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Half of the people suffering from glaucoma don’t know. – is the second leading cause of blindness in the world, affecting about one million people in Spain – in most cases the patient is not aware of that suffers from glaucoma until it has lost much of the visual field since, generally, does not produce obvious symptoms. It is said that it is a silent disease -the groups with increased risk of developing this disease are over the age of 60 years, patients with immediate family members who have had it and people with high myopia or other eye diseases -is important to undergo a complete review at 40 every 2 years. The early diagnosis of glaucoma would prevent 95% of the cases of blindness. The vision that is lost due to glaucoma cannot be restored A Coruña, March 2013- the world Glaucoma Association (WGA) and the World Association of patients with Glaucoma (WPGA) have established this week as the world Glaucoma week) in order to inform and educate the population about the importance of prevention and early diagnosis of glaucoma. This disease affects about 5 million people in the world (according to data from the World Health Organization) making it the second leading cause of blindness behind the falls. Glaucoma is a group of diseases that cause progressive damage to the optic nerve, usually associated with high eye...

Almost 3,000 people have been assisted by volunteers from the University Hospital in the Southeast. in the first years of operation of the service. Madrid, March of 2013- del Hospital Universitario del Sureste volunteers have served nearly 3,000 people in the first two years of operation of the service, which was launched in January, developing work visit and accompanying hospitalized patients and outpatients, among other activities. These data have been unveiled at the coordination meeting which maintained last Tuesday managing director del Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Carlos Sangregorio, and the Councillor for participation and volunteer of the Town Hall of Arganda, Soledad Márquez, with volunteers from the Center. The address of the Center transmitted volunteers excellent assessment of the work done, as well as its appreciation for the collaboration and the success achieved by the program in its two years of operation. del Hospital Universitario del Sureste, Carlos Sangregorio, managing director and the Councillor for participation and volunteer of the Town Hall of Arganda, Soledad Márquez, pose with volunteers from the Center. The main activity has been visit and support to patients and their families as well as support in the process of the disease. In this field, has attended more than 2,300 patients in inpatient units and emergency, in cases that are not relatives or they can not accompany the patient. It have also developed volunteer work at...

ratiopharm publishes a guide for patients with tips on the proper use of drugs. – what a drug? what are facts? or who controls the quality of generic drugs? are some questions that answer is given in the document, which will be distributed in more than 6,000 pharmacies -the aim of this dossier is providing truthful information to the patient and assist the pharmacist in its awareness-raising efforts on the rational use of drugs -an irrational use of medicines can lead to loss of confidence of the patient in treatment or poor results, as well as a loss of health resources – in addition to this guide, which is intended to avoid dosing errors or adverse reactions, ratiopharm distributes other two documents with tips on healthy physical exercise and a proper diet Madrid, March 2013– a reliable and appropriate information on the use of the drugs could prevent many mistakes in dosage, adverse drug reactions, or the development of resistance. That is why, in order to give patients an accurate and practical information, and assist the pharmacist in his work of awareness about the rational use of drugs, ratiopharm has made available Spanish pharmacies and patients an informative guide with tips on medications and their proper use. This guide, which is presented in a question-answer format, is intended to help promote the education of the patient on a subject...