Cutaneous larva migrans(CLM) is a ubiquitous self-limiting skin eruption which has intensely pruritic, serpiginous, raised, sharply demarcated, red lesions. It is most frequently caused by larvae of dog and cat hookworms. We report two typical cases of cutaneous larva migrans that appeared as pruritic exanthems in two people after they had travelled in Southeast Asia. It is suggested one should consider cutaneous larva migrans in the differential diagnoses of erythematous pruritic lesions.
Ancylostomatoidea ; Animals ; Asia, Southeastern ; Cats ; Diagnosis, Differential ; Dogs ; Exanthema ; Larva ; Larva Migrans* ; Skin

PURPOSE: We analyzed the correlation of the Lysholm score, anterior displacement of tibia on stress radiography and muscle strength around the knee with postural control after anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction and also compared them with the normal subjects. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Twenty-five patients after ACL reconstruction were evaluated with Lysholm knee score, anterior displacement on stress radiography with Telos, muscle strength around the knee with Biodex dynamometer and postural control with posturography. RESULTS: The postural control had significant correlation with the Lysholm knee score & anterior displacement on stress radiography(r=0.565, r=0.783, p<0.01), but not with muscle strength around the knee(p>0.05). Patients group with 5mm instability under anterior displacement on stress radiography showed no significance compared with normal control group, while the group with instability more than 6mm showed significant differences in some conditions com- pared with control group. CONCLUSION: Postural control after ACL reconstruction have significant correlation with Lysholm score and we presumed that the acquisition of mechanical stability of the knee after ACL reconstruction may be one of the important factors associated with the recovery of postural control by improvement of the proprioception.
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction* ; Anterior Cruciate Ligament* ; Humans ; Knee ; Muscle Strength ; Proprioception ; Radiography ; Tibia

The study aimed to perform the qualitative analysis of food and nutrition informations offered in TV program by monitoring newscastings, health-related programs giving food and nutrition information, dramas for family, education programs for children, and information programs for elderly in major TV broadcasting station(KBS, MBC, SBS, EBS). In this study, statistical analysis were done for numbers of information items related to health or food and nutrition informations. Duration of program the main, subject, sources, evaluation criteria of the contents. Results of qualitative monitoring for TV program are as follows. For health-related informations major propotions of subjects for the newscastings were about diseases. Those for health information programs were about foods. Those for children-education programs were about groceries. Those for seniors' information programs were about eating habits. The analysis of food and nutrition information sources for most of programs were interviews with specialist and normal person, and on-the-spot-investingations. For food and nutrition informations those were evaluated as inappropriate, the propotion of news was increased to 72.2% in 2003 from 49.3% in 2002. For health information programs, it was increased to 67.7% in 2003 from 54.0% in 2002. But, in drama the propotion of inappropriate scenes were decreased to 16.2% in 2003 from 63.2% in 2002. In children-education programs, it was 40.0%. In seniors' information programs, it was 17.9% in 2002. The propotion of cases that the quantity of foods is inappropriate in the food scene of serial drama, decreased to 15.8% in 2003 from 28.6% in 2002. The rate of drinking scenes increased to 11.5% from 10.7%. The rate of smoking scenes decreased to 0.2% from 1.6% due to the broadcasting self-regulation of smoking scenes in dramas. In the newscatings and information programs, reasons of being evaluated as inappropriate was that they didn't have any practical suggestions and proper intakes. There were also insufficient explanation for technical terminology, different comparison standard of nutritive value, and exaggeration for physiological effect of food. The drama contained a lot of unnecessary scenes of alcohol drinking, coffee drinking, midnight meal, and had more quantity of foods than the quantity needed for persons to the scene. As the result of this study, the rate of food and nutrition information were high, but the rate of information which was evaluate as appropriate was not sufficient. There are need to improve contents of information and to moniter the contents for consumer.
Aged ; Alcohol Drinking ; Child ; Coffee ; Drama* ; Drinking ; Eating ; Education ; Humans ; Meals ; Nutritive Value ; Smoke ; Smoking ; Specialization ; Statistics as Topic ; Television*

