Month: January 2012

Experts in obesity research converge its lines of work to patients and their families at a meeting in Córdoba

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experts in obesity research converge its lines of work towards patients and their families at a meeting in Córdoba

activity, which is celebrated next Monday at the University Hospital Reina Sofía, is free and the registration can be formalized through the web page www.espaciosaludinvestiga.es/conciencia

Córdoba, January 2012.- Cordoba hosts 30 January a meeting intended to citizenship which will gather experts in obesity that detailing the main lines of research currently being developed within the scope of this pathology. The meeting, the first of this Edition, held in the Auditorium of the University Hospital Reina Sofía at 1600 hours.

It’s a day promoted by the Health Department of the Board of Andalusia and framed in the so-called awareness meetings, whose aim is to create a space for the analysis and discussion of the different research projects in health are being developed and the results could improve diagnosis and treatment of certain pathologiesin this case of obesity. Ultimately what is closer to the citizenry, especially to the associations of patients and their families, the current state of research in this pathology. On this occasion, the motto of the meeting is ‘ research in obesity, of nearby ’.

This activity will involve various subject matter experts, such is the case of the Director of the Andalusian Plan of child obesity, Begoña Gil, who will address the current prospects are handled in the field of childhood in Andalusia obesity and measures put in place to try to eradicate the high rate of overweight children.

Also will meet the optional of molecular genetics in the genetics unit of the University Hospital complex of Badajoz, Raquel Rodriguez, who explain to attendees the links between genetics and obesity, with particular emphasis on the risk of heritability of this pathology and its early onset in childhood; the scientific director of the Maimonides Institute for research in biomedicine in Córdoba and head of the research group of Nutrigenomics and metabolic syndrome of CIBERobn, Francisco Pérez Jiménez, who will speak of the line led by his group and research focused on demonstrating what is most beneficial to those diet people with metabolic syndrome, a problem generated by the increase in fat in visceral tissue associated with hypertension, diabetes, oxidative stress and inflammation; and finally, the director of the laboratory of nutrition and genetics of Tufts University (Boston), José María Ordovás, which will address key ideas of some of its lines of research, such as the role of food in the health of citizensthe susceptibility of the organism to meet new nutritional habits and the relationship between genes and the changes in metabolism.

The event will feature the presence of the Deputy Director of health promotion and participation of the Ministry of health of the Junta de Andalucía, Cristina Torró García-Morato, who will be in charge of moderating the discussion which will take place at the end of the presentations.

This event is free and interested parties can register on the website: http://www.espaciosaludinvestiga.es/conciencia where the complete programme and information of the professional trajectory of the rapporteurs is available.

Bringing research to the public

The awareness meetings, framed in the so-called space health investigates and organised by the Andalusian progress public foundation and health, central body of support and management research in the public health system of Andalucía, saw the light in 2010 with three sessions on diabetesheart disease and oncologías with a great success of participation, that is why last year held five meetings more on other diseases such as HIV, Alzheimer’s disease, rare diseases, fibromyalgia and sclerosis responding well the demand for citizenship. In fact, more than 300 patients between patients and their families gathered in one of these sessions.

The objective of this Conference’s itinerant nature is, in short, move to patients the results of scientific practice being developed not only in Andalusia, but at the national level on certain diseases and make them partakers of advances in the field of research.

In addition to this informative action spaces health research initiative regards other targeted actions spread activity develops in the area of health research and which are intended both to citizens and health professionals. Stand out, among others, the meetings at the frontier of research in health, the children’s laboratories in advanced therapies, the investigates health days, etc.

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2011 Balance very positive for the CIOCC with 2,300 new and 330 patients in clinical trials.

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Madrid, January 2012 .- Comprehensive Cancer Center Clara Campal (CIOCCA) has closed 2011, its fourth year of activity, with a balance “very positive” in the words of its director, Dr. Manuel Hidalgo, and that concrete an average of 2,300 new patients per year and 330 (approximately 15 percent) including clinical trials, one third of which has been in Phase I research, that is, early clinical studies conducted with novel drugs.

The results of Ciocca, both of medical care for patients and results in them, as at the research, strengthen the center’s oncology unit reference as nationally and internationally.

According to figures provided by Dr. Hidalgo, “the volume of patients seen in the CIOCCA has experienced growth rates well suited since the launch of the center in 2011 increasing 22 percent over the previous year, which meets the objectives set for the year just ended, and is now comparable to that of public hospitals as the Gregorio Maranon and La Paz. ”

Dr. Manuel Hidalgo.

