Month: January 2012

The Hospital in Torrevieja is midwives and nurses in the prevention of alcohol use during pregnancy

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el Hospital de Torrevieja is to midwives and nurses in the prevention of the consumption of alcohol during pregnancy

-The meeting framed in this awareness campaign, directed by Mr. Esteban Jiménez Pina, técnico superior research, has counted with the participation of those health professionals linked more closely to the comprehensive care of pregnant women and pediatric patients of the Department of health.

– from the Nursing Center address Brotherhood promoted such initiatives that contribute in the prevention and raising awareness about issues that affect directly the health of patients.

Torrevieja, January 2012.- The Hospital in Torrevieja has hosted a training talk for midwives and practitioners of nursing, aimed at prevention and awareness about drinking alcohol during pregnancy and lactation.

The meeting framed in this awareness campaign, directed by Mr. Esteban Jiménez Pina, técnico superior research, has counted on the participation of professional nurses and midwives, professionals more closely associated with the comprehensive care of the pregnant woman and pediatric patients from the Health Department, Torrevieja.

From the direction of nursing of the torrevejense Centre are promoted such initiatives that contribute in the prevention and raising awareness about issues that affect directly the health of patients.

Attendees have able to know the risks and management must be made of this type of patient, forming the importance of prevention and awareness-raising on this issue.

The awareness campaign has been presented by Dr. Francisco Alcantud Marín and Ms Yurena Alonso Esteban, members of the research team of the Department of evolutionary psychology and education at the University of Valencia.

The initiative has been greeted with enthusiasm by the professionals and services, given that this is a little addressed casuistry, despite being a problem that concerns both women you pregnant as their nursing babies, creates many problems for the whole of the patients.

The consumption of alcohol by pregnant women can cause known fetal alcohol syndrome, as well as complications of preterm birth, which are detrimental to the health and development of infants.

Moderate or excessive alcohol during pregnancy can lead to a miscarriage or a variety of disabilities known as fetal alcohol spectrum disorders, of which the most serious is fetal alcohol syndrome.

From the direction of nursing recommended to pregnant women, and to those women that are in nursing period, not alcohol, in order to avoid health problems associated with the ingestion of alcoholic beverages both for mother and newborn infants.

Thus, promoting campaigns of awareness and intervention, informing the whole of society on the implications and negative effects that may arise from those unhealthy living habits.

Consumption of alcohol, a global problem

The World Health Organization estimates that harmful use of alcohol causes each year 2.5 million deaths, and a considerable proportion of them corresponds to young people. The consumption of alcoholic beverages ranks third among the major risk factors for poor health in the world.

A wide variety of alcohol-related problems can have devastating impact on people and their families; In addition, they can seriously affect community life. The harmful use of alcohol is one of the four risk factors for major non-communicable diseases which are susceptible of modification and prevention.

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The problems of the diabesidad are not only the responsibility of medicine; The fight and prevention of it requires the collaboration of multidisciplinary working groups.

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The problems of the diabesidad are not only the responsibility of medicine; The fight and prevention of it requires the collaboration of working multidisciplinary. groups

-the Royal Academy of Medicine of Eastern Andalusia in collaboration with the AstraZeneca Foundation in Granada, on 12 and 13 January, the course was organized by “ Diabesidad: new perspectives for an old disease ”

-According to recent data from 2011, in Andalusia there is a prevalence of 16% in diabetes, and 34% of obesity, in both cases at the head of Spain

-the main challenge in the treatment of diabetic patients is to lose weight

Madrid, January 2012.- the Union of diabetes and obesity (diabesidad) is currently experiencing a significant increase. Factors which have influenced its development are derivatives of the habits and customs of Western life, such as limited physical exercise, intake increased and, above all, changes in the quality of the same (few fruits and vegetables, and many refined sugars and saturated fats).

In the words of the DRA. Carmen Maroto, President of the Royal Academy of Medicine of Eastern Andalusia “ according to the latest data from the 2011 Andalusia there is a prevalence of 16% in diabetes, and 34% of obesity, in both cases at the head of Spain ”.

The consequences are numerous and cover a large number of alterations. “ In summary form, we can say that the commonest pathology is the cardiovascular, featuring hypertension, Hyperlipidemia, myocardial infarction, stroke, peripheral artery disease, etc. But in addition, obesity can lead to problems of overload articulate and, of course, mobility ”, adds Dr. Maroto.

The Royal Academy of Medicine of Eastern Andalusia has, among its numerous objectives to comply, carrying out discussions in depth on the medical issues of utmost importance because of its prevalence and impact on society. Among them, it is clear that the increase in diabetes and its association with obesity, is an issue that remains a serious concern. Therefore, in order to address this topic has organized with the collaboration of the AstraZeneca Foundation course “ Diabesidad: new perspectives for an old disease ”.

“ Our main goal is transmit the current state of the item and create the concern needed to be able to resolve questions and problems. To this end, the course has a great group of speakers, real experts, that will take all their knowledge to doctors, graduates and students in health sciences, pharmacy, nutrition and dietetics ”, explains the DRA. Maroto.

