Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
New standardised prescription comes into use across Spain today
Thursday, January 20, 2011
ThinkSpain reports that: Patients with chronic conditions will no longer have to make an appointment to see their doctor to get repeat prescriptions thanks to a new type of standard prescription being launched in Spain tomorrow.- click on the link to read the full story.
ER at Puerto de Mazarron health centre to close
Monday, January 17, 2011
The Emergency department at the new Puerto de Mazarrón health centre is to close with immediate effect and those requiring emergency treatment will now have to go to the recently-enlarged and re-opened Mazarrón health centre, about 6 Km away, as it has an emergency department, too. The decision has been taken by the regional authorities in Murcia, who deny it is for reasons of budgetary cuts, but
So-called "Mediterranean diet and lifestyle" found wanting
Tuesday, January 11, 2011
It has been believed for many years that the diet and lifestyle of many people living around the Mediterranean tended to protect them from the common diseases of 'affluence' (cardio-vascular, diabetes, high blood-pressure, etc), specially prevalent in countries such as the US and the UK. These comfortable assumptions have been shown to be doubtful, based on a new study in Málaga, perhaps based on
Renovated medical centre in Mazarrón to open next week
Sunday, September 26, 2010
The renovated and expanded medical centre in Mazarrón will be inaugurated next Thursday, 30th September 2010 at 12.30, according to this report. The facility has been expanded from about 1,500 to 2,700 sq m by the addition of another floor (health services are now spread over three floors). In addition to regular medical facilities (physiotherapy, accident and emergency, nursing and pediatrics,
British man abandons mother in Torrevieja hospital
Wednesday, June 23, 2010
I am not often shocked when I read a news report, and there may well be other aspects to the story not included in the news report, but this report of a British man abandoning his 61-year old mother in an hospital in Torrevieja has succeeded. On two occasions when the lady was returned too the son's home by ambulance the son refused to 'take delivery' (i.e. he refused to have his mother back into
New medical centre in Puerto de Mazarrón to open soon
Friday, June 18, 2010
The new Medical Centre in Puerto de Mazarrón is to open before the end of this month, according to an announcement from a spokesman for the Health Service of Murcia (Servicio Murciano de Salud); the very lengthy delay in its opening since its completion in the Spring of 2009 resulted from problems with water, sewage and electricity services which have apparently been resolved. I wrote about the
Medical Centre at Camposol currently being fitted out and furnished
Saturday, May 1, 2010
The new Camposol Medical Centre is currently being fitted out and furnished with funding of the Murcia Regional Government. The medical centre occupies two floors each of 540 sqM and will have three consulting room plus nursing stations, toilets, storage areas, parking and a garden and is located in calle Jerez de la Frontera. The basement area may be fitted out at a later date to cater for any
Seventh swine-flu death in Spain
Thursday, July 30, 2009
The seventh death of an Influenza-A ('swine-flu') sufferer in Spain occurred yesterday in Albacete, the first in Castilla-La Mancha. The latest victim was a man of 34 years who was admitted with flu-like symptoms on 12th July and has been in a 'grave condition' since then, finally succumbing yesterday at 14.00 hours. The family of the victim have declined to permit the hospital to provide further
New Health-care Clinic opens at Isla Plana
Monday, July 13, 2009
The new primary health-care clinic, located at 'Calle Isla Antigua' in Isla Plana was formally opened yesterday; it serves a population of 2,000. The town of Isla Plana forms part of the basic basic health zone of Puerto de Mazarrón and is included in the Health Area 2 of Cartagena.The new clinic, over 192 SqM, cost 361,800 Euros of which 215,000 has been provided by the Ministry according to
Sporadic posts, even more than usual recently, for the next few weeks
Wednesday, July 1, 2009
It is possible I shall not be blogging much over the next few weeks, or at least even less frequently than has been my habit of late. I have not been feeling well since the weekend and at lunch-time today I had a doctor's consultation to diagnose the problem. It took him less than 5 seconds to decide what is affecting me and prescribe the treatment.My ailment is not, thank goodness, in any way
Delay in opening of new medical centre in Puerto de Mazarrón
The new medical centre in Puerto de Mazarrón, although completed some months ago, is having its opening delayed until after the summer, when the influx of holidaymakers and tourists will have abated. The reason, according to this report is two-fold, firstly that there are problems in integrating sewage services for the new facility into the town network in that area, secondly that there are
Mosquitoes take over Suffolk City
Thursday, June 11, 2009SUFFOLK. - April showers bring May flowers. But in some parts of Hampton Roads, all that rain has also brought out the sting of Mosquitoes. The pesky little critters have particularly made their presence known in Suffolk city.
