Month: September 2011

Experts report the role of Neuroscience for the treatment of migraines.

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Experts report the role of Neuroscience for the treatment of migraine headaches.

within the framework of the V Day for patients with migraine and other headaches disabling.

-Under the motto “ there are sorrows that kill; but there are more cruel, which leave us life without ever allowing us to enjoy it ”, celebrates this Fifth Edition

-thanks to neuroscience diseases affecting the neuronal system as well as the way in which managed a healthy organism can learn more about

– the impact of migraine extends to many aspects of the life of who suffers from and It has a clear negative effect on productivity and labour costs

Madrid, 2011-September according to the who, a person who suffers a severe migraine attack is so incapacitated (in terms of the number of patients who consume health resources equivalent to 1,000 healthy) as a patient with tetraplegia, and more than a blind person (1). Migraine is a neurological disease prevalent, chronic, episodic, recurrent that primarily affects young women in labour and reproductive age.

In order to support and provide information on all the doctrines which offer advances in treatments of migraine from Neurology and from other medical specialties, the Spanish Association of patients with headache (AEPAC) organizes, under the motto “ there are sorrows that kill; but there are more cruel, which leave us life without ever allowing us to enjoy it ”, V Day for patients with migraines and other disabling headaches.

Elena Ruiz de la Torre, President of AEPAC ensures that “ through initiatives such as this we insist on the need for improved information, care and deal with this disease, and patients have access to the best treatments for migraine. In fact we are very happy for having achieved a proposition not of law of the Congress of deputies that marks the beginning of the recognition of the disease ”.

In this Edition, Dr. Arturo Goicoechea, head of section of Neurology of the Hospital Santiago of Vitoria-Gasteiz, Alava, until his recent retirement, explains the role of Neuroscience for the treatment of migraines. Diseases affecting the neuronal system as well as the way in which managed a healthy body aside from the topical and classic paradigms of pain may know better with it.

“ En AEPAC support all treatments involving an improvement for the patient. From preventive and specific treatments for migraine crisis – triptanes – up home-based treatments such as oxygen kit ”, says Elena Ruiz de la Torre. Prof. Feliu Titus, Member of honor of the Spanish society of Neurology and “father” of the first classification of headaches with the International Headache Federation, is responsible for addressing this matter.

Migraine, a public health problem

Taking into account the prevalence of migraine is high across Europe: nearly 1 in 5 women and 1 out of 14 men suffer from it in the majority of European countries; It is not surprising to be neurological disease, following dementia, higher costs in Europe.

In Spain, it is estimated that, of the nearly 30 million people between 18 and 65 years, 12.6% can suffer from migraine (according to the criteria of the International Headache Disorders, IHS probable migraine). This means more than 3.5 million of migraine. This is one of the main data is extracted from the PALM survey (2).

The impact of this pathology extends to many aspects of the life of who suffers and has a clear negative effect on productivity and labour costs.

To Elena Ruiz de la Torre, “ the real impact of migraine on health services, the economy and the person is significant. With higher levels of support from the European Union we can reduce the burden of this disease. At the same time, it must be that patient and affected we join together to have more voice to move in this way knowledge and management of migraine ”.

A rapid and correct diagnosis, prescription and strategy of treatment appropriate to each patient and adherence to it, are crucial elements in the therapeutic success of the crises in migraine.

The work of AEPAC (Spanish Association of patients with headache)

AEPAC is an Association of patients non-profit that was founded in 2005 in the shelter of the awareness campaign on UN’s headaches

World Health. The paucity of existing information and disabling of this disease, together with the lack of a platform for the patients as it existed for more than 50 years in other European countries, motivated its Constitution as the first Spanish Association of patients with headache.

The Association has as a help to all those affected by this disease, which are people who do not know where to go or who use challenge. AEPAC helps them to find a doctor/Centre who informed about the disease, the most important news about the evolution of research in this field, the different types of headaches that exist, the closest specialized doctors, a forum for Exchange of experiences among patients, etc.

AEPAC also fights for the rights and duties of these patients to institutions and inform society about the truth of this pathology and tries to break the false myths about this disease have been created.

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Referencia:

(1) Menken et al 2000.

(2) the survey PALM: migraine and women, carried out during the year 2006 and which met 5,000 of them, 2,955 women in Spain, form part of the PALM program (Plan of action in the fight against the migraine) and it hurts me to the head, whose objective is to address and improve the problem of migraine, involving at the same time neurologists, doctors in primary care, medical specialists in occupational medicine, emergency medical, pharmaceutical, patients, the Administration, institutions and the pharmaceutical industry.

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Experts recommend to be alert to the epidemic of Virus respiratory syncytial which begins in September.