Thus, “the aforementioned volume of patients-especially important in breast and gastrointestinal units, in addition to Phase I-Drive, and next-generation technologies, with the best diagnostic and therapeutic methods, which are made available CIOCCA let you in multidisciplinary and personalized medicine class, “says Dr. Hidalgo.

Research activity

On the research input of the center, its director describes as “spectacular” the percentage of patients treated in clinical trials, “the level of the best American schools, which is already a clear and positive contribution, first in terms of good Treatment of these patients, and secondly, in terms of our contribution to scientific progress. ”

Approximately one third of the 330 patients, ie 120, they have done in Phase I studies, “CIOCCA being the only center of Madrid, public or private, with a consolidated program of experimental therapy,” added Dr. Hidalgo, stressing that the center is, near the Hospital Vall d’Hebron (Barcelona), the only nationally and clearly as a reference center and at European level in a type of research, Phase I, which does not directly exists in the Spanish public health. ”

Objectives for 2012

For this year 2012 CIOCCA forecasts suggest even higher and, following the progression of growth that has registered so far, includes the objective of serving 2,500 patients new to the center and try to 400 in clinical trials, 20 percent in 2011. This director has his key allies as “a very good portfolio of studies for this year and unquestioned support of the pharmaceutical industry, required for Phase I trials.”

“Our portfolio highlights some studies, as, surely, the new version bevacizumab, the onset of viral therapy trials and oncolytic viruses, and deepening of an even more intense in our program of personalized medicine,” he adds.

One of the key considerations in dealing with cancer is to provide highly personalized treatments based on the molecular profiles of each tumor to address a challenge of the CIOCCA Oncology also shares and which will further work, for which it is need for new molecules.

“We have a pretty good collection of molecules, and a very important support for this in the pharmaceutical industry, especially foreign, has chosen our center for conducting research with innovative molecules, as evidenced by the fact that some companies large pharmaceutical and consolidated entrusted to CIOCCA molecules in its first foray outside the United States for the development of Phase I clinical trials, “he concludes.

Data in Oncology

Meanwhile, the Unit of Hematology and Oncology (UHOP) HM Hospitals, dependent and located in HM CIOCCA Montepríncipe University, has continued in its fifth year of operation on an upward trend, both in dealing with patients as Hematology Pediatric Oncology.

According to data provided by Dr. Blanca Lopez-Ibor, director of the service, which will cater for children up to age 19 years of a multidisciplinary, covering health and psychosocial area in 2011 “in 2011 unit 168 new patients attended (20 per cent of Oncology) and 1574 review consultations and 833 administered chemotherapy treatments. ”

As for hospital admissions last year amounted to 433, with an average stay of 4.78 days (90 per cent of oncological), while the treatments in the Day Hospital was 902, she adds , indicating also that the unit has carried out seven transplants of bone marrow and two treatments with I-131 MIBG (metaiodobenzylguanidine labeled with I-131) in coordination with the Nuclear Medicine Department Ciocca, the center also have undergone radiation therapy to twelve pediatric patients.

Finally, the doctor said the UHOP use the “new methods of molecular diagnosis with therapeutic implications, specifically in patients with refractory disease (most of whom come from second-opinion consultation),” and that the actual survival of cancer patients treated in the service, always in treatment protocols nationally and internationally, is more than 81 percent, according to the national Registry of Childhood Tumours of Spain RNTI, which are registered all the UHOP cancer patients.

Hospitals HM

Hospitals HM consists of several different management companies, medical and surgical hospitals, private, between the HM including Madrid University, University Montepríncipe HM, HM Torrelodones University, University Sanchinarro HM, HM New Bethlehem and Comprehensive Cancer Center Clara Campal (CIOCCA) ; all very technical and human skills.

Based on the Decalogue and the Hippocratic oath led by physicians and with the aim of providing quality medicine, different centers HM Hospitals have been provided with a cutting edge technology and better qualified staff and more human.

HM All centers operate in an integrated Hospital. To do this, there is a centralized corporate structure, and various integrated management tools. This allows for a complementary and synergistic actions of structures, services and equipment, with maximum use of technological and human resources.

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Alcohol is behind almost half of the income for serious politraumatismos

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alcohol is behind almost half of serious politraumatismos revenues

day Toxicology update VII

-several studies demonstrate the relationship between admission to an area of resuscitation of the emergency service and consumption of drugs and alcohol

-cocaine and other designer drugs are gaining ground in hospital visits in the recent years, according to experts

Barcelona, January 2012- an investigation carried out by nurses of the Hospital Clínic team shows that the consumption of drugs and alcohol is directly related to admissions by serious politraumatismo, says the nurse responsible for the studyTeresa Echeverría, 7th day of update in Toxicology organized by the Hospital Clínic and area scientific Menarini. Other recent studies have shown the direct relationship between unemployment and consumption of drugs and alcohol.

