Month: October 2011

The spirometry, advisable in smokers over age 40 with symptoms of respiratory problems.

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The spirometry, advisable in smokers over age 40 with symptoms of problems breathing.

Santander hosted the first National Conference of respiratory of the Spanish society of physicians for primary care (SEMERGEN), whose inauguration is borne by the President of the Government of Cantabria, Diego Ignacio.

-Between 10 and 20 per cent of the care burden of family doctor has to do with these diseases

-the under-diagnosis constitutes one of the main battle of respiratory diseases such as COPD, asthma and sleep apnea

– the real effects of the antitobacco law will not be up in a few years

– there are an estimated in Spain mores of two million people with sleep apnea, but barely is diagnosed 10%

– in line with the preventive work of the primary care physician, on Saturday October 1 will be held in Plaza Alfonso XIII, from 10: 00 to 13: 00, a day open to the community

Santander, 2011-October last Friday and Saturday took place in Santander the 1st National Conference of respiratory of the Spanish society of physicians in primary care (SEMERGEN), that “ is intended to make a comprehensive review of the respiratory disease most prevalent in the family doctor’s ”, explains Dr. José Antonio Quintano, national coordinator of the Group of respiratory SEMERGEN. The program is full of workshops that “ seek to improve the skills of these professionals in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases so prevalent as COPD (obstructive Chronic pulmonary disease), asthma or apnea of sleeping ”.

In line with the preventive work of the primary care physician, October 1 Saturday took place in Plaza Alfonso XIII, from 10: 00 to 13: 00, a day open to the community that developed a series of preventive activities related to respiratory diseases among the population. “ all those wishing to do a test may be carried out to learn about your State these pathologies health and receive information and advice on the subject ”, explains. “ Around 60% of the respiratory pathology general seen in primary care consultations ”, according to this expert. According to SEMERGEN, between 10 and 20 per cent of the care burden of family doctor has to do with these diseases.

Another of the objectives of the tents has been the identification of new cases of COPD and asthma, because “ the under-diagnosis constitutes one of the main battle of both diseases horses ”, points out Dr. José Hernández Úrculo, President of the Organizing Committee. “ This is due to the symptoms of both diseases, which are very similar (cough, coughing, shortness of breath ”, adds.) The spirometry is the diagnostic method par excellence. “ The test is simple and should be carried out by standard smokers over age 40, and those who have symptoms ”, explains.

COPD is precisely one of the respiratory diseases most prevalent in the current situation, since it affects more than 10% of the Spanish population over 40 years, and goes way of becoming the third leading cause of death. “ Although usually occur around that age, the disease develops and becomes more severe stages from 60 years ”, says the expert. “ Is a chronic disease that can reach even crippling ”, adds. Tobacco is the single most important cause. In fact, “ the incorporation of women into the CHD habit is causing more diagnosis of COPD in women, something that a few years ago it was not ”. The antitobacco law has done to reduce smoking, but “ their real effects will not be up in a few years ”.

About 50% of asthmatics is undiagnosed

In the case of asthma, the prevalence is around 5% of the general population, although in children the figure increases to 10%. “ Half of asthmatics is undiagnosed, due mainly to young people just go to the doctor ”, says Dr. Antonio Hidalgo, President of the Scientific Committee. The main risk factor for this pathology is the allergy. “ Unlike COPD, currently available treatments can reverse the course of the disorder itself, although it does not heal as it is also a chronic ”, says. “ Here the key is to apply the medication since childhood, if diagnosed at that age ”. As it happens with other diseases, the suspicion must be based on the first level of care.

There is a respiratory disease that is virtually unknown to the general population: sleep apnea syndrome. An estimated in Spain more than two million people with this disease, although only 10 per cent is diagnosed. ” Is more frequent than it might appear and numerous traffic accidents cause ”, explains. They will also address some pathologies of infectious character that it seems that they are making a comeback in recent years. Very localized outbreaks of community-acquired pneumonia and tuberculosis are undergoing. “ Both diseases remain a major problem because of its frequency and even gravity ”, concludes.

