design. She was initially studying Theater and Opera before switching to Design.
Professional Life & Career
She became very famous for her jewelry line which was named Sabine G which is based In London. Her jewelry collections are sold in Bergdorf Goodman in New York, Maxfield in Los Angeles, Browns in London, Montaigne Market in Paris and stores such as Monaco, Vienna and Beirut.
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Funds raised during Miracle Treat Day stay local to help Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals care for sick and injured children
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – On Thursday, July 27, participating Dairy Queen locations in West Virginia and surrounding areas will come together with a great reason for an ice cream break – raising funds for WVU Medicine Children’s.
As part of the 13th Annual DQ Miracle Treat Day, DQ Grill Chill and Dairy Queen locations throughout the U.S. will raise funds to help save and improve the lives of sick and injured children in Children’s Miracle Network (CMN) Hospitals.
During Miracle Treat Day, at least $1 from every Blizzard Treat sold at participating locations will be donated to CMN Hospitals, which raises funds and awareness for 170 children’s hospitals in the U.S. and Canada.
Last year, Miracle Treat Day raised more than $43,000 for WVU Medicine Children’s, West Virginia’s only CMN Hospital. Since 1984, the Dairy Queen system has raised more than $125 million for the charity through fundraising efforts including Miracle Treat Day, the Miracle Balloon campaign, and other local initiatives.
To help celebrate Miracle Treat Day, fans are encouraged to use #MiracleTreatDay on social media and invite others to join them in visiting a participating DQ location.
For more information about Miracle Treat Day, including a list of participating locations, visit www.MiracleTreatDay.com.
About WVU Medicine Children’s
WVU Medicine Children’s – located on the sixth floor of J.W. Ruby Memorial Hospital, WVU Medicine’s flagship hospital – provides maternal, infant, and pediatric care for West Virginia and the surrounding region, giving care to high-risk mothers, premature infants, and children with life-threatening conditions through adolescence to adulthood. For information on WVU Medicine Children’s, see www.wvukids.com.
About Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals
Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals raises funds and awareness for 170 member hospitals that provide 32 million treatments each year to kids across the U.S. and Canada. Donations stay local to fund critical treatments and healthcare services, pediatric medical equipment, and charitable care. Since 1983, Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals has raised more than $5 billion, most of it $1 at a time through the charity’s Miracle Balloon icon. Its various fundraising partners and programs support the nonprofit’s mission to save and improve the lives of as many children as possible. Find out why children’s hospitals need community support, identify your member hospital, and learn how you can Put Your Money Where the Miracles Are, at http://CMNHospitals.org and www.facebook.com/cmnhospitals.
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Towards the end of the second week of bloodshed in Gaza, the U.S. once again called on Israel and Hamas militants to...
Pro-Russian rebels “deliberately tampered” with evidence of the doomed Malaysia Airlines Flight MH17 at the crash site, a White House official said...
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Fresh gossip pertaining to the fourth numbered entry in the God of War franchise has surfaced via the pages of the UK's Official PlayStation Magazine.
The publication claims that God of War 4 is currently in development and will apparently feature some form of multiplayer component to boot: "Kratos is on his way back, with his next adventure set to feature multiplayer,” the mag writes (via CVG).
The rumors follow hot on the heels of previous God of War 4 murmurs from PSM3, in addition to last week’s rumblings stating that developer SCE Santa Monica Studio is beavering away on two new PlayStation 3-exclusives.
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Manolo says, here is the forthcoming book the Manolo can enthusiastically recommend, the Shoe-Fleur: A Footwear Fantasy by Michel Tcherevkoff. Here is the excerpt from the article about the book at the Apple.com site.
Although firmly rooted in make-believe, Tcherevkoff’s project was more than just a game. He applied the same exacting standards to “Shoe-Fleur” as he does to all his work, even electing to craft each invented shoe from a single variety of flower or plant.
“I decided early on that I wouldn’t mix different types,” he says. “Every shoe and handbag [most of the shoes in the book have matching purses] would be made from one particular plant or flower.” Tcherevkoff shot blossoms and stems, twisting and knotting and weaving and tying them to bring nature’s flora to heel as meticulously as a third-generation Italian cobbler.
And he listened. “Each plant spoke to me in a different voice. One was very light and delicate,” he says, “so the strap had to be thin. Another one said, ‘I am big and strong — I could walk for miles.’ From that I designed a more rugged shoe.”
