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Increase In Lung Cancer Among Women At A Rate Of 2% Each Year

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The increasing consumption of snuff between women and adolescents and this is reflected in the figures for lung cancer patients. For women, the prevalence has increased by 2% annually. One in four Spanish are smokers with an alarming increase in women and youth. The doctors have sounded the alarm as it is increasing snuff consumption in women and adolescents, and smoking is the main risk factor for lung cancer. At breakfast 'incremental innovation in lung cancer, organized by Lilly, Dr. Pilar Garrido, president of the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology, has shown that lung cancer is a health problem of great magnitude, and one Spanish in four were smokers with an upsetting increase in women and youth. ‘In women, as explained by Dr. Garrido, has increased by 2% prevalence of lung cancer.’ Meanwhile, Diego Villalon, the director Psicolosical Area Spanish Group of Patients with Cancer, has defended the access to innovative treatments without cuts, but has asked that the research also takes into account the patients. For further details <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lung_cancer</a> Lung cancer is overall the most common cancer in the world with a mortality rate of 1.38 million a year which is the leading cause of cancer death. Oncology research has achieved improvements in survival in recent decades due to better identification of the types and subtypes of tumors. Joan Martinez, president of the 'Spanish Association of People Affected by Lung Cancer', has called for more research and commitment from institutions and denounced investment maybe is not that accruing, given the high incidence, because there is social stigma: ‘There are still people who think that the patient is directly responsible for their disease’.

Increase In Lung Cancer Among Women At A Rate Of 2% Each Year

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Experts Defend New Heart Attack Prevention Advice

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Heart experts who wrote new guidelines for preventing heart attacks and strokes are defending to some doctors that makes overestimate risk for certain groups. Doctors who drafted the new advice for the American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology say that any flaws in the formulation are small and should not delay the implementation of the guidelines. The guidelines, announced last week, are a sea change in heart care. Instead of having people aim for a specific number as cholesterol has been done for decades, the new advice relies on a formulation using factors such as age and high blood pressure to estimate a patient's risk. See more relevant news from here <a href="http://www.reviewlity.com/">http://www.reviewlity.com/</a> Under the new advice, one-third of US adults ages 40 to 75 would meet the threshold to consider taking statin. Under the current guidelines, statins are recommended for only acerca 15% of this group. The Heart Association held news briefing on Monday at its annual conference in Dallas after a New York Times story published critic reaction by several prominent cardiologists. Dr. Paul Ridker and Dr. Nancy Cook of Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston described in a review piece in British journal ‘Lancet’ how they tried the formulated on patients in three large, observational clinical trials and found it was way off for the number of heart attacks and strokes those patients actually had. ‘The predicted risk is roughly twice as high as the observed risk,’ Ridker said. However, doctors involved in the guidelines said one reason there were so few of those health problems is that the patients in those studies were prescribed statins to lower their risk. And the groups in the studies cited Ridker were much healthier than Americans in general. ‘This tool does an excellent job of ranking people,’ Dr. David Goff, dean of the Colorado School of Public Health, said of the risk formulation developed his panel. For more details, see this page <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Attack">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_Attack</a> Dr. Sidney C. Smith Jr, a former Heart Association president from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, said dozens of heart experts spent nearly five years carefully reviewing top-quality studies to develop the guidelines and the formulation and let other major medical groups review it before adopting it.

Experts Defend New Heart Attack Prevention Advice

Heart experts who wrote new guidelines for preventing heart attacks and strokes are defending to some doctors that makes overestimate risk...