Spanish society of physicians in primary care (SEMERGEN)

SEMERGEN is the pioneer of primary care in Spain, with 37 years of experience. He was established with the objective of promoting family medicine through the maintenance and improvement of the professional competence of physicians, promoting research and facilitating the continuing education of the physician in order to maintain the quality in the care of the health of citizens.

Currently, SEMERGEN has more than ten thousand members, and is present in all professional fields, being the scientific society that brings together the most doctors work in primary care.

It has 17 regional delegations and held democratic elections every 4 years. SEMERGEN Foundation was established in 1999. This year it will hold its thirty-third Congress as well as dozens of regional conferences.

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ACESCAM commemorates the international day of persons of age 2011.

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ACESCAM commemorating the international day of persons of age 2011.


– on the occasion of day 1 October, international day of older persons, ACESCAM calls to remind the population La Mancha Castilian important role in our society develop older people

-ACESCAM claims that it is vital to help the elderly to have a better quality of life and to fend for themselves, also removing the forms of discrimination against them

Tomelloso, 2011-October 1990 the UN General Assembly established the international day of older persons, in order to encourage the taking of conscience about the value of the prolongation of life and the benefits that it can reach to live a more harmonious world and just.

The international day of older persons is celebrated annually on October 1, and aims to recognize the contribution of seniors to human and economic development, as well as to highlight the opportunities and challenges associated with global demographic ageing.

ACESCAM took this opportunity to commemorate the international day of persons of age 2011 and to remind the population La Mancha Castilian the important role that developed older people in our society. ACESCAM commitment to working together to achieve that Castile – La Mancha has an active and healthy older adults. So it is vital to help older people to have a better quality of life and to fend for themselves, also removing the forms of discrimination against them.

Currently the world’s population of over 65 grows rapidly, even more than the overall growth of the population. This growth is due to the overall improvement of the quality of life, food, and advances in medicine that makes that we can live longer. But this demographic situation platean new issues, put that there are more people greater society must use more human and financial resources for your attention. From ACESCAM remember the true importance of encouraging that older persons enjoy access without hindrance to social protection services, attention to long-term and health public.

online this ACESCAM bet strong push and add to these services and does so in coordination with the Ministry of health and Social Affairs of the Government of Castilla – La Mancha:

– collaborating with the Regional Government, within our competence area, in the development of social policies in which older people are involved; in this regard, and by the first maintained contacts wish to express our satisfactiondoes the sensitivity towards this group perceived in the meetings held in this brief but intense period of time.

-promoting the autonomy of older people through a model of performance based on the principle of healthy ageing.

-Boosting innovation measures that contribute to enable continuous improvement in the quality of life and autonomy of the people over at Castilla – La Mancha, Spain.

– actively participating with the Administration to develop and promote stable structures of cooperative research directed at the academic and scientific field, social services professionals, elders themselves and society at large to deepen the knowledge of the needs and demands of the older people of Castilla – La Mancha, Spain.

-Recognizing the contributions of the elderly to society and developing social solidarity through volunteering, and to the elderly people.

-by promoting the full participation of older people in the community

-collaborating with the competent administrations to develop measures aimed at integrating social and health actions, articulating a model socio-health care.

-offering the necessary support to improve their quality of life for families and capacity for coping with the processes of dependence.

– guaranteeing respect for and defence of the rights of the elderly people.

ACESCAM, past, present and future in equal parts to serve the elderly of Castilla – La Mancha

Under the generic name of ACESCAM us we have associated 104 centres dependent on institutions who characterizes us a long and intense history of service to more assisted older persons, a spirit alien to all lucrative interest and an inspiration and momentum born of solidarity and social commitment. As an organization we inspire the values of Christian humanism.

