Month: September 2011

COFM hoped that the informative health bill will help improve adherence to treatment.

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The COFM hoped that the informative health bill will help improve adherence to treatment.

Madrid, September 2011.- delivery of the health bill information patients cared for by the Madrid health service is a success and will generate significant benefits for Madrid health and also for the health of patients, according to the Association official pharmacists of Madrid (COFM).

The initiative announced on Monday by the Minister of health of the community of Madrid, Javier Fernández-Lasquetty, help generate a greater understanding of people about the cost of health care received, which, undoubtedly, will result in the most efficient use of resources and better adherence to treatments.

Since the Ministry of health submitted the draft to COFM, Madrid pharmacists have supported the measure to understand that it is a first step to involve citizens in the great challenge of the self-management of health and the rational use of public resources.

The extension of the model of information of healthcare costs has to generate in the citizen greater responsibility and awareness of the services they receive, and therefore, drugs that are financed through public prescription dispensed in charge of the national system of health, as well as medications given in hospitals.

For the President of the COFM, Alberto García Romero, “ far is very positive because it ends with the widespread misperception that health care is free. In addition, hope that information will also improve adherence to treatment with drugs and reduce the high number of medicines without using that they deposited in pharmacies, one of the main challenges of the Spanish health system ”.

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FEAFES will discuss the most innovative aspects of mental health on the occasion of world day.

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FEAFES will discuss the most innovative aspects of mental health on the occasion of the world day.

the day will be held in Madrid on 6 October in the presence of Leire Pajin.

-The day will focus on stigma, empowerment and the Community model of mental health care

-day attendance is free but you need to register through the website of Feafes

– this year the motto of the day is “ faces the challenge: assists in the improvement of mental health ”

Madrid, 2011-September the Spanish Confederation of groupings of family members and persons with Mental illness (FEAFES) held on October 6 a day on the occasion of the World Mental Health Day commemorated in over 100 countries on 10 Octoberwhich will deal with the newest initiatives in caring for this type of disorders.

The day will take place in the Ministry of health, Social Affairs and equality, in Madrid, and will feature the intervention of the holder of that Department, Leire Pajin. At that same event, will be presented the prize to the logos contest I on Mental illness called by FEAFES in collaboration with the AstraZeneca Foundation.

The day will begin at 10.30 p.m., Leire Pajin interventions; FEAFES, José María Sánchez Monge, President and the representative of the Committee of people with Mental illness in FEAFES, Basilio García Copín, who will read the manifesto of the World Health Day, which this year is celebrated with the slogan “ faces the challenge: collaborate in the improvement of mental health ”.

It will deal with new initiatives on priority themes for the associative movement of people with mental illness and family, such as stigma, empowerment and community mental health care model.

Firstly, the Director of the Scottish campaign against stigma See Me, Suzie Vestri, who will expose this pioneering initiative, referent of the World Health Organization will intervene. Subsequently the former Minister of health and welfare of Castile – La Mancha, Fernando Lamata, will reflect on remedies and devices needed to establish a Community model of mental health care.

Finally, the representative of the Mental Health Foundation, David Crepaz-Keay, will offer a Conference on the empowerment of persons with mental illness.

The event, which will be closed by the general secretariat of Social policy and Consumer Affairs, Isabel Martínez, is open to society as a whole, in particular to those people linked to the associative movement FEAFES, and all those professionals involved with the mental health field.

Attendance at this workshop is free of charge, but it is absolutely necessary to register using the form available on the website here .

The day also has the support of Fundación Once.

World day of Mental Health 2011

“ Faces the challenge: collaborate in the improvement of mental health ”

Thursday October 6 Ministry of health, Social policy and equality – Ernest Lluch Hall

program

10.30 hrs. Opening ceremony

José Mª Sánchez Monge. President of FEAFES.

Basilio García Copín, responsible for the Committee of people with Mental illness in FEAFES. Reading of the manifesto.

Intervention of Leire Pajín Iraola, Minister of health, Social policy and equality.

Reading of the proclamation.