90% of Respiratory Infections are Viral & Antibiotics Do Not Heal

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The indiscriminate use of antibiotics may promote the development of resistant bacteria. And, as mentioned by the Spanish Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (SEIMC) on the occasion of the European Day for the Prudent Use of Antibiotics, ‘evil consumption of antibiotics severely compromises the effectiveness of treatment of infections produced by resistant bacteria which delays and hinders the patient's recovery.’ For more information, go to this link <a href="http://www.reviewlity.com/">http://www.reviewlity.com/</a> Respiratory infection is the case, for example, in which 90% of the cases caused by viruses, but people were usually treated with antibiotics. As explained by Dr. Joseph Maria Cots, coordinator of Infectious Diseases Group of the Spanish Society of Family and Community Medicine (SEMFYC), ‘the Spanish operate with the famous triangle equals fever infection and this is treated with antibiotics. And this is not so.’ Data show European surveillance network EARS-Net's European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), Spain is one of the European countries with higher rates of resistance to different antibiotics. And as noted by Dr. Jesus Oteo SEIMC member, ‘consumption, mainly counter consumption and use of leftover antibiotics prior treatment are important causes of the emergence of resistance.’ Therefore, ‘Patients need to know that they should never take an antibiotic if it has not been prescribed by a doctor’ warns Dr. Cots. Thus, as Dr. Oteo concludes, ‘the prudent use of antibiotics i.e. take antibiotics only when necessary (for the treatment of bacterial infections and not viral infections), in the correct dose and duration can contribute to stop the development of resistant bacteria and help keep antibiotics effective in the future.’ See Wikipedia's page <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_infections">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_infections</a> The emergence of resistance not only carries a worse prognosis for patients. It also has important economic implications. In fact, explains the Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC), ‘the complications that cause resistance health overrun Europe generates close to 1,500 million per year.’ And that as a result of improper use and the consequent emergence of resistance, ‘which might seem the ultimate weapon against bacterial infections begins to give evidence of a disturbing and increasing ineffectiveness’, laments Dr. Fernando Gordo, secretary of SEMICYUC.

90% of Respiratory Infections are Viral & Antibiotics Do Not Heal

The indiscriminate use of antibiotics may promote the development of resistant bacteria. And, as mentioned by the Spanish Society of Clini...

Male Athletes are More Protected Against Type 2 Diabetes in Adulthood

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A study of nearly 400 male elite athletes shows that the condition of high competition sports reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in adulthood by 28%, concludes research published in 'Diabetologia' by Dr. Merja Laine, University of Helsinki, Finland, and colleagues. The study of Finnish male athletes follows up the work that began in 1985, when it sent a questionnaire to 1,518 ex-athletes and 1,010 controls, and others in 1995 and 2001. In 2008, he sent an invitation to participate in a clinical trial to ex-athletes all who were still alive (747, of which 392 participated) and controls (436, of which 207 accepted) and had responded to at least one of the previous questionnaires. The clinical study included a physical examination, laboratory tests and questionnaires. The athletes were divided into 3 groups based on their career: endurance sports and strength mixed and participants with no history of diabetes (537) underwent an OGTT with glucose (75g glucose more 2 hours). Current volume was determined physical activity in leisure time (LTPA) through questionnaires. For further information, visit Wikipedia page <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_Diabetes">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Type_2_Diabetes</a> The researchers found that being elite ex-athlete reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 28%. However, this decreased varied among different sport categories: risk reduction was 61% for those who had careers in endurance sports (a finding statistically significant), while for mixed sports, the decline was 21% and the power of 23% (both not statistically significant). The risk of type 2 diabetes decreases with increasing volume of LTPA, by 2% for each weekly hour. Former athletes also had a risk of 42% less glucose intolerance (IGT), a state precursor to diabetes. ‘With aging, former athletes maintain their physically active lifestyle. A former career as an elite athlete protects against type 2 diabetes and glucose intolerance in adulthood. The volume of physical activity current time is also inversely associated with the prevalence of type 2 diabetes,’ the authors conclude.

Male Athletes are More Protected Against Type 2 Diabetes in Adulthood

A study of nearly 400 male elite athletes shows that the condition of high competition sports reduces the risk of developing type 2 diabet...

