Month: October 2011

A study of the Hospital Provincial de Castellón concludes that people who smoke are more dependent and indecisive.

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A study of the Hospital Provincial de Castellón concludes that people who smoke are more dependent and indecisive.

Castellón, 2011-October the people addicted to nicotine are more dependent and indecisive to that which do not consume tobacco, according to collect an investigation led by the head of the programme of serious dual pathology of the Provincial Hospital, Gonzalo Haro.

For this study, which exposes these days in the II International Congress of Dual pathology to be held in Barcelona, have been analysed 356 patients consuming alcohol or drugs, amongst those who were smokers and people who not consumed tobacco.

The Provincial researchers have shown that non-smokers tend to be more independent in making decisions that the people addicted to tobacco.

“ Smokers are most undecided, dependent on the opinion of others when making decisions, have greater difficulty to live alone or are more insecure ”, said Dr. Haro.

It is common that people who consume drugs submitted an antisocial personality disorder, but in the case of the selected group of non-smokers none of them presented this disorder, so it can be said not suffering from antisocial personality protects from smoking tobacco.

Another fact that reveals this study is that they were not cannabis users although to submit an abuse or dependence on substances such as cocaine, heroin or alcohol, thereby demonstrating the important relationship between nicotine and cannabis unit.

According to Dr. Haro, this study can be a new starting point for further research to clarify whether the fact of having a more independent personality is a protective factor in the consumption of nicotine, which can be important in the prevention and treatment of smoking.

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The Spanish society of Rheumatology, University of Madrid and Abbott European inaugurated the II edition of the Máster Universitario in Spondylarthritis.

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The Spanish Rheumatology society, the European University of Madrid and Abbott inaugurated the II edition of the Máster Universitario in Spondylarthritis.

-the program advocates the professionalization of the rheumatologists on this speciality

-the spondylarthritis, affecting more than 550,000 patients in Spain, represent around 15% of consultations in rheumatology services

Madrid, 2011-October the Spanish Rheumatology society (be) and the Universidad Europea de Madridsponsored by Abbott, have opened the master in Spondylarthritis, a specific training programme to promote quality research in this group of diseases. “ The objective of this initiative, pioneer in Spain, is to offer a training for excellence in this field, in the hands of the best experts in this field the rheumatologists ”, points out Dr. Eduardo Collantes, Co-Director of the master.

The spondylarthritis are a group of inflammatory rheumatic diseases particularly affecting the joints of the locomotor apparatus, which can cause destruction articulate and have a great impact on the working and social environment of patients. According to data of the being, these diseases affect more than 550,000 patients in Spain and represent 15% of consultations that are received in the Rheumatology services.

For Dr. Eugenio de Miguel, director of the master “ in the spondylarthritis early diagnosis and monitoring of the patient are keys to reducing the impact of pathology on the patient. For this reason, we believe it is important that experts, once they complete their specialization, have a specific training programme on spondylarthritis, which will result in an improvement in clinical practice and, therefore, in the patient care ”.

The master in Spondylarthritis, which celebrates its second edition, will run throughout the academic year 2011-2012 and will feature a faculty consisting of leading specialists in spondylarthritis, contributed by the SER and the Group’s work in Spondylarthritis (GRESER). The be organized also in disease-specific research groups. In this regard, the Group GRESER, consisting of rheumatologists involved in the investigation of this group of diseases, are mainly involved in the management, coordination and teaching and training in the investigation that takes place in the masters.

For the DRA. Elena Gazapo, Dean of Biomedical Sciences of the Universidad Europea de Madrid, “ the commitment of the University is to offer a training for excellence in all fields. Thanks to the scientific support of GRESER and SER, can we ensure that our students receive their training in the hands of a faculty that includes the most prestigious experts in the field of the spondylarthritis ”.

The master, sponsored by the biomedical company Abbott, taught in a way online, through the platform of the Universidad Europea de Madrid, with the exception of the sessions of opening, defense of the project and part of the Practicum.

The Universidad Europea de Madrid belongs to the Laureate International Universities network, leader in higher education, with more than 600,000 students in more than 55 institutions and 28 countries. It currently has seven faculties and schools, four centres for postgraduate and professional European Centre of Madrid, where formative cycles of higher degree, which hosted more than 14,000 students in total are given.

True to its innovative vocation, promotes research applied and useful to society and supports its activities around three fundamental values that led him to lead the construction of the European area of higher education in our country: internationality, connection to the professional world and commitment to academic quality of the 21st century.

