Who Is At Risk for High Blood Pressure?

In the United States, about 72 million people have high blood pressure (HBP). This is about 1 in 3 adults.

Certain traits, conditions, or habits are known to raise the risk for HBP. These conditions are called risk factors. This section describes the major risk factors for HBP.

Older Age

Blood pressure tends to rise with age. If you're a male older than 45 or a female older than 55, your risk for HBP is higher. Over half of all Americans aged 60 and older have HBP.

Isolated systolic hypertension (ISH) is the most common form of HBP in older adults. ISH occurs when only systolic blood pressure (the top number) is high. About 2 out of 3 people over age 60 who have HBP have ISH.

HBP doesn't have to be a routine part of aging. You can take steps to keep your blood pressure at a normal level. (For more information, see "How Is High Blood Pressure Treated?")

Race/Ethnicity

HBP can affect anyone. However, it occurs more often in African American adults than in Caucasian or Hispanic American adults. In relation to these groups, African Americans:

• Tend to get HBP earlier in life
• Often have more severe HBP
• Are more likely to be aware that they have HBP and to get treatment
• Are less likely than Caucasians and about as likely as Hispanic Americans to achieve target control levels with HBP treatment
• Have higher rates than Caucasians of premature death from HBP-related complications, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, and kidney failure

HBP risks vary among different groups of Hispanic American adults. For instance, Puerto Rican American adults have higher rates of HBP-related death than all other Hispanic groups and Caucasians. But, Cuban Americans have lower rates than Caucasians.

Overweight or Obesity

You're more likely to develop prehypertension or HBP if you're overweight or obese. Overweight is having extra body weight from muscle, bone, fat, and/or water. Obesity is having a high amount of extra body fat.

Gender

Fewer adult women than men have HBP. But, younger women (aged 18–59) are more likely than men to be aware of and get treatment for HBP.

Women aged 60 and older are as likely as men to be aware of and treated for HBP. However, among treated women aged 60 and older, blood pressure control is lower than it is in men in the same age group.

Unhealthy Lifestyle Habits

A number of lifestyle habits can raise your risk for HBP, including:

• Eating too much sodium (salt)
• Drinking too much alcohol
• Not getting enough potassium in your diet
• Not doing enough physical activity
• Smoking

Other Risk Factors

A family history of HBP raises your risk for the condition. Long-lasting stress also can put you at risk for HBP.

You're also more likely to develop HBP if you have prehypertension. Prehypertension means that your blood pressure is in the 120–139/80–89 mmHg range.

Risk Factors for Children and Teens

Overweight is on the rise in youth younger than 18 years. As a result, prehypertension and HBP also are becoming more common in this age group.

African American and Mexican American youth are more likely to have HBP and prehypertension than Caucasian youth. Also, boys are at higher risk for HBP than girls.

Like adults, children and teens need to have routine blood pressure checks. This is even more important if a young person is overweight.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhoIsAtRisk.html

What Are the Signs and Symptoms of High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure (HBP) itself usually has no symptoms. Rarely, headaches may occur.

You can have HBP for years without knowing it. During this time, HBP can damage the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, and other parts of the body.

Some people only learn that they have HBP after the damage has caused problems, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, or kidney failure.

Knowing your blood pressure numbers is important, even when you're feeling fine. If your blood pressure is normal, you can work with your health care team to keep it that way. If your numbers are too high, you can take steps to lower them and control your blood pressure. This helps reduce your risk for complications.

Complications of High Blood Pressure

When blood pressure stays high over time, it can damage the body. HBP can cause:

• The heart to get larger or weaker, which may lead to heart failure. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can't pump enough blood throughout the body.
• Aneurysms (AN-u-risms) to form in blood vessels. An aneurysm is an abnormal bulge or "ballooning" in the wall of an artery. Common spots for aneurysms are the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body; the arteries in the brain, legs, and intestines; and the artery leading to the spleen.
• Blood vessels in the kidney to narrow. This may cause kidney failure.
• Arteries throughout the body to narrow in some places, which limits blood flow (especially to the heart, brain, kidneys, and legs). This can cause a heart attack, stroke, kidney failure, or amputation of part of the leg.
• Blood vessels in the eyes to burst or bleed. This may lead to vision changes or blindness.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_SignsAndSymptoms.html

High Blood Pressure Key Points

Key Points

• High blood pressure (HBP) is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems.
• "Blood pressure" is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. When this pressure rises and stays high over time, it can damage the body in many ways.
• Blood pressure numbers include systolic and diastolic pressures. Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart beats while pumping blood. Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart is at rest between beats.
• All blood pressure levels above 120/80 mmHg increase your risk for the health problems related to HBP. A blood pressure level of 140/90 mmHg or higher is considered HBP for most adults. If you have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, a blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg or higher is considered HBP.
• Blood pressure tends to rise with age. Certain medical problems and medicines may cause blood pressure to rise. In some women, blood pressure can go up if they use birth control pills, become pregnant, or take hormone therapy.
• Children younger than 10 years who have HBP often have another condition that's causing it (such as kidney disease). Treating the underlying condition may resolve HBP.
• In the United States, about 72 million people have HBP. This is about 1 in 3 adults. Certain traits, conditions, or habits may raise your risk for HBP. These include older age, race/ethnicity, overweight or obesity, gender, unhealthy lifestyle habits, a family history of HBP, long-lasting stress, and having prehypertension (blood pressure levels between 120–139/80–89).
• HBP itself usually has no symptoms. Rarely, headaches may occur. Some people only learn that they have HBP after it causes health problems, such as coronary heart disease, stroke, or kidney failure.
• Your doctor will diagnose HBP using the results of a blood pressure test. This test is easy and painless. It may be done several times to make sure the results are correct.
• Doctors measure blood pressure in children and teens the same way they do in adults. However, the ranges for normal blood pressure and HBP are different for youth than for adults. These ranges are based on the average blood pressure levels for a child or teen's age, gender, and height.
• HBP in adults and children is treated with lifestyle changes and medicines. Lifestyle changes include following a healthy eating plan, doing enough physical activity, maintaining a healthy weight, quitting smoking, and managing and coping with stress.
• If you have normal blood pressure, you can take steps to prevent or delay HBP. Healthy lifestyle habits can help you maintain normal blood pressure.
• If you have HBP, you can take steps to prevent the long-term problems it can cause. Adopt healthy lifestyle habits and follow the treatment plan your doctor prescribes. Children and teens can prevent HBP and its related problems in the same ways.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_Summary.html

Living With High Blood Pressure

If you have high blood pressure (HBP), you will need to treat and control it for life. This means making lifestyle changes, taking prescribed medicines, and getting ongoing medical care.

