Month: December 2011

32% Of Spaniards ensures that it has not gone to the dentist for more than one year.

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32% Of Spaniards ensures that it has not gone to the dentist for more than one year.

according to the II study international Bupa Health Pulse 2011: Health Dental.

-only 13% of the Spanish visit the dentist every six months, while 37 per cent had mouth problems in the past year

– women worry more than its oral health males and 68 per cent of them has gone to the dentist in the last year, compared to 61% of men to have done so

Madrid, December of 2011- dentists recommend visiting the dentist at least once a year. However, only 64% of Spaniards visited the dentist in the past 12 months. This is one of the main conclusions drawn from the study international Bupa Health Pulse II 2011, done by Bupa, the parent company of Sanitas.

Among the most striking figures, is that 32% of respondents claimed to have not attended the consultation of the dentist in the last year and of these, 11% four years ago or more which will not. Added to this 32% is another 4% do not exactly know when was the last time he visited the dentist.

By gender, women are worried about their oral health males and 68 per cent of them has gone to the dentist in the last year, compared to 61% of men that has done it.

For ages, every 100 Spaniards aged between 55 and 64 74 recognize have gone to a revision in the last year, 39%, even, has done it in the past six months. On the contrary, are over the age of 65 (56%), followed by young people aged between 25 and 34 years, with 61%, those who confess to having less visited the dentist’s in the past twelve months.

In addition, 4 of every 10 Spaniards aged between 18 and 24 and 55 to 64 years has suffered from some dental disease. They are the stripes of age which reveals increased incidence of discomfort, along with the 35 to 44 years (39%).

90% Of the respondents recognized that healthy teeth improve health

Oral health is important for the Spaniards, they admit that maintaining healthy teeth improves health in general. So says 90% of respondents.

By gender, this percentage amounts to 93% in women, compared with 88 per cent for men. The Spaniards aged between 55 and 64 are giving greater importance to have a proper dental hygiene with 96%, followed by those over 45 years.

According to Sanitas Dental experts, good hygiene helps to maintain oral health and prevent the occurrence of problems such as caries, sores in the mouth, dental hypersensitivity or discomfort in the gums. Brushing and flossing usual, should add a professional cleaning at the dentist’s. 53 of every 100 Spaniards say have become a dental cleaning during the past year and 24 per cent of them did so in the past six months. The Spaniards aged between 35 and 54 years are those who claim to a greater extent have gone to the dentist for this purpose (57%), while only 44 of every 100 young people aged between 18 and 24 have gone to consultation with that intention in the past year. By gender, 56% of women recognize visit to the dentist for this reason, compared to 49% of men.

In addition to hygiene, there are other healthy habits to help keep your teeth healthy and strong, as food. Almost 4 in 10 Spanish (37%) recognize that they have suffered some kind of dental problem last year, in the case of those who claim to eat five pieces of fruit or vegetables a day, the percentage is reduced to 33%.

On the other hand, two in five of the Spanish claim to smokers, say having suffered dental problems in recent months.

Data sheet

For the preparation of this second study of Bupa Health Pulse 2011 has been a total of 13.373 interviews online in 12 countries (United Kingdom, Spain, Australia, Mexico, India, EE)UU. (Brazil, China, New Zealand, Saudi Arabia, Thailand and Hong Kong). The questionnaires were answered between April 22 and May 23. In Spain 1,048 persons were interviewed and quotas have been established to make the sample representative at the national level by sex, age and region.

Group Sanitas

The Sanitas group, specializing in health and health care partner, 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 17 medical centers multiespecialidad.

You sanitas Residencial is one of major attention to Spain largest companies, he has 41 residences throughout the country and has more than 5,000 residential spaces.

You sanitas new business includes dental business through a range of 65 centers dental Milenum in all Spain, and a wide range of complementary health services in their welfare centres.

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13 Aragonese researchers get grants to develop projects on health.

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13 Aragonese researchers receive grants to develop projects on health

– will receive funding from the Instituto de Salud Carlos III and the Ministry of health to develop their projects in the coming years

– investigated on various topics, such as gene variants in obese children, the diagnosis of glaucoma, esophageal cancer and the treatment of stomach cancer, that will have impact in improving the health of the population

Zaragoza, December 2011.- El Instituto de Salud Carlos III has just resolved its call for research projects in health, belonging to the strategic action in health of the Ministry of science and innovation (MICINN). In Aragon, the entity in charge of presenting the projects of the Aragonese health system to the call, the most important specific health projects in Spain, is the Aragonese Institute of Health Sciences (I+CS).

