Month: January 2012

The College of physiotherapists requests of Madrid for more control over advertising and health training

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the College of physiotherapists requests of Madrid for more control over advertising and health training

during a meeting with the Vice-Counsellor of health, Bethlehem Prado

-representative of more than 7,300 Madrid physiotherapists institution has sent its proposals to the Sub-Department of health management and infrastructure of the community of Madrid

Madrid, January 2012- the Dean of the College professional physiotherapists of the community of Madrid (CPFCM), Carlos Valiente; and the Secretary general, José Santos, gathered at the headquarters of the Ministry of health with the Vice-Counsellor of health management and infrastructure of the community of Madrid, Prado Bethlehem, and the general director of management and inspection, Paloma Martín, in order to move the proposals of the sector.

In this sense, they have addressed control measures on training non-compulsory studies on non-conventional therapies, and possible misleading advertising offered to citizens.

During their meeting, the collegiate institution has moved its concern in the teaching of Reiki and other complementary therapies in public hospitals, since, as explained, certain training centres of these therapies advertised his pupils that can be practice in public hospitals of the health network of the community of Madrid.

For its part, from the Ministry of health have committed to take into account such practices and to avoid all those involving a misleading for the user.

Also has been known to the Department offering courses on skills of physical therapist that they perform certain training centres private, and stated that, in this respect, continue to denounce against public administration cases of misleading advertising which they may incur such centres.

With regard to non-health centres that offer services of complementary therapies for therapeutic purpose, those responsible for the Madrid school pointed out that in this kind of centres not met with the legislation, that the practice of non-conventional therapies should be performed by qualified persons, and in these cases, are offered non medical people and without a formal qualifications that will enable them.

In relation to these demands, since the Council has passed that the purpose of updating the law of management of the health professions to provide a legislative proceedings such development is value.

Finally, the professional College of physiotherapists has offered to advise the Administration on the control of health advertising of the centers of physiotherapy, taking as a model the provision in force in the region of Murcia.

In addition, proposed ways of collaboration to promote and instill a culture health citizenship, running from the professional school with the support of the Ministry of health, with the aim of promulgating a culture of health education and always bear in mind that health problems should be treated by health professionals.

Professional College of physiotherapists of the community of Madrid

The College professional physiotherapists of the community of Madrid is an organization representing more than 7,300 physiotherapists at the regional level. Its objectives are the safeguard of the principles of ethics and ethical physical therapy, the defence and promotion of health and welfare of the citizens of the community of Madrid, in collaboration with public authorities, as well as the promotion level scientific, culturalEconomic and social of the collegiate.

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Institute Medicoestético use only implants high end

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en Institute Medicoestético use only implants high-end

Spain, January 2012- after the latest news that have been published in the media about the problems encountered the French prosthetic breast, mark Poly implants prothèses (PIP), by using a different from the declared silicone, and by their increased risk of rupture of a 7 to 12 per cent to 0.5 per cent of percentage of breakage in a modern prostheses, this has led to its withdrawal from the market.

In Spain it is estimated that about 10,000 women are affected. These prostheses had cost 25% less than high-quality prostheses, using a low quality silicone and a lower durability.

From Instituto Medicoestético we want to send a message of reassurance to our patients and to inform all our patients in any case this type of prosthesis have been used in any of our chest interventions. In all our interventions are used implants of high quality and guaranteed, today are mainly used two types of implants: silicone Gel or saline serum. Institute Medicoestético are mainly used implants rough highly cohesive silicone Gel and high-end.

Anytime Institute Medicoestético will follow the guidelines of the Ministry of health for this type of intervention, should any patient with these prostheses to come to our clinics requesting our services.

These defective PIP prosthesis of French origin were withdrawn in Spain by the Ministry of health from March 31, 2010, after the alert in France, from the Spanish Agency of medicines and products health (AEMPS), since then has been tracked, consult the medical report received at the time of the interventionto ensure that they do not carry this type of prosthesis.

