Objective To know the pollution situation by microcystin MC in Tai Lake in Wuxi. Methods The MC content in 12 water samples and 28 fish samples in the Tai Lake were determined by ELISA. Results The positive rates of MC in water samples and fish samples were 100%. The mean content of MC in water samples was higher in July 9 874.8 pg/ml than in November 142.8 pg/ml. The mean content of MC in the livers was 27.84 ng/g, in the muscle it was 3.97 ng/g. Conclusion The Tai Lake has been contaminated by microcystin and it can be detected in the fish living in the lake.

Objective To evaluate the effect of community systemic management on quality of life in patients with hypertension.Methods A cross-sectional study was used to survey 224 patients with essential hypertension systemically managed in community and 205 non-management patients using the questionnaire including demographic information,behaviour,years of hypertension,treatment,Chinese version SF-36 short form of quality of life and the symptom distress checklist.Student-t test,?2-test,and covariance analysis was used in data analysis.Result The managed patients' mean score of knowledge(6.40?1.31)was significantly higher than that in non-managed patients'(5.02?1.82,t=8.82,P