The clinic research, conducted between July 2010 and June 2011, followed of 290 patients referred to the area of resuscitation of emergency room of the Hospital, where catering for the most critical patients. The presence of ethyl alcohol was detected in 44% of the samples and 19% had consumed some type of drug. “One of the conclusions of the investigation is that the average age of the injured by serious politraumatismo is very low (38 years) and in 95% have no prior medical history,” said Teresa Echeverría. “almost none of the cases get information on the background of these patients through their families”She adds. Clinic nursing service decided to conduct this study for “scientific evidence of a reality that no one disputed and posed the greatest risk factor for these accidents”, concludes.

A study of the Department of clinical sciences of the University of Lund (Sweden) posted a month ago shows that alcohol poisoning is the leading cause of care in emergencies by falling and that “the severity of the injury is directly related to the level of alcohol in blood”, according to the authors.

Consumption risk and unemployment

Several studies published in 2011 are the relationship between job loss and excessive consumption of alcohol and drug addiction. A paper published by the Institute of public health at the University of Copenhagen published in the journal European Journal of Public Health noted that alcohol abuse is directly linked with the loss of work and a prolonged unemployment situation, as well as “with the breakdown of a relationship”, according to the authors. Another study from the Institute of applied sciences of the University of Frankfurt published in Current Drug Abuse Reviews pointed out that “dangerous alcohol consumption is more common among the unemployed;” “as well as smoking and drug use.” Another of the conclusions is that “the use of these substances increases the likelihood of losing the job.” “Also, reduce the options to find and maintain employment”.

After alcohol, drugs have become an important factor associated with the genesis of these politraumatismos with opiates and cocaine to occupy a prominent place. Although sometimes laboratory analysis does not reveal what specific substance have consumed analyzed patients, the head of Toxicology of the Clínic, Dr. Santiago Nogué, asserts that “cocaine and the designer drugs are gaining ground against other substances in recent years”. Neurological assessment of these patients is more complex, making it difficult the decision on the adequate treatment, said.

One of the sessions of the day today focuses on the early use of cannabis, the illicit drug most used by young people around the world. In particular, the preliminary results of an investigation conducted by the Institute of medical research for the Hospital of the sea and the psychiatry service of the Clínic on the impact of the consumption of cannabis in adolescence are presented for the first time.

Finally, the experts gathered in Barcelona debate on other poisoning, such as botulism, which can have serious consequences. Although sometimes considered a disease “of the past”, as doctor Nogué, “must not forget that there are still cases of this poisoning from a faulty manipulation of food packed into the void”. Last year there was an outbreak of botulism in several Spanish provinces.

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Six countries are interested in the new models of community health management.

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Six countries are interested in the new models of health management of the community

other foreign institutional visits attended the Summa, primary care centres or the center of transfusion.

-delegations of Colombia, United States.UU., Peru, Chile, Russia and Brazil visited several of the new hospitals

– in total, 22 delegations from 15 countries met more than 60 establishments or services of the Madrid NET in 2011

Madrid, January 2012- the community of Madrid has received the visit of a total of 22 delegations from 15 countries during 2011 to experience firsthand various aspects of the Madrid health system, centers or specific services as well as to take an interest in the new health management models aimed at putting in place of new hospitals.

These new management models have allowed that since 2003 the madrileños enjoy ten hospitals in the public network, as well as two others that will open this year in the municipalities of Móstoles – that will make it during the second fortnight of March – and Collado Villalba. The community of Madrid modernises and decentralized and specialized care, closer to the people of Madrid hospital services.

In particular, seven delegations from six different countries have visited the community to be interested by the Madrid health network, the new models of public-private partnership and grant for the construction of new hospitals, and for the improvement of health infrastructure plan launched in 2003. Thus, Peru has sent two delegations: the national centre of strategic planning of Peru and the Cuzco Government delegation, which visited the Prince of Asturias Hospital and Hospital Infanta Leonor respectively.

EE.UU., Colombia, Russia and Brazil

A delegation from the Department of Quindío Colombia visited the Hospital de Henares for public-private partnerships in the provision of services. In addition, professional scholars program “ German Marshall Fund ” United States knew the Hospital Infanta Leonor and the works of the new hospital de Móstoles to know the model of concession contract of construction and public-private management of new hospitals in the community of Madrid.