“Shoe-Fleur” is organized into four collections, as is traditional for fashion shows: fall, spring, resort and bridal. “I used plants that were in season,” notes Tcherevkoff. “Now,” he says, “every time I look at a plant, I see a shoe.”
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Fellini Dorm Hostel provides quick access to everything Haad Rin has to offer. A variety of dishes are served in Monnalisa and Nic's Ristorante Pizzeria & LoungeBar, which are only 5 minutes’ walk away.
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Washington: Kate Moss got so smitten with Jamaica during a recent holiday that she is now set to buy a home in the Caribbean island.
The 37-year-old supermodel travelled to the island for a holiday with best pal Sadie Frost and nine-year-old daughter Lila, and is now hoping to return to with her husband, The Kills rocker Jamie Hince to look for a house.
“She loves it. The moment she landed and saw how chilled out and scenic the island was, she just fell for it,” Contactmusic quoted an insider as telling the Daily Star.
“Although she enjoys her places in London and the Cotswolds, she can see herself, Jamie and Lila spending weeks at a time in their own holiday home,” the insider added.
The couple were also recently said to be considering a move away from London to the South West English coast to open a bed and breakfast hotel in Cornwall.


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The Tampa Bay Buccaneers will be without Dashon Goldson against the Seahawks Sunday.
The Pro Bowl free safety did not make the trip to Seattle Saturday due to a knee injury, according to Scott Smith of Buccaneers.com.
Goldson missed last week’s game against the Carolina Panthers due to the injury, which limited him in practice this week.
He was listed as questionable on the team’s official injury report.
When asked about Goldson’s status Friday, head coach Greg Schiano was uncertain but optimistic. “I’m not sure yet. I hope [he can play], but I can’t tell you yes for sure.”
Second-year backup Keith Tandy, who replaced Goldson last week against the Panthers and finished with four combined tackles, is expected to make the start.Bucs Safety Dashon Goldson Out vs. Seahawks by Jenna Laine
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A FRESH twist to the recent otter controversy can be revealed this week following a Mail reader’s discovery of a dead animal close to his fishery in Somerset.
The 30-cm long dog otter – the victim of a road accident in April 2009 – was found to have been chipped – leading HBS Fishery owner Richard Bult to discover the specimen had been released just a mile away from his property by an RSPCA centre following a period in captivity.
Whilst there is no suggestion of any illegal behaviour, the Environment Agency admit that the RSPCA failed to inform them of the release, as EA Biodiversity Technical Specialist Andy Baines explained to the Mail.
The case highlights a potentially-controversial area in the rules regarding the re-releasing of otters in certain districts with already-high populations, especially in locations close to fish-packed lakes such as HBS Fisheries.
For the full story including quotes from Richard and the EA, grab a copy of this week’s Angler’s Mail magazine dated November 16, 2010.

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Validation of a Smartphone-based Ambulatory Assessment of Symptoms of Depression
Psychological smartphone apps allow a large number of users* to access low-threshold services that can be used to identify symptoms, prevent or accompany treatment. Health apps with a focus on depression exist in large numbers on the market, but are often not sufficiently scientifically tested. At the same time, many apps already reach large numbers of users* today. Consequently, there is a very high need for research in this area. The AB Clinical Psychological Intervention therefore accompanies the development of the depression screening app Moodpath by means of psychometric evaluation studies. Moodpath was developed by the Berlin start-up Aurora Health GmbH and enables the everyday collection of symptoms of depression and other diagnostically relevant factors over a period of 14 days. The AB Clinical Psychological Intervention investigates the psychometric quality of the app-based assessment of symptoms of depression by comparing the results with established clinical psychological assessment methods.
Burchert, S., Kerber, A., Zimmermann, J. & Knaevelsrud, C. (2019). 14-day smartphone ambulatory assessment of depression symptoms and mood dynamics in a general population sample: comparison with the PHQ-9 depression screening. Submitted for publication.

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IN an effort to help students cope with conditions related to the existing dry period, 56 students from five schools in the Northern Division yesterday learnt to control the spread of water-borne diseases in Labasa.
Co-ordinated by Save the Children Fiji (SCF), the training workshop aimed to assist children cope with the dry climate and enable them in taking measures to prevent the spread of diseases.
SCF communications consultant, Lisa Kingsberry said the workshop was also a platform for gathering children’s views and concerns about the dry weather.