At ACESCAM we are aware of the added value they bring professionals to our services, and encouraged it boosting their training, their motivation and their involvement in our organizations.

In addition centres and services from ACESCAM bet by a permanent improvement, transparency and a supportive approach to their management.

Among our objectives as Association is to defend the interests of the whole of the associate members, providing information, advice and management services also promote training of the workforce and the professionals. In addition to caring for and promote institutional relations, and the use of the synergies of public and private.

The Association works to keep alive the enthusiasm and commitment for further progress on a project whose pillar is the human and professional care to the elderly.

The Association is configured according to the principles of internal democracy, the autonomy of the members, transparency and the effectiveness of its management, the quality of service, respect for the dignity and the rights of the elderly, the character non-lucrative and solidarity and action ethics.

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Patients with mental health problems may have erectile dysfunction by the effects of some drugs.

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Patients with mental health problems can suffer from erectile dysfunction by the effects of some psychoactive drugs.

x annual meeting of the society Basque-Navarre in psychiatry. Vitoria, 29 and September 30.

-psychiatric disease alone could cause mobility disorders

– many of the dementia that cause these and other problems may be due to cell oxidation

-experts analyse in the 10th annual meeting of the Basque-Navarre psychiatric society, held in Vitoria, relates how the body and mind in psychiatric diseases

Vitoria-Gasteiz, 2011-October mental health experts have shown the different problems that can arise from a mental illness such as disorders of mobility in affected patients. They have also warned that there is a risk for erectile dysfunction taking certain medications for the treatment of mental diseases.

These issues have been mention in the ‘ Symposium: body and mind in psychiatric disease ’, which was held last Friday during the tenth meeting of the Basque-Navarre society of Psychiatry. In particular, the director of Hospital Aita Menni, Ignacio Quemada, brain damage has explained the mobility problems that may occur in patients with brain damage.

The thread of this lecture, Dr Angel Luis Montejo, director of the Spanish Association of sexuality and Mental Health has indicated the problems that can arise from the intake of certain medications for mental illness. For his part, Juan Carlos Leza, specialist of the Department of Pharmacology of Faculty of Medicine of the Complutense University of Madrid has explained the origin of mental illness “ may be due in some cases to an oxidation of the cells of the individual ”.

Firstly, Nacho Quemada has claimed “ the importance of the description of the motor signs present in mental diseases ” and highlighted that “ should focus specifically on analyzing the inhibition psychomotor and Catatonic stupor own severe depressions. ”

the bottom of the talk message has suggested the need to pay greater attention to psychopathological areas fromñadas, for example in motor disorders, which may have great potential diagnosis. The expert has been invited to consider the central nervous system diseases such as ” a unique group in that deserve to be studied the subjective experiences, emotions and beliefs for instance, as well as the so-called classical neurological signs, disorders of sensation and motor control, for example ”.

For its part, the Dr.Angel Luis Montejo has stressed that “ the psychoactive drugs, mainly some antidepressants and antipsychotics, although fortunately not all, are often associated with the emergence of sexual dysfunction causing decrease in desire, orgasm or ejaculation delay as well as erectile dysfunction or vaginal lubrication in more than 60% of patients and in 80% of healthy volunteers ”.

The cause, as he has indicated the expert, “ is the associate serotonin increase or the increase in prolactin secondary to the use of antipsychotics. ” has also stressed that “ patients suffering from depression often prescribed them a psicofármaco by symptoms very different companions and are at risk of sexual dysfunction, which can go unnoticed if it does not scan directly ”.