Treatment can help control blood pressure, but it will not cure HBP. If you stop treatment, your blood pressure and risk for related health problems will rise. For a healthy future, follow your treatment plan closely. Work with your health care team for lifelong blood pressure control.

Lifestyle Changes

Following a healthy lifestyle is an important step for controlling HBP. A healthy lifestyle includes following a healthy eating plan, losing weight (if you're overweight or obese), doing regular physical activity, and not smoking. (For more information, see "How Is High Blood Pressure Treated?")

Medicines

You should take all blood pressure medicines that your doctor prescribes. Be sure you know the names and doses of your medicines and how to take them. If you have questions about your medicines, talk to your doctor or pharmacist.

Make sure you refill your medicines before they run out. Take your medicines exactly as your doctor directs—don't skip days or cut pills in half.

If you're having side effects from your medicines, talk to your doctor. He or she may need to adjust the doses or prescribe other medicines. You shouldn't decide on your own to stop taking your medicines.

Ongoing Care

Go for medical checkups or tests as your doctor advises. Your doctor may need to change or add medicines to your treatment plan over time. Regular checkups allow your doctor to change your treatment right away if your blood pressure goes up again.

Keeping track of your blood pressure is vital. Have your blood pressure checked on the schedule your doctor advises. You may want to learn how to check your blood pressure at home. Your doctor can help you with this. Each time you check your own blood pressure, you should write down your numbers and the date.

The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI's) "My Blood Pressure Wallet Card" can help you track your blood pressure. You also can write down the names and doses of your medicines and keep track of your lifestyle changes with this handy card.

During checkups, you can ask your doctor or health care team any questions you have about your lifestyle or medicine treatments.

High Blood Pressure and Pregnancy

Many pregnant women who have HBP have healthy babies. However, HBP can cause problems for both the mother and the fetus. It can harm the mother's kidneys and other organs. It also can cause the baby to be born early and with a low birth weight.

If you're thinking about having a baby and you have HBP, talk to your health care team. You can take steps to control your blood pressure before and while you're pregnant.

Some women get HBP for the first time while they're pregnant. In the most serious cases, the mother has a condition called preeclampsia (pre-e-KLAMP-se-ah).

This condition can threaten the lives of both the mother and the unborn child. You will need special care to reduce your risks. With such care, most women and babies have good outcomes.

See the NHLBI's Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure Web site for more information about HBP and pregnancy.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_LivingWith.html

How Is High Blood Pressure Treated?

High blood pressure (HBP) is treated with lifestyle changes and medicines.

Most people who have HBP will need lifelong treatment. Sticking to your treatment plan is important. It can prevent or delay the problems linked to HBP and help you live and stay active longer.

For more tips on controlling your blood pressure, see the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's (NHLBI's) "Your Guide to Lowering Blood Pressure."

Goals of Treatment

The treatment goal for most adults is to get and keep blood pressure below
140/90 mmHg. For adults who have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, the goal is to get and keep blood pressure below 130/80 mmHg.

Lifestyle Changes

Healthy habits can help you control HBP. Healthy habits include:

• Following a healthy eating plan
• Doing enough physical activity
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Quitting smoking
• Managing your stress and learning to cope with stress

If you combine these measures, you can achieve even better results than taking single steps. Making lifestyle changes can be hard. Start by making one healthy lifestyle change and then adopt others.

Some people can control their blood pressures with lifestyle changes alone, but many people can't. Keep in mind that the main goal is blood pressure control. If your doctor prescribes medicines as a part of your treatment plan, keep up your healthy habits. This will help you better control your blood pressure.

Follow a Healthy Eating Plan

Your doctor may recommend the Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH) eating plan if you have HBP. The DASH eating plan focuses on fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and other foods that are heart healthy and lower in sodium (salt).

This eating plan is low in fat and cholesterol. It also features fat-free or low-fat milk and dairy products, fish, poultry, and nuts. The DASH eating plan suggests less red meat (even lean red meat), sweets, added sugars, and sugar-containing beverages. The plan is rich in nutrients, protein, and fiber.

To help control HBP, you should limit the amount of salt that you eat. This means choosing low-salt and "no added salt" foods and seasonings at the table or when cooking. The Nutrition Facts label on food packaging shows the amount of sodium in the item. You should eat no more than about 1 teaspoon of salt a day.

You also should try to limit alcoholic drinks. Too much alcohol will raise your blood pressure. Men should have no more than two alcoholic drinks a day. Women should have no more than one alcoholic drink a day.

For more information on limiting salt and alcohol in your diet, see the Your Guide to Lowering High Blood Pressure Web site.

Do Enough Physical Activity

Regular physical activity can lower HBP and also reduce your risk for other health problems.

Check with your doctor about how much and what kinds of activity are safe for you. Unless your doctor tells you otherwise, try to get at least 30 minutes of moderate-intensity activity on most or all days of the week. You can do it all at once or break it up into shorter periods of at least 10 minutes each.

Moderate-intensity activities include brisk walking, dancing, bowling, riding a bike, working in a garden, and cleaning the house.