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President Muhammadu Buhari has declared the intention to run for the second term after months of speculation.
The President said this on Monday at a meeting of the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) leadership.
The national publicity secretary of the APC, Bolaji Abdullahi and the Chief Whip, House of Representatives, Alhassan Ado Doguwa confirmed this while addressing journalists in Abuja after the NEC meeting.
The NEC meeting is attended by Vice President Yemi Osinbajo, Senate President Bukola Saraki, Speaker of the House of Representatives Yakubu Dogara and other APC governors.
Special adviser to the President on New media and engagement, Bashir Ahmad in a tweet on his official handle @BashirAhmaad also confirmed the President’s declaration.
“President Muhammadu Buhari has just officially announced his intention to seek re-election in 2019. Details soon…” his tweet read.
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Last summer we drove around Burgundy in northeastern France, an area known for gastronomy, wine production and medieval towns. It was a memorable trip with a big food focus and we came home with a luggage full of good wines and warm memories of the rolling hills covered with verdant vines. In the evenings we sat in the sunset and listened to French jazz or wandered through historic corridors on our way to a well-cooked dinner. During the day we greeted truffle dogs, went wine tasting or explored historical world heritage sites. Burgundy has plenty of everything that gives life a golden edge.
Burgundy has many old monasteries and fairytale castles and offers a wealth of unique and historic accommodation. We thoroughly enjoyed the entire trip and our accommodations were as pleasant and embracing as a well-aged wine. During our journey from south to north in Burgundy, we stayed at several different hotels, but these three became our favourites.
Hôtel de la Poste et du Lion d'Or – Vézelay
The beautiful village of Vézelay is located in northern Burgundy on a hill with miles-long views of the area's vineyards. The village is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and here in its own wine region, Chardonnay is mostly grown.
In Vézelay is a real gem of a hotel – Hôtel de la Poste et du Lion d'Or. The 39 rooms are located in an old post station, where the former postmen rested their horses.
We stayed in a fresh suite with a bedroom with a double bed and a room with a sofa bed. There was air conditioning and the room had a lovely view out to the village.
In the hotel is the very popular restaurant The eternal, with set menus from €59. However, we missed booking a table and the restaurant was fully booked every evening.
There is cheap street parking right next to the hotel and a lovely bar with lounge furniture for a glass of Vézelay or Chablis in the balmy sunset.
Dogs are welcome.
Chateau de la Barge – Crêches-sur-Saône
In an old wine castle from the 17th century in southern Burgundy, today is a small-scale castle hotel with a restaurant overlooking vineyards.
The 25 rooms are all different, we stayed in the family room at the top of the house with a bedroom with a double bed and a large living room with sofas, armchairs and two single beds. There was air conditioning in the large living room.
The restaurant has affordable set menus and a large wine list with local wines – mainly Beaujolais and Mâconnais. We had a long and pleasant dinner here one of our evenings. Such a long dinner that ended long after the sun had gone down and the mosquitoes had started to appear.
Parking is free and there is an outdoor pool with sunbeds for hot summer days. Dogs are welcome.
Prices from SEK 1000/double room/night
Hotel Golf Chateau De Chailly – Chailly
In the middle of the Burgundy countryside, just west of Dijon, lies Hotel Golf Chateau De Chailly. With only a 30 minute drive to the vineyards at Route des Grands Crus the hotel feels relatively central, despite the quiet location. The hotel is located in a castle from the 16th century and has its own golf course with 18 holes that starts right at the castle. For hot days there is also a pool with sunbeds.
Restaurant La Table des Producteurs is located in the castle's basement vault, but has a large outdoor seating area for the warm months. A pleasant and classic a la carte menu welcomes guests with main courses in the price range €25-30. There are also three bars where there are smaller dishes and lunch (we ate, for example, a charcuterie/cheese tray).
Our double room with extra bed was in one wing and had a small patio in the courtyard. Dogs are allowed.
Prices from SEK 2000/double room/night, but there are very affordable packages where dinner and green fee are included.
Have you been here? What did you think of the destination?
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The use of herbs to kindle love is in human genes and is ancient. The practice has been in use for more than thousands of years. The herbs do not strengthen the sexual performance, like production of healthy and high mobility sperms, rather help to increase the sexual desires. The love and intimacy between the couple increase. To learn more about aphrodisiac and its benefits, visit my aphrodisiacs website.