1050 hrs. Delivery of award “ I contest about the Mental disease ”

Cristina Álvarez Gómez de Segura. Managing relationships with patients associations, AstraZeneca

11.00 hrs. Attention to press on World Mental health day.

11.30 – 11.45 Coffee break

1145 hrs. Conference

presents: Luz Mª Cañas Palmero, Vice President of FEAFES.

1145 hrs. “ Visible in the fight against stigma. Scottish campaign “ See-Me ”. Suzie Vestri. Director of campaign

1215 hrs. Question time.

1230 hrs. “ Community model of care for mental health: services, resources and quality devices and sufficient. Best practice in Spain ”.

Fernando Lamata. Spokesman for European Affairs of the Socialist Group in the Cortes of Castile – La Mancha

13.00 hrs. Question time.

1315 hrs. “ empowerment and mental health recovery: by greater autonomy ”.

David Crepaz-Keay. Mental Health Foundation.

1345 hrs. Questions

13.30 closing. Isabel Martínez. Secretary General for Social policy and consumer

free day. Translation simultaneously.

FEAFES

the Spanish Confederation of groupings of family members and persons with Mental illness ( FEAFES ) is a body without spirit of profit and social interest that emerged in 1983. It integrates 19 federations and associations uniprovinciales, bringing 285 entities and has more than 45,000 members and associates throughout the national territory.

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How to start the new year with energy?

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How to start the new year with energy

los Laboratorios Quinton proposed the use of sea water to return to the cell system balance and vitality.

Madrid, September of 2011. The return to work or studies after a prolonged as the summer holiday can produce health and adaptation problems. Fatigue, tiredness, lack of appetite, drowsiness or insomnia are some of the physical symptoms that manifest these days many Spaniards. They also tend to be accompanied by psychological symptoms such as the lack of interest, irritability, nervousness, restlessness, sadness, ideas of ruin or indifference. This is what is known as the post-holiday syndrome (PVS).

During these days, workers returning from their holidays, as students who begin the academic year, must combat these symptoms regenerate his cells and returning to them their vitality.

on the other hand, to post-holiday syndrome (PVS), must add others that are manifested frequently with the arrival of autumn. And, the reduction of hours of light can lead to apathy, drowsiness, generalized weakness, tiredness, irritability and generally a reduction of the body’s defenses, what makes us more prone to infections.

the water of sea allows cellular regeneration

studies in national and international public and private universities have seen the properties and advantages of sea water for the body, either ingested or applied. The sea water contains minerals necessary for the proper functioning of cells. Due to the Ionic bioavailability of its elements, get replenish any lack of minerals. That is why, after the summer season in which the body has suffered moments of dehydration and wear, and face to face a new “ course ” must rebalance the cell for the post-holiday syndrome tissue and change of station.

Each cell is fed an extracellular fluid that provides vital nutrients to the cell membrane. If the extracellular fluid is altered breaks the cycle of the cellular nutrition, damaging to the cell, and dehydrating the body. The sea water makes the cells “ drink ” and restore their morphology. To start the new year is therefore highly recommended to make a treatment based on sea water will allow to restore cells internally and therefore the bodies.

According to Mr. Marco Francisco Payá Torres, Medical Director of the Quinton laboratories “ of sea water can not be used for oral consumption as we find it on our beaches, it is necessary to treat it. We collect her in certain places where the mineral wealth and purity of the ocean is right and after that carry out a process of sterilization in cold and packaging that does not lose any of its properties ” and added “ use is highly recommended for all people at certain times of the year, as the beginning of autumn, when the agency prepares for periods colder than propitious in nutritional deficiencies, catarrh, colds, flu and defenses drop ”.

about laboratories Quinton

Laboratories Quinton are a few pharmaceutical companies dedicated to the preparation of water of sea microfiltrada in cold direct heirs of the biologist and French physiologist René Quinton, this laboratory is distinguished by scrupulously follow the original method of its founder, being able to update it according to the European Pharmacopoeia. They are at the disposal of the professionals in the area of health or the public in general to satisfy his desire for knowledge on therapeutic Marina and use of the Quinton specialties.

