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Regulate noise to improve our health. April 25 – international day of awareness about noise -lower the volume of music, television, reduce the exposure time and close the Windows to prevent outside noise are some of the tips to control noise pollution – according to a study conducted by the ENT service of USP Dexeus in different areas of Barcelona, the ambient noise exceeds the bounds who Barcelona, may 2012.- traffic of the first hour of the morning, people working in a play, children playing in the streets … do live in a noisy country? According to the World Health Organization (who), 76% of the population living in the big cities suffers from a much higher than the recommended acoustic impact and this is reflected in their quality of life. Stress, irritability, hypertension, headaches of head, palpitations, fatigue, deafness, respiratory and cardiac acceleration, cardiovascular problems, sleep problems and digestive discomfort as well as decrease sexual appetite and capacity are some of the negative effects of noise pollution. Noise is a serious environmental and social problem. The fight against noise is an individual and collective efforts, why, last April 25, on the occasion of the international day of noise, team Dr. Domènech along with the company, Amplifon Otolaryngology, was in the Hospital USP Dexeus a Conference to raise awareness in society of the environmental and social problems that can come...

80% of asthma cases, produced by allergies 1 may: international day of asthma -Asthma affects 5 per cent of the population; in children it can exceed 10%, reaching 17% in cities such as Madrid. Madrid, may 2012.- 80% Of cases of asthma are caused by allergic reactions, advises on the occasion of the celebration on Tuesday, may 1 the international day of asthma, the doctor Jose Vigaray count, the Madrid Hospital USP San Camilo allergist, who says that people with allergies are more likely to suffer from asthma, especially those affecting the nose and eyes. Asthma and allergies are two different conditions, but are related. Asthma is a chronic disease with hereditary tendency of the respiratory tract, caused by the inflammation of the bronchi and characterized by crisis – which can have different severity and duration–difficulty breathing, chest tightness, coughing and by the presence of whistles of chest. Patients have a greater sensitivity of the bronchi that react in exaggerated way to different agents in the environment, which is known as bronchial hyper-responsiveness, resulting in its obstruction and excessive production of mucus in the respiratory tract. Symptoms not always referred to are present at the same time. Often, especially in childhood, the only symptom is cough. Depending on the intensity and frequency of its manifestations, asthma is classified by its episodic intensity in asthma, mild persistent, moderate and severe....

almost 40% of the deaths that occur in the work are due to cardiovascular disease -Cardiovascular disease, as well as being the leading cause of death in our country, is one of the main reasons for sick leave. Each year occur in Spain 23,000 casualties for this reason -30% of the working population presents a high cardiovascular risk, because you have two or more risk factors such as hypertension, obesity, diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, smoking or sedentary lifestyle – half of the people who die from heart disease are in a productive period of his lifebetween 15 and 69 years – according to a study published in Annals of Internal Medicine, people with a working time of 11 hours or more are 67% more likely to be heart disease -La Spanish Heart Foundation (CSF) recommends lifting of the workplace and stretch your legs every two hoursavoid quick and unhealthy meals and try to reduce overtime and stress Madrid, may 2012.- on the occasion of the celebration of the world day for safety and health at work, the Spanish Heart Foundation (CHF) wants to emphasize the high mortality of cardiovascular diseases cause at work, according to data from the Ministry of employment and Social Security, in the year 2010 were 210 people killed by this cause in your workplace, what represents the 39.9% of the total number of occupational deaths. Cardiovascular disease...