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K-pop band detained at LA airport ‘on suspicion of being sex workers’

All eight members of a new girl K-pop girl band have been detained at Los Angeles airport on suspicion that they might be sex workers, their agency says.

Indonesian MOH: Pertussis & Pneumonia Behind Papuan Deaths

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Three weeks ago, in Indonesia: `Mystery Illness’ Kills 56 Children In Papua we began to follow reports of dozens of child deaths in the remote regions of eastern Indonesia.  Although the numbers varied in the media across media reports (31, 41, 56 deaths), the Indoneisan MOH launched an investigation sending medical teams into the area.

Today, the MOH has published their findings, which indicates that an outbreak of Pertussis – complicated by pneumonia – among already malnourished, poorly housed, and vulnerable children has led to this deadly outbreak.

Results Investigation Team Nduga

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A total of 38 people died in seven villages in nduga regency, Papua during the period October to December 2015. They consisted of 35 adults and 3 babies. The results of the second investigation team which fell on November 30 – December 3, found the cause of death of 35 babies is due to the complications of pertussis disease Penumonia.

The team found that the risk factors kerjadian pertussis increased in nduga regency partly because the air temperature in the area is cooler than in previous years. As a result, residents living in the house honai that do not have ventilation. Meanwhile, to cope with the cold, the people make a fire in it. In general, these conditions trigger respiratory disorders including pertussis disease.

In conducting the investigation team down is a combination of several elements, namely from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, Ministry of Defense, Army, Police, Health Department Proviinsi and DHO, as well as the Task Force Bare Feet. During the investigation, the joint team of health center staff and the Task Force Bare Feet treatment, providing immunization services and supplementary food. From the results of the unknown 90% of the population suffering from respiratory infection.

To control this, the Ministry of Health has conducted rapid response prevention of pertussis in the district and sub-district Mbuwa Bulmiyalma, Kab. Nduga. Besides preparing the flying program in nduga regency health care, encourage supplementary feeding (PMT) for toddlers, pregnant women and breastfeeding PMT, and put health workers through the program Healthy archipelago. Ministry of Health is also coordinating with the relevant sectors to be able mmbangun decent housing, water supply, the independence of farming and animal husbandry, as well as education.

This information is published by Center for Public Communication Secretariat General of the Ministry of Health. For further information please contact Halo MoH via hotline 1500-567; 081281562620 SMS, facsimile: (021) 52921669 and email address kontak@kemkes.go.id.

As we’ve discussed often in the past, `Mystery’ diseases usually turn out to be far less mysterious once medical teams arrive and can begin testing.

Child mortality has always been very high in Papua (see media report Unicef: Child Mortality Papua Three Times Higher than Jakarta),exacerbated by its remote location, limited medical facilities, non-Indonesian speaking locals, and austere living conditions.

Clothes makes the woman: 100 years of Chinese women and the clothes they wore

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Chinese novelist Eileen Chang once wrote, “Each person lives in their own clothing.” From the Late Qing Dynasty to the Republican Era and to the present day, Chinese society has experienced near-constant change. Perhaps nowhere is this more evident than in the changing styles and trends of women’s clothing over the course of the past century.

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2015 – Here are some gifs of Donald Trump being attacked by a bald eagle named Uncle Sam, literally the least patriotic thing that can happen to an American.

#the freedom bird has rejected him

FUCKING GOOD. 

@killerchickadee did you do this?

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It is a little known fact that all presidential candidates must be tested by the freedom-bird. Trump has failed and will be withdrawing his candidacy.

True American constitutional law.