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Leprosy Prevention & Control Week - February 25-29, 2008
2008-02-10 04:57:00 Leprosy, also known as Hansen’s Disease is a chronic,mildly communicable disease caused by infection from Mycobacterium leprae, a rod-shaped, acid-fast bacillus. It primarily affects the skin; the mucous membranes, especially those in the nose; and the peripheral nervous system. Leprosy exacts a high physical and social toll. If left untreated, it can result in deformity and disability. In many societies, people with leprosy have been made outcasts from their communities. The Norwegian doctor, Gerhard Armauer Hansen first observed M. leprae as an acid-fast, alcohol-fast, strong Gram-positive bacillus in tissue specimens from leprosy patients in 1873. The following year, he proposed that the bacteria caused leprosy; hence the name 'Hansen's Disease' emerged.READ MORE...permalink TechnoratiPhilippine Nursing http://Philippinenursing.blogsp-ot.com
Why Did The Arkansas Leprosy Story Simply Disappear?
2008-02-09 17:51:00 Something here stinks to high heaven. I am not huge on conspiracy theories and coverups and such but the story I wrote about yesterday regarding an “outbreak” of Leprosy in Arkansas, simply disappeared. They didn’t issue a correction, didn’t add an update that the Arkansas Department of Health denies such an outbreak and claims the doctors ...
Leprosy in Marshall Islands
2008-02-08 21:09:00 Medical specialists say the Marshall Islands have the most cases of leprosy, in the world. And the city with the largest number of Marshallese people, outside the Marshall islands, is Springdale. And Bingham says, it makes sense, then, that leprosy is spreading to the city. “It’s from the Marshall islands; that’s why we’re seeing it.” Doctors ...
China warns against rebound in leprosy cases
2008-01-24 09:17:00 BEIJING (Reuters) - China is recording an annual average of more than 1,600 new leprosy cases and will spend $30 million this year to renovate leprosy villages which are home to thousands of people, the Health Ministry said on Thursday. Those diagnosed with leprosy in China were once exiled forcibly to remote "leper colonies", a practice which ended in the 1980s when a hugely successful multi-drug therapy was introduced. The country now has just a little more than 6,000 sufferers, drastically down from the estimated 500,000 in 1949 when the Communists took power, the official Health News said. "But every year there are still more than 1,600 new leprosy cases, and there are still people suffering relapses," the Health Ministry-run newspaper added. There were about 100,000 survivors who had been permanently disfigured and some 20,000 lived in leprosy villages, it said. The government had earmarked 220 million yuan ($30.42 million) this year to rebuild or re...
By: B4U India
A Leper Shows Us How To Ask
2008-01-04 10:26:00 During His ministry on earth, our Lord Jesus Christ cleansed a good number of lepers as recorded in the Gospels. Perhaps the best-known and oft-preached story of such cleansings is in the account of the 10 lepers (Luke 17:11-19). In fact, the Hebrew word in the Masoretic texts for leprosy is tzaraath, which is an incurable ...
By: Joie de Vivre
Addiction is ?leprosy of our times?
2007-11-13 15:28:00 [From: Derry Today] By Staff reporter A local addiction counsellor has described alcoholism as the ‘leprosy of our times’ adding that there was a ‘huge denial’ in the area about the links between substance abuse and the soaring numbers of suicides. Father James Sweeney, of the White Oaks Rehabilatation Centre said: ?When post-mortems or autopsies are carried out, ...
By: News for Greens
Hansens Disease (Leprosy)
2007-09-13 19:15:00 First Hansen’s I have seen after coming here. The treatment was hindered by the non availability of Dapsone and clofazamine. With the emergence of latest bactericidal drugs it is not much of a problem any more.
Discografa de Leprosy
2007-09-02 03:37:00 Leprosy, una banda oriunda de la Ciudad de Mxico, que fuera fundada en 1991 por Alberto "El Thrash" Pimintel, para ese entonces cantante de Transmetal (Creo que el mejor que ha tenido). Despus de sus dos primeros discos, la banda toma un receso de algunos aos porque Pimintel retorna a Transmetal. Pero despus vuelve para quedarse y grabar ms discos, y adems consolidarse como el lider indiscutible del grupo.Leprosy - Wicked Reich (1991)TRACKLIST:01. Encounter With Death 02. Overdose 03. Mortal Vice 04. Cirrhosis 05. Denigration And Corruption 06. Wicked Reich 07. Nocturnal Tormentor 08. Alcoholic At 13 09. 2000 Guns Due DESCARGA "WICKED REICH" (Sendscape)Archivo Torrent Leprosy - Reino Maldito (1994)Esta es la edicin en espaol de "Wicked Reich", mismo grupo, misma msica, pero diferente idioma.TRACKLIST: 01. Reino Maldito 02. Tormento Nocturno 03. Cirrosis 04. Vicio Mortal 05. Alcohlica a los 13 06. Sobredosis 07. Encuentro con la Muerte 08. Denigracin y Cor...
