Month: March 2012

A hospital room of copper will help to prevent the spread of infections among children. in the children’s Hospital Roberto of the Río Chile. – the room beside the Hospital intensive care unit child Roberto del Río -this project will benefit about 210,000 patients a year Madrid, March 2012.- the children’s Hospital Roberto del Río and the Health Ministry, Chile have opened a room with many objects of antimicrobial copper in the intensive care unit, in order to prevent the spread of nosocomial diseases among children, that type of diseases spreading within healthcare environments. Similar measures have been carried out in three U.S. hospitals after numerous studies in various countries such as United Kingdom, France or own us, showing the antimicrobial properties of copper. The ward has objects and antimicrobial copper surfaces that are in constant contact with patients and medical personnel, as the railings of the beds, taps, door knobs or housings of the nurses leaves. The initiative will serve, in addition to to prevent the spread of nosocomial diseases, to evaluate the effectiveness of such measures and how have had impact on the reduction of illnesses contracted in the hospital. According to Dr. Luis Castillo, relief networks of the Chile Health Ministry Undersecretary, “by the background that we this measure can have a direct impact on the health of the most serious hospitalized children.” “On the one...

sterility is a health problem that affects 1 of every 10 couples in reproductive age Nela Garcia inaugurated the IV update seminars in reproductive medicine at the University Hospital of Bank. -the day has brought together more than 60 specialists from various health centres to discuss the care of the patient. -external factors as tobaccostress, overweight or unbalanced diets damage the fertility of couples. Alzira, March 2012.- Infertility is a health problem that affects 1 of every 10 couples in reproductive age. As well as have said specialists the Hospital Universitario de La Ribera that have participated in the series of lectures on reproductive medicine organized by the health centre of Alzira. This meeting has been opened by the Regional Secretary of the Ministry of health, Nela García, who pointed out that, according to data from the Spanish society of fertility, 3 out of 100 children born through assisted reproduction techniques. In addition, infertility affects 1,000,000 people in Spain and the demand for reproductive medicine increases every year 5%. On this day, entitled IV update seminars in reproductive medicine, more than 60 experts and specialists have discussed and analyzed the best strategies in the care of the sterile couple, as well as recent advances in fields as the selection of sperm or reproduction in patients with endometriosis. Attendees have coincided in pointing out that sterility (inability to achieve pregnancy)...