Showing posts with label health reports. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health reports. Show all posts

'Will roll' a culture of organ donation

Under the date of Organ and Tissue Donation (26 September) as part of the campaign to disseminate the culture of donation, the Institute of Security and Social Services for State Workers (ISSSTE) carry a roll of five miles this September 21. 

Diagnosed more than 100 cases of cancer in adolescents in Durango

The Ministry of Health of the State of Durango, through the State Cancer Center, 110 diagnosed cases of cancer in the age group 10 to 17 years old during the period 2005 to 2014, the head of the agency, said Eduardo Diaz Juarez 

In a statement released by the agency report, said that 45 of these cases have been in women and 65 in men, corresponding to 34.5 percent of all tumors diagnosed in children under 18 years. 

The state official said the most common cancer in this age is leukemia, followed by lymphomas, nervous system tumors, germ cell tumors and sarcomas, hence the importance of detecting them in time to have a better prognosis. 

'They design' disease resistant shrimp

The National Fisheries Institute (Inapesca), the Center for Food Research and Development (ICAS) and National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT) work on a science project to achieve the production of highly healthy and disease resistant shrimp in culture processes. 
The Directorate General for Aquaculture Research INAPESCA said that with economic support from this institution, ICAS researchers develop genomic tools to provide relevant information to counter the disease that has affected the crustacean shrimp farms in the northwest of the country in the past two years . 

Pleasure helps fight obesity

Choosing what to eat or what we prefer to do physical activity are key to gladly adopt habits that are going to help you lose weight, though if the person has corrected those behaviors that have led him to gain those kilos of más.Al end , obesity in most cases is a learning disorder. 
These were the main findings of the second day of the Fourth Latin American Scientific Series 2014 to be held in Buenos Aires (Argentina), where Dr. Monica Katz, director of the School of Medical Nutrition Specialist, focusing on Obesity Favaloro University , said that pleasure is not an "extra" in our life, but a central component that guides our decisions and can be used to incorporate healthy habits, because "it is shown that efforts to reduce overweight based on the restriction, prohibition and regulation have failed. "

Honey may be more effective than antibiotics

It's 13 components that can combat a wide spectrum of typical infections, such as MRSA (methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus auereus). 

"Antibiotics are often only one, effective only against a small spectrum of bacteria. When living active substance used, these 13 lactic acid bacteria (LAB) may produce exactly the antimicrobial component is required, depending on the threat" notes Tobias Olofsson, professor at Lund University and author of the study published in the journal 'International Wound Journal. 

A goldfish will successfully removed a brain tumor

The goldfish George, whose owner lives in Melbourne, received general anesteria for the procedure, which cost $ 200. 
The doctor Tristan Rich, who performed the operation, told the local radio station 3AW Melbourne the fish is "awake and swimming from one place to another." 

Homeopathy and acupuncture, alternative for treating diseases

Mexico must shift from curative to preventive, with the purpose of avoiding chronic degenerative and incurable diseases, estimated the director of the National School of Medicine and Homeopathy, National Polytechnic Institute (IPN), Crisóforo Ordoñes Lopez.

A specialist say, homeopathy and acupuncture have proven effective in the treatment of various diseases and because no side effects and the cost is cheap, it is essential to disseminate. 

Start a holiday season or to take and provide pretexts for many things

 Start a holiday season or to take and provide pretexts for many things, and although the ideal is not to overdo it, no need to give them the terrible hangover. Also known as hangover, hangover is the body's reaction after excessive drinking. It is characterized by cause headaches, nausea, heartburn, dehydration, fatigue, drowsiness, and sometimes vomiting and dizziness. After drinking alcohol, this takes between 1 and 2 minutes to get the blood and may reach its peak when they have time between 30 and 90 minutes. But its elimination requires approximately 8 to 10 hours, although it may remain in the body up to 18 hours later, which is why after drinking abuse, many people feel very bad.

Surprise Chinese medical case 24 years without cerebellum

A Chinese woman 24 añosllegó the doctor complaining of vomiting and dizziness suffering for quite some time, to revise the doctors realized that lacks lajoven -important parafuncionar cerebellum region of our brain. 

It Ebola Mexico and ability to detect chikungunya: SSA

The head of the Ministry of Health (SS), Mercedes Juan López, stressed that Mexico has the capacity to timely detect the presence of chikungunya virus and Ebola fever in the country. 

As relates to the virus that causes chikungunya fever, a viral disease transmitted to humans by mosquitoes, and there have been cases in America. 

During the inauguration of the VII Meeting of the National Health Council (Conasa) that took place in the state of Querétaro, indicated that various topics, among which are those two health problems discussed in that meeting. 