In the case that verify their prosthesis are PIP, should contact your surgeon to undergo an ultrasound control. When it detects the breakdown of the prosthesis, you must proceed with its extraction, or if some kind of inflammation, go to your doctor, who will check if there is any breakage, that can be taken with an adenopathy with swelling of the lymph nodesthe surgeon will always be to decide the action to perform.

Not all PIP are adulterated, have been only a few lots that were modified. In any case health authorities warn that there is no relationship between use of prostheses and breast cancer.

Medicoestético Institute, with centres in Madrid, Barcelona and Seville. It is a medical clinic specialized in surgery and aesthetic medicine. We have a unit of male beauty, excellent medical professionals who will advise you and advise on what treatment you need.

Our prestigious surgeons are members of the SECPRE and we operate in the most prestigious Spanish hospitals.

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Vizcaínos pharmacists are formed in gynecology to correctly serve pregnant women

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vizacaya pharmacists are formed in gynecology to correctly serve pregnant

course of gynaecology, obstetrics and contraception to pharmacists

-almost all pregnant women using any medications throughout the period of gestation.

-the pharmacist is close and accessible health care agent and receives many queries of women who do not know what drugs can take.

-the school officer of pharmacists of Bizkaia (COFBi) organizes the Gynecology course applied for pharmacists, where they learn basic notions of the most frequent problems of pregnancy, breastfeeding and contraception.

– the course taught it the gynecologists Álvaro Gorostiaga and José Cruz, and pharmacists Ricardo Blanco and arc Juan.

-constipation, headaches, acidity of the stomach and weakness in the legs are the evils most consulted by pregnant women in the boticas. Pharmacy professionals advising them on which drugs can be taken and what not.

Bilbao, January 2012.- Many of the women when they become pregnant have clear one thing: take medications during pregnancy can entail risks to the fetus. However, almost all of them taken them, because the reality is that there are drugs that are safe and necessary during this period. As a sanitary agent more close and accessible to the pregnant, the work of the pharmaceutical seems essential to meet and advise these women about drugs that can or cannot take.

This is the official College of pharmacists of Bizkaia (COFBi) organises these days in Bilbao during gynaecology applied to pharmacists, pharmacy professionals where they learn basic notions of the most common problems encountered in obstetrics, gynaecology, and contraception. “ to be the closest restroomsmany pregnant women attend pharmacies to consult about their problems, to see which medications can be taken; for this reason that pharmacists must be prepared to address them properly ”, said Ricardo Blanco, pharmacist community of Bilbao and a member of the Commission of COFBi formation. Next to it, taught the course bars gynaecologists Álvaro Gorostiaga and José Cruz Quilez, and the technical director of COFBi, Juan of the arch.

In the course, pharmacists will try various topics, on the basis of the most common gynecologic problems: infections and gynecological inflammations, absent or abnormal bleeding, dysmenorrhoea, polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis and, above all, causes, effects, diagnosis and pharmacological treatment alternatives. Later, study on contraception, pregnancy, the causes and consequences of abortions and the postpartum period. They also will emphasize the medication during pregnancy and lactation, studying the incompatibilities and pharmacological interactions, as well as recommended drugs and their indications, and the classification of drugs for the gestation period and later lactation. Finally, they will discuss several case studies.

Headaches and constipation, main consultation

Pregnant women attend frequently pharmacy offices to consult on the problems caused by their State. Thus, headaches, constipation, pain in the legs and stomach acidity are their most common ills. “ The main questions of the pregnant women is about medications that can be taken; We attend to them, advise them, dispensed them medications that can be taken or differentiate them the doctor if we see that it is necessary ”, says white. The pharmacist is also often the “ first Adviser of dietary habits of pregnant women ”, points.

Medicines, first women State should know is that they can take paracetamol. More doubts arise, on the other hand, the common anti-inflammatories (ibuprofen or naproxen) that “ can be taken during the first two quarters but not in the last ”. In the case of those who are contraindicated, are, among others, some prepared hormonal, certain antihypertensive, an antiulcer or even vitamin derivatives that are used in the treatment of acne.

