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Receiving hospitals which health care without discrimination


2010
10.01

Receiving hospitals which health care without discriminationReceive health care without discrimination and fair treatment, as will safeguard your privacy but also respect and care professionals to the enclosure care units.

These are just some of the items included in the Charter of Rights and Duties of Patients and Companions of the Hospital Roberto del Rio, which was renovated to improve relationships on campus.

The document was drawn from a participatory process, where the Users Advisory Council, comprising representatives of staff, patients and the Department, addressed the issues and defined the rights and duties, which represent the needs of users.

How Cuba’s government takes steps to restructure the public health sector


2010
09.16

Cuba's government takes steps to restructure the public health sectorThe Cuban government began to take the first steps to restructure the public health sector as part of a plan of adjustment of the labor force layoffs involving more than half a million state workers until the first quarter of 2011.

First Vice President of the Councils of State and Ministers, Jose Ramon Machado Ventura, the new health minister, Roberto Morales Jedi, general secretary of the Central de Trabajadores de Cuba (CTC), Salvador Mesa, have held several meetings with workers and public health leaders from around the country to outline the process of adjustment that lies ahead in the sector.

The meetings began in early September in Havana, Santiago de Cuba, Guantanamo, Grandma, Hodgkin, Damage and Diego de Avila.

At Guantanamo, Machado Ventura acknowledged that public health would receive a big impact with layoffs, “so inflated their workforce and the number of people who must be relocated.”

A leaked document reveals that the first job cuts in the Ministry of Public Health (Ministry of Public Health) should end on 31 December this year, according to the official schedule. Only in Havana 193 people will lose their jobs.

The sector has 600 thousand workers and it is estimated that an excess of 22,000 workers in Cuban hospitals and clinics. 10 percent of the GDP of the island is dedicated to the public health budget, which some experts consider an untenable situation amidst a landscape of economic crisis and inevitable adjustments in social security.

A former senior official of Public Health, recently filed in Miami, found that layoffs were inevitable.

“Between 55 and 60 percent of the costs are paid wages. The templates are superinfladas years, because politics has always been not to bring anyone. Even doctors cannot provide services due to sickness or aging to remain on the payroll, paid on average. There have never been adjustments or cuts in the sector because it was considered a neoliberal policy, “said the former official, who requested anonymity.

Machado Ventura hinted that layoffs would affect some of the bureaucratic staff.

“It is not uncommon for three or four workers there is a boss, which, far from benefiting harms and hinders the dynamic needs sensitive management and continuing like this,” he said at the meeting in Havana. Havana devotes 20 percent of its budget to health.

The decision on redundancies falls largely on trade unions. Mesa admitted “the challenge of streamlining the templates, so that proceeds with the necessary transparency, without injustice, favoritism, abuse of authority and to preserve the most suitable.

What about satellite monitoring of network health ambulance hospital and health centers in all provinces


2010
08.09

satellite monitoring of network health ambulance hospital and health centers in all provinces9 Aug | All ambulances healthcare network of hospitals and health centers in the province have now with the reference monitoring system by satellite (GPS) that will provide every unit in real time, contribute to decision making reliable and meet the urban emergency in the shortest time possible.

This was provided in an agreement signed with the Governor Sergio Urinary Health Minister Angel Guano, the holder of Sidereal, Juan José Canola and the owner of the company Tailback SA

“We have worked in the hierarchy to be giving to health and solving old problems around the emergency care network. This system will allow a quantum leap for the network of emergency health care emergencies and accidents, it will give us direct and immediate reference of where the ambulances to arrive faster at a place, a sense of movement mobile units are closest to the point where assistance is requested, “the minister said about Guano.

Thus, the 90 ambulances from the health network of hospitals and health centers in the province will have the monitoring system by reference satellite (GPS) that will provide every unit in real time, contribute to making informed choices reliable; meet urban emergency in the shortest time possible, be permanent and coordinated control of the situation, putting the technology in the service of health and life, and have all documented information management.

The agreement was subscribed at the ceremony presided by the governor, Sergio Urinary, agreements in the Hall of Government House, where the governor, along with Minister Guano, the holder of Sidereal, Juan José Canola, and the managing partner of Tailback, Fernando Gonzalez, arranged for the installation of geo-positioning system satellite technology (GPS) for the 85 ambulances provincial Ministry of Health.