If your doctor agrees, you also may want to do more intense activities, such as jogging, swimming, and playing sports. For more information, see the NHLBI's "Your Guide to Physical Activity and Your Heart."

Maintain a Healthy Weight

Staying at a healthy weight can help control blood pressure and also reduce your risk for other health problems.

If you're overweight or obese, aim to reduce your weight by 7 to 10 percent during your first year of treatment. This amount of weight loss can lower your risk for health problems related to HBP.

After the first year, you may have to continue to lose weight so you can lower your body mass index (BMI) to less than 25.

BMI measures your weight in relation to your height and gives an estimate of your total body fat. A BMI between 25 and 29 is considered overweight. A BMI of 30 or more is considered obese. A BMI of less than 25 is the goal for keeping blood pressure under control.

You can measure your BMI using the NHLBI's online calculator, or your health care provider can help.

For more information on losing weight and keeping it off, see the Diseases and Conditions Index Overweight and Obesity article.

Quit Smoking

Smoking can damage your blood vessels and raise your risk for HBP. It also can worsen health problems related to HBP. Smoking is bad for everyone, especially those who have HBP.

If you smoke or use tobacco, quit. Talk to your doctor about programs and products that can help you quit. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has information on how to quit smoking. Also, take steps to protect yourself from secondhand smoke.

Managing Stress

Learning how to manage stress, relax, and cope with problems can improve your emotional and physical health.

Physical activity helps some people cope with stress. Other people listen to music or focus on something calm or peaceful to reduce stress. Some people learn yoga, tai chi, or how to meditate.

Medicines

Today's blood pressure medicines can safely help most people control their blood pressures. These medicines are easy to take. The side effects, if any, tend to be minor.

If you have side effects from your medicines, talk to your doctor. He or she may be able to adjust the doses or prescribe other medicines. You shouldn't decide on your own to stop taking your medicines.

Blood pressure medicines work in different ways to lower blood pressure. Some remove extra fluid and salt from the body to lower blood pressure. Others slow down the heartbeat or relax and widen blood vessels. Often, two or more medicines work better than one.

Diuretics

Diuretics are sometimes called water pills. They help your kidneys flush excess water and salt from your body. This lessens the amount of fluid in your blood, and your blood pressure goes down.

Diuretics often are used with other HBP medicines and sometimes combined into one pill.

Beta Blockers

Beta blockers help your heart beat slower and with less force. Your heart pumps less blood through your blood vessels, and your blood pressure goes down.

ACE Inhibitors

ACE inhibitors keep your body from making a hormone called angiotensin II. This hormone normally causes blood vessels to narrow. ACE inhibitors prevent this, so your blood pressure goes down.

Angiotensin II Receptor Blockers

Angiotensin II receptor blockers (ARBs) are newer blood pressure medicines that protect your blood vessels from angiotensin II. As a result, blood vessels relax and widen, and your blood pressure goes down.

Calcium Channel Blockers

Calcium channel blockers (CCBs) keep calcium from entering the muscle cells of your heart and blood vessels. This allows blood vessels to relax, and your blood pressure goes down.

Alpha Blockers

Alpha blockers reduce nerve impulses that tighten blood vessels. This allows blood to flow more freely, causing blood pressure to go down.

Alpha-Beta Blockers

Alpha-beta blockers reduce nerve impulses the same way alpha blockers do. However, they also slow the heartbeat like beta blockers. As a result, blood pressure goes down.

Nervous System Inhibitors

Nervous system inhibitors increase nerve impulses from the brain to relax and widen blood vessels. This causes blood pressure to go down.

Vasodilators

Vasodilators relax the muscles in blood vessel walls. This causes blood pressure to go down.

Treatment for Children and Teens

If another condition is causing your child's HBP, treating it often resolves the HBP. When the cause of a child or teen's HBP isn't known, the first line of treatment is lifestyle changes (as it is for adults).

If lifestyle changes don't control blood pressure, children and teens also may need to take medicines. Most of the medicines listed above for adults have unique doses for children.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_Treatments.html

How Can High Blood Pressure Be Prevented?

If You Have Normal Blood Pressure

If you don't have high blood pressure (HBP), you can take steps to prevent it. Lifestyle measures can help you maintain normal blood pressure.

• Follow a healthy eating plan. This includes limiting the amount of sodium (salt) and alcohol that you consume. An example of a healthy eating plan is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension (DASH).
• Lose weight if you're overweight or obese.
• Do enough physical activity.
• Quit smoking.
• Manage your stress and learn to cope with stress

Many people who take one or more of these steps are able to prevent or delay HBP. The more steps you take, the more likely you are to lower your blood pressure and avoid related health problems.

To learn more about the above steps, see "How Is High Blood Pressure Treated?"

If You Have High Blood Pressure

If you have HBP, you can still take steps to prevent the long-term problems it can cause. Lifestyle measures (listed above) and medicines can help you live a longer, more active life.

Follow the treatment plan your doctor prescribes to control your blood pressure. It can help you prevent or delay coronary heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, and other health problems.

Children and Teens

A healthy lifestyle also can help prevent HBP in children and teens. Key steps include having a child:

• Follow a healthy eating plan that focuses on plenty of fruits, vegetables, and, for children older than 4 years, low-fat dairy products. The plan also should be low in saturated and trans fats and salt.
• Be active for at least 1 to 2 hours per day. Limit screen time in front of the TV or the computer to 2 hours per day at most.
• Maintain a healthy weight. If your child is overweight, ask his or her doctor about how your child can safely lose weight.

Make these habits part of a family health plan to help your child adopt and maintain a healthy lifestyle.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_Prevention.html

How Is High Blood Pressure Diagnosed?

Your doctor will diagnose high blood pressure (HBP) using the results of blood pressure tests. These tests will be done several times to make sure the results are correct. If your numbers are high, your doctor may have you return for more tests to check your blood pressure over time.