The current day stressful lives decrease the capability of the body to produce libido (the sexual drive in the person). This is mainly because the blood flow towards the genitals decreases and makes them less responsive. Though exercising helps to increase blood flow, its effect is reflected only for 2 hours. The artificial drugs taken to solve the problem produce too many side effects and affect the hormonal levels badly. Therefore the best solution is to use herbal aphrodisiacs
Aphrodisiacs are substances that help to increase the libido. They are natural ways to boost the sexual desires of a person. Rather than boosting, they bring in the right level of sexual desires in every person.
There are different types of aphrodisiacs. It can be in the form of fruits, vegetables, meat, essential oils, flowers or herbs. Here in this article the following facts about the herbal and natural aphrodisiacs are explained
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- How are they effective to men and women separately?
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These herbs suggested by my aphrodisiacs should be added to everyday diet along with exercises and adequate sleep. One has to try to calm himself or herself with yoga and meditation.
- It is a bright yellow herb that holds its native to Mexico.
- It has been used by the Aztecs since the ancient times
- The herb alleviates stress and stimulates libido. It uplifts the mood, relaxes and clears anxiety. This is very important to stay calm and speak openly and frankly to their partners forgetting all the stress.
- It also increases the physical sensation of the consumer. All the 6 senses, including the thoughts begin to respond very well as the brain is filled with energetic hormones.
- It can be had with tea.
- It is highly recommended for those who cannot focus during sexual activities. This happens because of sleeplessness due to which the mind wavers.
- It is used by doctors along with CBD (obtained from cannabis plant) for women who experience pain during sex. However one should not use it with CBD unless recommended by a doctor.
- The smell of roses, the very sight of their presence is all aphrodisiac. The ornamental flower can also be consumed after soaking the flowers in honey for a day or two. This also helps to increase the libido of the person’s body.
- Rose eases the nervous system. It reduces stress, mental fatigue and anxiety. It increases the memory and helps to stay alert all the time. In other words it is highly refreshing
- This is one of the reasons to make proposals with roses. This has been practiced since ancient times
- Roses are anti – depressant. They can be consumed with tea, jams. The essential oils can be used as scent aphrodisiac.
- Also drinking rose water early in the morning regularly helps to increase the sexual desire. Soak a few petals over night and drink the water filtering the petals early in the morning. Repeating this every day enhances the sex life of a person.
- Cinnamon spices up bedroom activity along with bringing sweet flavour to the food. It helps to raise the temperature of the body and makes a person hot by evoking his sexual desires
- It increases the libido by raising the cognitive functions. That is it enhances brain activity that in turn kindles the sexual desires at the right time
- Cinnamon increases the blood flow to the pelvic region. Its aphrodisiac properties have even been mentioned in bibilical proverbs (Proverb 7, 17 – 18).
- It can be had with milk or tea. Cinnamon flavoured milk is very delicious with a sweet aromatic flavour.
- How to make cinnamon milk?
- Boil the milk
- Grind 2 cinnamon sticks
- Add it to the boiled milk after turning the stove OFF.
- One can add honey to increase the effect of the aphrodisiac recipe and also to enhance the taste.
Caffeine is a strong stimulator of the central nervous system. As the central nervous system ends in the pelvic region, caffeine increases the blood flow to the pelvic region. But one has to consume more than his usual intake to feel the aphrodisiac effects.
But if one has 2 cups a day, using coffee as an aphrodisiac is not recommended. This is because increased coffee consumption leads to irritability, insomnia and jitters. These are the major contributors to decrease the sexual desire in a person. Therefore one should be very cautious in using coffee as an aphrodisiac.
Ashwagandha – Withania somnifera
Ashwagandha strengthens the body against stress. It balances the male and female hormones. The balance decides the interest one has over the other sex. It increases semen production in men and improves the quality of sperm. The herb is a food for love in women. It is mainly given to pregnant ladies to make them strong.


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Night Time Coughing
Q. I am 22 yrs old and I have asthma. Sometimes at night I start coughing and cant stop. Usually cough so hard I get a headache. What causes this and how can I stop coughing? Keeps me up at night.
A. Dear Kelly, Cough is a very common and troubling symptom of asthma. It may be particularly troublesome at night, and long sessions of cough often cause headache. You need to find out if there are night time triggers, such as gastroesophageal reflux, or sinus drainage. Ask your allergist or pulmonologist about these possibilities. You also need more "controller medications" such as inhaled corticosteroids or leukotreine inhibitors.
