Pneumonia is an infectious lung parenchyma, respiratory bronchioles, and alveolus, caused by Staphylococcus aureus. Kalanduyung (Guazuma ulmifolia Lam.) is an herb plant from Central Borneo which people believe has many benefits, which one is curing pneumonia. To identify the antibacterial activity from the ethanol extract of Kalanduyung leaves to the Staphylococcus aureus growth. This research was experimental with posttest-only control group design. Ethanol extract of Kalanduyung leaves in 20%, 40%, 60%, and 80% concentrations were tested for antibacterial capability against Staphylococcus aureus with Kirby Bauer disc diffusion method, with Amoxicillin as the positive control and 10% Dimethyl Sulfoxide. This data was statistically analyzed with One Way Anova. Ethanol extract of Kalanduyung leaves can inhibit Staphylococcus aureus with each inhibition zone diameter was 6.875 mm, 8.5 mm, 10.175 mm, and 14.925 mm. The ethanol extract of Kalanduyung leaves can inhibit the growth of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria.

Noodle is a popular food product and widely consumed by the people in Indonesia. The world of commerce knows noodles in a variety of products Because the main ingredients are wheat flour, tapioca flour or rice flour, then the greatest nutritional content in noodles and processed products is carbohydrates. Foods consumed with unbalanced nutritional content, which are high in fat/oil, high carbohydrate, high salt, and low in fiber. The impact that occurs with food with unbalanced nutrition, for the long term is the emergence of degenerative diseases such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases such as heart and hypertension, and cancer and others. The main objective is to increase knowledge and understanding of the villagers of Sei Asem regarding the processing of healthy noodles based on vegetables. Specific Objectives To help improve the knowledge of villagers to process healthy noodles made from vegetables. Attempts to raise awareness of the villagers about the importance of processing food based on the healthy life of the household. Attempts to improve the health status of the community in the village of Sei Asam Method of Implementation of Community Partnership Program activities by way of counseling, training and mentoring. The results obtained from this activity is the increasing knowledge of the villagers about the benefits of Sawi vegetable, processing of sawi vegetables into noodles and one of the efforts to increase the consumption of balanced nutrition that can increase immunity.

Infeksi Saluran Pernafasan Akut (ISPA) adalah penyebab utama morbiditas dan mortalitas pada anak-anak di negara berkembang. Di Kota Palangka Raya tahun 2016, penyakit ISPA menempati urutan pertama dari 10 penyakit. Puskesmas Pahandut memiliki kejadian ISPA tertinggi tiap tahunnya. Faktor yang berkaitan dengan tingginya angka insiden ISPA antara lain status gizi balita. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui hubungan status gizi (berat badan menurut umur) terhadap kejadian Infeksi Saluran Pernafasan Akut (ISPA) pada balita di Puskesmas Pahandut, Kota Palangka Raya pada bulan Maret-Februari tahun 2017. Jenis penelitian ini adalah observasional analitik dengan pendekatan cross sectional. Sampel dalam penelitian ini yaitu balita berusia 1-5 tahun berjumlah 70 responden yang didapat dengan teknik simple random sampling. Status gizi dinilai berdasarkan data antropometri berupa berat badan/umur dan diinterpretasi dengan Z-score menurut standar WHO 2005. Data dikumpulkan menggunakan kuesioner dan wawancara. Analisis data menggunakan Uji Chi Square (x2). Hasil penelitian ini diperoleh balita yang terkena ISPA 31,4% dengan gizi kurang 18,6 % dan status gizi baik 12,9%. Analisis hubungan variabel diperoleh P value 0,000 (P<0,05) yaitu secara statistik terdapat hubungan yang bermakna antara status gizi terhadap kejadian ISPA pada balita. Kesimpulan penelitian ini ada hubungan status gizi (berat badan menurut umur) terhadap kejadian Infeksi Saluran Pernafasan Akut (ISPA) pada balita di Puskesmas Pahandut, Kota Palangka Raya pada bulan Maret-Februari tahun 2017.

BACKGROUND: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder. Its incidence in Indonesia was 700,000–1,400,000 cases and 40–50% occurred in children. About 30–40% of cases in children had uncontrolled seizures. Biomarkers are needed to assess the prognostic value of patients with uncontrolled epilepsy. Malondialdehyde (MDA) and brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) are one of the prognostic biomarkers related to uncontrolled epilepsy to see the effect of oxidative stress and neuroplasticity. AIM: The objective of the study was to examine cut off value of plasma BDNF and MDA level; and to compare plasma BDNF and MDA levels in uncontrolled and controlled epilepsy patients. METHODS: The research usedanalytic observational with cross-sectional approach. Number of respondents was 30 patients of epilepsy who came to Ulin Hospital Banjarmasin. Respondents were divided into two groups (controlled and uncontrolled epilepsy). Blood plasma was examined for MDA with a spectrophotometer and BDNF with ELISA. Data were analyzed by t-test with 95% confidence level. RESULTS: 11 children were found in the uncontrolled epilepsy group and 19 children with controlled epilepsy. The result showed that there were significant differences between type of therapy and developmental disorders/other diseases with epilepsy status. There was no significant differences of plasma BDNF in epilepsy status (controlled and uncontrolled epilepsy), and there was also no significant differences of plasma MDA in epilepsy status (controlled and uncontrolled epilepsy). CONCLUSION: There were no significant differences of plasma BDNF and MDA in epilepsy status.

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