The purpose of this study was to do the quantitative analysis about food and nutrition informations in TV program by monitoring newscastings, health-related food and nutrition information programs, dramas for family, education programs for children, and seniors' information programs in major TV broadcasting companies (KBS, MBC, SBS, EBS). In this study, number of cases about the health-related food and nutrition informations and the length of program were analyzed. Also, they were compared and analyzed by the year. Monitoring staff, who had majored in food and nutrition and completed the monitoring training, monitored programs and analysis the quantity of food and nutrition informations in each program from 2002 to 2003. Results of quantitative analysis for this study are as follows; There were total number of 15,226 cases. Among them, the total number of health-related information was 5,623 cases(36.9%), and the total number of food-related information was 3,848 cases (25.3%). The ratio of total food and nutrition information to total health-related informations was 86.2%. In news programs from 2002 to 2003, the total number of health-related information to total cases decreased to 16.1% from 17.9%. The ratio of total food and nutrition information to total cases decreased to 3.6% from 6.6%. The frequency of the health-related informations was mostly served in the newscastings was highest, in both October 2002, and September 2003. In health information programs from 2002 to 2003, the ratio of food and nutrition information to total cases increased to 57.4% from 32.4%. In dramas from 2002 to 2003 , the ratio of broadcasting time of food-related scenes to total cases decreased to 17.2% from 20.8%. In education programs for children the ratio of food and nutrition information to total cases was 8.2% in 2002. In information programs for seniors the ratio of food and nutrition information was to total cases 26.2% in 2002. As the result of this study, the rate of health-related information in TV program and the rate of food and nutrition information were changing. And the rate of nutrition information in health information programs are increased. To give sound informations to the public, monitoring should be established and managed continuously.
Child ; Drama* ; Education ; Humans ; Television*

The recently discovered angiotensin-converting enzyme-related carboxypeptidase 2 (ACE2)-[Angiotensin-(1-7)(Ang-(1-7)]-Mas receptor axis has an opposing function to that of the ACE-Angiotensin II (Ang II)-Angiotensin type 1 (AT1) receptor axis. Ang-(1-7) is present in the kidneys at concentrations comparable to those of Ang II and is associated with vasodilation, modulation of sodium and water transport, and stimulation of nitric oxide (NO) synthase. Ang-(1-7) also acts as a physiological antagonist of Ang II by counterbalancing the Ang II-mediated intracellular signaling pathway. In a hypertensive model, increased ACE and decreased ACE2 along with a higher ACE/ACE2 ratio in hypertensive kidneys appeared to favor Ang II generation, leading to hypertensive renal damage. In addition, the administration of a selective Ang-(1-7) receptor blocker or an ACE2 inhibitor was associated with worsening of hypertension and renal function. Ang-(1-7)-mediated increases in renal blood flow were abolished by blockade of the Mas receptor and by inhibition of prostaglandin release and NO in spontaneously hypertensive rats and in Wistar-Kyoto controls. Further research on the function of the ACE2-Ang-(1-7)-Mas receptor axis could lead to a novel target for inhibiting kidney disease progression.
Angiotensin I ; Angiotensin II ; Hypertension ; Kidney ; Kidney Diseases ; Nitric Oxide ; Peptide Fragments ; Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A ; Rats, Inbred SHR ; Renal Circulation ; Sodium ; Vasodilation ; Water ; Axis, Cervical Vertebra

The common errors in preoperative treatment plan for the orthognathic surgery can be occurred during cast impression, cast mounting procedure with face-bow transfer, surgical stent fabrication, and so on. One of the most common errors exists during mounting process of the model on the articulator. Accurate mounting of dental casts to articulator should be achieved by transferring the 3- dimensional spatial relationship of the maxillary arch to an articulator. A face-bow is used for transfer this relationship to articulator, usually by relating the face-bow to a plane of reference of maxillary cast. The purpose of this study is evaluation of the accuracy of face-bow transferring of maxillary model to the articulator. The maxillary casts of thirty patients for orthognathic surgery were mounted on articulator with an face-bow instrument. The relationship of occlusal plane angle to Frankfort horizontal plane relations were compared the cephalogram with the cast-mounted articulator. As a result of this study, the significant difference between the maxillary occlusal planes angle in the cephalogram and articulator were found . The results were followed,1. The mean occlusal plane angle in cast-mounted articulator was 13.5.(SD+/-5.4).2. The mean occlusal plane angle in cephalogram was 10.4.(SD+/-4.3).3. The mean difference of occlusal plane angle between cast-mounted articulator and cephalogram was 3.3.(SD+/-4.6).According to the result, we should suggest that the occlusal plane angle to Frankfort plane in cast-mounted articulator is more steeper than that of cephalogram.And then, maxillofacial surgeon should try to get a more predictable result by suggesting the proper correction method and mounting the cast accurately.
Dental Articulators ; Dental Occlusion* ; Humans ; Orthognathic Surgery ; Stents