Mother-In-Law Coughing Up Blood
Q. My mother-in-law was seen in the ER yesterday for coughing up blood. They said she must see her M.D. ASAP. The report states, "There is bibasilar atelectasis". It also states "There is soft tissue in the left and right hilum which may represent adenopathy. There is a 17 mm lymph node in the AP window. An eight week follow up chest CT is recommended. There is no precordial or pleural effusion. There is a five mm soft tissue nodule in the right midlung field. There is no pneumothorax."
Can you help me understand what this means? She is a refugee from Kosovo and does not know English. The MD offices will reopen on Tuesday. But I want to try and understand what this means. Can you help?
A. Dear Nawal, There are several urgent possibilities here. Since she is from Kosovo, she must be checked immediately for tuberculosis. Lung cancer is another possibility. See a pulmonologist immediately and get a diagnosis as the basis of treatment.
Suggestions to Update Pulmonary Function Skills
Q. I am returning to work in the PFT lab after a ten-year absence and would like you to suggest books, and seminars to update my skills.
A. Dear Pamela RRT/PFT, The ATS and OSHA have joint training programs. Also the ACCP.
When to Take My Medication
Q. I have the big "E". I use Spiriva once daily. I now have Floradil to take also and would like to know when to take them?
A. Dear Ronald, Take Spiriva in the morning as well as Foradil, and also take the Foradil in the evening.
Can Scar Tissue Seen on CT Scan Show Up as COPD or Cancer?
Q. I am 58 years old and after CT scan in Dec, my GP diagnosed me with COPD. I smoked for 22 years, but stopped smoking in 1993. In 1983-4, my lungs collapsed three times...(spontaneous pneumothorax) which required surgery in 1984.
Have an appointment with lung specialist in a couple of weeks. Can scar tissue from the previous surgery look like COPD on my CT scan? What tests can be performed to determine if this is cancer instead of COPD? My father died in 2001 with lung cancer.
A. Dear Carla, Lung cancer can occur in scar tissue. A CT will distinguish between old healed scars and emphysema, and will also reveal any nodules that could be lung cancer.
Non Rebreather Oxygen Masks
Q. I've seen a lot of non rebreather masks being used that have one of the one-way valves missing but have not been able to find any literature justifying this practice. When we are asked to place a patient on "100% non-rebreather" I feel we should do just that. It seems I saw an article in Critical Care that showed these masks as only delivering 40-60% oxygen. I'm an old-timer RT (32 years) and the physics of these masks doesn't work for me.
A. Dear Voitek RRT, NREMT-I, So called non rebreather masks, are open systems and have a reservoir to help flood the face with high flow oxygen. Achieving more than 40-60% oxygen is not possible with these open and loose fitting masks. This is plenty for most situations not requiring a definitive airway and mechanical ventilation.
Concerned that Medication is Causing Shortness of Breath and Pounding Heart
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Q. I am 52 year-old female never smoked. I was diagnosed with RA July 2005. I must add, I lost my twin brother 6/05 to COPD; older brother to lung cancer and father to emphysema. They did all smoke but one doctor believed there is a link. Alpha one test came back negative for me). I was put on methotrexrate from 10/05 until 11/06. I developed a worsening shortness of breath; thunder heart pounding. Did the PFT tests have a DLCO of 74 other tests were ok. Did the PFT stress test and did ok. I was off the methotrexrate about five weeks when I did these tests. My lung specialist is doing another CT scan in June (six months) for a 4mm subpleural nodule right middle lobe.
My RA doctor has started me on now leflunomide 10 mg every other day for one month then 20 mg daily.
I am CONCERNED that the methotrexrate caused the dyspnea and dry cough, which has receded somewhat and now this drug will cause it again. I have taken four doses and notice on day of dose I cough a lot. The week before I started the leflunomide; I was able to do a three mile walks three times a week.
In December when seeing the lung specialist I could not even walk from my car to the door of the building I work due to dyspnea and thunder heart pounding. Do I have reason to be concerned?
I have made a consultation appt with the lung specialist's assistant to discuss this, as I really got no clear answer on what is wrong but a mild reduction in lung and the nodule, which they did not go into detail over.
Watching three family members die slowly of a horrible respiratory illness makes me concerned, and lost my mom to colon cancer. My only vice is drinking red wine. I appreciate your time to read this and if you could respond I would appreciate it.