With regard to contraceptives, vizacaya apothecaries are also very accustomed to receive consultations and advice to women on the interactions of these oral medications. In this field, white highlights control that exists in the Basque country for the dispensation. “ are many women, especially which are step or alien to request contraceptives without the recipe, and we have to remind you that none can dispense over-the-counter its corresponding ”indicates.

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Abbott began a study to validate a questionnaire that assesses the stigmatisation of patients with psoriasis in Spain.

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Abbott began a study to validate a questionnaire that assesses the stigmatisation of patients with psoriasis in Spain.

Madrid, January 2012.- research (1) have demonstrated the impact on the quality of life of patients with psoriasis, but there are few published works which have been investigated in depth the stigmatisation of these affected. For this reason, Abbott has launched a study to validate a questionnaire in Spain as a tool to dermatologists to evaluate objectively the stigmatisation of patients with psoriasis.

This study is intended to be available to Spanish dermatologist an instrument to be able to assess a condition so subjective as it is the feeling of rejection experienced by patients of psoriasis. “ Is important that the professional take into account the emotional involvement of patients to assess together with the physical effects and be able to determine an appropriate treatment for each individual, whereas both his body as his mind and its relationship with the environment ”, says the Coordinator of the study the DRA. Marta García-Bustinduy, Titular professor of Dermatology at the Faculty of Medicine of the University of la Laguna and doctor Deputy of the service of Dermatology of the University Hospital in Tenerife Canary Islands.

The study, prospective, multicentre, counts on the participation of 25 hospitals in our country who will explore nearly 200 patients of psoriasis. The questionnaire focuses on the shame felt by some patients and how makes them feel their environment by the fact of suffering from psoriasis, with the aim that the professional may inquire into the emotional limitations to the patient with psoriasis suffer to be a visible pathology.

The Spanish Royal Academy of language defines “ stigmatize ” (2) as “ embarrass or infamar ” (3), i.e. to remove honor and estimate someone, in this case to someone by a visible skin disease such as psoriasis. “ In our current society we reject the ugly, what gives us fear because we do not know and diseases of the skin are visible, and they are often removed from contagious. That is why patients with psoriasis feel rejected ”, says Dr. García-Bustinduy.

Psoriasis is a chronic and autoimmune skin disease that affects 1.4% of the population (650,000 Spaniards) (4). It produces a series of apparent injuries that cause itching, stinging, and pain. These effects joins the impact on the quality of life of patients, which affected their personal, family and labour relations. “ The patient with psoriasis is a patient who suffers, not only for the injury itself but by the refusal of the society. This added suffering to their lives ”, adds Dr. García-Bustinduy. “ By helping a mind that suffers, the life of the patient improves and so does your skin ”, ends the DRA. García-Bustinduy.

About psoriasis

Psoriasis is a chronic disorder of the immune system that appears on the skin. It is estimated that it affects 125 million people around the world (4) (approximately 650,000 in Spain). It is not contagious disorder (5) that accelerates the cycle of growth of the cells of the skin and produces thick scaly areas on the same (6). The most common form, the so-called psoriasis in plaques with 80% of patients with psoriasis, appears in the form of high and Red patches covered with white scales that are often itchy and painful, and can crumble and bleed.(6) At present it has no cure (6), but treatment may help to control the process. Treatment may consist in topics, phototherapy or systemic, classic or biological medicines, taken by mouth or injection or infusion. (7)

About Abbott

Abbott is a biomedical company dedicated to the discovery, development, manufacture and marketing of pharmaceuticals and medical productswhich includes nutritional, medical and diagnostic products. The company employs about 90,000 people worldwide and sells its products in more than 130 countries.