Therefore, “ the first step to not cause sexual dysfunction should be to ask directly to the patient about his sex life. A psicofármaco that does not provoke problems from the start should choose in sexually active persons who indicate that their sex life is important ”.

possible origin of mental illness

Juan Carlos Leza specialist has pointed out that the Agency, under normal conditions, “ has sufficient antioxidant mechanisms but can be any situation in which the oxidation reactions exceed the ability of defence, in that case there are components of the cells that can be damaged in its structure or its function ”. In this way, explained that the “ situations in which inflammation and oxidative damage may occur are exposure to gamma radiation, UV radiation, ultrasound, food, some drugs, pollution, toxic (tobacco) ”. In addition, highlighted that “ own cells, when they come to a focus inflammatory or infectious, or certain pathologies such as ischemia, exposure to stress, inflammation and infection ”.

Finally, during his speech, the expert underlined that “ now knows more and more about the mechanisms. Several laboratories are trying to learn how to avoid the erosion of the antioxidant mechanisms in these pathologies and how resources from outside the body (with drugs) to prevent cell damage ”.

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A large proportion of patients with dementia reaching a health centre are wrongly diagnosed.

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A large proportion of patients who arrive with dementia to a health centre are wrongly diagnosed.

-most of these are diagnosed with depression or any other psychiatric condition

-Navarra Basque society of Psiquiaría professionals address in Vitoria the keys to the future of psychiatric treatments

Vitoria, October 2011.- diagnosis of mental illness is not easy and more when they are in the initial stages. In the case of dementia, a large proportion of patients arriving at a health centre are mistakenly diagnosed, says Juan Medrano Albéniz, psychiatrist in the Psychiatric Hospital of Álava, Member of the society Vasco Navarra of Psychiatry.

Medrano has released these notes during Symposium I: life cycle, evolution and Grave Mental disorder, framed in the x meeting of the society Basque-Navarre of Psychiatry, which was held last week in the capital of Alava.

Focusing on the theme of the meeting, “ Cronocidad in Psychiatry: future challenges and therapeutic keys ”, the specialist has emphasized the challenges that arise when it comes to give a diagnosis when a patient with dementia, and it has already been diagnosed.

Dementia is a progressive loss of cognitive functions causing inability to carry out activities of daily living. Cognitive deficits can affect any brain functions like memory, language, or executive functions such as the resolution of problems.

Firstly, Medrano has indicated that “ a good portion of patients arriving with dementia in a mental health center are wrongly diagnosed depression or any other purely psychiatric condition ” and has been proposed as a solution that “ psychiatric devices should enable to correctly diagnose the disease ”.

On the other hand, the specialist said that “ there is a challenge for the communication of the families and the own patient diagnosis ”, by what has insisted that “ must be getting in the way of communicating it or in the decision do not ”.

Thirdly, according to Medrano, is “ the challenge of the psychiatric approach ”. There are many psychological symptoms and behavioural which constitute the bulk of the intervention of psychiatric devices in dementia. The current use of Pharmacology as the axis of the therapeutic interventions implies that psychoactive drugs will be added to medicamentosa pattern you are already taking the patient. Thus arises the possibility of generating harmful interactions for the patient.

Medrano has regretted, moreover, that the funding is available for this type of pathologies because “ dementia is a disease of growing to measure incidence and prevalence that is aging population and increases in life expectancy. There are currently insufficient coverage for the needs of patients and families ”.

Depression, an origin of dementia

Depression is a disorder of the State of mind that can lead to suffer a dementia on several occasions. The psychiatrist Paul Malo, for its part, also during Symposium I: life cycle, evolution and Grave Mental disorder, has dealt with depressive disorders.

According to the expert, “ humans lives with an innate optimism that makes you move away from the depression and, consequently, other pathologies ”. However, Medrano has indicated that “ not always cannot be optimistic ”.

“ When we fail when we fail, when something goes wrong, when we are caught up, we have to stop to reflect, to find a way out and in those moments we want to be realistic and not see rosy life. At that time suffered a response or reaction of the body which corresponds to what we call depression, which can result in other pathologies ”, pointed out.

July San Juan, Professor holder of Psychiatry University of Valencia, has affected that “ according to the theory of evolution the persistence of a specific feature depends on its ability to enhance survival and the ability of the individual reproductive ”.