In 2011, the I+CS has submitted to the call a total of 28 projects, which have been granted 10 projects, which accounted for 35.7% of success, slightly higher than the average national, located in the % 33,15. Thus, ten Aragonese researchers lead teams to start projects in the following areas: surgery of transplants, mental health and gene variants in obese children, diagnosis of glaucoma, prevention and prenatal diagnosis of congenital infections, consumption of resources in health servicesneuro-ophthalmology, cancer of the esophagus and efficacy of treatments in gastroenterology. all lines of research have a clear orientation towards the improvement of health and the prevention of the disease in the population. Projects should be made over the next three years, from 1 January 2012 to 31 December 2014.

On the other hand, the Ministry of health has also granted aid for 3 non-commercial clinical research projects run by the I+CS. Projects, which should be made within one year (extendable to two), will focus on the therapeutic efficacy of drugs used in retinal neurodegenerative diseases and the treatment of fibromyalgia, as well as effectiveness of the salicylic acid acetyl to prevent complications in pregnancy.

The I+CS is the Manager public centre of knowledge in biomedicine and health, which includes professionals of hospitals and primary care of Aragon and whose mission is to facilitate effective innovation in health services through the management of knowledge.

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A program to promote physical activity from primary care to achieve satisfactory results in a few months.

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A program to promote physical activity from primary care to achieve results in few months.

Spain, 2011-December A draft discusses whether collaboration between health professionals and graduates in Motory activity and sports (CAFE) promotes adherence to physical activity. The project, pioneer, it has been awarded by the Catalan society of family and community medicine and has counted with the support of the Institute for research in primary care (IDIAP) Jordi Gol.

The study, in which participated 384 patients, was made in 9 primary care centres in Barcelona.

The program proved to be effective in increasing the level of physical activity of the patients, their quality of life and lower attendance in the chapter

Physical inactivity is a factor of modifiable risk associated with the development of chronic diseases.

Do 30 minutes of moderate physical activity 5 or more days per week supposed health benefits, but most adults do not. In fact, 70% of adults who visit the CAP are sedentary patients.

Primary care is one of the key areas in the promotion of physical activity.

Need to investigate what are the mechanisms and the kind of more effective interventions in primary care for the promotion of physical activity.

The study “referral to a program of promotion of physical activity (PPAF) is from primary care centres: creates adherence to medium-term?” Randomized controlled clinical trial “, born after be implemented as a Community programme within primary care of Barcelona with the aim of assessing the effectiveness of the PPAF, to increase physical activity levels in the population.

“The PPAF is an intervention based on sessions of physical activity, which includes community strategies coordinated with local resources and the incorporation of different professional disciplines. With the creation of the habit of making a regular practice of physical activity, expected at the same time, improve the quality of life of patients and influencing a minor health care pressure.

Total 384 subjects have participated in the study (72.3% women, 27.7 per cent men.) (The average age for both was 66.1 years) 9 cap of Catalonia with a low level of physical activity, autonomous (capable of moving and getting up from a Chair in an autonomous way), and chronic disease. Patients who accepted voluntarily participate are randomized group control (192 patients) or group intervention (192 patients). We evaluated the level of physical activity of the two groups from the increase or decrease in the number of MET minutes / week (the MET is a measure of energy expenditure that consumes an individual).

Intervention was to offer the usual treatment from the consultation to patients in the control group, while in group intervention were offered to participate in a free physical activity program for 3 months at the Centre of primary health care (2 sessions per week of 60 minutes each). The programme was aimed at giving patients enough information and tools that completed the program, incorporated the practice of exercise in your daily life in an autonomous and continuous way. It should be noted that the sessions were given by graduates at CAFE with the support of healthcare professionals (nurses and physiotherapists).

The program proved to be effective to increase the level of physical activity of the patients, their quality of life and lower attendance in the ch. The intervention group significantly increased their physical activity level both at 3 months and 6 months (MET / week: basal = 951,5 ± 546,4; month 3 = 2132,6 ± 643,9; month 6 = 1726 ± 673.7). The control group showed no significant changes.