Heavy rains have left standing water behind. And that, coupled with the warm temperatures mean perfect breeding conditions for mosquitos.
Suffolk resident Kim Holland says she can not grill out or sit on her front porch in the evening without getting attacked by marauding mosquitoes.
"It is like the cousins, the nieces, the aunts, the grandma, the grandaddy, nephews. You see one there. You see one here. You see them in groups. They are in like colonies. They come out all together," she said.
Small wonder with standing water in ditches along her street and a discarded tire with water inside at the end of the block. All perfect breeding grounds for the pesky insects when the weather's warm. Treatment to scale back the mosquito onslaught is already underway with other city crews across Hampton Roads.
Penelope Smelser, Biologist with the Norfolk Health Department says, "When you've heavy rainfall you are going to have Mosquitoes laying eggs. All that's going to start up and you will have a bigger population of mosquitoes."
Smelser says it is about to get worse in a couple of weeks. Recent sampling helps her identify the types of mosquitoes under a microscope and their stages of development. She offers a few tips.
Smelser suggests you "eliminate standing water around [your] yard." She says, "look in every crack and crevice, behind sheds, under decks, places you might not look. If you've standing water you can not tip over, do your best to treat it with things you get from the hardware store, like mosquito dunks."
The product was handed out to Kim Holland who signed up for it at Suffolk City Hall. The mosquito dunks are also available at fire stations throughout the Suffolk city.
Ethel Dirtion plans to get the briquets, but for now is using insect spray.
"I keep plenty of it. I spray it all the time. I'm hoping it works. It gets 'em I tell you. I spray 'em it knocks them out," Dirtion laughed.
She says she also keeps a fly swatter handy too.
If you would like a Mosquito Briquet, you may pick one up at the following locations:
* Fire Station 1: 400 Market Street
* Fire Station 3: 1001 Whitemarsh Road
* Fire Station 4: 837 Lake Kilby Road
* Fire Station 5: 3901 Bridge Road
* Fire Station 7: 6666 O'Kelly Road
* Fire Station 8: 6235 Whaleyville Boulevard
* Fire Station 9: 300 Kings Highway
* Fire Station 10: 4869 Bennetts Pasture Road
source: http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_wavy_suffolk_mosquitos_take_over_20090514
Heavy rains have left standing water behind. And that, coupled with the warm temperatures mean perfect breeding conditions for mosquitos.
Suffolk resident Kim Holland says she can not grill out or sit on her front porch in the evening without getting attacked by marauding mosquitoes.
"It is like the cousins, the nieces, the aunts, the grandma, the grandaddy, nephews. You see one there. You see one here. You see them in groups. They are in like colonies. They come out all together," she said.
Small wonder with standing water in ditches along her street and a discarded tire with water inside at the end of the block. All perfect breeding grounds for the pesky insects when the weather's warm. Treatment to scale back the mosquito onslaught is already underway with other city crews across Hampton Roads.
Penelope Smelser, Biologist with the Norfolk Health Department says, "When you've heavy rainfall you are going to have Mosquitoes laying eggs. All that's going to start up and you will have a bigger population of mosquitoes."
