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Read More“ Take a minute ” for your health at the world day of COPD.
16 November: day world of the disease pulmonary obstructive chronic.
– the 16 of November was celebrated the day world of disease pulmonary obstructive chronic (COPD) under the motto “ known and breathes ”
-pulmonologist Carlos Ruiz MartÃnez Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos has proposed, the activities to publicize the illness, a brief questionnaire that will help you know if you have COPD
-La COPD kills 50 people a day in Spain and in La Rioja, 14,000 persons affected by this disease are
– despite its high incidence, 80% of Spaniards do not know what is this disease or known risks
Logroño, November 2011- every day, 50 people die in Spain his fault, but few Spaniards know what it is. Only two out of every ten Spaniards know what they talking about to mention the acronym COPD, a disease that mainly affects smokers, which is the fifth leading cause of mortality in developed countries and which will become the third by 2020, according to the World Health Organization (who).
the disease pulmonary obstructive chronic, responds to these four acronyms, is charged in Spain every year more than 18,000 lives, eight times more than traffic accidents. More than two million people suffer and often nor they know: is only diagnosed in one of every four cases. Being 80% of the Spaniards ignored, according to a poll more than 6,500 people by the Spanish society for Thoracic Surgery (Separ) and pneumonia.
Chronic cough, expectoration, repeated colds and dyspnea (lack of air, often to make some effort) are symptoms that should see a specialist.
“Diagnose is very easy, just a spirometry ”, explains the pulmonologist of Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos, Carlos Ruiz MartÃnez on the occasion of the world day, which was held on 16 November.” “What happens is that often the smoker attributed these symptoms to tobacco, becomes greater and find them normal.” “But they are not always and life can be much improved with treatment,” added.
Although in principle anyone can suffer from COPD, it is much more common among smokers, who represent 80% of patients. Between 15% and 20% who consume or have consumed tobacco normally they will suffer from this disease.
Carlos Ruiz MartÃnez pulmonologist ensures that abandoning tobacco is the most effective way to not suffer a COPD. It is also to halt their advance once detected. Patients who stop it in its early stage have much better quality of life, added the specialist.
Dr. Ruiz.
“ Is very important to know your symptoms in order to combat ” said the specialist and why in the World COPD day proposed a short and simple questionnaire developed by GOLD (The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) and scientifically evaluated to identify the person most likely to have COPD ”. The questionnaires will be available to the public tomorrow in Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos.
On World COPD day take a minute to solve this questionnaire.
Obstructive lung disease chronic (COPD) is a serious disease. However, many people suffer from it and not know it. These questions will help you know if you might have COPD.
It is a short questionnaire developed by GOLD (The Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease) and scientifically evaluated to identify the person most likely to have COPD.
1. what cough most days?
2 start phlegm often?
3. What is more easily than others their age fatigue?
4. do you have more than 40 years?
5. smoke or has smoked?
“If it responds affirmatively to three or more than these five questions it follows that you may have COPD and therefore call the doctor to confirm through a spirometry”
according to the national educational programme for United States, the spirometry lung health should take place in the ambulatory the majority of smokers, that early detection of COPD in smokers may change the progression of the disease. The spirometry is capable of detecting disorders of mild, but clinically important, air flow in about 20% of smokers without symptoms. These patients could prevent the decline of their lung function if they avoid tobacco. Currently, we recommend you a spirometry for all patients of any age who have symptoms of COPD and all smokers over age 40 who have risk factors: smoking, recent former smokers and people with occupational exposure to toxic pulmonary agents.
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Was born the “Club cardiosaludable Riojano”, an initiative of Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos in collaboration with the Fundación Caja Rioja.
Logroño, 2011-January the head of culture of the Caja Rioja Foundation, Carmen Fernández, and the Communications Director of the Viamed group, Concepción Roussel, presented yesterday, Monday, January 17, the “Club Cardiosaludable Riojano”, a monthly event for people interested in cardiovascular health which took place at the Centre Cultural Caja Rioja-Gran VÃacoordinated by the cardiologist Julio Martinez Florez and will feature the regular collaboration of clinical psychologist Rosa MarÃa Hidalgo.
The objective is to promote a meeting place for patients and people interested in information on the prevention of cardiovascular disease but by suffering from first-person, or have affected families and to prevent the consequences of a disease that causes more mortality in industrialized countries. The first event will take place today, Tuesday, January 18, at 19.30 hours, which will be discussed on the ‘ percutaneous aortic prosthesis. A hope for the future ’, in charge of the cardiovascular surgeon Ignacio Gallo, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery and hemodynamics of the Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos service.
