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More than 4 million women in Spain do not seek solution to its problem of incontinence. 14 March: international day of the urinary incontinence. -affected women have twice the risk of depressive problems -86% of those affected fear social rejection by their situation feel Madrid, March of 2013- urinary incontinence affects about 6 million women in spain1 but more than 80% of them not tells your doctor, in the majority of cases by shame or as an inevitable consequence of the passage of the years. For this reason, coinciding with the world day of the incontinence urinary, American Medical Systems (AMS), leader in solutions for pelvic health, started an awareness campaign to help women understand that incontinence is a problem of health, as well as to teach them how to detect it and show them different treatments and options at your fingertips. And, as age progresses, the likelihood of incontinence is higher: after 35 years, 25% of women have it, a percentage which grows up to 50% from 65. In addition, its effects do not occur only at the level physical but also psychological and social, impacting negatively on the quality of life. In fact, according to an estudio2, women with urinary incontinence are more likely to suffer depressive problems. Those affected often find difficulties in activities such as exercising, having sex or just wander and that produces them...

La Universidad Carlos III de Madrid and the Diabetes Foundation collaborate to prevent diabetes among students. the best way to protect the future of thousands of students is the prevention of type 2 diabetes, as well as your diagnosis and early treatment to prevent complications. Madrid, March of 2013- one of the main objectives of the Foundation for Diabetes is to make a call to society to take into account the importance of adopting measures against the risk of type 2 diabetes. Among many other actions carried out by this organization, is the collaboration agreement that has come with the University Carlos III of Madrid signed February 27, 2013, with the object of thousands of students participate in the campaign diabetes is preventable ”. The project, which will take place online and will be available in www.uc3m.es/espacioestudiantes/universidad_saludable is intended that students can take the Findrisk test featuring 8 simple questions that give rise to a score that determines the risk of developing diabetes in the next 10 years. Also the application explains the user prevention measures to be applied in each specific case, and as a novelty, a link will be placed on sports activities organized by the University aiming to facilitate the realization of physical exercise as a way to prevent, and where appropriate, control diabetes. The Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, which belongs to the Madrid network...