How To Improve The Care Of Patients With Schizophrenia

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There is a welfare gap of nearly 26 million patients with this disease as reflected in a report sent to the European Parliament recently in the international report 'Schizophrenia’. Call for action to policy makers' has been presented in Brussels before the Interest Group in Mental Health, Welfare and Brain Disorders Parliament. It includes the opinions of renowned international experts including those who are psychiatrists, researchers, policy advisors, nurses, patients, caregivers and support groups urging the authorities to take into account the recommendations made in this work for broadcast and implementation of local, regional and national. As highlighted at the meeting to present the report, many patients with schizophrenia live on the edge of social exclusion, jobless and homeless, and this situation results in 10 percent of suicide cases. It also shortens the life expectancy of patients with respect to the general population between 15 and 20 years. However, with proper management, many victims can get to enjoy some quality of life and return to working life and society, as an active part of it. See homepage for more useful information <a href="http://www.reviewlity.com/">http://www.reviewlity.com/</a> Professor Celso Arango, only researcher in the group of authors of the report, scientific director of the Center for Biomedical Research in Mental Health (CIBERSAM) and member of the European Brain Council, ‘one of the reasons that led us to this writing is the perception that they are devoting all necessary resources for the prevention and treatment of psychotic disorders, including schizophrenia, in the territory of the European Union.’ The reality, as pointed out by the expert, is that mental illnesses have prevalence and associated disability equal to those of many other chronic medical conditions. Thus, investing in these patients ‘is critical because what we are seeing may delay the age of onset of the first psychotic episode and that has important consequences for the long-term prognosis of the person.’ Among other topics, the cost of health care for this disease is notable. In 2012, according to estimates by the European Union, psychotic disorders caused an approximate cost of 29 billion euros. That is about 5,805 euros per year for each patient tracking, which contemplates both direct-drug costs, day care centers, hospitalization and extended care-and indirect-sick leave, reduced productivity work, caregiver burden and premature death. For all the experts are calling for action by policy makers and call for comprehensive care to patients with schizophrenia which takes into account both physical and mental aspects of the person. They also call for more support for their integration into the community with the possibility of permanency, and the development of guidance mechanisms that help the patient to be guided through the employment systems and socio-sanitary services, often complex, but essential to promote recovery. This could be conducted, as experts say, with the launch of regular awareness campaigns to improve awareness of schizophrenia in the general population. In terms of legislation, proposed consulting health professionals and others directly involved in the management of schizophrenia, in order to review, update and improve policies periodically about the disease management. Get further information from this link <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schizophrenia</a> They also call for more support to the research work in the process of developing new treatments that take into account all aspects of the pathology and face the current challenge in treating these patients, which is addressed holistically schizophrenia, treating the symptoms positive, negative and cognitive deficits. ‘Until now, we only have effective drugs for some of the symptoms of the disorder, such as delusions or hallucinations, but not for others as important as apathy, associativity or cognitive problems,’ says Dr. Arango.

How To Improve The Care Of Patients With Schizophrenia

There is a welfare gap of nearly 26 million patients with this disease as reflected in a report sent to the European Parliament recently i...

Ministry of Health Held Open House On Proper Use Of Antibiotics

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The Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality held an Open House on the proper use of antibiotics to coincide with the European Day for the Prudent Use of these drugs. About 25,000 patients die each year in the European Union due to an infection caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria. The secretary general for health and consumers and president of Spanish Agency of Medicines and Health Products, Pilar Farjas, inaugurated this conference which has aimed to present the main strategies and actions that are contemplated in Plan National Strategic and Action to reduce the risk of selection and spread of antimicrobial resistance, as well as presenting the main activities in this field are being carried out by the Government. For more relevant information, check out my link <a href="http://www.reviewlity.com/">http://www.reviewlity.com/</a> The bacteria developing resistance to antimicrobial drugs is now regarded as one of the major public health problems. According to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, ECDC and the European Medicines Agency, EMA, around 25,000 patients die each year in the European Union due to an infection caused by multidrug-resistant bacteria, with added costs of approximately 1,500 million euros for extra hospital care, medical care and lost productivity. Inappropriate and indiscriminate use of antibiotics is one of the main factors contributing to this phenomenon. The Council of the European Union, the European Parliament, the European Commission, its Agencies (EMA, ECDC, EFSA) and the network of agencies have identified the need to establish a common strategy Europe to assess and address this problem of development of antimicrobial resistance. In the European Action Plan on Antimicrobial Resistance includes 12 stocks that are identified as key in the fight against the resistance in the Member States and should be developed for each of these. See Wikipedia link also <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotics">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotics</a> To comply with this mandate, from the Competent Authority was the creation of a multidisciplinary working group with the aim of developing a strategy and action plan for reducing the risk of selection and spread of antibiotic resistance. This group includes members from the Ministries of Health, Social Services and Equality, of Agriculture, Food and the Environment and the Economy and Competitiveness as well as universities, the Spanish Committee of Susceptibility (COESANT), Scientific Societies and Organizations Medical College, Veterinary and pharmaceutical to ensure a comprehensive approach to the problem.

