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Comparison of laboratory diagnostic methods for measles infection and identification of measles virus genotypes in Hong Kong
Thu, 02 Sep 2010 09:28:00 +0100 | Journal of Medical Virology
Abstract (Source: Journal of Medical Virology)

China to vaccinate 100 million children to fight measles
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 09:39:35 +0100 | Reuters: Health
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Nearly 100 million children in China will be vaccinated against measles this month to help eliminate the disease, a leading cause of avoidable death and disability in developing countries, the WHO said on Wednesday. (Source: Reuters: Health)

Concordance between telephone survey classification and face-to-face interview diagnosis of one-year major depressive episode in Hong Kong
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:56:36 +0100 | Journal of Affective Disorders
Conclusion: Classification of MDE by telephone-based structured interview of MDE exhibited generally good agreement with face-to-face clinical interview diagnosis in the Chinese population of Hong Kong. Further research on the telephone-based methodology should address inter-rater reliability, specificity of diagnosis, and variability of concordance across different mental disorder diagnoses and criteria of clinically significant impairment. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)

Evidence for the 2008 economic crisis exacerbating depression in Hong Kong
Wed, 01 Sep 2010 06:56:35 +0100 | Journal of Affective Disorders
Conclusion: Economic contraction triggered by a global financial crisis was associated with a significant increase in the risk of depression in the Hong Kong population. This increase was not explained primarily by unemployment and had a significant contribution from employed, home-making, high-middle income, and having married people. A holistic perspective that encompasses both ecological and individual levels of analysis is essential for studying the net impact of economic contraction on depression across communities and sociodemographic groups and for health policy planning. (Source: Journal of Affective Disorders)

The contribution of charcoal burning to the rise and decline of suicides in Hong Kong from 1997-2007. - Law CK, Yip PS, Caine ED.
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:14:28 +0100 | SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated)
BACKGROUND: There has been scant research exploring the relationship between choice of method (means) of self-inflicted death, and broader social or contextual factors. The recent emergence and growth of suicide using carbon monoxide poisoning resulting fr... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))

Back to School Psychology
Mon, 30 Aug 2010 00:56:10 +0100 | Psychology Today Personality Center
It's that time of year again. Teachers are updating lesson plans and setting up classrooms. Kids eagerly await news of which friends from last year will be in their class once more. Parents are buying school supplies and getting the ole' car pool warmed up. So when it comes to starting your own back-to-school shopping, don't forget perhaps the most important item on the list: the right frame of mind.Whether you're a parent, teacher, or student, the way you approach learning (and how you think about intelligence more generally) has lasting impact. When you go through life thinking of intelligence as a fluid concept–when you see intellect as a muscle that gets stronger with repeated resistance-based exercise–you set the stage for academic success and improvement. But when you view intell...

Correction to Yu (2010).
Sun, 29 Aug 2010 23:00:00 +0100 | Dreaming
Reports an error in "Contemporary Chinese sex symbols in dreams: Correction to Yu" by Calvin Kai-Ching Yu (Dreaming, 2010[Mar], Vol 20[1], 25-41). The publishing year of the article in the correction notice was listed incorrectly as 2009. The correct publication year for the original article is 2010. The word were was also misspelled in the body of the correction as where. (The following abstract of the original article appeared in record 2010-05656-003.) [Correction Notice: An erratum for this article was reported in Vol 20(2) of Dreaming (see record 2010-12874-005). Three Chinese characters where printed incorrectly in the article. The correct symbols are shown along with the location of each in the original article. An error is also located on page 26, 3rd paragraph from the top, second...

Manila hostage victim Leung has surgery
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 18:32:17 +0100 | CBC | Health
Doctors in Hong Kong operate on Jason Leung, the Toronto-area teen who was injured in Monday's hostage-taking in Manila, to remove part of his skull and insert a monitor to track swelling in his brain. (Source: CBC | Health)

China PharmaHub Introduces a Magic Bullet Liver Cancer Therapy
Fri, 27 Aug 2010 17:51:30 +0100 | Disabled World
China PharmaHub Corp. Introduces a 'Magic Bullet' Liver Cancer Therapy to China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, Malaysia, and Bangladesh. (Source: Disabled World)