A Tribute to Children

Hotel Sol Elite Marbella is well known for arranging fun weekends for children. Last weekend, children had a great time watching their idols Aldi (finalist of AFI Junior competition, Indosiar TV station), Gaby (children’s top artist) the Kids Band – “Dr. K” and mini acrobats.

Animal characters and clowns gave out ballons, brought lots of cheer and gave the children a great weekend break. The children reveled in the various games and many gifts provided by the hotel.

Hotel Sol Elite Marbella
Jl. Raya Karang Bolong Km. 135
Desa Bandulu, Anyer – Banten 42466
Indonesia
Tel: (+62 254) 602345
Fax: (+62 254) 602346
www.marbella.co.id
www.solelitemarbella.com

Chronic Fatigue – Blame Bad Bedside Manner

Doctor’s bedside manner can determine how patients feel months after recorvering from illnesses, according to a study in The Lancet. Researchers found that of 618 patients, 62.6% felt constantly tired six months after other symptoms had disappeared. The original symptoms bore no medical relation to the fatigue problem later on.

Instead, the study linked the chronic fatigue to three factors: the patients blaming symptoms on the past infections, their doctors presenting a vague diagnosis, and doctors giving their patients a sick note for their employers. Most people who complained of chronic fatigue had two commonalities: they had a generally pessimistic attitude and a feeling of vulnerability to viruses.

Ills of the Pill – Higher Risk of Breast Cancer

Since oral contraceptives were introduced some 30 years ago, tess haven’t generally linked them to an increased risk of breast cancer. But a study by the Department of Epidemiology of the Netherlands Cancer Institute finds that young woman who have taken “the pill” for more than four years do face a greater risk of breast cancer. The study compared 918 women between the ages of 20 and 54 with breast cancer to the same number of women randomly selected.

The use of oral contraceptives was associated with an increased risk of breast cancer in both the youngest age bracket (below 36) and the oldest (over 46) – but not those in between. Women in the youngest group who had taken the pill for your years or more – especially those who started before age 20 – faced twice the risk of their contemporaries who had taken it for a shorter period.

On the Road? – Get Your Shots

Easily lured by gastronomic temptations while travelling in exotic locales? If so, then you’re at risk of catching hepatitis A. The disease, which is transmitted in food and water infected by fecal material, is the most frequent infection in travelers that can be prevented by immunization.

Three per 1,000 travellers get it; those who eat and drink under unhygienic conditions stand a 20 out of 1,000 chance. The majority of hepatitis A cases in industrialized nations are from vacationers who bring it home.

Even those who stay in luxury hotels in developing nations are at risk, according to a study by the Institute of Social and Preventative Medicine of the University of Zurich. The autors, writing in the Journal of the American medical Association, say the new inactivated” hepatitis A vaccines, like Havrix, are the way to go – they protect 95% of recepients and last for ten years or more. That’s far better than the widely used immune globulin, which lasts three to five months.

The Big FIVE – Top Group of Indonesia’s

Michael Ruslim
Jardine Matheson/Astra
$ 9.06 Billion

Anthony Salim
Salim Group
$ 7.3 Billion

Franky Widjaja
Sinarmas Group
$ 4.77 Billion

Aburizal Bakrie
Bakrie Group
$ 3.1 Billion

James Riady
Lippo Group
$ 2.7 Billion


Sources: GLOBE Asia, Volume 2 Number 8 – August 2008