“ Following this principle genes that predispose to mental illness since his desadaptativo character should disappear by natural selection. The persistence of the same process is one of the most important challenges facing at the moment research in psychiatric genetics ”, has been completed.

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Weapons of the music to seduce the brain.

Weapons of the music to seduce the brain.

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Weapons of the music to seduce brain.

– the last day of the 17TH Congress of the Europe society of cognitive psychology, which was held in San Sebastian, focused on how the brain processes music

-The researcher Robert Zatorre, reference in the study of the perception of the music world, taught a master class on how music generates emotions in the brain

Donostia, October 2011.- directors of films, football managers, Governments and religions known and used the power of music, but what is the emotional power of music?, how to processes the brain musical language?.during the fourth and final day of the 17TH Congress of the society European of the cognitive psychology, ESCoP 2011, dealt with various aspects of this matter, and among all activities, he stressed the intervention of the maximum world expert in the study of the perception of music, Robert Zatorre.

Zatorre taught a master class entitled “ music in the brain: ear, plasticity, image and emotion ”. The Canadian scientist of Argentine origin developed the themes of how the brain perceives music, imagine how musical sounds or how music generates emotions.

According to some recent research, the strong positive emotions caused by the music seem to be related to the area of the brain that is responsible for the reward and motivation. in addition, researchers in neuroscience are interested more and more music because it can be a powerful tool to reveal the inner workings of the nervous system.

In addition to the intervention of Zatorre, Congress hosted other presentations relating to the relationship between music and the brain. Several researchers presented their findings and research in a dedicated poster session at the “ music perception ”.

On the other hand, emphasized oral segment that afternoon was devoted to the latest research on how brain exercises judgment and decision making. The oral presentations also covered subjects like social cognition, learning, verbal understanding and perception.

The meeting on Sunday served also to close Congress 2011 ESCoP, the most important in Europe in the field of cognitive psychology, that during the last week has met in the Kursaal a thousand experts from all over the world to discuss the latest research on the most complex organ of the human being, the brain.

The study of this body key to inform ourselves is made from many different disciplines, so at the Kursaal meet tomorrow last day psychologists, pedagogues, linguists, physicists, mathematicians, computer, physicians or biologists. Very different professional profiles with a common goal: understanding the human brain.

1000 scientists and 700 presentations

thus continued the ESCoP 2011 Congress, which was sponsored by the Basque Government, the provincial Council of Gipuzkoa, the Ministry of science and innovation and the Spanish society of Experimental Psychology ( SEPEX ) and the European society for cognitive psychology ( ESCoP ). The event brought together in the Guipuzcoan capital almost a thousand scientists and personalities investigated around the brain. The study of this body key to get to know the human being is made from many different disciplines, so at the Kursaal met psychologists, pedagogues, linguists, physicists, mathematicians, computer, physicians or biologists. Very different professional profiles with a common goal: understanding the human brain.

The Congress, which has been witness to the last Sunday in 700 scientific presentations, featured the most prominent personalities from the world of cognitive psychology, with the intervention of, among others, Robert Zatorre of the McGill University of Canada; Dana Small, Yale University, USA; Cathy Price, of the University Colllege of London; Randi Martin, of the Rice University (USA); Antonino Vallesi, of the International School for Advanced Studies (Italy); Itziar Laka, the University of the Basque country; Nuria Sebastián, President of the ESCoP from Universitat Pompeu Fabra or Manuel Carreiras, director of the BCBL.

The organizer of the event, the Basque Center on Cognition, Brain and Language (BCBL) is an International Centre for interdisciplinary research for the study of cognition, brain and language driven by the Basque Government to promote science and research in the Basque country. The Centre, which is counted among the BERC (Basque Excellence Research Center), has among its partners to Ikerbasque , the Provincial Council of Gipuzkoa and the Basque country University Innobasque .

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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