Ministry of Health Held Open House On Proper Use Of Antibiotics

The Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality held an Open House on the proper use of antibiotics to coincide with the European Day...

Early Surgery for Hip Fractures in Older May Improve Outcomes

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Early surgery for treating hip fractures in elderly people may substantially improve patient outcomes according to the results of a randomized controlled trial published in 'Canadian Medical Association Journal’. Early surgery for treating hip fractures in the elderly may substantially improve outcomes for the patients, according to results of a randomized controlled trial published in 'Canadian Medical Association Journal’. Hip fractures can cause serious complications, resulting from admission facilities long-term care of some seniors who formerly lived at home until even death. It also causes pain, bleeding and immobility, leading to medical complications in people awaiting surgery. In many countries, the wait for hip surgery may be 24 hours or more, mainly for preoperative medical procedures and access to the operating room. Team of Canadian researchers worked with a group of 60 people aging 45 years and older with a diagnosis of hip fracture, who required surgery on a weekday during the daylight hours. The patients in two hospitals in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and one in Pune, India, were randomly assigned to a group that received accelerated care (30 patients) and a controlled group that received standard care (30 people). The average age of participants was 81 years, 63 percent were women and many had several diseases: 68 percent hypertension, coronary heart disease 20 percent and 17 percent dementia. For patients in the accelerated nursing group, the average time between the diagnosis of the fracture and the authorization for surgery was 1.5 hours compared with 3.4 hours in the standard care group. Find more information from here <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_fractures">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hip_fractures</a> The median time from diagnosis to surgery practice was six hours for the accelerated nursing group, about 18 hours less than the 24.2 hours waiting for surgery in the standard care group. The researchers proposed the goal of accelerating the surgery about six hours. ‘We believe that shortening the time as much as possible will provide the greatest potential for benefit such as myocardial infarction and acute stroke,’ says one of the principal investigators of this pilot, PJ Devereaux, McMaster University, in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada. ‘The results provide encouraging evidence that surgery can accelerate substantially with improved outcomes in these patients,’ highlights another of the study's authors, Dr. Mohit Bhandari, McMaster University. This work team plans to conduct a large-scale study in 2014, inviting scientists interested to participate.

Early Surgery for Hip Fractures in Older May Improve Outcomes

Early surgery for treating hip fractures in elderly people may substantially improve patient outcomes according to the results of a random...

The Pharmacy Service for Patients

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The Pharmacy Service of the Hospital Virgen de la Luz de Cuenca has joined this Friday to the celebration of Adherence and Drug Information. An initiative of the Spanish Society of Hospital Pharmacy supported by the Ministry of Health, Social Services and Equality to educate patients about the importance of good compliance with the indicated treatments by doctors. The Pharmacy Service through posters and leaflets are reporting the clinical impact of not following the instructions of health professionals and abandon treatment before finalizing. They are also conducting surveys to patients inviting them to reflect on the importance of taking responsibility for compliance with their therapy, SESCAM reported in a press release. The lack of adherence to pharmacological or therapeutic failure is a significant problem in clinical practice, especially in chronic diseases. He believes that not taking medication properly may lead to treatment failure and often lead to unnecessary diagnostic testing or intensification of therapies that may increase the risks for patients. Find out more relevant details from this link <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pharmacy</a> Pharmaceutical Care Consultation main objective is to improve the pharmaceutical care provided to patients and contribute to the success of the therapy they receive. This promotes throughout the entire year, a more secure and rational use of medicines for hospital use and allows closer attention to specific treatments such as the case of multiple sclerosis or HIV.