Smelser says it is about to get worse in a couple of weeks. Recent sampling helps her identify the types of mosquitoes under a microscope and their stages of development. She offers a few tips.
Smelser suggests you "eliminate standing water around [your] yard." She says, "look in every crack and crevice, behind sheds, under decks, places you might not look. If you've standing water you can not tip over, do your best to treat it with things you get from the hardware store, like mosquito dunks."
The product was handed out to Kim Holland who signed up for it at Suffolk City Hall. The mosquito dunks are also available at fire stations throughout the Suffolk city.
Ethel Dirtion plans to get the briquets, but for now is using insect spray.
"I keep plenty of it. I spray it all the time. I'm hoping it works. It gets 'em I tell you. I spray 'em it knocks them out," Dirtion laughed.
She says she also keeps a fly swatter handy too.
If you would like a Mosquito Briquet, you may pick one up at the following locations:
* Fire Station 1: 400 Market Street
* Fire Station 3: 1001 Whitemarsh Road
* Fire Station 4: 837 Lake Kilby Road
* Fire Station 5: 3901 Bridge Road
* Fire Station 7: 6666 O'Kelly Road
* Fire Station 8: 6235 Whaleyville Boulevard
* Fire Station 9: 300 Kings Highway
* Fire Station 10: 4869 Bennetts Pasture Road
source: http://www.wavy.com/dpp/news/local_wavy_suffolk_mosquitos_take_over_20090514
Totana mayor announces draft plans for new general hospital just north of Mazarrón
Monday, June 1, 2009
During a speech in Aledo at the Annual General Meeting of the Association of Building Entrepreneurs in the Lower Guadalentín (AEMCO), the Mayor of Totana, Sr José Martínez Andreo (accompanied by the Councillor responsible for industry, Sr José Antonio Valverde Reina) announced tentative draft plans for the construction of a new general hospital in the north Mazarrón area, probably in the vicinity
First case of swine-fever confirmed in Spain
Monday, April 27, 2009
I break my quite lengthy period of blog-silence here to record that the first confirmed case of swine-fever ('swine-flu') has been reported in Almansa (Albacete); it is the first confirmed case in the European Union.Nineteen other possible cases of infection by the A/H1N1 virus are under investigation in Spain as follows: Catalonia (10), Andalucia (3), Castilla-La Mancha (2) and one each in
Local British charity 'PALS' donates again to Mazarrón
Monday, February 2, 2009
The local British charity 'PALS' has made another donation to the town of Mazarrón, this time in the form of medical equipment comprising 9 defibrillators (7 manual and 2 mobile units).The speed of availability of a defibrillator to a person suffering a heart attack is a critical factor in the rate of survival - the town has thirty personnel trained to use such equipment, comprising those in the
Boy of 15 dies after fainting in PE class in Mazarrón
Sunday, October 5, 2008
I read on Thursday the news that a youth of 15 at a school in Mazarrón had fainted during a physical education class and that staff, realising the seriousness of the situation, called in the emergency services. I now read that the boy died and his funeral has taken place. The cause of death is unknown, although it is not known if an autopsy took place prior to the burial.I was shocked and
'Health and Safety' to be promoted in Mazarrón
Thursday, August 28, 2008
The Department of Employment and Training at Mazarrón Council is to run 50-hour courses during October, available to those currently in or out of employment, to train men and women so that they can then occupy jobs in the private and public sectors in fields related to workplace and industrial safety.Obviously there is a place for 'Health and Safety' as a way of protecting both employees and the
Mazaarron council to increase fight against mosquitoes, rats and cockroaches
Wednesday, July 16, 2008
Mazarron mayor Francisco Blaya has announced an increased campaign to combat the plagues of mosquitoes and other nuisances such as rats and cockroaches. The problems are particularly intense during the summer months and provoke complaints from tourists visiting the area. Mazarron Council apparently spends €107,000 a year to the company it has contracted to perform the eradication service. These
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