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Experts recommend to be alert to the epidemic of Virus respiratory syncytial which begins in September.

-several studies found the incidence of Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), during all seasons of the year

-In the last epidemic station, detections of VRS were 150% higher than other years, according to data provided by national network of surveillance epidemiological of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III

Madrid, 2011-September with the onset of autumn, starts to spread the epidemic respiratory viruses. One of the most common is the Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV), the more infectious agent of the pediatric population, known as babies Virus, which causes 80% of hospital admissions for respiratory cause in children.

Certain conditions such as relative humidity, low radiation or cold, in favour of one dispersion of the VRS. For this reason, experts from around the world in respiratory viruses gathered last week in Athens recommended vigilance before the start of the season, but also for the rest of the year. In the words of Dr. José María Eiros, Professor of Microbiology at the University of Valladolid, “ the VRS, generic terms appears throughout the year, although it is not what pediatricians call epidemic activity. Epidemic activity can standardize in some months of the year, concentrated in five months and a half or six months of the year, but the rest of the year there is activity. In fact we have some models with analysis that demonstrate that there are cases all months of the year and that is very important that you know ”.

Regionality of the VRS

RSV activity varies depending on the year, and is hardly expected to know how to act, hence the need to activate the monitoring. In the words of Dr. Eiros, “ can not limit the period of activity of the virus, because in Spain there are areas where the virus appears newly into autumn and others in which the virus stays until June, why should not focus only on a station but must remain vigilant throughout the year to know how is acting. There are not two equal stations ”.

In this sense, there are extracted from the previous year data provided by the national network of surveillance epidemiological of the Instituto de Salud Carlos III, pointing that the VRS detections were 150% higher than previous years, according to figures from laboratories of AndalusiaAragon, Asturias, Balearic Islands, Castile and León, Catalonia, Galicia, Madrid, La Rioja and Ceuta.

In Spain, according to data from the study Bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized children: a study of seasonal rhythm ”, the annual epidemic bronchiolitis caused by respiratory syncytial virus begins to spread from the month of September and usually arrive until April, months in which the virus acts with more virulence.

In this sense experts again stress the importance of prevention in order to prevent infection of the VRS in vulnerable infants during the present 2011/12 season. Baby’s immune system does not generate defenses against this virus, being the most frequent cause of hospitalization in infants and young children. There is not yet a vaccine against the most common virus in the pediatric population, which is why experts recommend before the start of the station administration, the baby’s risk of pre-emptive treatment with monoclonal antibodies that increases the defenses in order to avoid possible contagion.

According to the Dr. r. Ortiz of Lejarazu, Chief of the service of Microbiology and Immunology of the Hospital Clínico Universitario in Valladolid, “ there are various publications that demonstrate an increase in the incidence of hospitalizations for VRS in the last ten years. RSV infections are responsible for 1 in every 2 pediatric hospitalizations in this period ”. In addition, “ respiratory infections are the leading cause of illness in the family environment, and the VRS a main character in those households where there are young children ”, concludes.

vulnerable babies

effects of bronchiolitis can often be confused with a simple cold in healthy babies, but they are particularly sensitive cases of vulnerable babies as premature babies, children born with congenital heart diseases, those infants with cystic fibrosis or babies with Down syndrome, where an RSV infection may cause a bronchiolitis serious even in some cases worsened the State of their diseases base.

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referencia:

A. Alonso, Andres, Jr. JM Garmendia, (I) ten, JM Gil, J. Arduini. Bronchiolitis due to respiratory syncytial virus in hospitalized children: a study of seasonal rhythm. Act Pædiatrica, 2007.

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The Spanish society of Electromedicine and Clinical Engineering (SEEIC) presents its Strategic Plan 2011 2013.

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The Spanish society of Electromedicine and Clinical Engineering (SEEIC) presents its Strategic Plan 2011-2013

– stands for a day in which have participated Begoña Arranz Sebastian, Assistant Director-general of active policies for employment, SEPE; Rafael Rodríguez de la Cruz, national director of the INCUAL, and Margarita Alfonsel, general Secretary of Fenin

-one of the main strategic objectives of the SEEIC focuses on the normative and formative development of professional qualifications, certificates of professionalism and associated qualifications

– another of their ways of working through actively collaborating in the promotion of the patient safety in the field of asset health products not Implantables (PSANIs)

-promote the participation of its partners and promote training activities addressed to them, is another of the pillars of its strategic plan

Ma drid, 2011-September during a day held throughout the morning of Friday, the Spanish society of Electromedicine and Clinical Engineering (SEEIC) has presented its Strategic Plan for the next three years. Its main objectives are to bring a greater role in society, as well as to enhance the participation of members in upcoming projects.