By: Descarga Metal
Discografa de Leprosy
2007-08-26 00:00:00 Leprosy, una banda oriunda de la Ciudad de Mxico, que fuera fundada en 1991 por Alberto "El Thrash" Pimintel, para ese entonces cantante de Transmetal (Creo que el mejor que ha tenido). Despus de sus dos primeros discos, la banda toma un receso de algunos aos porque Pimintel retorna a Transmetal. Pero despus vuelve para quedarse y grabar ms discos, y adems consolidarse como el lider indiscutible del grupo.Leprosy - Wicked Reich (1991)TRACKLIST:01. Encounter With Death 02. Overdose 03. Mortal Vice 04. Cirrhosis 05. Denigration And Corruption 06. Wicked Reich 07. Nocturnal Tormentor 08. Alcoholic At 13 09. 2000 Guns Due DESCARGA "WICKED REICH" (Sendscape)Archivo Torrent Leprosy - Reino Maldito (1994)Esta es la edicin en espaol de "Wicked Reich", mismo grupo, misma msica, pero diferente idioma.TRACKLIST: 01. Reino Maldito 02. Tormento Nocturno 03. Cirrosis 04. Vicio Mortal 05. Alcohlica a los 13 06. Sobredosis 07. Encuentro con la Muerte 08. Denigracin y Cor...
By: Descarga Metal
Leprosy - Facts And Symptoms
2007-06-26 08:57:00 Leprosy, one of the oldest diseases known to mankind, comes froms the Greek word “lepros” which means scaly. It is a kind of infection caused by a parasite called Mycobacterium leprae or otherwise known as Hansen’s bacillus, named after the Norwegian physician, Gerhard A. Hansen (1841-1912) who was the first person to see this ...
Death - Leprosy Albm Hakk?nda
2007-06-17 17:24:00 Kimilerinin vah?i bir sanat olarak tan?mlad??? death metalin yumru?unu ortama aparkt gibi geciren albmlerden birisi de elbette DEATH grubunun LEPROSY albmdr. 80 sonlar?nda art?k kitlesini iyice ele gecirmi?, konser salonlar?n? doldurmaya ba?lam?? lmcl metalin en grkemli kapa?? da o dneme gre de en klas genel sound da bence bu albmde var. Bunun yan?nda gene bu albmn Chuck ...
By: FACTOR2.NET
Brocka's Tinimbang & Forum on Leprosy, June 16, CCP
2007-06-13 17:30:00 Asian Public Intellectuals Forum on Leprosy, June 16 at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP)Many people think that leprosy no longer exists. But it does. Many people think that leprosy is not curable, but it is.Yet misguided notions about leprosy and discrimination against persons affected by leprosy persist. Even today, millions of men, women and children continue to suffer social, economic and legal discrimination, simply because they or a familymember have or have had leprosy.Leprosy, among the world's oldest recorded diseases, still exists in many countries. But while less than 300,000 people develop leprosy each year, an estimated 100 million must deal with cruel discrimination because of their association with the disease, many spending their lives completely isolated from society.On June 16, 2-5:30 pm at the Cultural Center of the Philippines (CCP) Dream Theater, these issues will be discussed through a film showing and Forum on Leprosy and its Representations.The fo...
The Cure For Leprosy
2007-03-08 23:24:00 My roommates and I have lived in our apartment for over 8 months, and we are finally getting cable today! It’s about damn time. I’m sick and tired of people talking about all these cool shows on TV and not having a clue what they’re talking about.Not having cable makes you feel left out. It’s like I’m an outcast or a leper - minus the disgusting, diseased skin.It reminds of when I was in elementary school and my Mom would always pack my lunch in a plastic grocery bag (it’s a Filipino thing). Every other kid of course, used a paper bag. Kids can be so cruel. “Haha. Why is your lunch in a plastic bag? You’re a ca-ca poo-poo head!”So the f*ck what if my lunch is in a plastic bag? Seriously, let’s really think about it for a second. If anything, my food containment solution is the more economical and environment friendly choice. First off, we’re saving money by not buying paper bags. Secondly, we are recycling our grocery bags. Mother Earth would be proud.And anoth...
Jesus heals a man with leprosy
2007-03-08 16:25:09 Once a leper came and knelt in front of him and begged to be healed. “If you want to, you can make me well again,” he pled. And Jesus, moved with pity, touched him and said, “I want to! Be healed!” Immediately the leprosy was gone—the man was healed! |
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