Month: September 2011

The Hospital Provincial de Castellón boils down to a quarter the health waste.

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El Hospital Provincial de Castellón boils down to one-quarter waste health.

Health Organization implements measures to mitigate the environmental impact and save on the use of light and water.

Castellón, 2011-September The measures of the environmental sustainability of the hospital Provincial de Castellón Consortium plan have succeeded in that Centre currently generates a quarter of waste biosanitarios that occurred two years ago, which resulted in a cost savings of 140,000 euros.

According to data provided by the Department of the environment, in January 2009 by each patient treated they were generating approximately 300 grams of waste, while today the figure stands at 75 grams.

These data exceed the target marking when it created the Department of environment, two years ago, gradually reduce the generation of waste arising from the activity of health until they drop by half.

“ To achieve this reduction is carried out several measures including training and awareness of the staff of the hospital, because their collaboration has been instrumental in segregating waste and minimise its production ”, explained managing director of the Centre, Nicolás Martínez.

In his view, this reduction of waste is very important if one takes into account that technological advances in the medical area have return increased both in volume and the variety of sanitary wastes, what must join both the economic cost as social implying its elimination.

These residues require compliance with measures of prevention of handling, collection, storage, transport, treatment and disposal, insofar as they represent risks for workers who handle them and the environment.

Environmental impact leads to the accumulation of infectious agents in soils, as well as air and microbiological pollution.

“ Therefore, the generation of health care waste is one of the major environmental aspects of a hospital and represents, in addition, one of the biggest costs with respect to environmental management, which is why the reduction of his generation is a priority ”, highlighted the economic directorMichael Llorens.

Waste management

The separation, collection and shipment of the waste follows a Protocol process, so it for each used a bag, container and legend of colors, sizes and different characteristics.

– The Group I conform the solid urban waste, i.e., the same that generates the rest of the population and which do not pose any special demands in his tenure as cardboard, paper, Office supplies or remnants of food. it
-Group II are similar to the urban health care waste and are deposited in a green bag. They come from not infectious patients as material used in healing, plasters or gauze.

– Special health waste are included in Group III and go to a black container with the legend “ risk waste ”. Infectious medical waste that are part of this group. This also includes sharp and sharp waste.

-Group IV covers waste that are subject to special requirements from the environmental and hygienic point of view. Include the cytostatic waste, remains of chemical substances, expired medicines, mineral or synthetic oils, waste with metals, from radiological laboratories, liquid waste, batteries and fluorescent tubes.

Energy

The programme’s commitment to the environment has also entailed a decrease in energy consumption by 6%, representing 165 tons less carbon dioxide emissions.

The energy efficiency plan resulted in the installation of new lighting equipment which serve to ensure the optimum conditions to carry out the tasks and contribute to an atmosphere in which the patient feels comfortable, and to have helped to reduce electricity consumption.

Thus the new teams have detectors presence in bathrooms and dressing rooms and are programmed for automatic startup on the soles of hospitalization in order to make the most of natural light.

With regard to water consumption, water economizer have been installed in all the taps and showers from the hospital, with what expected to halve spending on this resource.

The Centre has solar panels that serve to maintain the temperature of the hot water of the swimming pool located in the area of rehabilitation, as well as for the production of sanitary hot water, which represents 60 percent of the total water consumed the Center.

ISO 14001 standard

For all these actions of respect for the Environment Centre received the quality certification ISO 14001: 2004 which gives the Spanish Association for standardisation and certification-AENOR.

It’s an international standard for voluntary adoption by organizations that implemented a management system which allows them to define policy and objectives for improving the structure necessary to meet, as a minimum, the legislation that affects them in the field of environment and demonstrate its commitment to continuous improvement.

That provides a system of environmental management are many advantages to the Hospital, to their workers, patients and the general population, that it facilitates compliance with all applicable legislation on environmental issues such as noise, emissions into the atmosphere and waste management.

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The Health Department of the Bank specialists recommend planning the return to work and maintain a positive attitude to avoid the post holiday syndrome.

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Specialists of the Department of health of the Bank recommend planning the return to work and maintain a positive attitude to avoid syndrome post-holiday.

this syndrome appears to return to work and usually lasts a few days.

– according to various studies, 56% of the population claims to have suffered ever

– Note physical and psychic symptoms such as fatigue, tiredness, irritability and sadness

– symptoms not are stretched more than 10 days, if you talk so wasn’t another problem consulting with doctor

Alzira, 2011-September with the end of holidays, the Health Department of the Bank specialists advise plan the return to work and maintain a positive attitude as measures to avoid the post-holiday syndrome. This syndrome, which has suffered a 56% of the population any time, according to various studies, usually lasts a few days and occurs to the join again the work routine.

Ana Fortea, a clinical psychologist in the Department, says that this syndrome can be avoided, following a few simple instructions, and “ while maintaining a positive attitude, that help you to cope better with these first days ”. Psychologist points out that it is appropriate to reserve the last moments of the holidays to try to get used to the routine of daily life, especially to the schedules. “ Is important ”, says the psychologist, “ recover schedules and a routine, not too longer NAPs and return to habitual residence ”. See also positive to sleep more during the first working hours, to regulate the biological clock.