The Pharmacy Service for Patients

The Pharmacy Service of the Hospital Virgen de la Luz de Cuenca has joined this Friday to the celebration of Adherence and Drug Informatio...

They Warn That Antibiotics are Losing Effectiveness in Hospital UCIS

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Critical care physicians are finding that antibiotics are losing effectiveness in UCIS. Some bacteria have mutated to ‘immunize’ against the drugs. The cause could be due to excessive of antibiotics. The Spanish Society of Intensive Care Medicine and Coronary Units (SEMICYUC) says that what is happening is that some bacteria are developing genetic mutations that ‘immunized’ more or less measured against drugs, which is complicating the healing of infections. According to Dr. Mercedes Nieto SEMICYUC member, is a health problem worldwide, with serious consequences for patients, because ‘we were almost out of treatment options or the need for multiple antibiotics simultaneously, so that the problem continues to rise’. Truthful details are available here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibiotics The experts believe that the overuse of antibiotics has been one of the main causes of the bacteria have developed resistance and considered ‘disturbing’ that the increase of resistance is not accompanied by the development of new antibiotics to combat them. The epidemic of Superbugs Sale and misuse of antibiotics leads to increase in bacterial resistance reducing the number of effective antibiotics. According to the World Health Organization, this is ‘even more alarming when you consider that in the last 25 years no new antibiotics have been discovered.’ According to WHO, the self-medication of antibiotics can lead to an epidemic of "superbugs": "Taking antibiotics unnecessarily weakens your ability to fight other infections when they are needed. This allows bacteria to develop resistance to antibiotics.’ Moreover, the difficulty of treating infections in the treatments involves additional costs by the greater consumption of resources to combat them, they warn. Over 25% of infections resulting from health care occur in UCIS. Therefore, SEMICYUC scientist has a Working Group of Infectious Diseases and Sepsis, with decades of scientific experience in this field, which in the coming weeks will launch the project ‘Zero Resistance’, with the aim to reduce the incidence of ineffectiveness of antibiotic against infections.

They Warn That Antibiotics are Losing Effectiveness in Hospital UCIS

Critical care physicians are finding that antibiotics are losing effectiveness in UCIS. Some bacteria have mutated to ‘immunize’ against t...

L'Oréal Fellowships are committed to Researching Diabetes & Childhood Brain Cancer

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Five young scientists receive grants of 15,000 euros for their promising studies in fields of biology and medicine. Five Spanish scientific paths yesterday received scholarships, endowed with 15,000 euros each corresponding to L'Oréal-Unesco Program. The research grants, which support young scientists with promising projects, are aimed at very different research areas, from therapies for childhood brain tumors to treatments for obesity and diabetes. The fellows of this year, recognized for their promising investigations, include Marta Alonso, who explores new substances capable of combating brain cancers in children; Begona Sot, who studies proteins involved in neurodegenerative diseases, Maria Ángeles Tormo, distinguished by studying the bacterium Staphylococcus aureus, which causes serious infections in both humans and animals; Laura Herrero, seeking new treatments for obesity and type 2 diabetes, and Reyes Benlloch, for his research on photoreceptor proteins in plants. The five scientists were chosen from over 300 candidates after a rigorous process in curricula missing not bright. After being reviewed by a technical committee and then by the National Agency of Evaluation and Prospective (ANEP), the final decision corresponded to a jury chaired by Margarita Salas, honorary research Center for Molecular Biology Severo Ochoa, During the ceremony for these scholarships, the president of L'Oréal Spain, François Xavier Fenart, said the challenge regards the current company is ‘awakening vocations today raised its academic and professional future and encourage them to continue a research career.’ Get more details from here <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_cancer">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain_cancer</a> If we look at the data from the Ministry of Education and independent bodies, there is still much to do to what women occupy in the scientific system the place it deserves. In a career in medicine, for example, three in four students are female. If women are the majority in scientific qualifications, remain marginalized from power and positions where decisions are made. According to data from the CSIC, the researchers account for about 35% of the scientists of the center. Maria Blasco, director of the National Research Centre (CNIO), still perceives some sexism in science, which leads women researchers to work harder than men.

