Month: April 2012

MADRID, 26 (EUROPA PRESS) Researchers of the Autonomous University of Madrid have shown that resveratrol, a natural polyphenol with high-powered antioxidant found in various foods and plants, protects against the neurotoxic effects of sclerosis lateral amiotrófica (ELA), a serious degenerative disease that originates in motor neurons. The study, published in ' Brain Research ', has been developed by scientists of Institute Teófilo Hernando of the drug r & d, attached to the University. His research have also observed that the drug currently used in the therapy of this disease, the Riluzole, not only does not display Neuroprotective effects but may antagonize the beneficial effects of resveratrol. It has been postulated the existence of a toxic factor in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of patients of ELA as responsible for neuronal damage. However, studies are not yet clear in this regard, that the conclusions drawn are different depending on the number of samples tested, the neuronal lineage and the studied species. The researchers conducted various experiments to study the effect of CSF on cultivation of rat motor cortex neurons. As part of his study, incubated for 24 hours these neural crops with CSF from ALS patients and compared them with the effect caused by the CSF of healthy controls. In this way, noted that about 75 per cent of the CSF from ALS patients were significantly toxic to motor neurons of rat....

justifies the curfew of health centres in Catalonia, dealing with centres that were few patients in the time slot MADRID, 26 (EUROPA PRESS) The President of the Spanish Forum of patients, Albert Jovell, rejects that implant co-payment in services like emergencies because, to date, “no one has proved to be a deterrent measure for the demand of the patients, but it does penalize the most vulnerable population”. However, he warns that the national system of health (SNS) has “some reasonable limits” which require measures which, in its view, are not explaining well. As stated in the presentation of the book by ' can happen to you. Public health benefits to all ', written by Jovell, and of the work ' the social medical ', a compendium of discussions between Jovell and journalist Jordi Sacristán, which shows the personality of this doctor and patient of cancer. Both books are published by Proteus. Between the reasonable limits to impose on the SNS, Jovell has cited the inappropriate use of emergencies by people, in fact, have no urgent health problems or who want to do all the tests you need in a day. However, charge 20 euros to go to emergency room won’t let these users abuse this service, because still compensating for them by saving time. Another limit would, for example, the night closure of certain health centres in Catalonia, which...

CARACAS (Reuters) – the Chairman of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, traveled to Cuba to begin Sunday a treatment of radiotherapy for up to five weeks against the cancer that suffers, although he commented that his recovery is accelerated and that he will return in a few days. Treatment to which will be the military retired 57-year would oblige him down the pace of his constant public appearances, while intensifies the electoral campaign for the elections which will seek re-election in October and they are seen as the odds that has had to deal with. “I decided on the recommendation of my medical equipment and also my political team of the Government start tomorrow Sunday the treatment of radiation therapy as a complement to surgery,” said Chavez on Saturday during a Council of Ministers, pointing out that the treatment will last up to five weeks. Stay of Chavez on the island ruled by his ally Raul Castro will coincide with the visit which will begin on Monday Pope Benedict XVI. “Again in a few days.” Radiotherapy are several days and after a break, and then other days and another break. So I’m going to be going and coming. It is possible that some of the sessions here do them in Venezuela; “we are evaluating”, later said the agent, before leaving the island. Minutes later took the presidential plane – a modern...

(Reuters) – the former gold medalist Olympic Italian force Bovolenta has died after suffering a heart attack during the last quarter of a game, said Sunday the Italian Federation of volleyball. Bovolenta, who met 38 years in may, collapsed on the pitch during the visit of the team Saturday Volley Foli Lube Macerata. Doctors could not revive Bovolenta and confirmed his death to reach the hospital. Bovolenta, father of four children, was part of the Italian national team when they won the silver medal in the Olympic Games for Atlante in 1996 after losing the final to Holland 3-2. With a height of 2.02 meters, Bovolenta was essential to help win the European Championship in Greece and the silver medal in 2001 in 1995 to Italy. Problems of the heart in the sport have been spotlight after Bolton Wanderers Fabrice Muamba football player suffered a cardiac arrest during a match of the English FA Cup last weekend. Muamba has had a remarkable recovery and is now in intensive care. Is the triumph of the Kilmarnock in the final of the cup of the Scottish Premier League last weekend also marked by the death of midfielder Liam Kelly suffered a suspected heart...

CARACAS (Reuters) – the President of Venezuela, Hugo Chávez, will start on Sunday the first round of sessions of radiotherapy in Havana by cancer who suffer, a treatment that could weaken it in the hard-fought race towards the elections of October. The Chavez trip occurs two days before the Pope Benedict XVI arrives to the island from Mexico, preceded by his statements that communism doesn’t work in Cuba and that the Catholic Church is prepared to help the authorities to move in new models without “trauma”. “ask the God of armies, the God of us soldiers, to the Virgen del Valle to the Virgen del Carmen, (…) everything goes well, I’ll start the phase of radiotherapy in the coming hours”, said the President in a mystical tone before flying to the Caribbean country. Chavez said he will return to his country “in the coming days” and announced that it will be “going and coming” of Cuba during the five weeks that will survive the radiation therapy, a treatment whose side effects could limit their participation in the daily life of Venezuelan politics before that looms as the tougher campaign since to power in 1999. “Beyond that detected me the cancer, it was beyond they operated me emergency the first time and the second and then the third.” “We considered and I have taken the (…) decision to follow the...