Guano explained that “this is an advanced communication system to the health service, which also involves facilitating the coordination of the various bodies in relation to an event” and warned that “as important as the actions of prevention and promotion, is the setting up systems to prevent, where possible, the emergency occurs or at least reducing its negative consequences.”

For its part Sidereal president, Juan José Canola, stated that “since 2008 been carrying out various activities jointly connected both with the purchase of equipment for health centers and improving the existing fleet of ambulances,” adding that “it is fundamental which works in conjunction with various state agencies think fundamentally contribute to our funds to the quality of life of the population.”

Fernando Gonzalez, managing partner of the firm Tailback SRL, said that by implementing this system will meet all “urban emergencies involving not only medical issues but also police, fire and civil defense.”

“The implementation of GPS technology supports obtaining accurate data to evaluate statistically the type of emergency, the time of care, and patients served, availability of ambulances, call records, historical records of trips and number of events attended, among other data. “

Why weight loss is strongly influenced by summer


2010
08.09

 weight loss is strongly influenced by summerConcerns about weight loss is accentuated when the temperature is rising, either because the garments with which they must dress in summer are much smaller than those of winter, or because the beach is going very legerity clothes. The problem comes when this turns into obsession concern or anxiety and become a disease related to eating disorders. The latest data from the Youth Council are as flashy as disturbing.

According to the latest survey by the institution, 80% of young people intend to want to lose weight and 50% is fat. Given these figures, the role that Adams developed many years (Association in Defense of attention to anorexia nervosa and bulimia in Granada) is still needed, and probably now more than ever. Age rates of diet-related problems continue to decline, and male patients are increasing in their home when these diseases affect almost exclusively female. Without going any further, yesterday met the last case in Granada.

Maria Luisa Cabrera was forced to use the media to the situation of her son, ill with anorexia, change and could be entered (in the emergency first and then in psychiatry) despite the closure of the wing of Endocrinology, Clinical Hospital Granada who sent the teenager home.

Therefore, Adam is standing firm in his idea of help and recovery to all people suffering from anorexia, bulimia, vigorexia … In fact, today begins the eleventh edition of therapeutic summer camp (which ends August 15) and takes place at the farm school in the Sierra de Laminar.

The common denominator is the record to exit the tunnel and overcome their condition, the will to fight. This association Granada is a pioneer in conducting therapeutic summer camps and winter, and the only one who performs all over Andalusia.

However, they also have included the first volunteers as monitors in these summer experiences, which certainly help to understand and improve the emotional and psychological status of participants. “It is heartening to see how these young people recover from their illnesses and then work with us,” said Eduardo Oblate, director of Asana. Some of them are in a recovery phase more advanced than others, even some coming directly from the hospital at the specific medical advice.

This initiative was carried out since 1999 and is funded from the outset by the Institutor Andale de la Juventud. Its coordinator, Olga Mansion, said that work on all “from the point of view of prevention in health to prevent disease.” However, when the condition exists “is passed to support partnerships with appropriate professionals to address eating disorders, and Adam is one of these institutions.”

How the most advanced treatments to save lives of patients Guillermo Farinas


2010
07.04

most advanced treatments to save lives of patients Guillermo FarinasScience, humanism, professionalism and the most advanced and expensive treatments have been used in the fight to save the life of Guillermo Farinas patient. Science, because you have applied the latest advances to meet you; humanism and professionalism, because they get the services of renowned specialists who fly the maxim that fight for human health comes first and the most advanced and expensive treatments, because the Cuban state has spared no efforts to ensure this person the next-generation drugs needed, which are used in the most renowned medical centers, many of which are acquired abroad.

Farinas were admitted on March 11 in the intensive care unit of Hospital Universitario Renaldo Malian Castro, in the city of Santa Clara. For more than 120 days initiated a voluntary fast which puts their lives at risk today.

Interested in your current state of health, we turn to institutional care located in the central Cuban province and talked with Dr. Armando Caballero, head of Intensive Care Services at the hospital.

The first question that we made to Second Degree Specialist and founder of the health care unit is to explain to us from your experience how it is possible that this person, after four months in fasting still survive.