Challenges of the treatment of diabetes obesity control-oriented

Psychopathological aspects of the patient with diabetes and obesity, there are various alterations of historical nature of the patient within which the most important are: the dissatisfaction felt by patients for their awareness of disease because of the chronicity and evolution inexorable if there is a continuous treatment, and the consecutive issues to different morbidities appearing partner, able to condition their vital development in a clear manner.

With regard to the challenges of diabetes treatment aimed at control of obesity, explains Dr. Maroto “ are several, but perhaps the most important is to try to get that diabetic patients lose weight. This fact is difficult, because we must again stress that it is a long process and the conduct of mission subsistence allowance for a long time are monotonous and boring for the sick. On the other hand, the majority of the treatments available for diabetes can lead to an increase in weight, it would be desirable to have therapies that obviaran this problem ”.

This approach entails a whole series of measures which, many of them, according to the DRA. Maroto “ should begin preventive form with the teaching of food education since childhood, within the family ”

would be required in the realization of protected physical exercise programs, and with a suitable follow-up. “ also is also key awareness and awareness from the general population that obesity is not something banal and unimportant, but that constitutes a true disease. So for example, should be eliminated bad habits and easy access to products that favor these pathologies ”.

“ The diabesidad problems are not only the responsibility of medicine, but for the fight and prevention of it needed the collaboration of multidisciplinary working groups, as it has been raised in the agenda of this course ”, concludes Dr. Maroto.

On the AstraZeneca Foundation

The AstraZeneca Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, created to support both to practitioners of medicine and research in their different fields, as well as to promote the modernization of the Spanish health structure to cooperate in the area of health. All this with the goal of achieving an improvement in the quality of life of citizens.

The main activities developed by the Foundation are structured on the basis of six blocks: clinical research, training continued, dependence, forums for discussion and analysis of health policy studies, training/information to patients in various pathologies and awards and scholarships.

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Biotechnology is close to the public at large.

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Biotechnology is approaching the great public.

-the platform of market Biotecnológicos create image campaign “ come to biotechnology ”

– groups have been established in the social networks Facebook, Twitter and Tuenti and will hold a day of talks and workshops in La Vaguada on 20 and 21 January

Madrid, January 2012- the platform of market Biotecnológi-Kos, thanks to the collaboration of the Ministry of science and innovation, has created the campaign of image “ come to biotechnology ”, which will have as partners premium companies Merck and Zeltia and also with the Spanish Association of Biocompanies (ASEBIO).

The Platform seeks to publicize to the general public the meaning of the word biotechnology, its developments, applications and benefits, and improve the image of our companies, with the goal of highlighting the cotidiani – dad of this technology in many aspects of our daily lives.

This image campaign is composed of two milestones: the first, the creation of a microsite which is accessible here, in which you can find a description de-tallada what is biotechnology, its applications, benefits, and ade-más, to join the groups that have been created in social networks TwitterFacebook and Tuenti.

The second milestone, on the other hand, consists of an event’s Street. The platform has created an ambitious project in the form of stand and workshops that you may visit the next 20 and January 21 in the Plaza Central in the Centro Comercial La Vaguada, one of the largest in Madrid. During these two days, we have organized workshops and lectures divul-gativas both children and adults. Informative talks will be offered by experts. With them, we want to explain a simple-lla biotechnology applications in the fields of health, agriculture, food, industrial, environmental, etc.

With regard to the workshops, visitors may participate in a workshop in which we will explain how intervenes biotechnology in the process of wine making and wine make a subsequent tasting, we will also carry out a workshop for cosmetics, which will also explain the development of compounds suitable for its introduction in cosmetics and we will count with the presence of a farmer so explain the progress that has been su-puesto the introduction of this technology in crops.

from left to right: Isabel de la Mata, Vice President of SEBIOT; Regina Revilla, President of ASEBIO; and Rafael Camacho, director general of the Foundation genome Spain.

For children, we have prepared a storyteller, the game Game Biotec with experiments in the hands of Vita Aidelos to extract and visualize the DNA of microorganisms, to discover the applications of genetic engineering, to visually identify the morphology of the microorganis-mos, etc. To bring this world to younger students, we have invited students in a school to participate in this game.

In order to attract the maximum possible number of participants, will also be a raffle at the end of the Conference, whose winner (which make the me-jor description of what have made you these days) you’ll be presented via the web, and will take a lot of biotechnology products and a voucher to enjoy a unique experience.

According to Regina Revilla, Member of the team manager of the platform and presi-denta ASEBIO, “ we want people to see biotechnology as something beneficial, that helps you in your day to day and their developments represent progress for society and the economy, therefore, we have created talle-res to get closer to the public ”.

In the words of Rafael Camacho, Member of the silver-form Manager team and general manager of the genome Foundation Spain “ bring bio-technology, applications and benefits is necessary and essential to have a well informed society and which can speak with knowledge of the facts. See also primary to carry the knowledge biotecnológi-co schools from an early age to promote interest in science and to generate scientific vocations ”.