If your blood pressure is 140/90 mmHg or higher over time, your doctor will likely diagnose you with HBP. If you have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, a blood pressure of 130/80 mmHg or higher is considered HBP.

The HBP ranges in children are different. (For more information, see below.)

How Is Blood Pressure Tested?

A blood pressure test is easy and painless. This test is done at a doctor's office or clinic.

To prepare for the test:

• Don't drink coffee or smoke cigarettes for 30 minutes prior to the test. These actions may cause a short-term rise in your blood pressure.
• Go to the bathroom before the test. Having a full bladder can change your blood pressure reading.
• Sit for 5 minutes before the test. Movement can cause short-term rises in blood pressure.

To measure your blood pressure, your doctor or nurse will use some type of a gauge, a stethoscope (or electronic sensor), and a blood pressure cuff.

Most often, you will sit or lie down with the cuff around your arm as your doctor or nurse checks your blood pressure. If he or she doesn't tell you what your blood pressure numbers are, you should ask.

Diagnosing High Blood Pressure in Children and Teens

Doctors measure blood pressure in children and teens the same way they do in adults. Your child should have routine blood pressure checks starting at 3 years of age.

Blood pressure normally rises with age and body size. Newborn babies often have very low blood pressure numbers, while older teens have numbers similar to adults.

The ranges for normal blood pressure and HBP are generally lower for youth than for adults. These ranges are based on the average blood pressure numbers for age, gender, and height.

To find out whether a child has HBP, a doctor will compare the child's blood pressure numbers to average numbers for his or her age, height, and gender.

For more information, see the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute's "A Pocket Guide to Blood Pressure Measurement in Children."

What Does a Diagnosis of High Blood Pressure Mean?

If you're diagnosed with HBP, you will need treatment. You also will need to have your blood pressure tested again to see how treatment affects it.

Once your blood pressure is under control, you will need to stay on treatment. "Under control" means that your blood pressure numbers are normal. You also will need regular blood pressure tests. Your doctor can tell you how often you should be tested.

The sooner you find out about HBP and treat it, the better your chances to avoid problems like heart attack, stroke, and kidney failure.

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_Diagnosis.html

What Is High Blood Pressure?

High blood pressure (HBP) is a serious condition that can lead to coronary heart disease, heart failure, stroke, kidney failure, and other health problems.

"Blood pressure" is the force of blood pushing against the walls of the arteries as the heart pumps out blood. If this pressure rises and stays high over time, it can damage the body in many ways.

Overview

About 1 in 3 adults in the United States has HBP. HBP itself usually has no symptoms. You can have it for years without knowing it. During this time, though, it can damage the heart, blood vessels, kidneys, and other parts of your body.

This is why knowing your blood pressure numbers is important, even when you're feeling fine. If your blood pressure is normal, you can work with your health care team to keep it that way. If your blood pressure is too high, you need treatment to prevent damage to your body's organs.

Blood Pressure Numbers

Blood pressure numbers include systolic (sis-TOL-ik) and diastolic (di-a-STOL-ik) pressures. Systolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart beats while pumping blood. Diastolic blood pressure is the pressure when the heart is at rest between beats.

You will most often see blood pressure numbers written with the systolic number above or before the diastolic, such as 120/80 mmHg. (The mmHg is millimeters of mercury—the units used to measure blood pressure.)

The table below shows normal numbers for adults. It also shows which numbers put you at greater risk for health problems. Blood pressure tends to go up and down, even in people who have normal blood pressure. If your numbers stay above normal most of the time, you're at risk.

Categories for Blood Pressure Levels in Adults (in mmHg, or millimeters of mercury)

Category	Systolic (top number)		Diastolic (bottom number)
Normal	Less than 120	And	Less than 80
Prehypertension	120–139	Or	80–89
High blood pressure
Stage 1	140–159	Or	90–99
Stage 2	160 or higher	Or	100 or higher

The ranges in the table apply to most adults (aged 18 and older) who don't have short-term serious illnesses.

All levels above 120/80 mmHg raise your risk, and the risk grows as blood pressure levels rise. "Prehypertension" means you're likely to end up with HBP, unless you take steps to prevent it.

If you're being treated for HBP and have repeat readings in the normal range, your blood pressure is under control. However, you still have the condition. You should see your doctor and stay on treatment to keep you blood pressure under control.

Your systolic and diastolic numbers may not be in the same blood pressure category. In this case, the more severe category is the one you're in. For example, if your systolic number is 160 and your diastolic number is 80, you have stage 2 HBP. If your systolic number is 120 and your diastolic number is 95, you have stage 1 HBP.

If you have diabetes or chronic kidney disease, HBP is defined as 130/80 mmHg or higher. HBP numbers also differ for children and teens. (For more information, see"How Is High Blood Pressure Diagnosed?")

Outlook

Blood pressure tends to rise with age. Following a healthy lifestyle helps some people delay or prevent this rise in blood pressure.

People who have HBP can take steps to control it and reduce their risks for related health problems. Key steps include following a healthy lifestyle, having ongoing medical care, and following the treatment plan that your doctor prescribes.

November 2008

http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Hbp/HBP_WhatIs.html

Pukul ibu hingga cedera dilaknat

KUALA TERENGGANU – Mana-mana individu yang sanggup memukul ibu kandung mereka sendiri sehingga mendatangkan kecederaan termasuk koma boleh digolongkan dalam kelompok anak derhaka.

Iman Besar Terengganu, Aizi Saidi Abdul Aziz berkata, perkara itu memang jelas disebutkan dalam Islam dan anak derhaka tidak akan mendapat kehidupan yang baik sama ada di dunia mahupun akhirat.

Menurutnya, menjalani kehidupan tanpa rahmat Allah SWT dan ibu bapa juga menyebabkan hati mereka tidak akan berasa tenang, mudah ditimpa musibah dan sering dirundung malang yang tidak berpenghujung.