“It’s the question being asked around the world,” she says, actually a person without eating through some cannot survive that long, but this is not the case of Farinas.

Dr. Caballero said, “This patient voluntarily refuses to eat by mouth. It takes 125 days on this because he spent two weeks at home during which he said that did not ingest food before being admitted to our service, which carries 110 days. We receive a certain physical deterioration and for that reason, he was admitted. He accepted, was aware that we apply nutrients, intravenous feeding, or veins.

The patient is receiving amino acids that form proteins throughout the body needs, also provides lipids, vitamins and minerals, “anything that requires a balanced diet for any human being,” said the physician and he said: “To this end Farina arrived at our room with 63 kilos of weight and is currently ranging between 67 and 69 kilos. Has increased their body weight during admission and was precisely because he is receiving potential nutrition. “

Why pollution can cause strokes and heart disease


2010
06.15

cause strokes and heart diseaseIt is almost common knowledge that air pollution can cause respiratory disease and lung, thereby decreasing our health, but for some time now has been concluding that pollution can also cause strokes and heart disease.

The tiny particles of soot, dust and other contaminants that are prevalent in the air have a direct connection with deaths from heart disease and clogged arteries, say researchers at the University of Melbourne.

For a person already suffering from health problems, pollution is a serious problem, because the airborne particles can aggravate the symptoms of his condition. However, according to the scientists in this new study, pollution could also trigger a heart attack or even sudden death in people with no outward symptoms of cardiovascular disease.

The results of recent research, published in the medical journal Epidemiology, shows that carbon monoxide levels are closely linked with increased risk of cardiac arrest. The effect of this is greater in persons 65-74 years of age.

According to another recent study by researchers at the University of Duisburg-Essen, blood pressure rises in proportion to exposure to particulate pollutants from vehicular traffic. Consequently, those exposed to these pollutants are at increased risk of heart attacks, strokes and chronic cardiovascular diseases.

Why are plants that contain nutrients are crucial for the body


2010
05.14

contain nutrients Is well known that plants are important nutrients they contain all essential elements in our diet such as vitamins and trace elements, fatty acids, minerals … contain fiber, an important element to facilitate transit, for the proper drainage and many other intestinal both needed to maintain good health.

However, what is new and where researchers are focusing the work of a large number of universities around the world is in the elements present in plants that are able to cure, to stop and help control free radicals that originate all situations of cellular stress that we put our accelerated everyday life. We refer to photochemical normally associated with bold, bright colors attract our attention in our diet. That deep red of our tomatoes, the deep blue of blueberries or blackberries and those not as bright vegetables colorful important partner in our health.

We will describe a few of these with its spectacular properties that we are getting used to associate its consumption with the benefits it brings.

What food energy in the body’s need for activity


2010
05.11

energy in the body's need for activityEnergy foods are those that produce the energy required to perform various daily physical activity (walking, running, sports, etc.). In this group we find food: pasta, rice, bakery products (bread, cookies, etc), sweets, honey, oils, nuts (almonds, walnuts, chestnuts, etc), raisins and sugar.

When the main energy need, it is best to combine all three-food groups: those with a large supply of energy, those who favor the growth and formation of muscle mass and finally to make it easier to absorb two previous groups.

The energy foods are carbohydrates such as rice and pasta and its derivatives, sugars, oils and nuts. Those who are actively involved in bone development and muscle are meat and fish, eggs, vegetables and dairy products. This group is known as plastic foods or construction.

It is called food regulators that help to assimilate the two previous groups and regulate the functioning of the whole organism. This group consists of fruits and vegetables. An example of this group are bananas, which at three natural sugars-sucrose, fructose and glucose, producing energy and when combined with fiber lead to increased and sustained major instant energy. Several studies have shown that two bananas provide enough energy to sustain a vigorous effort for 90 minutes and this is not everything. Bananas do not lose nutritional qualities collected after as with other fruits and vegetables that have thinner skin.

Within the energy, foods are those that are rich in fats and carbohydrates. Fats: This nutrient gives more energy. For each gram provides about 9 kilocalories. Young children need fat because they spend a lot of energy, fats also are part of the nervous system is forming, as well as hormones that protect tissues and organs.