In view of the Vice-President of the Spanish society of biotechnology (SEBIOT), Isabel la Mata, and member of the team manager of the oil-ma, “ participated in the activity ‘ come to biotechnology ’ in order to bring biotechnology to the citizen in a simple and rigorous way but at the same time playful, and show the use of biotechnology and as it is usual in everyday ”.

In these days, we will count with the collaboration of ProBio, Neuron Bio, Lordship of Nevada and FEBiotec.

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Stem cells to enhance corneal transplants.

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Cells mother to improve transplantation of cornea.

grafts obtained from healthy patient’s eye and serve to regenerate the area damaged.

Spain, January 2012.- The Alicante General Hospital Ophthalmology service uses stem cell grafts in patients who failed prior cornea transplant. In this way increases the likelihood of success of a new operation and reduces the risk of a rejection. Each year carried out 3 or 4 such operations.

The procedure is to remove the tissue with stem cells from the healthy eye of the patient, situated around the cornea. These cells are implanted in the diseased eye to regenerate the area of the epithelium and thus perform later transplantation with greater guarantees of success. There are occasions where eye damage suffered by the patient are bilateral and not allowed to do with their own stem cells grafting, so it has to resort to a tissue donor. In these cases the use of grafting of families with greater immunological affinity, such as parents or siblings can be partly alleviated the drawback. However, this alternative “increases the risks of rejection, the patient need to take immunosuppressive.

“The ophthalmology service of the General Hospital was a pioneer in transplantation of cornea in the province, intervention has been practicing more than 30 years with nearly 2,000 made interventions. Each year become more than one hundred, one of the highest figures at the national level.

On 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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Torrejón Hospital serves an average of 754 patients a day in their first 3 months of life.

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El Torrejón Hospital serves an average of 754 patients a day in their first 3 months of life.

The Center serves a population of 136,000 patients in the Henares corridor.

-This Center has been 196 deliveries and 1,599 high since its launch in motion

– has made almost 2,500 surgeries and has treated more than 18,000 ER

Madrid, January 2012- the Hospital of Torrejón, which was inaugurated by the President of the community of Madrid, Esperanza Aguirre, September 21, meets three months of successful operationwith a total of 68.656 patients treated, representing a daily average of 754 patients.

“ Citizens have gone significantly to our outpatient specialists. Today 46.361 people have chosen the Torrejon Hospital for accessing a consultation with a physician. As for the next few months, other 26.353 citizens already have appointment with our specialists ”, said the Manager of the Centre, Ignacio Martinez Jover.

The hospital has been structured their consultations on a high-resolution model so that the patient is not forced to return to the hospital in successive days for testing and the final diagnosis. In cases where it is possible, the patient is seen in consultation, the tests are performed and it is diagnosed on the same day, so go to your home with a diagnosis and a treatment for your problem.

On the other hand, the Centre has carried out 2.421 surgical interventions.

Of these, 85% have benefited from surgery techniques without income (2047 interventions) that allow the patient is given high on the same day and return to his home and his normal life in the shortest possible time. As hospital admissions, hospital has registered 1,599 altas, which correspond to so many others.

The emergency service of the Centre has taken care 18.080 people who have trusted their professionals for the care of the urgent diseases. Currently, the average time of a patient who comes to the emergency room unless it is registered is less than three hours.

As for births, the Center recorded first birth on October 7. Since then, the hospital has recorded 195 births more.

Few weeks ago hospital has launched an Antepartum visits circuit so that pregnant women who so wish can get to know the circuit of maternity, divisions of labor and delivery and our philosophy, which is based on the promotion of natural childbirth of minimal intervention, including anesthesia epidural all mothers-to-be and water delivery option.

New features

The Centre, which was built in 18 months and made available to the citizens of Ajalvir, Daganzo, Fresno de Torote, Torrejón de Ardoz and Ribatejada, has established itself as a centre of reference in the Henares corridor. “ From the first minute we have strived to provide better health care, with the best deal and the shortest time possible timeout. Thus, in recent weeks we have incorporated new features to our portfolio, such as Pediatric Surgery and maxillofacial surgery as well as the new disorders of the sleep unit to complete a portfolio of services capable of assuming the demand of the citizens of our environment ”, has added Martinez Jover.

Precisely the portfolio of services of the Centre had outstanding specialties in your area of reference, as the hemodynamic, diagnosis by Digital image, hospitalization unit home and motherhood with 6 rooms of dilation and delivery completely customized, as well as 250 rooms, all with individual.

Specialist centre

Currently the reform of the specialty Center works are undertaken. This Centre will open its doors in six months with new facilities to complement Torrejón Hospital care portfolio and will be rehabilitation, unit of mental health, adolescent mental health, psychiatric day hospital unit. In addition, preoperative tests be carried out and x-rays. Specialist Centre keeps operating the emergency service hours night-Monday through Friday and 24 hours on weekends and holidays.

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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