One of the lines of action to which more efforts has allocated and will continue projecting SEEIC, is normative and formative development of professional qualifications, certificates of professionalism and associated qualifications. In this sense, explains Antonio Abella, Vice President of the SEEIC, “ we are positioning as advisory body independent of public administrations. Thus, we are working with ministries of education and work with the purpose of creating a complete formative itinerary covering the vocational training of grade environment, superior, possible degrees of specialization and the University education of grade ”.

Another work of the Spanish society of Electromedicine and clinical engineering tracks, passes by actively collaborating in the promotion of the patient safety in the field of non-implantable products health assets (PSANI ’ s). For this reason, they work to standardise the criteria and procedures for the management and maintenance of the electro-medical equipment, in order to ensure control and quality assurance. In this same vein, the SEEIC collaborates with the Spanish Agency of medicines and health products (AEMPS) in the tasks of prevention, reporting and improvement of processes to ensure the safety of patients.

The members of the Spanish society of Electromedicine and clinical engineering work in companies, hospitals and organizations and institutions associated with the electromédica technology. For the Board of Directors of the SEEIC, promote the participation of its partners and promote training activities addressed to them, is another of the pillars of its strategic plan. “ In fact,-says Antonio Abella-, many of the goals we have set ourselves for the next three years will require the active collaboration of our partners (both corporate and individual), in which we hope to arouse the interest of participating in this new stage ”.

In this order of things, “ are working to continue to count on the invaluable participation of entities and public bodies in the implementation of the training programs ”. To address this aspect, the table entitled has been ‘ training processes in the health technology sector ’, in which participated Begoña Arranz Sebastian, Assistant Director-general active employment policies, SEPE, of the Ministry of labour and immigration, and Rafael Rodríguez de la Cruz, director national INCUAL, of the Ministry of education. Likewise, “ we also wanted to give an active involvement our partners during the day, introducing a table Symposium and raised their concerns addressed and answered their demands ”, explains Abella.

In addition, has been with the intervention of Margaret Alfonsel, general Secretary of Fenin, who explained the situation of health technology in Spain industry. For its part, Jesus l. Manzanares, President of the SEEIC, began the day doing a review of the current Spanish panorama of the Electromedicine and clinical engineering.

Upcoming projects

-Establish the mechanism of operation, configuration, and coordination of the more than forty lines of action to be put in place.

-Development of the training programme of the SEEIC basin, Navarre and Barcelona.

-Assist in the development of the training programme on the certificates of professionalism, for the next year, in Cuenca, Portugalete and Huesca.

-collaborate with the competent authorities for the development of the professional certification of work experience in Electromedicine.

-Increase the number of individual and business partners, and encourage their active participation.

-Draw up a priority list of needs, suggestions and demands of members, as well as the services that offer them.

-Promoting a greater approach towards partners current and potential of the public and private sectors, companies, corporations and agencies public health centres (managers, management directors, medical directors, heads of service and technical specialists of Electromedicine) staff and personnel of manufacturers, importers and distributors of medical devices.

-Establish collaborations, both nationally and internationally, with other scientific societies and related entities of the sector.

-Carry out the formative days of the SEEIC in Navarre and Barcelona.

-Celebrate the next National Congress of the SEEIC, Barcelona 2012.

Present and future of the SEEIC

The Spanish society of Electromedicine and Clinical Engineering (SEEIC) is a national institution for scientific and technical character acting, inter alia, with the goal of being the partner to promote to the public and private agencies, management and professional standards of the standards and requirements necessary for the correct application of the electromedical equipment.

He is a pioneer in Spain society, whose members carry out their activity in companies, hospitals and other organizations and institutions associated with the electromédica technology.

The challenges of this scientific society aimed at short-term towards implementing underway certificates of professionalism and an own qualification, up to now formally non-existent, to respond to a training and regulation of the sector of the Electromedicine and clinical engineering in Spain and to the consolidation of the relevant professional categories within hospitals Theisprivate of the country, and in the companies of the sector, with a very direct condition in the continuous improvement of the healthcare quality and safety in the application and use of systems and electro-medical equipment and facilities.

On the other hand, according to its aim of collaborating in the preparation of the professionals who carry out tasks related to the electro, the company has own training programmes covering various technical and management issues related to its sphere of action.

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The CECOVA calls for the strengthening the health education and prevention to curb the increase in cardiovascular diseases.

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El CECOVA calls for the strengthening the health education and prevention to curb the increase in diseases cardiovascular.