“Dalam hadis sendiri ada sebut, kemurkaan Allah terletak kepada kemurkaan ibu bapa dan oleh itu, jika ibu kita marah sudah pasti Allah juga akan marah kepada kita,” katanya kepada Sinar Harian, semalam.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas kejadian seorang anak menumbuk ibu kandungnya sendiri sehingga koma selepas anak-beranak itu bertengkar di rumah mereka di Kampung Mak Chili Paya, Kemaman.

Lantaran tumbukan di bahagian pipi kiri tersebut, si ibu yang berusia 49 tahun jatuh tersembam sebelum mukanya terkena meja sehingga menyebabkan tulang di bahagian kening kiri ibu malang itu patah.

Lebih menyedihkan sehingga semalam ibu terbabit masih belum sedar daripada koma dan dirawat di unit rawatan rapi (ICU), Hospital Kemaman.

Semuanya berlaku berikutan sikap panas baran si anak berusia 25 tahun yang tidak berpuas hati apabila melihat persiapan perkahwinannya yang bakal berlangsung pada 6 November depan agak perlahan.

Sambil melahirkan rasa kesalnya terhadap kejadian tersebut, Aizi Saidi berkata, lelaki seperti itu tidak se-suai dijadikan pasangan hidup kerana kegagalannya menghormati dan menyayangi ibu kandungnya sendiri.

Malah katanya, sekiranya lelaki berkenaan berkahwin dan membina rumahtangga, keluarga yang dibinanya juga tidak akan mencapai kebahagiaan disebabkan Allah tidak memberi rahmat kepadanya.

Sehubungan itu menurut Aizi Saidi, mana-mana individu yang termasuk dalam golongan anak derhaka perlu memohon ampun kepada ibu bapa mereka dan bertaubat kepada Allah supaya hidup mereka tidak dilaknat.

“Ramai orang gagal me-ngawal api kemarahan mereka kerana kurangnya kekuatan iman dalam diri masing-masing dan atas sebab itu, terjadilah perkara di luar batasan termasuk memukul ibu bapa sendiri.

“Ada juga sampai ke tahap membunuh ibu bapa kerana iblis sudah menguasai jiwa dan dalam mengatasi perkara ini, kita kena banyak melakukan amalan baik seperti zikir, membaca al-Quran dan mendekati ulama,” katanya.

http://www.sinarharian.com.my/terengganu/content/story8338137.asp

18 tahun dibelasah suami

IPOH: “Saya tak pernah kenal erti kebahagiaan sejak berkahwin dengannya lebih 18 tahun lalu. Sudah kering air mata mengenangkan nasib diri kerana syurga rumah tangga diimpikan pada awal perkahwinan bertukar menjadi igauan ngeri,” kata seorang suri rumah, Salina, 39, yang mendakwa didera suaminya secara fizikal dan mental sejak 18 tahun lalu.

Ibu kepada tiga anak perempuan berusia lima, 16 dan 18 tahun itu akhirnya nekad membuka mulut kelmarin selepas tidak sanggup lagi menanggung sengsara diperlakukan seperti ‘beg pasir’ oleh suaminya yang berusia 40 tahun.

“Saya dilayan seperti hamba oleh suami. Malah, nasib saya juga seperti digantung tidak bertali sejak lima tahun lalu apabila terpaksa mengerah kudrat dan menebalkan muka bekerja di kilang dan kedai makan bagi menyara perbelanjaan harian dan anak-anak kerana suami tidak lagi memberi nafkah.

“Sikap buruknya tak berubah. Dia hanya pulang ke rumah seminggu sekali dan setiap kali pulang, meminta wang daripada saya. “Jika tidak diberi, dia pukul saya malah dia juga pernah beberapa kali menghalau saya keluar dari rumah tapi disebabkan tiada tempat dituju dan memikirkan nasib anak, saya pulang semula,” katanya ketika ditemui di rumahnya di Taman Desa Pengkalan, dekat sini, kelmarin.

Salina berkata, dalam kejadian terbaru minggu lalu, suaminya bertindak ganas memukul kepalanya dengan kerusi sehingga dia terpaksa melarikan diri ke rumah anak sulung tidak jauh dari rumahnya sebelum membuat laporan di Balai Polis Pasir Puteh.

Salina yang cedera di kepala dan menerima rawatan pesakit luar di sebuah hospital berkata, sebelum ini dia tidak berani melaporkan kejadian dia didera kepada polis kerana takutkan suami yang juga bekas askar tetapi dibuang kerja atas kesalahan disiplin pada 2002.

“Tidak lama selepas berkahwin dengan saya, suami bernikah seorang lagi tapi isteri keduanya diceraikan tidak lama kemudian kerana perkahwinannya tidak mendapat persetujuan saya. “Dia kemudian berkahwin sekali lagi tapi bercerai kerana isteri ketiganya kerana menerima nasib sama seperti saya tetapi dia berkahwin kali keempat pada 2008,” katanya.

“Saya pernah beberapa kali minta cerai tapi dia enggan melepaskan saya. Saya berharap ada pihak sudi membantu menguruskan proses perceraian saya dan kini saya hanya bergantung hidup atas bantuan bulanan RM300 dari Jabatan Kebajikan Masyarakat (JKM),” katanya.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/18tahundibelasahsuami/Article/index_html

Ugut bunuh, bakar rumah emak

AMPANG: Seorang anak sanggup mengugut mahu membunuh dan membakar rumah didiami ibunya hanya semata-mata mahu rumah itu yang terletak di Kuala Ampang, di sini dijual.

Akibat perbuatan anak derhaka terbabit, ibu malang berkenaan yang baru bersara daripada perkhidmatan kerajaan melarikan dan menumpang di rumah saudara kerana khuatir anak kandungnya itu akan bertindak di luar dugaan.

