If you took a poll, likely to detect the heat issue is present in more than 80% of the conversations. That the alert was changed from red to yellow, orange … that there is a drought; it will be well through January. Heat altered also the routine of all, the possibility of having a “heat stroke.”

Dr. Leander Sloane, emergency coordinator of the Hospital University Austral, explained that the heat stress the body temperature rises above 40 º C and can cause neurological disorders such as delirium, convulsions and coma. “

Children and the elderly, those most affected.

The actual incidence of this disease is unknown, but an epidemiological study conducted in U.S. urban areas averaged 20 cases per 100 000 inhabitants, was quoted as saying the paper “Heat Stroke” published in 2002 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The same analysis said, “Is increasing the threat of heat stroke due to global warming and heat waves are occurring in temperate areas.”

The most affected are children and people over 65 years. “Also those who are located in a low social status and those with chronic diseases,” added Dr. Sloane.

What happens when body temperature rises?

Our normal body temperature of 36 º or 37 º C is given by the internal metabolism and environmental temperature. When the carriage 1, activates heat receptors on the skin that send information to the hypothalamus, the center responsible for coordinating the endocrine system and responsible for regularization. It responds by increasing blood flow to the skin, which causes sweating. If the surrounding air is saturated with moisture, the sweat evaporates and cools the body.

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In the first century of the greatest revolution in information and knowledge society, the world is in grave crisis: in economic-social, at the world with global warming and the deteriorating human health epidemic mental.

It is urgent to take measures to address this reality. Is urgently needed re-engineering of man. Provide this information to get out of this situation.

Today they say that there are two important elements: the information and the brain. The most important information is the mental health, organizing life and society and with it takes care of the brain and makes use all the capabilities he has in order to overcome any problems of daily life.

The House in Federal Administrative upheld a fine imposed by the Internal Trade Department against a laboratory, which produced dietary products, which did not provide the mandatory information required by the National Administration of Drugs, Food and Medical Technology (ANMAT).

The penalty is “not to provide legal information when making a dietary supplement advertising in violation of the provisions of the ANMAT”, said the judges who explained that the laboratory should “lean toward the proper use of the product, presenting their property objectively without cheating or misleading, providing true, accurate and clear. “

“A plain reading of the advertising on the record shows that it does not include the legend” supplement diets insufficient, see your doctor and / or pharmaceutical ‘, which is required for the advertising of dietary supplements “say the judges who detected that the advertising of both products “has failed to provide consumers with clear, accurate, detailed enough.”

A few days ago, the same court confirmed a further fine of the Ministry of Commerce, this time against Bianca National del Labor, which must be faced by the HSBC Bank Argentina, financial institution continuation of its activities for the damage caused to a client who account closed for no reason and interest erroneously billed.

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Mental health problems are not something unique to youth and adults. The Ministry of Health, through the Child Health Survey I whose initial data were developed yesterday by trade, has identified a risk of psychiatric disorders in 1,600 children and adolescents. The spectrum ranges from small kids for four years until 15. The study by the Principality, the first study in Asturias to know the health conditions of children, said that 4.4% of children Austrian 4 to 15 years’ presents risk indices of poor mental health. “The trend “is higher in boys than girls’.

Of these 1,600 children, 11% have a high predisposition to hyperactivity. The frequency is increased in preschool. In addition, another 7%, equivalent to 2,480 children have emotional problems, while additional 2,200 have clear behavioral disorders.

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a curious fact advanced by the framers of the First Survey of Child Health in Asturias is a risk of psychiatric problems at early ages “increases the use of video games, computer or internet.” They also suffer more this type of illness for children and adolescents living in single parent households. The possibility of psychiatric disorders in childhood decreases if small makes some type of physical activity.

For the preparation of this Overall Study, conducted by the Directorate General of Public Health, were surveyed 2,461 families (information also includes a guardian.) The study found that children in the Principality have a high quality of life and good health, but begin to show negative aspects such as obesity at a young age (23% of children in Asturias in two years are overweight) and sedentary lifestyles.