ávila defends “ educator role of the nursing school to promote healthy eating and healthy living habits in the field of education to prevent future ailments ”.

valencia, 2011-September, the Council of nursing of the Comunitat Valenciana (CECOVA), the Spanish scientific society for nursing school (SCE3) and the colleges of nursing of Valencia, Castellón and Alicante requested last Friday, with a view to the holding of the world heart day, that public administrations “ reinforce prevention and health education policies to curb the increase in the number of deaths from cardiovascular diseases, whose main risk factor is obesity ”.

In this regard, the President of the CECOVA, José Antonio Avila Olivares, defended “ educator role of the school nurse to monitor the healthy eating and promoting healthy habits in the learning environment and avoid sedentary behaviors and the intake of fats and sugars in the school which could degenerate into serious ailments during adulthood ”.

The objective is, according to Avila Olivares, “ enhance the cardiovascular health of young people taking advantage of the Mediterranean diet ” and sensitizing the population about preventive guidelines against the disease that causes more mortality in Western countries.

prevention in early age

for its part, the Chairperson of the SCE3, sea Ortiz sailing, stated that “ an important part of the population does not know what they are eating, with a clear risk that this entails for their health ”. For this reason, had an impact “ the importance of the prevention from an early age to avoid suffering from cardiovascular diseases and promoting health in schools is essential so that future generations do not suffer this kind of health problems in his adult life ”.

In addition, Ortiz sailing recalled that the cardiovascular (e.g. myocardial infarction and stroke) are the most deadly in the world, not in vain are charged 17.5 million lives a year worldwide. Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death among the elderly of 65 years, with a greater presence of ischemic heart disease, arrhythmias, heart failure and valvulopathies. For this reason, said that “ is important that awareness of the methods for minimizing risk factors, for example to maintain controlled body weight and exercise regularly ”.

Ortiz sailing warned that school nurses “ are detecting disease that until now were considered to be characteristic of adults, such as the Hyperlipidemia and diabetes in children attending primary education ”. “ Conditions generated by the overweight and increasingly are most abundant between students from third grade of primary with just 8-9 ”, warned, and blamed to “ poor diet and lack of physical exercise ” of this situation.

The President of the SCE3 explained that “ the promotion of food habits in children cardiosaludables forms the basis for the reduction of cardiovascular risk factors in future generations ” and nursing school professionals are responsible of “ students and also to the rest of the educational community to explain the importance of a healthy diet varied where they occupy a predominant place the fruits and vegetables, and ”.

Cardiovascular disease, those relating to the circulatory system and heart cause in Spain one in three deaths, many like cancer. This important death toll reduction requires that males undergo medical check ups periodic from age 45 and women from 65 when their risk of a vascular accident begins to grow.

The prevention of cardiovascular accidents should be based on the abandonment of tobacco, the maintenance of a healthy diet based on the Mediterranean diet, the practice of sport and the move away from situations of stress. drink plenty of water, not to abuse the coffee and do exercise regularly are measures that help to prevent this type of ailments.

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The support units of the Department of Requena do 18.960 assists during 2010.

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Units support the of the Department of Requena do 18.960 assists during 2010.

-service dentistry, unity of addictive behaviors and Sexual and reproductive health center extend its opening hours

Requena, 2011-September the units in support of the Department of health of Requena made during the year 2010 a total of 18.960 assists, distributed between the service of dentistry in the DepartmentUnity of addictive behaviors (UCA) and the Sexual and reproductive health centre located in the town of Utiel.

Last year the unity of addictive behaviors (UCA), featuring three doctor, nurse and psychologist consultations, as well as a group therapy room, has made 5.042 assists, while the dentistry service has made 7000.

“ This has been possible thanks to the expansion of the portfolio of services in dentistry, with new features and the time extension with attention in the evenings, adapting to the needs of the population ”, says Marisa de Reinoso, Manager of the Department.

The UCA, aiming to provide a better service to the population, also extended its opening hours on alternate Tuesday afternoon. On the other hand, has been also supplemented its portfolio of services with activities as school parent or group therapy.

On the other hand, the Department has expanded also afternoons in the Centre of Sexual Health and reproductive Utiel hours to facilitate the access of users, which has allowed 6.018 assists during 2010.

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Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips

Surah Al-Rehman – The Ultimate Free Remedy for Incurable Diseases

(By Listening Only- 20 Minutes Only)

Kindly download the Surah “AL-REHMAN” (recited by Qari Abdul Basit without translation) from here.


Treatment Plan

Just Listen to it three times a day (morning, afternoon, evening) for seven consecutive days using following procedure:-


    Before listening:

  • Close your eyes
  • Feel your self in front of ALLAH Almighty/ God
  • Then listen to it with greater concentration and closed eyes

    When the recitation/ AUDIO is finished:

  • Open your eyes and take half glass of water
  • Close your eyes again and say “ALLAH” three times in your heart with deep affection/ love
  • Then drink the water with closed eyes in three sips