Month: November 2011

Hospital Santa Catalina, pioneer in the extraction of the umbilical cord in the Canary Islands.

Hospital Santa Catalina, pioneer in the extraction of the cord in the Canary Islands.

– This is the first private Centre in the province of Las Palmas in the adoption of the Canary Islands health service to carry out the collection of umbilical cord blood

Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, 2011 November- in recent years increasingly are most families who decide to conserve the stem cells from the umbilical cord of their children at birthboth in public banks as private, as a possibility of treatment if in future you develop a haematological disease. Around 25,000 families in Spain, decide each year conserve the stem cells from their babies.

To meet this demand and offer parents one choice more security for the future of his son, the Hospital Santa Catalina was proposed first, create working protocols for gynaecology and obstetrics service to ensure adequate levels of quality in the prior information and the collection of blood; and, secondly, close agreements with duly authorized banks. Hospital Santa Catalina is currently single motherhood private in the province of Las Palmas who is making the collection of the blood of the Umbilical cord.

Motherhood at this Hospital has all the necessary requirements to perform the removal procedure, both the facilities and technical training. The experience of the staff is a further guarantee for parents. Once parents have taken the decision to conserve the stem cells from umbilical cord, they receive the kit of extraction of the sample. On the delivery day deliver it to the medical team with obligatory documentation so that they can perform the removal, and subsequently sent to the laboratory of Cryopreserved processing unit of umbilical cord blood at-196 degrees at the destination Bank.

IVIDA, cord of the IVI group, leader in reproductive medicine, Bank has signed a collaboration agreement with Hospital Santa Catalina that soon will enter into force and will start with the collection for all families who decide to conserve the stem cells from their children born in the clinic Santa Catalina.

Benefits of preserving the stem cells from umbilical cord

During pregnancy, prospective parents must decide what to do with the umbilical cord blood of your baby, a decision which in many cases has been key to save the life of his son years later. There are already several studies which have shown that cord blood stem cell transplantation is as effective as the transplantation of bone marrow for diseases such as e.g. leukemia. A hopeful figure for many families who retain the development of your baby. IVIDA experts, Cryopreservation of stem cells found in the blood of the umbilical cord (development) is the best choice for the treatment of hematological diseases.

These stem cells can generate red blood cells (for transporting oxygen to the tissues), white (to defend ourselves against external aggressions) blood cells and platelets (which involved in coagulation and prevent bleeding), also have the ability to rebuild the bone marrow and the whole immune system when it is depressed, either by a disease of the bone marrow, or by a chemotherapy treatment (used as prior conditioning for the preparation of the patient that will be transplanted hematopoietic stem cells).

But how long can I keep the samples? Currently according to the studies made known that samples be can keep at least 20 years submerged in liquid nitrogen at – 196 ° C retains its properties.

About IVIDA

IVIDA is the Bank’s European umbilical lVI, leading cord in reproductive medicine with 22 clinics and presence in 8 countries. IVIDA offers a comprehensive service for preservation of umbilical cord, giving families retain the sample of the newborn in the public bank located at the headquarters in Madrid or in the private bank located at the headquarters of Lisbon. IVI, with more than 20 years in the service of the reproduction, IVIDA patients guarantees absolute control of the entire process, from the collection of the sample to the freezing of the same.

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Health Gala II brought together more than 1,000 professionals.

The II health Gala was attended by over 1,000 professionals.

Alicante, 2011-November Gala II of the health of the province of Alicante, which took place Friday, November 4 at 7 p.m. in the Auditorium of the provincial Council of Alicante ADDA gathered more than 1,000 professionals in all branches that grouped the health UP.

Health Gala II surrendered a total of 21 awards, 20 relating to different aspects of the day of health professionals as research, health administration, teaching, cooperation, business experience, units of Regency or development of the profession among others. The latest award was special and awarded to a person of recognised prestige that is and has been a landmark in the province of Alicante.

Among other attendees was attended by the Minister of health Leire Pajín, Minister of health, Luis Rosado, and the Mayor of Alicante, Sonia Castedo, among others.

It should be remembered that health UP brings together more than 20,000 professionals which daily monitor to ensure the well-being of the population in addition, this gala is a pioneer recognizing health professionals in the province of Alicante.

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IMED hospitals opted for cloud technology from HP for their hospitals of Benidorm and Elche.