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Bavaria Pamplona clinic celebrates its 10th anniversary.

Bavaria Pamplona clinic celebrates its 10th anniversary.

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Clinic Bavaria Pamplona celebrates its tenth anniversary.

the Center has made nearly 2,000 interventions with laser surgery and 500 with surgery intraocular.

Pamplona, 2011-September clinic Bavaria Pamplona (Avenida Sancho el Fuerte, 26) celebrates its 10th anniversary and is consolidated as a centre of reference in the conduct of operations with surgery laser in the province with nearly 2,000 interventions in ten years. In addition, the clinical team, composed of fourteen professionals include three ophthalmologists and an optical, has carried out almost 500 intraocular surgeries.

Bavaria Pamplona Clinic specialises in correcting the problems of eye strain, a condition afflicting 95% of Spaniards older than 55 years. These operations have been carried out with the two techniques available at present to fix presbyopia; the “ laser presbyopia ” or a Multifocal Intraocular lens implantation or “ crystalline artificial ”. This last intervention consists of replacing the lens with a lens that will make its functions, allowing the brain to choose the most appropriate approach in each case. It is a definitive solution that eliminates defects associated as myopia, hyperopia, or astigmatism and also prevents the formation of cataracts.

presbyopia is a visual problem which affects 65% of Spaniards older than 45 years, a percentage which stands at 95% once passed the 55. While it’s impossible to prevent illness, associated with the ageing of bodies, the possibility to remove it surgically. Since 2001, year in which Bavaria Clinic began operating this problem, first with laser and later with the implantation of multifocal intraocular lenses, spoke more than 20,000 people in Spain, with a 95% satisfaction rate and eliminating the use of glasses or contact lenses to 88 per cent of the treaties.

throughout this decade, Bavaria clinic in Pamplona team has treated nearly 3,000 patients and his work has been awarded the ISO 9001 quality certificate. The institution has signed numerous agreements with insurance companies, government agencies and local and national businesses. It also has several points of information in gyms, clubs and shopping malls.

On the other hand, from clinic Bavaria Pamplona is initiatives have been launched to educate the population about the importance of vision care, as free revisions on the occasion of the week of the Visual health or of the world Glaucoma day, and is carried out an intense solidarity work with glasses collection campaigns to countries in sawas for development. Also be has served free children from reception of different countries which spend the summers at Spain, and there have been talks in associations of retirees, housewives, etc. giving information on diseases such as cataracts, eye strain, myopia, hyperopia, astigmatism, retinal or macular degeneration. Also been free revisions to children from schools in a campaign of detection of lazy eye in children, a condition where early detection is very important.

“ During these ten years we have worked hard to improve the eye health our neighbours. We are grateful to patients the confidence in our team and we are committed to further develop this work every day and relentlessly ”, said Marta Díaz-Leante, Manager of clinic Bavaria Pamplona.

Clinic Bavaria

Clínica Baviera is a Spanish medical institution specializing in ophthalmology, with 60 centres, is present in several European countries (Spain, Germany, Austria, Holland, Italy). Founded more than 25 years ago, the quality of care, the permanent improvement of results and the incorporation of innovative and solvent techniques have been its raison d ’ être.

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Trobalt r (retigabina) of GSK shows its potential to keep epilepsy patients free of crisis in the long term.

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Trobalt r (retigabina) of GSK shows its potential to keep epilepsy patients free from crisis to long term.

Spain, 2011-September new data presented at the Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies show that more than 10% of patients with uncontrolled epilepsy that were treated with Trobalt (retigabina) associated to their usual treatment for two years, remained free of crisis for an entire year (1).

More than six million people in Europe suffer from epilepsy and about 30% still experiencing crisis despite getting treatment with the antiepileptic drugs available (2). In addition, crises are associated to an increase in physical problems, including fractures and bruises, and higher rates of prevalence of diseases or psychosocial problems, so their reduction is an important milestone in the management of this disease (3).

