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To: RealMuLan who wrote (58099)	1/2/2005 1:20:09 PM
From: RealMuLan	Respond to of 74559

Mexican-Americans Have Higher Stroke Rates By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter THURSDAY, Dec. 30 (HealthDayNews) -- Mexican-Americans have about a 20 percent higher risk of stroke than do non-Hispanic whites, claims a new update on stroke and heart disease from the American Heart Association. Overall, stroke is the third leading cause of death in the United States. Almost 700,000 people each year suffer a first or recurrent stroke. For those older than 55, one in six are at risk for stroke, according to the American Heart Association (AHA). Most of the data on Mexican-Americans and stroke included in the AHA's Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics 2005 Update was reported earlier this year in a study from the Brain Attack Surveillance in Corpus Christi Project. In that study, the researchers found that about 168 out of every 10,000 Mexican-Americans had a stroke from 2000-2002, compared with 136 out of 10,000 non-Hispanic whites. This increase in the risk of stroke among Mexican-Americans was for all types of stroke. In addition, Mexican-Americans tended to have strokes at an earlier age compared with non-Hispanic whites, the researchers reported. "We have not, up to this point, had data for Mexican-Americans," said Virginia Howard, an assistant professor of epidemiology at the School of Public Health at the University of Alabama and chairwoman of the AHA stroke statistics subcommittee. This study is important, Howard said. "Stroke impacts all race and ethnic groups. We need to target prevention strategies specific for the different race/ethnic groups," she said. The most important risk factor for stroke is elevated blood pressure. Those whose blood pressure is below 120/80 mmHg have half the risk of a stroke compared with those whose blood pressure is more than 140/90 mmHg, according to the update. According to the 1999-2000 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, between one-quarter and one-half of Mexican-Americans have hypertension. Yet awareness, treatment, and control of blood pressure among this group is significantly lower than it is among non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks. forbes.com

To: RealMuLan who wrote (58099)	1/2/2005 2:00:46 PM
From: KyrosL	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 74559

>>rumor How could anybody have discovered the tsunami 4-5 hours before it happened when it took just 2 hours for the tsunami to travel from the earthquake zone to India, and just minutes to Indonesia? Do you think the US tsunami monitoring system can predict earthquakes?

To: RealMuLan who wrote (58099)	1/2/2005 3:38:47 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 74559

I read that the US tsunami monitoring system discovered this South Asian tsunami 4-5 hours before it happened, but only notified New Zealand and Australia. The official US tsunami warning system bulletins are posted on the Internet, so anyone can read them. I posted it here... Message 20895787 In addition, it has been widely reported that the U.S. scientists tried to warn various other countries. However, they didn't have established communications channels and procedures so it didn't help. BTW, there was monster quake off Antartica a few days before the Sumatra quake. Here's that bulletin... TSUNAMI BULLETIN NUMBER 001 PACIFIC TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER/NOAA/NWS ISSUED AT 1519Z 23 DEC 2004 THIS BULLETIN IS FOR ALL AREAS OF THE PACIFIC BASIN EXCEPT ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA. .................. TSUNAMI INFORMATION BULLETIN .................. THIS MESSAGE IS FOR INFORMATION ONLY. THERE IS NO TSUNAMI WARNING OR WATCH IN EFFECT. AN EARTHQUAKE HAS OCCURRED WITH THESE PRELIMINARY PARAMETERS ORIGIN TIME - 1459Z 23 DEC 2004 COORDINATES - 50.1 SOUTH 161.1 EAST LOCATION - NORTH OF MACQUARIE ISLAND MAGNITUDE - 7.9 EVALUATION THIS EARTHQUAKE IS LOCATED OUTSIDE THE PACIFIC. NO TSUNAMI THREAT EXISTS TO COASTLINES IN THE PACIFIC. HOWEVER - THIS EARTHQUAKE HAS THE POTENTIAL TO GENERATE A WIDELY DESTRUCTIVE TSUNAMI IN THE SEA NEAR THE EARTHQUAKE. AUTHORITIES IN THAT REGION SHOULD BE AWARE OF THIS POSSIBILITY. THIS WILL BE THE ONLY BULLETIN ISSUED FOR THIS EVENT UNLESS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. THE WEST COAST/ALASKA TSUNAMI WARNING CENTER WILL ISSUE BULLETINS FOR ALASKA - BRITISH COLUMBIA - WASHINGTON - OREGON - CALIFORNIA. prh.noaa.gov