Banyak Bayi Down Syndrome

As moms age, more babies born with Down syndrome

By Reuters - Mon Nov 30, 2:32 PM PST

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The percentage of children born with Down syndrome has increased by about one percent per year since 1979, according to new findings from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

The increase is probably because more and more women 35 and over are having babies, Dr. Adolfo Correa of the CDC's Center for Disease Control's National Center on Birth Defects, one of the study's authors, said. These older women are five times more likely than younger moms to have a baby with Down syndrome, Correa pointed out.

Today, about one in 1,000 children and adolescents in the US has the chromosomal disorder, and about 5,400 children are born with Down syndrome in the US every year, Correa and his colleagues note in the journal Pediatrics.

People with Down syndrome have some degree of mental retardation, and are also at risk of certain health problems; for example many are born with heart defects. But 90 percent will celebrate their fifth birthdays, and the average life expectancy for a person with Down syndrome is over 50.

To date, the researchers note, just one study done in a single city has looked at Down syndrome rates in children and adolescents. Accurate figures are necessary, they add, to plan for health care services for these individuals as they get older, because many may need specialized care.

Correa and his team analyzed birth defect registry data from 1979 to 2003 for 10 different US regions to come up with these numbers.

On average, they found, 9 in every 10,000 babies born live in the US in 1979 had Down syndrome. That figured increased by more than 30 percent over the next 14 years, reaching nearly 12 per 10,000 babies in 2003.

In 2002, the researchers estimate, there were about 83,400 people 19 and under with Down syndrome.

The risk of Down syndrome was higher among boys than girls, Correa and his colleagues found. There was also evidence that Down syndrome was more common among Hispanics and whites, but less common among African-Americans, but Correa said it's not clear why.

The findings are "a good starting point" to better predict the medical needs of people with Down syndrome, the researcher said. What the findings couldn't show, he added, is whether or not the increase in women undergoing prenatal screening has meant fewer babies are being born with Down syndrome.

SOURCE: Pediatrics, December 2009.

 

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Cancellation of Notification of Cosmetic Products



PEMBATALAN NOTIFIKASI PRODUK KOSMETIK ATAS ISU CAMPURPALSU

Para pengguna dinasihatkan untuk mengelak daripada membeli dan menggunakan produk kosmetik seperti tersenarai di bawah. Produk-produk tersebut telah didapati mengandungi bahan terlarang, termasuk racun berjadual yang tidak dibenarkan dalam produk kosmetik. Penggunaan produk kosmetik yang dicampurpalsu dengan bahan kimia seperti yang telah dikesan boleh menyebabkan kesan advers serius.

Produk seperti tersenarai di bawah tidak lagi dibenarkan diimport/ dikilang/ diedar/ dijual di negara ini dan Pihak Berkuasa telah mengarahkan supaya semua stok produk berkenaan di keluarkan dari pasaran.

Tahun 2009

Bil Nama produk No. notifikasi (NOT) Bahan kimia yang dikesan
1 Felisa Gentle Peeling Solution NOT07080210KE Tretinoin
2 Krim Malam Rahsia Rimba NOT080801112K Hydroquinone
3 Biocosmet Whitening Essence
Cream NOT07122920KE Hydroquinone
4 ~H2O+ Waterwhite Brightening
Night Cream NOT04102838KE Hydroquinone
5 Magixpress Lightening Plus NOT07121009KE Hydroquinone
6 A.Vant Cream NOT05022860KE Tretinoin
7 Eriesya Spa Beauty Cream NOT07122412KE Hydroquinone
8 Natasya Krim Herba NOT07090337KE Hydroquinone & Tretinoin
9 Temulawak Whitening Pearl Cream Papaya NOT03090150KE Tretinoin
10 Ratna Sari Whitening Night Cream NOT080700826K Tretinoin
11 ATIKA BEAUTY Renewal Night Cream NOT04082451KE Hydroquinone
12 Chantique - Whitening Night Cream NOT04121404KE Tretinoin

Tahun 2008

Bil Nama produk No. notifikasi (NOT) Bahan kimia yang dikesan
1 Khazanah White Pembersih
Wajah NOT05040954KE Hydroquinone
2 Gloskin Krim Malam & Siang NOT05082557KE Hydroquinone
3 Reena's Astringen Lanjutan NOT05010659KE Hydroquinone
4 Skin Desires Deep Whitening
Cleansing Milk NOT07020213KE Hydroquinone
5 EETYE Whitening Cream NOT06080859KE Hydroquinone
6 O'Lynn Skin Lightening Cream NOT06110164KE Tretinoin

Senarai ini dikemaskini pada November 2009

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27 COSMETIC PRODUCTS RECALLED

petikan dari Bernama - Friday, November 27

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 26 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry has recalled 27 local cosmetic products from the market for notifications that did not comply with the definition of cosmetics.

Among the products recalled were the Permata Hijrah Ainun eye toner manufactured by Seri Ummi Sdn Bhd, Ainun Syifa eye toner by Yamni Industries Sdn Bhd, Ainun eye toner from Al-Jabbar Manufacturing Sdn Bhd and the Alkaline Therapy Pearl Extract by Permata Hijrah Resources.

In a statement today, the ministry said the products were taken back as they were notified as cosmetic products but were misused as its directions required the preparation to be used as eye drops.
"Products used as eye or nose drops do not fall under the definition of cosmetics and should be controlled as pharmaceutical products.
"Products that are classified as cosmetics cannot be used for treatment purposes, as it is a substance or preparation intended to be placed in contact with various external parts of the human body (epidermis, hair system, nails, lips) or with teeth and the mucous membranes of the oral cavity, with a view exclusively or mainly to cleaning them, perfuming them, changing their appearance and/or correcting body odours and/or protecting them or keeping them in good condition," it said.
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PRODUCT-RECALL 2 (LAST) KUALA LUMPUR
The statement added that such products must also be manufactured in GMP (Good Manufacturing Practice) certified premises which has specific facilities to produce sterile products, which was a factor not met by the recalled items.
Therefore, the public are advised to be more careful and wise when buying cosmetic products and avoid from being influenced by testimonials advertised by manufacturers.
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NF LES IZ AO

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