Tabled data from three studies long-term: study 212 (extension of the 205 study of dose range) and 303/304 studies (extensions of trials registration for retigabina, 1 and 2 RESTORE pivotal *), which included 222, 181 and 375 patients, respectively. In all three studies, patients were treated with retigabina for a minimum of six (n = 612), 12 (n = 450) or 24 (n = 183) months. During the transition to open extensions, adjusted the dose of retigabina, or remained, 900 mg/day (studies 212 and 304) or 1,200 mg/day (study 303). Thereafter, doses of retigabina (study 303 and 304: 600 – 1200mg/day and study 212: 900 – 1200mg/day) and of the antiepileptic drugs already receiving patients could change according to individual efficacy/tolerability of each patient (1).

The results show that patients treated with retigabina for at least 12 months, 12.4% (n = 56) were free of crisis during a continuous period of six months. In those treaties for at least 24 months, 11.5% (n = 21) it was for a year, showing retigabina (1)’s long-term effectiveness.

Professor Martin j. Brodie, studies presented at the Congress, noted, “ be free of crisis with minimum side effects or without them, is the best result we could expect in antiepileptic drugs refers. We had already previously obtained these results in short-term with retigabina treatments and it is now very positive knowledge that these results are also maintained long term ”.

In the trials pivotal, the most frequent adverse events with the use of this medication in combination with other antiepileptic drugs (occurred in at least 5% of patients and with twice as often than in the treated with placebo) were dizziness (23%), fatigue (15%), confusion (9%), dizziness (8%), tremor (8%), abnormal coordination (7%), double vision (7%), alteration of care (6%), memory loss (6%), and blurred vision (5%). In addition, the drowsiness occurred in 22% of patients treated with retigabina in comparison with 12 per cent of patients who received placebo.

Retigabina

Retigabina, developed by Valeant Pharmaceuticals International and GSK, received approval from the European Medicines Agency in March 2011 (7) for the adjunctive treatment of partial seizures with or without secondary generalization in adults with epilepsy (when the crisis occurs only in a part of the brain) (8). GSK and Valeant signed a global agreement exclusively for retigabina in 2008.

In controlled trials with retigabina, urinary retention occurred in 0.9% of patients who were treated with the medication compared to 0.5% of patients who received placebo. Throughout phase II/III there were four (0.3%) serious cases of urinary retention, three of which led to the withdrawal of treatment. Therefore, the EU recommended that retigabina be used with caution in patients at risk for urinary retention (7).

Retigabina also led to a prolongation of the QT (the heart’s electrical activity) interval when studied in its highest dose in healthy volunteers, in a specific study to do so. As precautionary measure, the EU also recommends holding an electrocardiogram before his administration in patients who have or may have congestive heart failure, ventricular hypertrophy, hypokalemia or hypomagnesemia, and in patients who begin treatment they have over 65 years of age (8).

GlaxoSmithKline

GlaxoSmithKIine (GSK), one of the companies leading global research-based pharmaceutical and health care, aims to improve the quality of life of people, making it possible that people have more vitality, feel better and live longer.

GSK has extensive experience in research in the area of Neurology and a considerable variety of drugs in research in the field of neuroscience, remains committed to improving the quality of life of people with neurological disorders.

References

(*) Retigabine Efficacy and Safety Trials for Partial Onset Epilepsy

(1). Brodie MJ, et to the. Seizure-free rates in patients receiving ≥6, ≥12 and ≥24 months of open-label Retigabine (Ezogabine). Abstract accepted for presentation at the 15th Congress of the European Federation of Neurological Societies (EFNS), Budapest, Hungary, 10-13 September 2011

(2). World Health Organization. Epilepsy in the WHO European region. Fostering epilepsy care in Europe. August 2010

(3). World Health Organization. Epilepsy facts & figures.

(4). Brodie MJ et to the. Efficacy and safety of adjunctive ezogabine (retigabine) in refractory partial epilepsy. Neurology. 2010; 16; 75 (20): 1817

(5). GSK dates on file

(6). Porter et to the. Randomized, multicenter, dose-ranging trial of retigabine for partial-onset seizures. Neurology. 2007; 68: 1197

(7). EPAR Retigabina

(8). Retigabina data sheet technical

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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