Malah, anaknya yang bekerja sebagai pegawai di sebuah bank itu sanggup menakut-nakutkan ibunya apabila membawa sebatang besi kerana tidak berpuas hati dengan tindakan ibunya yang enggan menjual rumah itu.

Menurut sumber, kejadian berlaku kira-kira jam 1 tengah hari Sabtu lalu, ketika mangsa berada di rumahnya sebelum didatangi anak lelakinya itu yang berusia lingkungan 30-an.

“Dalam keadaan marah, anaknya mengamuk dengan menyepak perkakas rumah dan turut mengugut akan membunuh ibunya itu jika enggan menjual rumah dan memberikan wang yang diperolehi kepadanya. “Bagaimanapun, si ibu cuba mententeramkan keadaan dan menerangkan kepada anaknya itu yang dia kini dalam proses untuk menjual rumah berkenaan dan memintanya bersabar,” katanya.

Menurutnya, mangsa turut memberitahu akan mendapat hak sewajarnya selepas segala urusan jual beli rumah selesai kelak.

Sementara itu, Ketua Polis Ampang Jaya, Asisten Komisioner Abd Jalil Hassan ketika dihubungi mengesahkan menerima laporan dan juga penahanan suspek.

“Lelaki terbabit ditahan bagi membantu siasatan mengikut Seksyen 506 Kanun Keseksaan,” katanya.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Ugutbunuh_bakarrumahemak/Article/index_html

Tumbuk ibu sampai koma

Oleh Suhaidi Mohamed Amin
am@hmetro.com.my

KEMAMAN: Akibat berang dengan sikap ibunya yang dikatakan lambat membuat persiapan untuk majlis perkahwinannya, seorang lelaki sanggup menumbuk muka ibunya itu sehingga terjatuh dan koma.

Dalam kejadian jam 1.15 tengah hari di Kampung Mak Chili Paya, di sini, kelmarin, ibu malang itu yang juga seorang suri rumah mengalami pendarahan teruk di muka akibat kesan tumbukan kuat anaknya sebelum terjatuh dan mukanya tersembam pada meja kayu.

Ketua Polis Daerah, Superintendan Abdullah Sani Salat berkata, akibat kesan tumbukan itu, mangsa mengalami patah tulang kening manakala hidung dan mulutnya mengalami pendarahan teruk sehingga terpaksa dikejarkan ke Hospital Kemaman (HK) oleh seorang anak saudaranya yang melihat kejadian itu.

“Bagaimanapun wanita berusia 49 tahun itu dikatakan koma ketika dalam perjalanan ke HK dan dirawat di unit rawatan rapi sebelum dirujuk ke Hospital Tengku Ampuan Afzan (HTAA), Kuantan untuk rawatan lanjut,” katanya.

Menurutnya, mangsa mula sedar pada awal petang semalam dan menunjukkan tanda pulih.

Abdullah berkata, pemeriksaan imbasan yang dilakukan terhadap wanita berkenaan di HTAA bagaimanapun menunjukkan tidak berlaku sebarang pendarahan dalam otak dan dia dirujuk semula ke HK untuk rawatan lanjut.

“Susulan itu polis menahan reman seorang lelaki yang juga anak ketiga mangsa berumur 25 tahun bagi membantu siasatan mengikut Seksyen 325 Kanun Keseksaan dan jika sabit kesalahan boleh dihukum penjara maksimum tujuh tahun,” katanya.

Menurutnya, sebelum kejadian itu suspek yang bekerja di sebuah syarikat petroleum di sini dikatakan baru pulang dari tempat kerjanya sementara ibunya sedang mengemas rumah.

Abdullah berkata, suspek dikatakan akan melangsungkan perkahwinan pada 6 November depan dan inginkan kepastian daripada ibunya mengenai perkembangan persiapan perkahwinan seperti kelengkapan pelamin, barangan hantaran dan jamuan.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Tumbukibusampaikoma/Article/index_html

Budak diperkosa

KUALA LUMPUR: Misteri kesan darah yang ditemui pada seluar dalam seorang kanak-kanak perempuan berusia empat tahun terjawab apabila dia disahkan dirogol salah seorang daripada ahli keluarga pengasuhnya di Sentul Pasar, di sini kelmarin.

Kejadian itu disedari ibu mangsa berusia lewat 20-an, ketika hendak memandikan anaknya selepas mengambilnya dari rumah pengasuh, kira-kira jam 8 malam.

Difahamkan, kanak-kanak perempuan itu dihantar ke rumah pengasuhnya itu sejak enam bulan lalu.

Menurut sumber, ketika memandikan anaknya, mangsa mengadu sakit pada kemaluan.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Budakdiperkosa/Article/index_html

Bincang cara baik

SULH proses perbincangan secara baik bagi menyelesaikan perselisihan atau pertikaian. Pelaksanaan prosiding sulh bermula apabila Mahkamah Syariah menerima permohonan di bawah bidang kuasa malnya.

Ia termasuk permohonan cerai atau sesuatu tuntutan akibat perceraian iaitu nafkah isteri (idah, mutaah atau harta sepencarian) serta nafkah dan hak jagaan anak.

Kedua-dua pihak pihak akan berbincang dan capai persetujuan secara bersama dan persetujuan itu direkodkan sebagai perintah mahkamah. Jika tiada persetujuan, kedua-dua pihak boleh meneruskan dengan perbicaraan.

Majlis sulh akan dipengerusikan seorang Pendaftar, supaya setiap pihak dapat cuba mencari perdamaian tanpa dipengaruhi orang lain atau peguam. Proses ini juga lebih mudah daripada perjalanan proses mahkamah yang mempunyai pelbagai protokol.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/Bincangcarabaik/Article/index_html

Sindiket menyamar pegawai JSJK

PERDAYA...Lim (kiri) menceritakan bagaimana dia diperdaya sindiket menyamar polis kepada Michael di Biro Pengaduan Awam MCA.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kegiatan satu sindiket menyamar polis kononnya dari Jabatan Siasatan Jenayah Komersial (JSJK) Bukit Aman, dikesan kembali aktif mencari mangsa selepas mendiamkan diri hampir setahun bagi mengelakkan kegiatan mereka terbongkar.