It is the first University in the world that has received quality Qualicert certification and the first Spanish University to achieve ISO 14001 by its campus of Villaviciosa de Odón and La Moraleja. He has also received other recognitions such as the EFQM 400 + to its management system and specifically the management of the library service system. He has received in addition Prize Madrid excellent 2010, an annual award given each year by the community of Madrid in recognition of the quality and excellence of companies that guide their management to the customer and get his confidence.

The Spanish Rheumatology society (be) has as its mission work and interact actively and positively with all actors of interest in the field of the Rheumatology. To this end, among other activities, promotes the study of rheumatic diseases – diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue-, develops work, studies and research projects in rheumatology and serves the specialty-related problems. It also provides support to the patients of rheumatic diseases through his relationship with associations comprising mainly to patients. In the area of teaching, the be carries out a wide range of courses on all areas of the Rheumatology and held two monographic symposia and a Congress every year. Today, SER represents nearly 1,500 professionals in Spain and maintains contact with regional societies of Rheumatology of the entire country.

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A more practical knowledge in pharmaceuticals, key attention to improve the dispensation of drugs.

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A greater know-how in pharmaceutical care key to improve the dispensation of drugs.

VII Congress of pharmaceutical care: “health in the 21st century, challenge to the pharmacist”.

-Pharmaceutical professionals include practical training received in the University as the key to improving care

– believe that it is necessary to prove and provide a continuous training professionals

Vigo, October 2011- the 7th National Congress of pharmaceutical care of the Pharmaceutical Care Foundation, which was held last week in VigoHe developed a table in which several experts from the pharmaceutical sector defended a more practical knowledge by professionals in pharmaceutical care is key to improve the dispensation of drugs.

The table of experts was moderated by the DRA. Mª Pilar Gascón with the title: training and research: challenges for the immediate future, which was held from September 29 to October 1 in Vigo.

The event featured the following rapporteurs Jose Antonio Fornos, President of the Organizing Committee of the 7th Edition of the Congress, Dr. Lucrecia Moreno Royo of the Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and toxicology of the Universidad CEU Cardenal Herrera, the Dra.Marian March coordinator general stays in Tuteladas practices, Faculty of pharmacy, University of BarcelonaAna Gangoso, management attention Primara of Madrid, and Fernando Fernández-Llimos, doctor of pharmacy.

Dr Lucrecia Moreno stressed that “ University centres have commit themselves to the training of students to be enabling pharmaceutical future to comply with this work and provide medications working and engaging with the patient in that the results will be that the doctor was proposed when just prescribed them ”.

In this regard, it was considered necessary to “ the pharmacy student has contact with the patient since that starts the degree, learn to identify your needs while you are studying, and develops the skills aimed to implement the knowledge acquired throughout his career with patients ”.

For his part, Juan Antonio Fornos, indicated that “ is necessary to accredit professionals and provide them with a training. All this in order to train them in the performance of its welfare work ”.

In this regard, the President of the Organizing Committee emphasized that the training “ has to be accredited by an agency to ensure the good work done every day in pharmacies ”.

The presentation of Fernando Fernández-Llimos, doctor of pharmacy, covered on “ research in pharmacy practice; the advantages for the improvement of pharmaceutical practice; the need for specialisation in research to perform quality research; the role of the pharmacist in exercise of such research through practice-based research networks ”

Ana Belén Gangoso pharmaceuticals, also stressed that “ if you want to perform continuous pharmaceutical care need a commitment to ongoing training that must be aimed at more clinical aspects in Pharmacotherapy in most practical cases ”.

Finally, Marian March detailed training carried out at the University of Barcelona in protected practices, “ focuses on practice in action and promotes a reflective learning through experiences that allow analyzing the needs of patients in the effective implementation of the exercise of pharmaceutical care experiential development-oriented These services ”.

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Autumn multiplies cases of insomnia.

Autumn multiplies cases of insomnia.

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Autumn multiplies cases of insomnia.

According to data from the unity of the dream of Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja.

-reduction of hours of sunshine and the adaptation routines after the return of the holidays are the main causes

– around 30% of the population suffers from insomnia, a problem that increases the risk of industrial and traffic accidents and deteriorating the quality of life of the patient

-El Hospital Sanitas La Moraleja has prepared a guide with standards of hygiene of the dream, available on his web page

Madrid, 2011-October the decrease of solar hours, return to the routine and changes in the pace of life lead to transient disturbances in sleep. The most common disorder is insomnia, a problem that affects the 20% – 30% of the Spaniards. After the summer period accumulates more work-related stress than usual, caused many times by the famous “ post-holiday depression ”. In addition, during the month of September and October are reduced the hours of sunlight to a maximum of 9 hours, while during the summer months they enjoy up to 12 hours of sunshine. This simple fact may significantly alter the biological rhythm, hence insomnia increase at this time of year.