A. Dear Stephanie, Methotrexate may have adverse lung effects and may make breathing worse. I do not know anything about the leflumonide, except that it is used in rheumatoid arthritis. It may interact with methotrexate. You should consult a rheumatologist about this. You have ruled out alpha one deficiency as a cause of your arthritis. A modest amount of red wine is probably good for you.
Have had Asthma for Over 20 Years and Worried about Lung Cancer
Q. Hi. I hope that you can help me. I have had asthma for over 20 years but the last year it has really gotten worse. Recently I went for a chest x-ray because my symptoms will not go away.
I would like to explain first I have a bad cough from a cold; took antibiotics and prednisone, which I hate but the symptoms subsided. Cheat x-ray just showed that I have bad asthma.
But now I am so afraid that I have lung cancer and it was not detected. I know this is silly but when you are in pain this is how you think I have this nagging pain in my backbone. Anyway any do you have any suggestions?
A. Dear Peggy, A chest x-ray is not a good way to assess the severity of asthma. It also is not effective in diagnosing early stage lung cancer. CT should be done if you have been a heavy smoker, or if you have a family history of lung cancer.
Can “Over-Doing It” Cause Lung Infections?
Q. Is it possible for a bronchiectasis patient to trigger an infection by over doing it? Since the phrase 'over doing it' is relative, I wish to define it further. Not in terms of a decathlon athlete training everyday and his/her body breaks down from training too vigorously. But in terms of a person that has a normal everyday routine but then exerts more than normal.
For example: moves heavy furniture around. Could just that single spike in activity cause an infection in a bronchiectasis patient or if I physically exert beyond what I "think" my capabilities are, can that cause an infection to occur?
A. Dear Paul, No. Normal exercise as in activities of daily living actually enhances your immune responses against infection. Stay active.
Determining Significance of Noncalcified Lung Nodules
Q. Dr. Tom, July 18th had a CT Scan because of lung nodule found on a chest x-ray. CT confirmed an 8mm nodule noncalcified located in left upper lobe and lingula. Indeterminate. No enlarged lymph nodes within thorax Thyroid unremarkable. No aneurysmal dilatation. Boney thorax unremarkable.
Repeated scan Dec. 7th and findings were.10 x 10 left mid lingular nodule noncalcified. Nodule appears unchanged when compared to previous exam. No definite mediastinal or hilar adenopathy. Impression was Stable left lung nodule when compared to previous study. PET scan may be helpful in evaluation of nodule. Also mentioned on 2 reports Azygous fissure, normal variant.
Do not know what that means. My question is Why would the latest cat scan read stable and unchanged when the first CT finds an 8mm nodule and the second says 10 x 10mm. Shouldn’t that be noted as a change because of size? Therefore not being stable or unchanged? I know determining the size growth is very valuable in these nodules. My Doc does not seem to be worried, but did order a PET. He wanted to just check it in six months but I wanted the PET because of the two reports not making total sense.
A. Dear Nikki, You were wise to ask for a PET scan to see if the lesion is active. If so, it should be biopsied by removal.
Very Concerned about Practice of Giving Nebulizer Treatments to Multiple People at the Same Time
Q. As an RC department manager with 30 years experience I am very concerned about the current practice of "batching" bronchodilator treatments. Due to staffing constraints, many hospital therapists have resorted to slapping mask nebulizer treatments on five or six patients at once.
Most of these patients are nose breathers with shallow tidal volumes. I cannot find any literature that supports delivering bronchodilators through the nose, yet countless treatments are given this way throughout the country with little concern from doctors, insurance and drug companies, CMS or JCAHO.
Do you consider this a valid practice and do you know of any nasal delivery studies underway?
A. Dear Mark, I am glad you asked this important question. This practice does not have a scientific foundation. It should be studied to see if it really does anything, and not just done as an expedience.
Can You Help Settle a Question about T-Pieces?
Q. Hello Doctor, maybe you can help resolve the following question. A fellow therapist and I were discussing the use of the T-piece during weaning. I maintained that the T-piece does not decrease the work of breathing for the patient and its function is similar to the high flow Venti mask; that is providing a flow of gas/mixed gasses to meet or exceed the patients peak inspiratory demand. In addition I posited that not only would this not decrease the work of breathing but that it also might increase it since the flow of gas moving perpendicularly past the opening of the ET tube would cause negative pressure via Bernoulli's principle (this was not my main point but the physics behind it seem to make sense). So in effect, leaving an ET open to room air with no T-piece would be the same as having a T-piece with 21% (room air) flow.