According to Carmen Martín, research project and Professor of CAFE of the Faculty of psychology, educational sciences and sport Blanquerna (Ramon Llull University), “primary health care has proven to be an ideal place to identify physically inactive adults and begin the Council and the practice of physical activity”contemplating the referral to professional specialists.

Considering that 70% of patients who visit the CAP are sedentary, it is clear that the role of primary care in the promotion of physical activity is essential. “

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The Tagus hospital launches a high resolution of Cardiology consultation.

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The Tagus hospital launches a consultation of high-resolution cardiology.

Fernández-Lasquetty visited last Wednesday 21 the Tagus hospital to learn about the functioning of this query.

– thanks to her, in a single visit the patient is diagnosed, it is all the evidence and receives treatment

-this center counts since October with a high risk of colorectal cancer query

Madrid, 2011-December Health Minister Javier Fernández-Lasquetty visited last Wednesday 21 hospital of the Tagus in Aranjuez, Centre Hospitalier belonging to the public network of the community of Madrid, to learn about the functioning of the consultation of high-resolution cardiology.

This query will become operational next month of January and with it, the patient, derived from primary care mostly of Aranjuez area or the emergency service, in one single visit is diagnosed, it is all the evidence and receive treatment.

“ In this way, we are going to avoid successive appointments to the realisation or valuation of medical tests, increase the prevention of cardiovascular disease and improve the quality of care ”, assured Fernández-Lasquetty.

Since the beginning of the year, the service of Cardiology, which boasts four cardiologists, two nurses and two nursing assistants, has heeded 4.056 consultations between first and successive, and has done more than 9,300 tests and diagnostic techniques.

Also the Tagus hospital has since last October with a query at high risk of colorectal cancer aimed at patients with high risk of suffering from a tumor of these features.

These patients are derived from primary care or consultation of the specialist consultation.

The service of digestive has five optional area, three nurses and three assistants for nursing specialists. Since the beginning of the year, it has attended 7.622 consultations between first and successive and has conducted 4.045 tests between gastroscopias, ultrasound scans and colonoscopies.

The Tagus hospital has treated this year 145.478 queries, 46.334 ER and 785 childbirths and has made 4.672 income and 3.735 interventions surgical.

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Amaya Montero and Sponge Bob opened Christmas.

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Amaya Montero and Sponge Bob opened Christmas.

imagination, dances and fantasy at the child from the Hospital October 12. Festival

Madrid, December 2011.- El Hospital Universitario 12 de Octubre has been held one year its traditional celebration child Christmas dedicated to all children who remain hospitalized in these days, as well as those who are cared for in other areas of this Center, in consultations and day hospitals, by chronic diseases. These activities allow to develop a rhythmic sense of children and increase their confidence.

The presentation of the Festival was carried out by Tony Aguilar, presenter of the 40 TV, 40-1 at top 40 radio station, which received a commemorative plaque and a video tribute in gratitude to all the years he has participated in a selfless way in this Christmas party.

he performed great artists of Spanish music scene such as Amaya Montero and “El Pescao”, among others. For older, Dr. Miguel Ángel Villafruela, paediatric specialist from the hospital, he played several songs from the Beatles, including the submarine yellow.

Children became cups, teapots, spoons and dishes with the Cantajuegos, received kisses in the form of bubbles of water from the doctor Flips – Theodora Foundation – and danced with the Disney characters the choreographies of the school of dance Terpsicore. The big surprise was the appearance of SpongeBob SquarePants, who left for a few minutes your Bikini world at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean to share songs and games with all the children who attended this celebration Christmas.

Holiday initiatives

The objective of this Festival, which are also invited the children of the professionals who work in Hospital 12 de Octubre, is to try that admitted children can have fun and forget the reason for which are entered for one day. This initiative join others, like the visit of characters of players from teams of football and the Magi that deliver gifts to all children admitted.

The kids Christmas party organized mother and child the Sub-Commission of the Handbook, dependent on the Committee of perceived quality of recreational activities for the entertainment of children. Part of her mother and child Hospital Handbook and professionals of the Center school classroom with non-governmental organizations – such as Spanish Association against cancer and Caritas-, among others.

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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