Month: September 2011

that our country is in the lead in number of donations of bodies around the world, and our professionals are pioneers in transplant techniques is something we have been hearing for some time. Well, this is not going to be there, but it is likely to go to much more, and now is going to take the next step by making the first transplant of legs double of the world.

This complicated operation will take place at the Hospital La Fe of Valencia, and the request for its realization has been recently approved by the Commission of transplants of the Council Interterritorial of the national health system.

the patient who will receive the two-legged suffers amputation of both legs above the knees, and also does not tolerate the use of prosthesis. For these reasons, in addition to by being a young person with all medical requirements, has considered the subject suitable for intervention.The patient has signed their consent, in the face of risks involved in having to treat it for life to avoid rejection.

In addition to health professionals belonging to the staff of the hospital who will participate in the pioneering intervention, the team of surgeons will be headed by the Fundación Pedro Cavadas professionals. With this speech, the history of experimental transplantation of composite fabrics made in our country is spectacular: bilateral three hands at Hospital La Fe of Valencia, three face (in the faith of Valencia, Virgen del Rocío in Seville and Vall Hebrón, Barcelona) and one of legs bilateral.

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Tags: donate organs, pioneering operations, transplant organs

as many other people, I work everyday with a screen of computer. With the passage of the hours, the truth is that we spend much time in front of these devices, and on top there who arrives at his home and reconnects … our eyes suffer greatly with this activity, which we are suffering in the form of itching, blurred vision and fatigue widespread.

If we have no choice but to have a good time in front of the screen, what is important is follow certain guidelines to avoid greater evils such as fatigue eye.Here are a number of interesting tips.

keyboard and the monitor should be aligned and right in front of the user. In addition, the screen should be a ninety degree angle with the visual experience of our eyes; It is possible that you may have to slightly tilt the screen, especially if you are high. On the other hand, the screen should be at about 50 centimeters of distance, and slightly more low level visual.

Brightness should be minimum; tilting the screen is a good solution, and is also using an anti-glare screen protectorIt is also interesting to increase the font size in reading or writing, to avoid problems of eyestrain. And remember that the position is also crucial to avoid headaches back or numbness of the members: the neck and spine must be straight, feet on the ground or a footrest and elbows bent at an angle of ninety degrees.

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Tags: Tips vista, computer health problems

perhaps you’ve never heard of bosu, although those who attend gyms or sports insurance they know this curious device. It’s a new discipline for exercise, which gets a lot of benefits for the Agency; among them, helps to tone the muscles and improves the balance of those who practise.

Although the name sounds Japanese, nothing further from reality.The truth is that an abbreviation of the English description of the exercise: “ both sides up ”(both sides upwards). Physiotherapists and trainers who use it are agreed to assess its benefits, since the bosu serves to strengthen the body’s movements while trying to maintain the balance on your soft and unstable surface.

apart from funny that(y_también_difícil;_os_lo_digo_por_experiencia), with the bosu gains in agility in everyday life, because it strengthens the movements and body postures. This discipline is composed of exercises based on physical therapy, which implies a considerable improvement in the ligaments and joints.

The balance is not the only benefit to the practice of exercise on the bosu.Postural control also enhances ostensibly, because staying on the device requires that the body is perfectly aligned, especially with regard to the spine. In addition, it is a great ally to strengthen the heart, which increases the heart stamina and strength muscle.

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Tags: bosu, cardiovascular exercise

a few days ago discovered a small lump of a few millimeters in diameter, which featured some highlight in my waist and an intense red colour. When I asked the doctor what he could treat (because it does not hurt me or seemed to grow), informed me that it was called popularlmente one point rubí, in medical terms an angioma senile.

This kind of Lunar blood red not sting, hurt or upset. They are simple vascular type benign growths that appear with age; Hence the qualification of “ senile ”.

these small hemangiomas are dilated with time and arrive to pressure against the skin, thereby eventually emerge below it. Its growth is very slow, about the same as the warts, so we can have them for years without realizing their changing size.

Despite being harmless, many people they seem unsightly and decide to remove them. This is done with simple techniques and painless.In some aesthetic centers they eliminate them with laser; for example, with dye type pressed.

Tags: senile angiomas, Ruby, redness skin, warts treatment

we take all possible diseases, one after another. It can be for many reasons: exposure to bacteria and constant virus, periods of cold or sudden changes in temperature … but more usually in those moments we have defenses casualties.

Most importantly to increase our defensive against the pathogens system is to lead a healthy diet and a lifestyle healthy. But if you still need a “ push ”, before resorting to the vitamin supplements also there are natural remedies that help us.

infusions, once again, are our major allies. Ginseng tea is an ancient remedy to increase the body’s defenses, and also to provide dietary supplements or periods of low-energy vitality. For its part, green tea is also quite effective, already has the feature to stimulate the production of cell immune.

The carrot juice is also great, and if mix you with the two orange in addition to being delicious, aportaremos our organism an important dose of vitamins C and A. It is better to take this juice at breakfast to stimulate the system immune.

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Tags: La botica la abuela, reinforce defenses