The purpose of this study was to verify the dietitian's job description(2000) for dietitians working at schools. The survey was carried out for the frequency, criticality and difficulty of each job description with 4 point scales. The number of subject was 125 dietitians, who have been working over 3 years at their position. The results are following ; 1. Duties with high frequency and criticality were menu managements, purchasing, storage and inventory controls, food productions, meal services, managing equipments and facility, waste managements, sanitation managements and self promotions. 2. Duties with middle frequency and high criticality were human resources managements and financial managements. 3. Duties with low frequency and high criticality were nutrition assessment (life cycles, certain diseases, specific condition), medical nutritional theraphy, nutrition education and public health nutrition. 4. For difficulty, duties related food service had lower points than that of nutrition service.
Education ; Food Services ; Humans ; Job Description* ; Meals ; Nutrition Assessment ; Nutritionists ; Public Health ; Sanitation ; Waste Management ; Weights and Measures

The purpose of this study was to verify the dietitian's job description(2000) for dietitians working at hospitals. The survey was carried out for the frequency, criticality and difficulty of each job description with 4 point scales. The subject was 62 dietitians, who have been working over 3 years at their position. The results are following ; 1. Duties with high frequency and criticality were menu managements, food productions, meal services and self promotions. 2. Duties with middle frequency and high criticality in food service area were purchasing, storage and inventory controls, waste managements, sanitation managements, managing equipments and facility, human resources managements and financial managements. 3. Duties with middle frequency and high criticality in nutrition service area were nutrition assessment (life cycles, certain diseases, specific condition), medical nutritional theraphy and nutrition education. 4. For difficulty, duties related nutrition service had higher points than that of food service.
Education ; Food Services ; Humans ; Job Description* ; Meals ; Nutrition Assessment ; Nutritionists ; Sanitation ; Waste Management ; Weights and Measures

The purpose of this study was to verify the dietitian's job description(2000) for dietitians working at business and industry foodservice. The survey was carried out for the frequency, criticality and difficulty of each job description with 4 point. The number of subject was 39 dietitians, who have been working over 3 years at their position. The results are following ; 1. Duties with high frequency and criticality were menu managements, purchasing, storage and inventory controls, food productions, meal services, waste managements and sanitation managements. 2. Duties with middle frequency and high criticality were managing equipments and facility, human resources managements, financial managements, self promotions. 3. Duties with low frequency and high criticality were nutrition assessment (life cycles, certain diseases, specific conditions), medical nutritional theraphy, nutrition education and public health nutrition. 4. For difficulty, duties related food service had lower points than that of nutrition service.
Commerce* ; Education ; Food Services ; Humans ; Job Description* ; Meals ; Nutrition Assessment ; Nutritionists ; Public Health ; Sanitation ; Waste Management

Recently we have experienced 3 cases of IOL dislocations. There are 2 cases of PCL and a case of iridocapsular lens. In case 1 and 2, they received ECCE and PCL implantations and had managed well good visual acuity before the dislocation of the IOL had occurred. In case 1, he gained good vision by replacing with ACL but in case 2, he lost his vision due to secondary glaucoma with optic nerve atrophy which did not seem to be related directly with PCL dislocation. In case 3, the patient had received iridocapsular lens implantation 7 years ago and had three times of episodes of subluxation of his IOL. Last September he had another episode of subluxation of IOL loop inferiorly. The medical therapy of the reposition of IOL was failed and IOL was removed and replaced by ACL. Now he lost his vision due to bullous keratopathy as a result of repeated episodes of endothelial touch. The three cases of this report remind us that the patient can restore good vision if he or she visit to the ophthalmologist as immediately as possible when the blurred vision has developed as prodromal symptom of dislocation of IOL.
Atrophy ; Dislocations* ; Glaucoma ; Humans ; Lenses, Intraocular* ; Optic Nerve ; Prodromal Symptoms ; Visual Acuity