In addition to data related to health, nutrition and quality of life for children in the region, the survey has allowed us to other interesting aspects as well as the 2% small (about a thousand) have suffered some discrimination in the past year. These episodes are more common in girls, particularly between 11 and 15 years. Of those who have suffered discrimination, half of it was because of their ethnicity or country of origin.

The Public Works, Private Health Care Companies and other health workers provide to their members coverage of specific foods. In turn, points to the correct label all gluten-free products, the realization of campaigns on the disease, and assisting those who lack health coverage.

“Leading a gluten-free diet is the only treatment for celiac disease, but many patients drop out due to lack of resources,” said a lawyer Celina, an advocate of the law and mother of two children with the condition. It explained that, eating a proper diet to avoid symptoms can cost four times more than a traditional diet and even the price of a bag of 200 grams Palmeritas becomes an eccentricity, as its price is about $ 45 .

“Celiac disease is a chronic disease with a single treatment: diet. However, medical coverage do not take it as such when they refuse to cover eligible breaths, forcing patients to file habeas corpus, “said Bo.

The lawyer acknowledged that, after years of struggle, failure proceeded: “The last sentence on OSDE recognized celiac disease and chronic and forced to cover 70% of the value of specific foods and not just manufactured and pre-meal, because the current lifestyle does not allow mothers to amass every time a child wants to eat a cookie. “

Bo stressed that “the lack of regulation should never be an impediment to the State to comply with the right to health.” Is that this disease, which damages the lining of the small intestine and prevents absorption of food, produce serious consequences if not treated. These include the loss of bone mass, repeated abortions, cancer of the colon and rectum, and small, among others.

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The support and the need to continue strengthening the national health plans for people with HIV or AIDS, are the first conclusions of the debate on the implementation of rules and specific actions on this sector, held at the National Network of Argentina of Positive People in the locality of Chapadmalal.

The meeting, which extiendió until yesterday and attended by some 250 people living with HIV or AIDS, from various provinces, assessed until such time as “very important progress was mostly in the last year and a half, as it relates to access health and the reduction in the stigma, “said Jose Maria Di Bello, a member of the Network

Di Bello, who with Alex Freyre, are the first gay couple married in Argentina, said that since the network of people living with HIV, “we want to join and deeper into the prevention of AIDS in general and in particular specific groups where the prevalence of AIDS is greater, as trans people. ”

Within the transgender population 35% have HIV, according to the latest Ministry of Health of the Nation, and within the gay population prevalence of over 12%. Di Bello said that “in this context and continuing with the deepening of the national model, it is possible to further improve access to health,” he said, noting that “during 2010 and so far 2011 is continued access to pensions no tax for people with HIV. ”

At the meeting here today continued adolescents, young adults assessing the progress of the national and provincial health sector and implementation of measures against stigma and discrimination. In relation to discrimination, where HIV affects members of the trans or gay community, the stigma reaches levels that denigrate the human condition, according to reference the members of the conference.

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Some physical exercises tend to be boring, others may be addictive. The spinning is ideal for fun while exercising the cardiovascular system, so it can be transformed into an excellent option to change the lifestyle and also lose weight.

The spinning is an activity that repeats the movements that are performed on a bicycle, but is done on a bike that can increase tension and therefore, the physical effort must be made to keep pace. Spinning is an excellent practice for those who choose to go to a gym before going for a walk around the city.

The spinning, through the machinery in which is carried out, can log the information related to the duration, the virtual distance traveled, heart rate and calories burned in one session.

This information is very useful for those people who need a consistent exercise program, giving them know the progress on the path toward your goals. The spinning is done in a class that is provided by qualified instructors, who point to the participants various techniques to achieve more benefits of spinning.

Start practicing spinning may be a little difficult at first, since they do not know about the movements to be made or because a long time since I made any kind of physical exercise, but once you reach the habit and start to see the benefits to health such as weight loss due to the high caloric expenditure per session of spinning and increased respiratory fitness, motivation is increased to continue this practice. very healthy.