The integrated Neurology service, the dream of the Sanitas La Moraleja Hospital unit conducts research to diagnose various disorders whose symptoms may be several such as Hypersomnia, fatigue, decreased intellectual performance or headache in the first hour of the morning. The main consequences of this lack of rest are the increase in irritability, difficulty concentrating during the day, and in the case of the syndrome of apnoea/hypopnoea of sleep, increased cardiovascular risk.

Although initially the difficulties to reconcile and maintain sleep may be transitory, “ to try to avoid that this fact is perpetuated and exacerbated it is important to detect if there is some precipitating factor and avoid it (situations of stress, consumption of substances, etc.), as well as a number of measures aimed at achieving a dream quality that allows the proper rest. ”, says Dr. Cristina Fernandez, head of the Neurology of the Sanitas La Moraleja Hospital service. In order to avoid these changes, it is important to set guidelines to care for the hygiene of the dream, and thus to rest properly.

the unity of the dream of the hospital has developed a guide online with patterns of sleep hygiene for all those people who want to learn and to introduce small habits in their daily lives to help you get a proper night rest. You can consult the Guide by clicking here.

Patterns of the sueño: hygiene

1. Do not take substances exciting as coffee, tea, alcohol, tobacco, etc., especially during the evening or at the end of the day.

2 Take a light dinner and wait an hour or two before bedtime. Not go to bed feeling of hunger. You can take a glass of warm milk or an infusion (without protein) to promote relaxation before going to sleep.

3 Physical exercise but avoid making it at the last minute of the day, that activates the body.

4 Avoid prolonged NAPs (not more than 20-30 minutes) and never by the evening.

5. If you are taking medication, should take into account that some medications can cause insomnia.

6 Maintain regular sleep hours, lying is and always raising at the same time. If you cannot reconcile the dream in about 15 minutes out of bed and relax somewhere else to go back to bed when the dream.

7 Avoid exposure to bright light to late in the evening and at night if there are problems in reconciling the dream.

8. Do not perform in bed involving mental activity (read, watch tv, use computer, etc.).

9. It is essential to maintain an environment that promotes and helps to keep the dream. Care should be taken to have an adequate temperature, avoid noise, use relaxing colors, a comfortable bed etc. Avoid unfamiliar or unusual bedtime environments.

10. If it is necessary to be a ritual before bedtime that includes behaviors relaxing listening to quiet music, wash your teeth, a warm shower, etc.

Sleep Sanitas La Moraleja unit

The sleep unit of the Hospital of Sanitas La Moraleja, integrated Neurology service, has a multidisciplinary character and collaborates closely with the areas of pneumology, Otolaryngology and maxillofacial.

This Unit aims to diagnose various disorders of sleep and establish the most appropriate treatment for each patient. So are nocturnal and diurnal sleep polysomnography studies, during which monitors different physiological variables and other studies, as the test of multiple latencies, in the case of the diurnal Hypersomnia. Once completed the study, medical specialists in clinical neufisiología analyzed the results and make the report with the conclusions of the same.

About 54% of patients who come to the unity of dream, they do so because they suffer from sleep disorders related to difficulty in breathing, airway problems. Among the different causes of sleep apnoea/hypopnoea syndrome

Group Sanitas

The Sanitas group, specializing in health and geriatric care, includes companies: Sanitas insurance, Sanitas hospitals, Sanitas Residencial and Sanitas new business. You sanitas insurance is the leading company with regard to private customers of insurance for medical care and health in Spain, with 1.98 million members. In 2010, its turnover was EUR 1.449,5 million.

You sanitas hospital manages four hospitals and 71 health centres multiespecialidad and dental. You sanitas residential is one of the main companies of Spain elderly care, he has 41 residences throughout the country and has more than 5,000 residential spaces.

You sanitas more solutions for taking care of you offers a wide range of complementary services of health and welfare in their own centres and through the Sanitas Mundosalud centers.

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The SEMG refers to the Ministry requested proposals and extends its document also to all the ministries.