My friend insists however that adding flow (even a flow of room air) to a T-piece would decrease the patient's work of breathing since some flow would be directed downward (does Coanda work at right angles?) into the ET and helps fill the patients lungs.
Can you help us resolve this issue please?
A. Dear Joel, A simple T-piece only ads the resistance of the ET tube itself. I do not believe that the flows are sufficient to make a difference.
We used to use an extension piece of 12" on the exhalation side, in case the patient’s minute ventilation exceeded the oxygen from the delivery side. We monitored blood gases. I still think that a T-piece is the best weaning method, because it causes the patient to do the whole work of breathing, while separated from assistance. We published an article about this in the Archives of Internal Medicine about 20 years ago, by Mortharoth, et al.
Fearful of the Effects of Secondhand on Daughter’s Immune System and has Grave’s Disease
Q. Sir, My ex-wife and 16 year-old daughter are living with a man that smokes. My daughter had to have her thyroid killed a few years back, because of Graves Disease. She now takes medication for this. Right after her thyroid was killed she had to be put in the hospital because her immune system was zero.
My question is how is being around second hand smoke going to affect her thyroid problem and her immune system?
A. Dear James, Second hand smoke is not good for your daughter. All smoking should be done outside.
Teardropped Shape found on X-Ray
Q. My husband is 36 and smoked for a few years over seven years ago. He has had the same cough for over a year. He has had chest pain in the past and recently he coughed up, and kind of dry heaved some blood in his mucus (only once). He had an x-ray of his chest done and they found a small teardrop spot on his lung. Not sure were it was located. They have ordered more x-rays. His red blood cell count was normal. Should we be concerned?
A. Dear Diane, No. If the "teardrop" shadow is in the right apex, it might represent an azygous lobe, which is a normal structural variant of the lung. Ask about it.
Is Interstial Infiltration Something Should I be Worried About?
Q. Dr. Tom, I went in for a routine annual physical a few weeks back. The physician gave me a chest X ray.... A few days later he calls to tell me that the radiology report indicates that I have interstitial infiltrations in the left upper lobe.... the report also mentions the PA film was slightly over penetrated.... I go back for a repeat chest x-ray week later...In addition, also take the spirometry test, results are normal ranges and chest x-ray indicates normal.... reviewed by same radiologist.... Do you think I'm fine?
A. Dear Dennis, Probably so. Better have it checked again in about six months to see if it has cleared or stabilized. It may be a scar from an old localized infection.
Ready to Move, Do You Have Any Suggestions an Area Whose Climate is Good for those With COPD?
Q, I currently live in San Angelo, TX. which has a predominately dry climate and can get high temps and very dusty. As a sufferer with COPD I am looking for a new location and seeking information on what would be the ideal climatically /geographical conditions for COPD. Can you help?
A. Dear Dave, You are leaving a good climate except for the dust. There is no ideal place. Avoid high humidity, altitude and cold winters.
What is APRV?
Q. What does APRV mean?
A. Dear Daisy, Airway Pressure Release Ventilation is a sometimes-used method of controlling mechanical ventilation that gives a constant inspiratory pressure, interrupted by a short period of zero pressure to allow for lung emptying. In this mode the inspiratory time is longer than the expiratory time. It is used in ARDS and requires sedation because it is very uncomfortable for the patient.
Breast Cancer Survivor Worried about CT Scan Results
Q. Hi Dr. Tom, I had tubular breast cancer last year that was treated with lumpectomy and radiation and then Tamoxifen.
I had a CT in August because of shortness of breath that my oncologist wanted to rule out embolism. The results read: 1. No evidence of acute pulmonary embolus, 2. Postoperative left breast/axillary soft tissue changes versus local recurrence. Correlated with timing of previous surgery and/or previous postoperative studies. 3. Mild nodularity of left major fissure. Consider reassessment short-term follow-up to confirm stability noting other findings suggestive of prior granulomatous infection. In the body of the report it states: 3 mm right apical nodule on image nine series two is nonspecific, possible granuloma. Should I worry that this may be a recurrence?
A. Dear Cristina, It will always be a consideration. These shadows may be benign, but warrant follow up.


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