OTIOSE UNIVERSE

/////////////////////Amos walked out on the front porch after eating lunch, tapping his empty pipe and then sticking it into his mouth to chew on the stem.



/////////////////“To cure jealousy is to see it for what it is: a dissatisfaction with self.” ~Joan Didion


////////////////////////When you’re feeling envious, ask yourself, “What is it about me that I’m dissatisfied with? What really needs to change in my life in order to feel content again?”

You may not always find the answer immediately, but if you’re open to receiving, it will come eventually, and when it does, you can bid farewell to the green-eyed monster. At least until the next time it appears to teach you about yourself again.

//////////////////////////Our so-called failures can actually be great teachers — and lead to greater self-awareness and more satisfying lives.

//////////////////////All children with ASD are capable of making progress with intensive therapy, but with our current state of knowledge, most do not achieve the kind of optimal outcome that we are studying," said Dr. Fein in a release.

Still, she told Medscape Medical News that her best guess, based on literature and her own clinical experience, is that between 10% and 25% of children lose their ASD diagnosis.

/////////////////////////BOLT ACTION= FRONTAL LOBE SEIZURE

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PBB appears to be a biofilm disease

An improved understanding of bacterial behaviour has provided us with a means to explain how some bacteria are able to persist so effectively within the conducting airways and in other related sites such as the middle ear and sinuses.13 Their ability to remain in potentially hostile environments has been linked to the production of biofilms. A biofilm is a matrix secreted by some bacteria that is thought to enhance attachment, facilitate access to nutrients and decrease antibiotic penetration, thus providing substantial protection against antibiotics and making the bacteria difficult to eradicate with standard length courses of antibiotics.14 In those with cystic fibrosis, the eradication of mucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa is extraordinarily difficult once biofilms are established,15 providing the rationale for the early, aggressive use of antibiotics in order to eliminate it from the airways before it becomes part of a biofilm structure. Biofilm production by NTHi has been seen in patients with cystic fibrosis16 as well as in those with chronic otitis media17 and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.18

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