Month: March 2012

Spain continues with a large number of patients with TB 24 March, World TB Day in the last ten years, 40,000 children in the European Union have been diagnosed of tuberculosis – 5.301 respiratory tuberculosis in Spain cases were reported in 2010 -TB is the third disease notifiable in incidence -Cataluñto remains the autonomous community with more patients with tuberculosis in the country – in proportion to the number of inhabitants the community with more sick is Melilla with a ratio of 22,32 cases per 100,000 population -Spain maintained a rate of Pediatric tuberculosis 4.1-10 per 100,000 inhabitants with Portugalbehind Estonia, Lithuania, Romania and Bulgaria, reaching a rate of 10 per 100,000 inhabitants. Spain, March 2012.- According to recent data published by the network of epidemiological surveillance of Spain, 5.301 cases of respiratory tuberculosis (according to provisional data) were reported in 2010, but it is estimated this figure is well below the reality because the below statement in Spain is manifest. By the number of diagnosed cases TB is positioned as the third notifiable disease in incidence, just after flu and chickenpox. Tuberculosis represents a scientific challenge, in relation to the improvement of the treatment, diagnosis and prevention. It is a difficult struggle that we have one of the oldest diseases still continues to have a considerable social impact ”, says Dr. Juan Ruiz Manzano, President of the society...

you and your pharmacy – our patients tell their experience in la botica Seville, March 2012.- put in value, through testimonies of the patients themselves, the SOCIAL and health contribution provided over 3,500 pharmacies andaluzas. that is the objective of the campaign tuytufarmacia.com ”, which have been launched from the Andalusian Council of pharmacists. Around the question what gives you your pharmacy? ” will provide the backbone the testimonies of patients, women and men, from different social and professional profiles, with different ages, that explain where is the sanitary and SOCIAL value of the professional pharmacist. Anonymous patients, but also familiar faces to the Andalusian public – as journalists and presenters Irma Soriano and Rafael Cremades, Pilar Távora filmmaker or the investigator and former Minister Bernat Soria – explained in video that, for them, the professional work of the pharmacy goes much further than the dispensing of the medicinal product; It is security ”, confidence ”, tracking ”, advice ”, accessibility ” and a long series of values ”. He has also created an animation in flash more technical content and directed at a more specialized audience that goes through the contribution of the Andalusian pharmacy to the public health system and also available at www.tuytufarmacia.com. From these lines, we want to invite you to participate in our campaign through our website, but also to talk, discuss, comment and...