Men With Slower Electrical Impulses Through Heart At Greater Risk Of Sudden Cardiac Death
Men whose electrical impulses take a few milliseconds longer to travel through the lower chambers of the heart have an increased risk for sudden cardiac death (SCD), according to research reported in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal. An electrocardiogram (ECG) measures electrical impulses, or waves, that travel through the heart and cause it to pump blood through its four chambers. The waves have distinct patterns and are labeled on the ECG printout alphabetically from P to T... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)

School-Based Deworming Programme in Sanliurfa, Turkey: Changing from Externally Funding Phase to Self-Sufficient Phase
In Sanliurfa, Turkey, externally funded temporary deworming activities have led to an internally funded self-sufficient programme in 2004ndash;05 academic year. A total of 200 000 doses of mebendazole were distributed to schoolchildren, absentee children and small children and women through both schools and health centres. We interviewed 64 representative teachers, 82 administrative teachers, 112 schoolchildren and 108 parents using questionnaires, department interviews and focus groups discussions. We also collected 162 stool samples from third- and fourth-grade schoolchildren and examined them using the Katondash;Katz technique. The evaluation of second year's of deworming program indicated that the programme's methodology of training representative teachers to play a major role in org...