Aug. 29, 2005 ? The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported in the Aug. 26 issue of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report on the prevalence of preventable measles cases in U.S. residents, underscoring the need for vaccination of international travelers and infants; shigellosis outbreaks in adult men who have sex with other men; and an increased prevalence of hypertension in non-Hispanic black Americans compared with the general population.

Factors leading to nonvaccination of children may include a lack of awareness regarding immunization guidelines, and refusal of MCV due to personal/religious beliefs or a lack of perceived risk.

Link… http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/511782?rss http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic389.htm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/measles.html

Hurricane Katrina left at least 56 people dead Monday, 50 of them in one Mississippi county, according to The Associated Press, and the toll was expected to climb following one of the most powerful hurricanes to hit the northern Gulf Coast in a half century. ปกติเฮอริเคนเป็นของคู่กับฟลอริดา แต่คราวนี้มันรุนแรงกว่าทุกครั้งจริงๆ แคทท่าริน่าชื่อเพราะแต่ใจร้ายจัง

http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WEATHER/08/29/hurricane.katrina/index.html

If you’re new to jogging, the American Physical Therapy Association offers these tips to help you get started: Alternate between jogging and walking until you build up your endurance. Use the “talk test” to pace yourself. If you can’t talk comfortably while jogging, you’re pushing too hard. Avoid hard surfaces whenever possible. Dirt paths are better than asphalt, and asphalt is better than concrete. Take care when running over grassy areas. They may hide holes, rocks, and other potential hazards.

from.. http://health.yahoo.com/news/123553

The number of deaths from an outbreak of Japanese encephalitis in India’s Uttar Pradesh state has risen to at least 175. Most of the victims are very poor people from rural areas, says Dr TN Dhole, professor of microbiology in Lucknow’s Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Medical Institute.

more.. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/4179760.stm http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/encephalitis.html http://www.emedicine.com/emerg/topic163.htm http://edition.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/asiapcf/08/27/india.monsoon.deaths.ap/index.html

Most studies done on violence and video games support the conclusion that violent video games can increase aggressive behavior in children and adolescents, especially boys, researchers said on Friday.

http://go.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=healthNews&storyID=9427100&src=rss/healthNews

Last two days I got some news that google promoted new program called google talk. I think that is simple program useful for talking between 2 user ,so I pick it to show you today. You can download this program from www.google.com by using your google username.

Kevin Rebeck, PA-C, a practicing physician assistant with CardioVascular Associates in Virginia Beach, Virginia, and AAPA Liaison to the National High Blood Pressure Education Committee, presented “New Recommendations for Treatment of Hypertension in Children.” He began by noting that considerable advances have been made in the detection, evaluation, and management of hypertension in children and adolescents. The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) now provides a large national database on normative blood pressure (BP) levels throughout childhood, which enables the identification of children who have abnormally elevated BP has improved.

more http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/510523?rss

British researchers reported that screening newborns for hearing impairment improved early detection by 43 percent..

The research team followed 66 children, all of whom experienced some form of hearing problem. Some had been tested for hearing impairment just after birth, while others were given a more general test at 7 to 8 months of age.

The researchers found that 23 of the 31 (74 percent) children given the hearing test soon after birth were referred for treatment before 6 months of age, compared to just 11 of the 35 (31 percent) who did not receive the neonatal screen.

งานวิจัยนี้เป็นการตอกย้ำว่าการทดสอบการฟังในเด็กตั้งแต่แรกเกิดซึ่งทำควบคู่ไปกับการตรวจร่างกายเด็กแรกเกิดเป็นสิ่งที่สำคัญและมีประโยชน์ ถ้าพบความผิดปกติเร็วก็สามารถที่จะช่วยเหลือหรือให้การรักษาได้อย่างเร็ว

more link Newborn screening http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=53025

Workers who do overtime were 61% more likely to become hurt or ill, once factors such as age and gender were taken into account.

คนที่ทำงานหนัก(รวมทั้งตัวอิฉันเองด้วย) ต้องอ่านบทความนี้ บางทีอาจหยับไปเตือนเจ้านายได้ด้วย ว่าการทำงานหนักมีผลบั่นทอนสุขภาพแค่ไหน มาดูงานวิจัยสนับสนุนกันค่ะ

more http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4160358.stm

This article will be useful for people who love to join with MP3 all days.If the volume through headphones is too high, there is a real risk of permanent damage to hearing possibly. สำหรับคนที่ชื่นชอบการฟังเพลงจาก MP3 ไม่ควรพลาดนะคะ ถ้าคุณชอบใช้หูฟังและเปิดเสียงดังตลอดทั้งวันทั้งคืน ไปไหนๆก็เสียบไว้กับหู จากบทความนี้ทำให้ทราบว่ามันจะทำลายการฟังของคุณได้เช่นกัน ถ้าไม่อยากหูตึง จึงควรใช้อย่างระมัดระวัง

more… http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/4162028.stm