Abbott is certified as Top Employers 2011 by the CRF Institute, and as the best company to work in the health sector and the second in the overall ranking of sectors as Best Workplaces Spain 2010. Abbott has over 1,500 employees and 61 years of history in our country. The company’s activity is oriented to meet the needs of patients with chronic diseases and high clinical, economic, social and emotional impact. Abbott has a presence in all areas of the Spanish healthcare industry (including r & d and manufacturing at its centres in Madrid, Granada and Alcobendas). Its products cover all phases of the process of the disease (prevention, diagnosis, treatment and healing) and are present at every moment of the life cycle: infant, childhood, adolescence, maturity and old age.

Abbott news releases are available on the web pages of company Abbott and Abbott Spain.

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Referencia:
(1) Stephen r. Rapp, PhD, a, b Steven r. Feldman, MD, PhD, M. Lyn Exum, MA c, Alan B. Fleischer, Jr, MD, c, and David M. Reboussin, PhDb Psoriasis causes as much disability as other major medical diseases. J Am Acad Dermatol 1999; 41: 401-7).

(2) http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsultaTIPO_BUS = 3 & theme = stigmatize.

(3) http://buscon.rae.es/draeI/SrvltConsulta?TIPO_BUS = 3 & theme = infamar.

(4) National Psoriasis Foundation Web site 2006. About Psoriasis. Statistics. “ Worldwide. ” available here. accessed June 16, 2008.

(5) National Institues of Health (2010) “ Psoriasis Fact Sheet, ” available here. accessed 24 October 2011.

(6) American Academy of Dermatology “ Psoriasis, ” Didponible here. last access October 2011.

(7) American Academy of Dermatology (2010) “ PsoriasisNet – Psoriasis Treatment. ”. accessed October 24, 2011.

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SESCAM achieved the reduction in the incidence of ulcers by pressure

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el SESCAM achieved the reduction in the incidence of pressure ulcers

are lesions that appear on the skin when the patient is lying or sitting for a long time

-his appearance alters seriously the quality of life and mortality among patients, that is conducive to a specific care

Ciudad Real, January 2012.- (UPP) pressure ulcers are a major challenge for his influence on the quality of life and mortality of patients, as well as the increase of hospital stays and the consumption of resources for the health system, which predictably will increase due to the ageing of the population.

Nurses are in a key position to address this problem in a comprehensive manner. For example, the General Hospital nursing management ‘ La Mancha Centre ’ Alcazar de San Juan (Ciudad Real), dependent of the Government of Castilla – La Mancha, Center has created successful a stable group of advice in ulcers by pressure.

The downtown spot UPP group is currently composed of twelve nurses, three nurses and a physical therapist assistants and aims to promote, organize and coordinate the care of patients with UPP or risk develop them, and foster aspects relating to the improvement of the quality of nursing of these usersbased on scientific evidence and promoting training and research

In particular, its members are responsible for design and implement the improvement actions of the Integral Plan of approach of UPP available hospital alcazareño, including training of nursing professionals in the main lines of prevention and treatment of UPP, and update procedures and associated registrations (evaluation)(, prevention and treatment of UPP, healing of wounds, care of the diabetic foot ulcers and sores showed).

In addition to the preparation of a newsletter on UPP – which includes the new implemented improvement actions, the latest scientific evidence and figures from the Centre — and advice to professionals, the Group also has research in prevention of UPP, through a project will be developed by its members soon.

Epidemic hidden beneath the sheets

The work of the group, with the support and commitment of the nursing Director of the Centre spot to prevent and improve the care of patients suffering from this ‘ epidemic hidden beneath the sheets ’, is bearing fruit in increasing awareness among professionals and the decreaseslow but progressive figures of incidence of the UPP.

This has allowed that prevalence in UPP in Hospital Mancha Center is below the national average in hospitals of the same characteristics, as it has been found in the third national survey of prevalence of ulcers by pressure.

Pressure ulcers, popularly known as bed sores or sores, are lesions that appear on the skin by a prolonged pressure on hard surfaces, for example, when the patient, by their State of health, has to remain lying down or sitting over a long period of time.

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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