According to Ana Fortea, “ is a transient syndrome, which can last for about ten days following which fit perfectly as the routine ”. Fatigue, tiredness, lack of appetite, drowsiness or insomnia are some of the physical symptoms that manifest, although it also tends to be accompanied by symptoms psychics such as lack of interest, irritability, nervousness, anxiety, sadness, the ideas of ruin and indifference. In case of extended longer, “ would talk about a major depressive episode or other reaction ”, says the psychologist.

Also, according to the specialist, “ to better overcome the lap is advisable not to give too much importance to holidays or the difference in life we carry for the rest of the year ”. Return to physical activities that have been practiced during days off, such as walking or cycling, follow a balanced diet and not giving up leisure activities that has enjoyed in the summer are keys that will help to have a better return. In this regard, the expert says that it is advisable to find a hobby that practice during free time, that “ helps to disconnect and to make more bearable the trance ”.

Although this syndrome can affect all kinds of people, it is more common to be present in young people. According to recent studies, 35% of workers between 25 and 40 years are affected by these symptoms, mainly because “ are experiencing a sharp break from the pace of life and are incorporated into the work without having had any day’s acclimatisation to life ”, says the psychologist, “ also affects mainly those who conceived the holiday period as the culmination of his personal well-being or tend to show discomfort with his work and working life ”.

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What is DNA?

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probably this is one of the questions that most I have heard and although his relationship with the blog might be something distant, I assure you that you nothing further from reality, most of the diseases that we know have a component genetic. Which does not mean that gene therapy will be healing, today and to short and even medium-term, gene therapy is a utopia, I warn you. but DNA, first, to talk about what those acronyms mean? acid deoxyribonucleic, let alone that it will therefore be composed of a sugar, a group group of phosphate, nitrogen, etc. in the end, a complex structure, I can assure it, wasn’t until Crick and Watson when explained its structure with an appropriate model. But one perhaps ask an acid is used to store our information? not should he corrode it? quiet States that is not the case. These acids are structured as a double helix and are composed of four basic units or “ brick ”, A, C, T and g.

With those four compounds our cells are able to do wonders, are the letters of our small alphabetical genetic, but allow thousands and millions of combinations. But clarify something, the DNA is not unique in its kind, is a species of “ little brother ”, RNA, which we will discuss on another occasion and that which is much debated even (and discussed).

We clarify some things pass, all the DNA is not information, moreover, there is a large (and majority) part of the DNA that does not serve “ nothing ”, and put it in quotes, because it is true that not directly stored information, but this “ information trash ” every day you are new features such as the regulation of the useful parts. And this regulation is what partly makes a skin cell and another of the stomach are different–while having the same information. There are also genetic diseases associated both with the “ information trash ” strain between useful information, as well as problems of gene expression, which also cause illnesses.

But that talk another day ….

Tags: DNA

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The multivitamins may extend life

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continually mentioned its importance and it seems that we continually lack of them, but it is not true, if not being restrictive or fruit-poor diet and vegetables difficult suffer from what is known as a deficiency. But if there is something that seems to have been demonstrated and is to be (with all the wisdom of the world) the multivitamins might prolong life. Or that’s what a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition advocates, but we are going to explain it correctly.

Already explained in the previous post that genetic information is stored in the DNA (or DNA) of our cells and that there were parts of this DNA which could be “ garbage ” and others kept information. Between these parties “ garbage ” (or that do not contain information) are Telomeres, that when the DNA is condensed and creates the chromosomes (“ twisted is ” around certain proteins), is just at the ends. These extremes are “ spending is ” little by little with age, because? over time our cells die and must be replaced, and the cells responsible for it are divided several times, “ spending is ” little by little the extremes that are responsible also to protect the chromosomes and the DNA of the famous “ Cellular Aging ”.

And after studying 586 women in the Group of ageing and Neuroepidemiología of the National Institute of environmental health sciences seems to be that the relationship between vitamin complexes and white blood cells with longer Telomeres might not be casual. It was already known that vitamins C and E, diets were associated with longer Telomeres.

Tags: life, multivitamins

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Avian influenza the human nose is too cold for virus

Avian influenza the human nose is too cold for virus

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Avian when he spoke of influenza avian and its potential to be the new great pandemic only analyzed two factors: virulence and ability of mutation. Well, it seems to be that to these traditional factors should add a new one: the ability to survive in the nostrils. Or that’s what British and American scientists explained last Friday and which could be the cause of that this virus has not spread as easily among the population. according to the Imperial College of London and the University of North Carolina, avian flu nests in the throat of the bird, where the temperature is around 40 degrees, while the human nose, the usual site of entry of human influenza has an average temperature of 32 degrees. Clinical trials suggest that they would also need more than one mutation to H5N1 was able to survive in the nose.

“ Avian viruses are always present there outside, but they can only cause pandemics when certain changes occur. Our study provides vital evidence about that changes would be needed to make it mutated and infect humans, potentially helping to identify virus can cause a pandemic ”

source: Imperial College London, May 15, 2009

Tags: flu, avian flu, virus

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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