The doctor will speak about one of the most innovative techniques in the cardiovascular surgery for the establishment of prosthetics without having to resort to traditional surgery and that he used with great success recently to introduce an aortic prosthesis to a Riojan of 84 years in Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos. This type of intervention with latest generation material and have started to apply is barely a year, they are very costly economically and indicated in patients, but by old age or other medical circumstances, is not suitable riding traditional intervention.
The rest of meetings of the ‘ Club cardiosaludable Riojano ’, only in La Rioja, are the days of February 1, February 8, March 15, March 29 and April 5 and it shall be composed of lectures and workshops. The conferences, as well as classrooms, will have a sign language interpreter to facilitate accessibility for people with hearing disabilities to them.
In La Rioja, if we analyse the mortality by age, we note that cardiovascular diseases are among the three leading causes of death in the age group of 45 to 54 years, men, and from 65 to 74 years for women. After 75 years, these diseases occupy first place in both sexes.
According to the latest study published on the risk factors in La Rioja, is 50 per cent of diagnosed patients do not adequately control their life habits. Thus emerges from the study by 56.4% showed values colesterolemia high (61% male, 52 per cent women); 46.3% had high blood pressure (53.4% male and 32.4 per cent women); they were smoking 31.8% (39% men and 25% women) and almost half the population was sedentary, being more this situation in women (61%) than men (42%). 12.3% Of the women and 13.5 per cent of men had obesity. The autonomous community of La Rioja, according to data from the national survey, more than the national average in childhood obesity and overweight in adulthood.
At least 36.9% of the population had a modifiable risk factor. Because of the ageing of the population and the persistence of risk factors, morbidity and mortality for a cardiovascular episode will increase over the coming decades, according to experts. And despite the knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors various studies show that the control of them is far from optimal.
Currently, the Caja Rioja Foundation and Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos develop monthly the ‘ health classroom ’, with the goal of making clear the commitment of these two institutions with the Riojan society and their health; bring health professionals to the people in an environment more close and direct; wake up and increase in Rioja the concern for the care and prevention of health information.
The cycle, which this year celebrates its third edition, is made up of eight conference scheduled for September 2010 to April 2011, and covers subjects as diverse and interesting as flu in chronic illness, children and TV, sleep apnea, Gynecologic Cancer, diabetes and eye, life after heart surgery, plastic surgery or the importance of stepping well.
Read MoreLife after surgery heart.
in La Rioja, half of cardiovascular patients do not control the factors of risk
-the prestigious cardiovascular surgeon, Ignacio Gallo Mezo, Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery and hemodynamics of the Hospital Viamed Los Manzanos service will deliver the lecture “ life after heart surgery ” within the cycle “ health classroom ”. On this occasion the surgeon will be accompanied by a clinical psychologist from Los Manzanos Viamed Hospital, Rosa MarÃa Hidalgo and the President of the Association of La Rioja heart transplant, John V. of the Poplar
– “ return to normal with the best possible quality and reduce the risk of relapse is the objective to achieve after surgery heart ”, explain the cardiovascular and surgeon “ the so-called secondary prevention is very important that the patient learn to control risk factors: high blood pressure, cholesterol, overweight, obesity and diabetes and learn cardiosaludable habits to avoid smoking, poor diet, lack of physical exercise and depression ”
-to accept the new reality, requires resignations and both the patient’s commitments of their family environment, solve your doubts, facilitate the return to work, restructure relationships … is very important psychological support, psychological group therapy and relaxation techniques oriented toward the control of stressful situations
-the Conference will have in place today, Tuesday, November 9 at 20.00 p.m. at Centro Cultural de Caja Rioja-Gran VÃa in Gran via 2 and will have a sign language interpreter to facilitate accessibility to people with hearing difficulties. The entrance is free.
Logroño, November 2010- This month the Los Manzanos Viamed Hospital health classroom and Caja Rioja Foundation devoted his speech to the disease cardiovascular and, more specifically, the day after heart surgery. To this end, there will be two rapporteurs of exception, the cardiac surgeon and Chief of Cardiovascular Surgery and hemodynamics of the Viamed Los Manzanos Hospital services, Dr Ignacio Gallo and as a patient, the President of the Association of transplanted heart in La Rioja, John v. The Alamo. As an expert in the management of emotions, anxiety States, etc. to be able to provide their important professional advice, will attend the psychologist from Los Manzanos Viamed Hospital, Rosa MarÃa Hidalgo.
