 | Genomics and Infectious Diseases UC San Francisco presents Mini Medical School. In this edition, Joe DeRisi, Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator at UCSF, explores the need to detect and contain diseases quickly. Learn about the hunt for emerging viruses such as SARS, the characterization of the malaria parasite, and how this work can translate into new drugs and vaccines. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [11/2006] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 11801] |
 | Deadly Virus Spreads in China ANCHOR: And the number of deaths from a severe strain of hand, foot and mouth disease are continuing to rise in China. Chinese state media has reported 34 deaths and the number of infected individuals has jumped to 25,000. Here's more. STORY: The latest deaths occurred in the hardest-hit area of central Anhui Province. 22 children have already died of the disease here and over a hundred patients remain in critical condition. Hand, foot and mouth is a common illness among children, but the current outbreak is linked with Enterovirus 71 (EV71). This increases the severity of the disease resulting in high fever, paralysis and meningitis. CCP authorities delayed announcing the outbreak until late April, triggering memories of the deadly SARS epidemic of 2003. CCP officials have now issued a nationwide alert. Beijing has had 1,500 cases of hand, foot and mouth disease this year. Most turn up in children under five and more than half of the cases were found in kindergartens. All this has people like Beijing resident Du Shaochi worried. [Du Shaochi, Beijing Resident]: "We don't go to crowded places. The kindergarten has told us not to bring her to crowded places." Health experts say the number of cases could rise as the peak season for hand, foot and mouth is June and July. We will bring you the latest on this breaking story when more information becomes available. |
 | Mexican Migrant Health October 18, 2007 presentation by Enrique Rios Espinosa for the Stanford School of Medicine Medcast lecture series. Dr. Enrique Rios Espinosa, Deputy Director for Migrant Health at the Ministry of Health in Mexico, discusses the goal of the program: to protect the health of migrants living in the United States through the design of specific binational strategies of health promotion and provision of culturally sensitive health care; Dr. Espinosa also had a large role in the Mexican Health Care Reform. Stanford University School of Medicine: http://med.stanford.edu/ Stanford University Channel on YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/stanforduniversity |
 | 7 Deadly Habits of Highly Infectious People Some people are born to greatness, but most of us just spread disgusting disease. Here's how. |
 | Hand, Foot and Mouth Epidemic Spreading in China ANCHOR: The outbreak of hand, foot and mouth disease has spread to 13 provinces and municipalities in China. People in Zhejiang province are saying that information about the epidemic, which affects young children under the age of 10, has been covered up by Communist Party officials. STORY: People in Zhejiang say that the government has not set any control measures for the epidemic. [Shejiang Resident]: "They are not paying any attention to the people's health. Their so-called administrative method is a ruse to fool people. In order to maintain their own benefits, local officials let the people suffer. I think that all this suffering is connected with our political system, one that lacks media transparency." In Shanghai, where the epidemic has been spreading for more than a month, media reports came out only after the situation could no longer be covered up. [Shanghai Resident]: "In fact the CCP is committing crimes against our citizens. In order to maintain its political interests, it ignores people's lives. That's why the infectious diseases can spread so widely, just like SARS did in the past." Almost 6 thousand cases of hand, foot and mouth disease and 22 deaths have been documented in Anhui since May 4th. Three deaths were reported in Guagdong, which has a daily increase of 700 cases. Almost fifteen hundred cases have been reported in Beijing. NTD, China News |
 | Health Promotions in Mexico Join us for this insightful series on social marketing for health promotion where well-known experts in the field were brought together by the California Office of Binational Border Health (COBBH) to share their knowledge. In this edition, Ljubica Latinovic, M.D., Health Marketing and Communications Coordinator with the Mexico Ministry of Health, talks about health promotion strategies in Mexico. Dr. Latinovic discusses Mexico's National Strategy for health promotion and prevention from the newly elected administration. Series: "Social Marketing for Health Promotion in California and Mexico" [7/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 13069] |
 | Quarantine Movie Review & Trailer Quarantine Movie Review & Trailer. Find out what moviegoers think of Quarantine! See the Quarantine trailer! Is this horror movie a hot zone, or a threat to civilization as we know it? Enjoy this RevYOU of Quarantine! |
 | Deadly Virus Spreads Rapidly in China ANCHOR: And in China, along with the Olympics, the big story right now is the rapid spread of the deadly foot, hand and mouth virus Enterovirus 71. The virus first appeared in Fuyang city in Anhui Province. But the disease has recently spread to nearby Hubei, Jiangxi, and Guangdong Provinces. Chinese authorities had known about the virus since early March, but chose not to release the information for nearly two months. Just over a week ago, the news was finally released to the public, and since then at least 22 children have died and over three thousand have been infected. But Chinese State Television is still not releasing the total number deaths caused by the virus. CCP leaders have ordered authorities to deal with the problem before the Olympics, which are less than 100 days away. But it will be difficult because there are currently no vaccines or antiviral agents that can either treat or prevent the virus. Enteroviruses are spread mostly through contact with infected blisters or faeces and can cause high fever, paralysis and swelling of the brain or its lining. |
 | Infectious Disease After Natural Disasters Infectious diseases following natural disasters can multiply the human toll of such events. Dr. Christian Sandrock of UC Davis looks at the factors effecting disease outbreaks after disasters, discusses specific diseases and reviews the efficacy of various treatment options. Series: "CalPEN" [9/2005] [Health and Medicine] [Professional Medical Education] [Show ID: 11179] |
 | Infectious diseases highlighted Infectious diseases highlighted The World Health Organisation's annual report is to focus on rapidly-spreading infectious diseases |
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