26 million Colombians at risk of Chikungunya

About 26 million people are susceptible to chikungunya disease, produced by the same mosquito that causes dengue fever, according to the forecast of the Ministry of Health. 

Deputy Minister Fernando Gómez Ruiz said the Chikungunya is having explosive behavior because there are two countries that border Colombia with the disease, Panama and Venezuela, which have had a rapid increase in the reported cases. So far 27 countries are already affected. 

Virus: USA reaches fourth US ebola for treatment now

The fourth American infected with Ebola returned home this morning from West Africa, and will be treated in a hospital in Atlanta where the first two Americans with the disease was successfully recovered. 

As revealed, "He has not been able to eat much since he arrived, but finally ate toast and applesauce", which gives an idea of how it is. 

As stated in the same letter, the patient will be treated in the isolation unit of the medical center. 

Under 14 and I weighed 191 kilos removed 45 with bypass

A group of specialists from Villahermosa, Tabasco, successfully placed a gastric bypass to a 14 year old weighing 191 kilos, which allowed him to lose 45 kilos in five months, reported the Ministry of Health. 

191 
kilos weighed the under 14 

The patient had a body mass index (BMI) of 76 percent, and various complications such as metabolic syndrome, prediabetes and osteoarticular deformity, he said in a statement. 

Alert in USA for childhood virus

Hundreds of children in a dozen states in the United States have become seriously ill with respiratory diseases, reported authorities who suggest that, in an unusual number of cases, children have been infected with the enterovirus D-68. 
The states of Colorado, North Carolina, Georgia, Ohio, Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and Kentucky have contacted the Center for Disease Control (CDC, for its you follow English) for help to investigate and treat enterovirus D-68, which could be responsible for the wave of sick and hospitalizations. 

In Liberia, the Ebola epidemic spreads unchecked

The Ebola virus spreads rapidly in Liberia, where several thousand new cases are expected in the next three weeks, said the World Health Organization (WHO). "The transmission of Ebola virus in Liberia is strong and the number of cases is increasing exponentially," WHO said.

The Army of the United States cooperate in the fight against Ebola in Africa

The US Army will work on the ground in the fight against Ebola, which has already killed 2,027 people in West Africa, according to the latest report of the World Health Organization (WHO). This was announced by President Barack Obama. "If we do not make the effort now, and this expands not only in Africa but elsewhere, there is the possibility that the virus could mutate and become more easily transmissible," he said. "Then it could become a serious threat to the United States." The Army mounted isolation units and equipment in order to ensure the safety of healthcare workers. "Despite all this, it will be months until we get to control the problem in Africa, said the American president. 

Paraguayan doctors reject indictment and arrests resume today

The Paraguayan doctors rejected government accusations and resume today four hours of arrest in hospitals and other facilities in addition to reconfirm the general three-day strike from September 30.

The reaction of physicians adopted at a general meeting yesterday was a sort of response to the serious allegations by the Health Minister, Antonio Barrios, who said the protests are driven by political opposition leaders.

Although partially admitted the obvious existing in the supply of drugs including vaccines and other existing problems in the sector deficiencies, Barrios said former health ministers are behind claims of physicians.

In fact, the proposals made at the outset were ratified at the meeting on Sunday and include double the budget for public health solution to the lack of medicines and supplies, repair of hospitals, health career and salary increase.

here are more addicts among the mentally ill: scientific

Among patients with mental illness is most prevalent addictions unlike those without these disorders, alerted Humberto Nicolini, scientist at the National Institute of Genomic Medicine. 
50 percent of patients with mental illness, reported as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, is addicted to snuff and alcohol as well as illegal substances. "It is very high compared to the figures described in the National Survey of Addictions for the general population," Nicolini said. 
Among the general population, 20 percent are addicted to snuff, and 12 percent alcohol, he said. He said among the population with the most common mental disorders is addiction to nicotine. 

Curfew for Ebola

Authorities in Sierra Leone (Africa) are discussing the possibility of imposing a curfew several days to register possible Ebola patients, the government said. Still not a decision was made and it would require extensive planning, said Ibrahim Ben Kargbo adviser. Curfew could be imposed between 19 and 21 this month

Sierra Leone studies impose curfew for several days Ebola

The government of Sierra Leone is preparing a full quarantine of the population of 3 days, from 19 September, for the medical teams could better detect cases of Ebola reported Saturday official sources, while the DRC believes that the epidemic is limited to a region. 

The population should remain confined to their homes to allow time to pass health teams door to door, said government spokesman, Abdulai Barratay highlighted AFP.