Difahamkan, setakat ini, 10 kes diterima Biro Pengaduan Awam MCA berhubung sindiket berkenaan membabitkan kerugian lebih RM35,000 sejak dua tahun lalu.

Ketuanya, Datuk Michael Chong berkata, modus operandi sindiket itu memperkenalkan diri sebagai anggota polis ketika menghubungi mangsa yang sudah dikenal pasti memiliki banyak wang dengan memaklumkan dua rakannya terbabit menipu bank di Hong Kong dan ditahan tetapi bagi menyelesaikan masalah itu, mangsa perlu membayar sejumlah wang kepada mereka.

Katanya, dalam kes terbaru, mangsa bernama Lim, 61, mendakwa menerima panggilan daripada ‘polis’ yang dikenali sebagai Tuan Foo kononnya mangsa diperlukan bagi membantu siasatan berhubung kes penipuan wang sebuah bank antarabangsa, 18 Oktober lalu.

Dia yang terkejut dengan panggilan itu tidak menyedari ditipu berikutan ‘polis’ terbabit bijak memperdaya mangsa selain mengetahui dengan jelas identitinya.

“Tuan Foo bertanyakan sama ada saya mengenali dua suspek ditahan polis Hong Kong kerana melakukan jenayah penipuan wang di sebuah bank CIMB di Hong Kong. Saya menafikan terbabit dengan kegiatan itu, malah tidak mengenali suspek.

“Bagaimanapun, dia cuba menakutkan saya dengan mendedahkan maklumat identiti saya dan menyuruh saya menghubungi salah seorang pegawai polis Hong Kong bernama Tuan Wong Kuan,” katanya ketika sidang media di Wisma MCA.

Lim yang bekerja sebagai pengurus tadika k menghubungi pegawai Hong Kong terbabit, namun gagal.

Menurutnya, ahli sindiket itu kemudian sekali lagi menghubungi mangsa dan menyuruhnya memberikan kerjasama menyelesaikan kes berkenaan bagi mengelak ditahan polis Hong Kong.

“Selain itu, dia turut menyuruh saya memindahkan wang daripada akaun CIMB kepadanya kononnya bayaran untuk menutup kes itu.

“Apa yang menghairankan, polis itu mengetahui saya sudah dua tahun tidak ke Hong Kong malah pasport saya juga sudah tamat tempoh. Lebih mengejutkan, saya diugut agar tidak membuat laporan polis,” katanya.

Mangsa yang menetap di Jinjang, di sini, kemudian memaklumkan perkara itu kepada rakan baiknya sebelum membuat aduan kepada Biro Pengaduan Awam MCA.

Lim menganggap dirinya bernasib baik kerana tidak sempat menjadi mangsa kepada sindiket berkenaan.

http://www.hmetro.com.my/myMetro/articles/SindiketmenyamarpegawaiJSJK/Article/index_html

Sotong peramal Piala Dunia mati

GAMBAR fail menunjukkan Paul membuka tudung sebuah kotak plastik yang mengandungi kupang dan lambang bendera Jerman semasa membuat ramalan perlawanan Piala Dunia antara Jerman dengan England di akuarium Sea LIfe di bandar Oberhausen, Jerman pada 25 Jun lalu.

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FRANKFURT - Seekor sotong kurita, Paul di Jerman yang menyebabkan para peminat bola sepak di seluruh dunia terpegun kerana ketepatannya meramalkan beberapa keputusan bola sepak Piala Dunia 2010 mati semasa berumur dua setengah tahun semalam.

Menurut seorang jurucakap akuarium Sea Life yang menempatkan haiwan tersebut, Ariane Vieregge, sotong yang pernah meramalkan Sepanyol sebagai juara Piala Dunia 2010 di Afrika Selatan itu mati di dalam akuariumnya di bandar Oberhausen, barat Jerman pada waktu pagi.

Sotong itu kelihatan baik apabila diperiksa lewat kelmarin.

Namun, kata jurucakap itu, Paul gagal untuk meneruskan hidup dan ia mati akibat semula jadi.

"Kami semua mula menyayanginya dan akan merasai kehilangannya," kata pengurus akuarium itu, Stefan Porwoll dalam satu kenyataan.

Setakat ini, pihak pengurusan Sea Life masih belum memutuskan cara untuk memperingati penghuni yang paling terkenal dalam akuarium berkenaan.

Sotong itu pernah mendapat ancaman bunuh kerana ia meramalkan Argentina kalah kepada Jerman pada pusingan kedua kejohanan Piala Dunia 2010.

"Kami mungkin memutuskan untuk menyediakan kubur kecil buat Paul dalam pekarangan akuarium kami dan mendirikan satu 'makam' sederhana yang kekal," kata pengurus tersebut.

Sotong itu menjadi selebriti semasa kejohanan bola sepak Piala Dunia 2010 berlangsung pada Jun dan Julai lalu di Afrika Selatan.

Paul bersara daripada membuat ramalan selepas perlawanan menentukan juara Piala Dunia antara skuad bola sepak Sepanyol dengan Belanda.

Selepas perlawanan itu berakhir, sotong itu kembali dengan peranan asal dengan membuatkan kanak-kanak gembira apabila melihat gelagatnya di dalam akuarium.

Paul mendapat perhatian ramai apabila ia berjaya meramalkan dengan tepat tujuh perlawanan melibatkan skuad bola sepak Jerman dalam kejohanan Piala Dunia itu.

