James David’s job of controlling mosquitoes in a part of Florida that Spanish explorers once dubbed “Los Mosquitos” is often futile.
But this year, the fight “feels like a sort of hand-to-hand combat,” said David, the mosquito control and coastal services director for St. Lucie County in southeast Florida.
In the past two years, David’s local government has cut 42 percent of mosquito control funding and a quarter of his staff.
With statistics consistently pointing to the fact that more women are living with Alzheimers and caring for people with Alzheimers, it is clear women are disproportionately affected by this disease, said Angela Geiger, chief strategy officer of the Alzheimers Association. A survey of women in France, Germany, Spain, Poland and the United States revealed that women are at the center of the global Alzheimers epidemic. The multinational research team found women in all five countries were more concerned than men about a loved one developing the disease.
Women in all countries, the survey also found, were more likely than men to be involved in the daily care of someone with the disease.
Frozen shoulder, which is technically termed ‘adhesive capsulitis’, is condition in which the shoulder capsule which is the connective tissue around the glenohymeral joint of the shoulder, becomes inflamed and stiff which causes both chronic pain and difficulty in moving. This is a painful condition which can be disabling and prevent patients from continuing with their usual activities due.
There is generally slow recovery and during the problem the movement is severely restricted. Pain tends to worsen at night and when the weather is poor, while bumps and jogs can cause sudden surges of pain lasting several minutes. Other side effects of the problem can include difficulty sleeping and this can lead to low energy and depression.
HEALTH officials are on alert for “pockets” of measles outbreaks in Scotland, as the disease makes a comeback across Europe.
More than 21,000 cases in 23 countries have been reported since the beginning of 2011. Popular holiday destinations such as France, Italy and Spain are among those most affected.
Experts said they are closely monitoring the situation amid concerns cases could be brought back to Scotland and trigger local outbreaks, particularly among young adults.
Last week it emerged 23 cases of measles have been reported north of the Border so far this year, compared with just 10 for the whole of last year.
Dr Martin Donaghy, of Health Protection Scotland, urged people to check their immunisation status and said: We are principally targeting 16- to 24-year-olds, they are the group who are most at risk currently.