Classroom health will take place today Tuesday, November 9, in the Hall of Caja Rioja Foundation of Gran VÃa, at 2000 hours, with entry free, as on other occasions.
The high incidence of this disease gives hope to the organizers that there will be a great attendance. In La Rioja, if we analyse the mortality by age, we note that cardiovascular diseases are among the three leading causes of death in the age group 45 to 54 years for males and 65 to 74 years for women. After 75 years, these diseases occupy first place in both sexes.
In the same way, has already undergone a cardiovascular episode or suffers an illness of this type, they can reduce the chances of return to suffer acute coronary episodes if risk factors are controlled, comply with the treatment prescribed by your doctor and maintain a healthy lifestyle. However, in the light of the recent published studies it is estimated that more than half of patients with prior cardiovascular events do not conveniently control their cholesterol or blood pressure numbers, continue smoking more than 20% and 30% are obese.
According to the latest study published in the year 2000 on the risk factors in La Rioja, is 50 per cent of diagnosed patients do not adequately control their life habits. Thus emerges from the study by 56.4% showed values colesterolemia high (61% male, 52 per cent women); 46.3% had high blood pressure (53.4% male and 32.4 per cent women); they were smoking 31.8% (39% men and 25% women) and almost half the population was sedentary, being more this situation in women (61%) than men (42%). 12.3% Of the women and 13.5 per cent of men had obesity.
At least 36.9% of the population, had a modifiable risk factor. Because of the ageing of the population and the persistence of the factors of risk, despite a better health care; morbidity and mortality for a cardiovascular episode will increase over the coming decades, according to experts. And despite the knowledge of cardiovascular risk factors various studies show that the control of them is far from optimal.
According to data from the national survey, the autonomous community of La Rioja exceeds the national average in childhood obesity and overweight in adulthood. Classroom health tips and guidelines for aid will be offered to enhance these trends.
Read MoreLos I CALCSICOVA Awards recognize four institutions and projects his work in HIV and AIDS.
-the awards ceremony took place on Wednesday May 18 in the Lecture Hall of the eleven in Valencia and counted with the presence of the Director-General of health public of the Ministry of health of the Comunitat Valenciana, Manuel Escolano, and the head of the AIDS PlanMercedes Pons, among other representatives of institutions involved with the work on HIV and AIDS in the Valencian Community
Spain, 2011-may the Coordinator of entities to combat HIV / AIDS of the Valencian Community (CALCSICOVA), held last Wednesday the 1st Edition of the awards CALCSICOVA 2011to publicly thank the collaboration and the work of individuals and institutions that have made it possible that people living with HIV continue beating every day countless barriers still existing social and health care.
The event, which took place in the Lecture Hall of the ONCE in Valencia, counted with the presence of the Director-General of health public of the Ministry of health of the Comunitat Valenciana, Manuel Escolano, and the head of the AIDS Plan, Mercedes Pons. Also attended the award ceremony representatives of trade unions CC.OO, UGT and the Union of nursing assistants, as well as the Dean and Vice-Dean of the Faculty of fine arts from the Polytechnic University of Valencia. The conduct of the Act was carried out by the journalist and humorist Valencian, Tonino.
In the event it awarded four entities and initiatives that work in favour of the participation and full integration and citizenship of people with HIV and AIDS in the Valencian Community. The winners in this first edition of the CALCSICOVA awards were in the health category, Dr. Enrique Ortega Gonzalez, Chief of infectious diseases in the General University Hospital of Valencia unit and President of SEISIDA; in the category Social and labour the La Caixa Foundation; in the category education the Faculty of fine arts of San Carlos of the Polytechnic University of Valencia, and in the category of communication Mediosysida of REDVIH.
The awards ceremony also coincided with the world day of AIDS vaccine and the Memorial for people who have died because of the pandemic. For this reason, many of the interventions were directed towards the need to continue working and researching to make vaccine a reality. As concluded Carlos Manuel Gómez GarcÃa, President of CALCSICOVA, “speak of AIDS vaccine is also speak of hope.” The Act ended with a musical performance.
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