Sotong itu memulakan ramalannya dengan membuka penutup salah satu daripada dua kotak plastik yang mengandungi kupang dan bendera skuad yang berentap dalam pertandingan.

Antara ramalan yang dibuat oleh Paul ialah kemenangan Jerman ke atas pasukan Argentina dan kekalahan Jerman ke atas Serbia.

Sotong itu turut meramalkan kemenangan Jerman ke atas England dan kekalahan Jerman ke atas Sepanyol pada peringkat separuh akhir.

Selepas kemahiran meramalnya itu didedahkan, Paul telah dilantik menjadi duta mewakili England yang cuba menjadi tuan rumah kejohanan bola sepak Piala Dunia pada 2018.

Sotong itu dilahirkan di akuarium Weymouth Sea Life Centre, England pada 2008.

Kebolehan meramalkan itu kemudian menjadi ilham pemilik beberapa haiwan lain yang cuba membuktikan ia setanding dengan Paul.

Antara haiwan lain yang mengikut jejak langkah Paul ialah burung bayan di Singapura dan burung kakak tua Lorenzo di Hannover, Jerman. - Agensi

http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=1027&pub=Kosmo&sec=Dunia&pg=du_02.htm

113 maut, 502 hilang disapu tsunami di Sumatera

BEBERAPA penduduk melarikan diri ke tempat yang lebih tinggi selepas gegaran gempa bumi kuat dirasai di Padang, Indonesia kelmarin.

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JAKARTA - Kira-kira 113 orang maut dan ratusan lagi termasuk sekumpulan peluncur ombak Australia hilang kelmarin setelah ombak besar tsunami yang dicetuskan satu gempa bumi kuat melanda Kepulauan Mentawai di perairan Sumatera dengan memusnahkan perkampungan dan rumah.

Ketua Pusat Krisis Kementerian Kesihatan Indonesia, Mujiarto berkata, menurut maklumat terkini seramai 113 ornag terbunuh.

Menurut Pertubuhan Palang Merah Indonesia, bilangan mereka yang masih hilang ialah 502 orang.

Agensi Kaji Selidik Geologi Amerika Syarikat (AS) menyatakan, gempa bumi kuat berukuran 7.7 pada skala Richter menggegarkan Kepulauan Mentawai, barat pulau Sumatera pada pukul 9.42 malam kelmarin waktu tempatan.

Gempa itu berpusat pada kedalaman 20.6 kilometer, 280 kilometer ke selatan bandar Padang.

Beberapa pegawai berkata, bencana itu mencetuskan tsunami setinggi tiga meter yang menghanyutkan 10 buah kampung.

Sekumpulan pelancong Australia melaporkan bahawa bot mereka yang dinaiki 15 orang musnah dipukul ombak yang kelihatan seperti tembok air menghempas sebuah teluk selepas gempa bumi bawah laut itu berlaku.

Sebahagian mereka terpaksa berpaut pada pokok-pokok untuk terus hidup.

Agensi Kaji Selidik Geologi AS menyatakan, gempa bumi itu berlaku pada pukul 9.42 malam (waktu tempatan) pada kedalaman 20.6 kilometer, dan berpusat 280 kilometer ke selatan bandar Padang.

Mudjiharto berkata, tsunami di Mentawai melanda sejauh 600 meter ke darat di Pulau Pagai Selatan, lokasi paling teruk terjejas.

Sementara itu, seorang warga Australia, Rick Hallet menyatakan, dia bersama 15 yang lain melihat seolah-olah satu tembok air bergerak ke arah botnya yang dinaiki mereka di sebuah teluk di kepulauan Mentawai.

"Kami mendengar bunyi ngauman yang amat kuat," kata Hallet yang menguruskan perniagaan sewa bot di Sumatera.

"Saya terus melihat ke laut dan kami melihat tembok air itu menuju ke arah kami. Tsunami itu melambungkan sebuah bot ke arah kami dan bot kami meletup akibat rempuhan," tambahnya.

Kumpulan itu termasuk sembilan warga Australia itu kemudian bertindak pantas dengan terjun ke dalam air ketika bot mereka meletup.

Beberapa orang daripada mereka dihanyutkan sejauh 200 meter ke darat.- Agensi

http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=1027&pub=Kosmo&sec=Dunia&pg=du_01.htm

Tak jadi nikah, gadis lari rumah

Oleh AINSAFRE BIDIN
berita@kosmo.com.my

SHODIKUL AMEEN menunjukkan gambar adiknya, Noor Kalsom yang menghilangkan diri sejak 16 Oktober lalu di Bagan Datoh semalam.

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BAGAN DATOH - Gara-gara tidak berpuas hati dengan keputusan keluarga untuk tidak meneruskan majlis pernikahan dengan jejaka pilihan, seorang gadis dikatakan lari dari rumah sejak 11 hari lalu.

Noor Kalsom Mohd. Ali, 22, yang sepatutnya melangsungkan perkahwinan pada 13 November ini gagal dikesan selepas kali terakhir ditemui ahli keluarganya pada 16 Oktober lalu.

Menurut abangnya, Shodikul Ameen Mohd. Ali, 29, dia sendiri tidak menyangka adiknya sanggup bertindak sedemikian meskipun mengakui berlaku sedikit perselisihan dengan keluarga sebelum ini.

"Kami sebelum ini dengan berat hati terpaksa batalkan pernikahan dengan tunangnya atas sebab-sebab peribadi yang tidak dapat kami nyatakan biarpun sebanyak 1,500 kad undangan telah siap dicetak.

"Noor Kalsom sendiri memahami tujuan dan alasan pembatalan perkahwinan itu namun secara tiba-tiba dia menghilangkan diri," katanya ketika ditemui di rumahnya di Parit 11, Batu 16, Jalan Bagan Datoh dekat sini semalam.

http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2010&dt=1027&pub=Kosmo&sec=Negara&pg=ne_09.htm