The World Health Organization (WHO) issued five recommendations for proper preparation of food. The guidelines are designed to prevent diseases and save thousands of lives. Every day, millions of people become ill and thousands die from food borne diseases that are preventable.

The indications proposed by the agency are simple: clean food, separate raw and cooked (even avoid using the same utensils to handle each other), cook thoroughly, keep food at safe temperatures without breaking the cold chain conservation, use clean water and safe raw materials.

The rules were prepared by the Department of Food Safety, Zoo noses and Food borne Diseases of WHO and this initiative is part of the overall strategy of the organization to reduce the incidence of food borne diseases.

To achieve this goal, we identified the need to communicate simple messages to the entire planet, to educate all those who handle and manage food-related issues, including the consumers.

The five rules were printed on a poster, translated into several languages, and the poster will be distributed along with other informational materials, to provide easily usable tools different countries and adaptable to different audiences, are they children, adults and workers in food.

In the manual presentation of the material, the WHO said more than 200 diseases are transmitted to people through food. The document includes recommendations for people with certain illnesses do not handle food until 48 hours after the disappearance of the symptoms of the disease, as well as instructions for the sacrifice of animals is carried out according to health standards.

The Senate unanimously passed into law research and public drug production, which aims to “promote accessibility” of drugs, vaccines and medical products. The project, first presented in 2002 by Rep. Eduardo Makalu’s SI-declared “of national production research and public drug production, raw materials for the production of medicines, vaccines and medical products to the same understanding as real social.”

The initiative details to be considered public production laboratories of the “federal, provincial, municipal and autonomous city of Buenos Aires, the armed forces and state-run universities.”

The law’s objectives are to establish a reference framework for the production of essential medicines to the proposal of the World Health Organization (WHO) to promote research and development of public medicine.

This last point was desatacado ruling by Sen. Eric Calcagno, since “there are many orphan drugs that private laboratories do not produce, for example, are to prevent Changes disease.”

In turn, the radical senator and head of the Health Commission, José Cano, stressed the importance of “a standard to ensure the regionalization and optimization of human resources and technology” in health. It also stated that “there are 39 public manufacturing laboratories in 12 provinces.”

Meanwhile, the head of the ruling bloc, Miguel Angel Pickett, said the President had objected “strongly the enactment of this law, because there is a will of the Executive to give effect to this Act to consolidate and develop public laboratories.”

The project was approved by Parliament on 16 March and the Senate got favorable office of the Commission on Health and the Budget and Finance.

In many girls and many children, this problem may recur if live in small environments where you have a concern not to have stable hygiene. The first thing that must be taken into account when undertaking treatment for these unwanted visitors is to determine the causes that have led to the appearance in the gut of pathogens. Maybe the person has had contact with something unclean and therefore infected without realizing it has been around someone who suffers or has suffered from a contagious disease, and suddenly their supply is very uneven, and so on.

Having identified the source of the problem, proceed with care to observe the distressing symptoms caused by these parasitic infections. The person may complain of constant stomach ache, you feel a constant feeling sick in the belly and the lower part, which even may have bouts of bad breath (halitosis) and experiencing constant feeling sick (nausea). To be aware of these manifestations is easier to take the action necessary for recovery.

The healing process can be done using drugs that help the parasite of the individual, so you can resume your normal life. Many health institutions recommend that people deformed at least once every six months. But there are severe cases of intestinal parasites that may require immediate hospitalization of the person concerned, as the incidence of these organisms can lead to general weakness in the body and a deep dehydration.

The man or woman, boy or girl, affected by intestinal parasites can be treated with various medical and restorative solutions to combat the weakness that may occur with the condition. Likewise, take control of stool, if necessary, so that preventive action can be taken to prevent the medical condition of anyone involved does not worsen. We can all be alert to any sign of weakness that may arise from the stomach; alerts. Also, take all preventive actions to be the case not to suffer from intestinal parasites.