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The SEMG refers to the Ministry requested proposals and extends its document also to all councils.

purpose of Royal Legislative Decree of August 19, measures to improve the quality and consistency of the national system of health

-Seven are the specific proposals that he wanted to highlight for health officials the Spanish society general physicians and family (SEMG), that among the factors which stand out as important in the introduction to his paper recognizes the dual responsibility of the physician to the health and well-being of the population and the sustainability of the system. Among the proposals, the SEMG emphasis in order to ensure the same appearance of his treatment to chronic patients while they require

Spain, 2011-October perseverance in the search for consensus for all decisions, assurance of uniform equity of benefits in all Spain and maintenance of the separation of roles between health professionals related to the drug. These are the three keys that the Spanish society of General physicians and family (SEMG) wanted to make clear in the introduction of the document of proposals for further normative development of the Royal Decree 9/2011 from August 19, of measures for the improvement of the quality and consistency of the national health systemand contribution to fiscal consolidation and elevation of the maximum amount of the guarantees of the State by 2011.

A document in which they raised seven specific proposals and that according to the SEMG did reach both the Ministry and officials of the ministries of the autonomous communities, given that, as reflected in the document, “ our health administrations should ensure that citizens have enforceable and benefits available at each regional health serviceregardless of any other consideration of political or demographic type ”; Besides being “ desirable ”, point, “ that any regulation of the pharmaceutical provision carries the highest level of uniformity to not generate any form of discrimination ”. And to achieve this, this scientific society, representative as its name indicates the first level of care doctors, does not hesitate to call upon all parties to persevere on the path of consensus.

New model reference pricing: more flexible mechanism if it is equal to the product and remains the separation of professional roles

“ Medical professionals are aware that in the performance of our profession in the framework of the national health system must deal with two types of responsibilities: the health and well-being of our patients and our commitment to the sustainability of a health system that depends largely on our therapeutic decisions. All this is based on the up-to-date knowledge and in the choice of drugs of proven safety and efficacy and taking as a reference also costs them ”. And is that the Spanish society of General physicians and family (SEMG) understands that “ one of the greatest successes of our health care system was to clearly separate the prescription of the dispensation of drugs ”, and not only by commercial involvement, arguing, but especially “ because the prescriber has substantial information and the best interpretation capacity information concerning the patient ”.

Because the SEMG understands that “ there is sufficient clinical and ethical reasons to keep that clear separation of roles between health professionals related to the drug ”, and that therefore “ sufficient corrective mechanisms should be established that do not alter this balance and that none of the actors involved in the manufacture, distribution and dispensing of medications take the power to decide what medicine receives each patient ”. That Yes, ensuring also, as explained, that “ drugs and health products that choose to join this mechanism should be treated equitably by the health system in facilitating its presence in the heritage of the prescribers ”.

The seven proposals

1 Given the health importance of the measures to be implemented, and in order to ensure the fairness of pharmaceutical submissions in all the national health system, it is essential to absolutely all autonomous communities implement measures these evenly, either by express agreement in the framework of the Interterritorial Council of the national health system, either through the promulgation of a standard enforceable by each one of them.

2. Once it gets underway this modification of the system of reference prices, as all those in a same set conform to that price, it makes no sense from any field of the health administration promote or encourage the prescription of certain medicines to the detriment of others in the same set.

3.-Must ensure that the prescriber is the only one with capacity to choose the medication (either with EFG name added to the manufacturer or trade name) which should be dispensed to the patient.

4. Keep the guarantee stated in article 1, paragraph 6, point 2, that “ prescription, indication, or authorization of dispensation may be identifying the medication or, where appropriate, health product by its trade name ”.

5. Each patient must ensure the possibility of that over the course of his disease use always the same drug, either through its identification as EFG added to the manufacturer or his trade name.

6.-Ban approaches of the “ offer direct or indirect of any type of incentive, bonuses, discounts, bonuses or gifts on hand who has direct or indirect interests in the production, manufacture and marketing of medicines to healthcare professionals involved in the cycle of prescription, dispensing and administration of medicines ”contained in article 1, paragraph two, it won’t be a simple forecast if not establish dissuasive and punitive measures real of such behaviors for each of the types of such referral health professionals.

7. In order to limit distortions and the more than probable changes in prescriptions for chronic medications, it is worrying to the provision set out in article 1, section 9, paragraph 3, that “ the determination of sets and their reference prices, as well as the revision of the already identified sets reference price will be, as soon as possible, when there are requirements in the regulations for the determination of a new set or revision of existing ones, and at least once a year ”. In this sense, it would be desirable to set a minimum period of stability in the price of reference to not promote unnecessary inconveniences in the prescription of long-term drugs for patients with chronic diseases.

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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