For its part, the Federal Fund of the insurance of health of the Federation of Russia sent a delegation to the Fundación Hospital Alcorcón for hospital management systems implemented by the Ministry of health. And Brazil also sent a group of competent authorities in the sectors of the e-health and public-private partnerships to learn about the model of public-private partnership in the hospitals of more recent construction in Madrid. For this reason visited the Hospital Infanta Sofía and the Hospital de Torrejón.

Further, last September it took place a year more international and inter-university healthcare management in its sixth edition between the Faculty of Sciences of the health of European University of Madrid and the Institute for public policy and management in the health of the Andrés Bello University of Chileaimed at professionals who manage health institutions. The meeting allowed a delegation of 45 Chilean professionals visit 10 Madrid hospitals, Summa 112 and the Centre for health Santa Isabel in Leganés

visits to the Summa and primary care

in addition to these visits to learn about models of hospital management of the community, Madrid received other international delegations who were interested by other aspects of the health system Madrid. well, the University of Denver, Colorado (es.)(UU.) came a group of professionals to learn about the remote control of chronic diseases.

A representation of Peruvian primary care physicians also maintained meetings with professionals from the Centre for health Daroca and Summa 112 to report on the health care organization in primary care and emergency medical in Madrid (Summa) service.

Prevention of HIV, transplantation and transfusion Center

A delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic attended the anti-drug agency and the Sandoval Center for actions on prevention of HIV in Madrid. Of Korea in the South, a group of University students selected by the Ministry of Family Affairs and equality in this country held several meetings with professionals from the Hospital Clínico San Carlos, the Regional Office of transplantation and transfusion centre to know the Spanish model of donation of organs and tissues and the activities of the Centre for transfusion.

In addition, a delegation of students from the national higher school of the French Social Security visited Hospital La Paz for the Organization, functioning and benefits Madrid health system, and in particular, the portfolio of services of a public University national referral hospital.

The community of Madrid received further institutional visits of professionals from Mozambique, Egypt, Mexico, China, Czech Republic and Argentina to learn about different aspects of the operation of hospitals, centers and services of the health network madrileña.

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Orthorexia, healthy obsession to kill.

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Orthorexia, healthy obsession to kill.

– in most cases the patients suffering from this disease do not take this decision consciously, by contrast, is an acquired habit that becomes obsession

– usually begins innocently, as a desire to overcome disease, lose weight or improve health, i.e. anyone can fall in this disorder, but it mainly affects people with low self-esteem, psicorigidos, perfectionists and lovers of diets

Bogotá, January 2012- orthorexia is a disease associated with an obsession with eating healthy together with bulimia and anorexia can lead to death. This situation occurs in those people concerned about their physical image they adopt a thought fixed and recurring by eating food “ healthy ”, i.e. those of organic type, without colourings, preservatives, etc.

This pathology can interfere negatively in the lives of those people who suffer from it. Patients generally prefer to not eat (even for long periods of time), to eat those who (in his view) are “ unclean ”, i.e., those with high content of additives, fats, etc., affecting their interpersonal relationships, avoiding going to restaurants and even House of family and friends by the simple fear of what they can eat. Likewise, these patients, imposing strong restrictions on food, which impacts directly on his health, leaving consequences of medico-nutritional type as: deficiency of vitamins, proteins, decrease in weight and anaemia, among others, and those of psychological kind where people who suffer from this disease begin to isolate themselves from social groupsthey have a tendency to perfection and are changes in personality becoming embittered and irritable.

symptoms

although they are not completely classified, some criteria are sufficient to diagnose to sufferers of orthorexia:

-spend more than 3 hours a day to think about your diet “ healthy ”.

-show a clear obsession by what you eat.

-more concerned about the quality of food than the pleasure of consuming them.

-the food quality surpasses the pleasure to feels like to eat them.

-decline in their quality of life as increases the pseudocalidad of your food.

-feelings of guilt when not met their convictions dietary.

-planning excessive for what he will eat the following day or during the whole week.

-social isolation caused by its kind of food.

This disease has similarities with anorexia or bulimia nervosa, however, the anorectics and bulimic are concerned about the amount of food they consume, while the orthorexics are obsessed with the quality of it.

Although there are no data about this disease, every day become more consultations to professionals in nutrition, medicine, psychiatry and psychology in this regard or for reasons which have to do with eating disorders. Some indications that give health professionals are: moderate exercise, balanced diet, and rely on the advice of professionals in each field according to the particularity of each person.

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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