L'Oréal Fellowships are committed to Researching Diabetes & Childhood Brain Cancer

Five young scientists receive grants of 15,000 euros for their promising studies in fields of biology and medicine. Five Spanish scientifi...

Board Created Free Mobile Application To Request Appointments For Primary Health Care

The service, headquartered in Jaen, has managed more than 167 million people of the local community since its inception in 2003. The Andalusian has launched an innovative mobile application that lets you get free appointment with the family doctor or pediatrician. 'Medical Appointment Andalucia' is the new access channel that provides users Andalusian health in order to adapt health services to the needs of the population. The service has improved the accessibility of the public health system and shortened response time and management and avoided the unnecessary travel to the health center which are the main advantages of this application. This was announced on Monday by the Minister of Equality, Health and Social Policies, María José Sánchez Rubio, before participating in the ceremony commemorating the tenth anniversary of Health Responds held at its headquarters on the grounds of the Hospital Neurotraumatológico of Jaén. Since coming into operation in 2003, this service pioneered national and European level that has managed 167,419,029 requests for citizenship in the nearly 30 services offered without interruption every day of the year. Visit this link also <a href="http://www.reviewlity.com/">http://www.reviewlity.com/</a> 'Medical Appointment Andalucía' can be found at various online stores to download for mobile devices. Thus, the application is available for free in App Store, Google Play and BlackBerry World. You can also find it in Windows soon. Once the citizen has downloaded the application on his/her mobile phone or tablet, he/she will be asked a series of personal data to enter only the first time. The information required is the health card number, year of birth and, for over 14 years, ID or passport. Thus, the system collects a user profile, being registered in the application. Of the requests that records Health Responds annually, most applicable to medical appointments. Specifically, in the ten years of operation of the service, appointments were managed by telephone 106 806 450 through 902 505 060. The Andalusian citizens have also to deal with other channel appointments as the website of the Ministry of Gender, Health and Social Policies or the Andalusian Health Service as well as by sending an SMS to 600 123 400 with the word CITASAS, followed by the number of patient's health card. Also, Health Responds has two other channels to receive requests from citizens, through the fax number 953 018 715 and which facilitates communication with people who have hearing problems, according to highlighted Sanchez Rubio. Health Responds started in 2003, providing services in primary care appointment, general information about the Andalusian public health system, oral health program, access to a second medical opinion and information on the health card. Since that time, new services have been added progressively to near thirty. In the last year, there was the incorporation of the service called 'Window on the family' to support parents in bringing up their children throughout various stages of child development. Also, it have integrated different help-lines for children and helps children in need of protection and care as well as telemonitoring research project on people in cardiac rehabilitation and diabetes type 1, which allows to track various biomedical parameters of these people and sanitation alert if an imbalance in them that could endanger anyone’s health. Sanchez Rubio has further stressed the ‘great improvement’ of Health Responds involved in the accessibility of citizens to public health system, which is underlined by the significant increase in satisfaction of users with the efforts undertaken since this center. In this way, he explained that this year, after the survey conducted by this service, the assessment is 9.4 out of ten. This center has achieved the goal of unifying all information, services and health advice in public’s interest with the great advantages that this entails, and that can offer an immediate response at any time, bringing the citizen health system with only dialing the number 902 505 060. Find more information from Wikipedia's page <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Care">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_Care</a> 
 In less than three seconds, you will be attended by an operator or health care professional doctor or nurse, depending on the request. All this is possible without interruption on any day of the year without having to travel, with the news from Monday to access the main service, medical appointments through the new free mobile application 'Medical Appointment Andalusia', as well as by telephone, web and SMS. Responds Health comprises more than 350 workers, among which are specialized telephone operators, taking calls at the first level and a team of professionals responsible for maintaining information systems, administrative, and professional management team nursing and medicine that support the various services provided. This public service has a main center located in Jaen and a support center for possible system failures located in the Advanced Multifunctional Simulation and Technological Innovation (CMAT) in the Technological Park of Health Sciences of Granada, in whose rooms are also situated with coordination centers emergency ward of both provinces. This is compounded six external platforms that enable the management of some 40,000 daily appointments are given on average by telephone.