IMED hospitals opting for cloud technology from HP for their hospitals in Benidorm and Elche.

the technological renovation carried out in both hospitals has enabled them to increase their response speed as well as better treatment of the information of their patients.

Madrid, November 2011- IMED hospitals carried out a major project in the infrastructure of two of its hospitals. A new technological system in the new Hospital IMED of Elche has been implanted and replaced the obsolete technology of the IMED Hospital of Levante.

hospitals were facing a sharp increase in the demand for health services so it was necessary a technological renovation, enabling them to adapt to their changing needs. Thanks to the solutions of Hewlett Packard, these two hospitals have been a computer system flexible and high performance capable of recording the information of patients more quickly and with total security of your data. Besides new storage solutions have allowed them to increase their capacity. These new systems also implanted allow remote management of resources and access from any location, which provides a higher quality of service that the hospital provides to their patients.

The solution proposed by HP supports the following services of hospitals:

-system of hospital management and data mining system

-corporate email and Instant Messaging Services

-storage for radiologic images: medical images are a fundamental element in the treatment of many conditions, especially in the radiation field. The adoption of electronic medical imaging has changed the way that many healthcare professionals manage and study this information.

-Document management: document management provides strategy that improves management in organizations to increase productivity and cut costs.

-Planning of the administration of the computer system

HP technology

thanks to the technology of HP BladeSystem, EVA and HP Networking, these hospitals now have a computing environment more simplified, professional and with a great improvement in performance, as well as a new infrastructure of network

To respond to the needs that had hospitals is carried out a major project of virtualization and consolidation, with the implementation of next-generation hosted in an HP BladeSystem C7000 enclosure HP BladeSystem BL465 servers. In addition, to these servers has provided the latest communication technologies based on the HP Virtual Connect Flex-10 family.

On IMED hospitals

IMED hospitals is a born to develop, both in property management, a network of private hospitals that provide health care facilities and equipment and high-quality, personalized avant-garde.

IMED Levante

previously called Hospital de Levante, started its activity in June 2004 with the aim of offering health care services of quality in the Costa Blanca. It has consolidated its activity in its area of influence and is one of the private hospitals with more prestige in the province of Alicante. Located in Benidorm, its facilities have a total floor area of 17.271 m2, with 106 rooms (3 of them in suites), and the intensive care unit equipped with 15 beds.

IMED Elche

IMED Elche is the first private hospital in Elche. It offers a health private high-level care in an area of influence of almost 600,000 people. Currently there is a similar offer. This Centre has the best possible technological means for medical professionals to develop their activity in the private sector with the highest quality within a framework of comprehensive clinical safety. Its facilities include a total built area of 24,500 m2 with 98 rooms and 8 beds in intensive care unit.

On HP

HP develops new possibilities that technology has a significant impact on people, organizations, Governments and society. HP, the world’s largest technology company, offers a portfolio that enables the convergence of printing, personal computing, software, services and the it with the cloud infrastructure and connectivity, providing integrated, secure and experiences tailored to the environment for a connected world.

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The average age for receiving a permanent disability pension is situated in 51 years.

The average age for receiving a permanent disability pension is situated in 51 years.

Spain, November 2011- according to a study carried out by the legal medical group on data collected by the Ministry of labour and immigration on the month of July, permanent disability pensions are granted to a median age of 51. This issue of pension is reduced exponentially as it reduces the person’s age, arriving to be six times higher among the elderly, in young people 25 and 35 years.

If we analyse this data from an economic point of view, the average amount of pensions for permanent incapacity declared in people in their fifties and is 950 euros, while the younger average pension is approaching the 770 euros. The median age for the granting of pension hardly varies between different types of compensation, by placing disability and the major disability pension at the age of 52 in 51.

Thanks to various studies carried out on diseases that most contribute to the statement by the permanent disability, we find that the ailments that influence this condition, in order of importance, are: musculoskeletal diseases, cardiovascular disease, the neoplastic and the psychiatric. Psychiatric diseases cause incapacitation at age 51 on average, the neoplastic the age 53, the musculoskeletal at 55, and respiratory diseases make it to age 58.

Illnesses or accidents can happen at any time of our lives, so it is essential to go to the best professionals in this situation. In Spain only the law medical group is able to offer a diagnosis from a technical, medical and legal point of view, and is since 1978 who more cases won by defending the rights of those who have suffered an injury that prevents them from working.

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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