Board Created Free Mobile Application To Request Appointments For Primary Health Care

The service, headquartered in Jaen, has managed more than 167 million people of the local community since its inception in 2003. The Andalus...

The Homeless Live 20 Years Less Than the Rest of Population

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Caritas warns that the withdrawal of the medical card increases the vulnerability of the group. People who are homeless in Spain have a life expectancy 20 years less than that of other citizens and have between two to fifty times more physical problems that they, according to a report denouncing Caritas deprivation of the right to health facing this group, worsened with health reform: ‘Almost 70%" of those living on the street have been affected’. The report compares a previous one by the entity in 2007 with data collected during the second quarter of 2013 in 35 Diocesan Caritas (CCDD) of 35 autonomous communities, describing how health conditions and access to health care of homeless people are manifestly more adverse than those of the general population. ‘The people experiencing homelessness, to occupy less favorable social positions, are socially and individually exposed to adopt lifestyles with greater health risks than people who have better conditions and, by extension, in positions more favorable’ says the study. In this sense, nearly seven in ten diocesan consulted refer homeless people they serve have chronic physical or organic disease and nine out of ten, point directly to chronic mental health disorders. In addition, 90% pointed to their beneficiaries, ‘mostly’, suffering from chronic addictions. In 2007, 59% reported no substance use. Difficulties for Health Reform 80% of the consulters agree, stating that ‘there are difficulties in access to public health resources’ for those living on the street, in six out of ten cases, lacking health card as a result of the reform of the Ministry of Health has restricted this document to those who have a residence permit. Caritas remember, with data from the National Statistics Institute, that seven out of ten homeless people in Spain are foreign nationals. For Caritas, the reform is ‘a model change that primarily affects the most disadvantaged’, both Spanish citizens and citizens of the EU, ‘increasing stigmatization of the most vulnerable and most at risk of social exclusion’. In this sense, refers to irregular migrants to report that ‘exclusion’ of the health system ‘will add a very severe suffering’ to an already vulnerable group ‘that cannot be sacrificed on the grounds of efficiency.’ The entity analyzes the particular difficulties in access of these people to different levels of medical care and notes that, in general, face three problems: the lack of resources for mental health care, lack of places in specialized resources and lack post-hospital resources plus burocacia problems and protocols. For more details, go here <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Homeless</a> Insensitivity & Waiting Lists In access to primary care, lack of health insurance card is ‘the main problem faced by homeless health centers. For specialized care, the greatest difficulty with the homeless to have specialized care is waiting lists and, as regards hospital care, the report states discharged without recourse alternative accommodation and lists waiting. The report notes that ‘the violation of this right multiplies the negative impact’ against people who are homeless ‘because of their physical and mental illness untreated.’ ‘There are no comprehensive intervention protocols and coordinated at the situation of homelessness. Waiting lists, lack of diagnosis or updating; bureaucratization, highly specific drugs costs mean that the situation is already unstable and full of people without home become chronic and intensified complaint.

The Homeless Live 20 Years Less Than the Rest of Population

Caritas warns that the withdrawal of the medical card increases the vulnerability of the group. People who are homeless in Spain have a li...