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| There approaches the date in which the immunization against this influenza is free |
| Vaccine of the Flu To, what it is necessary to know |
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Washington Hispanic
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| The vaccine for the common influenza protects against the types of flu that attack this winter period. |
Since the vine of the flu A/H1N1 was isolated for the first time, the experts have put all his resources in looking for an effective vaccine. Thanks to his efforts, one hopes that the immunization should be free to the public in October of this year.
Is it necessary to apply so much the vaccine to him for the common influenza as for the flu A?
Yes. The vaccine for the common influenza protects against the types of flu that attack this winter period. Most of the persons must apply it to themselves. The virus of the flu changes constántemente, and that's why the need to the vaccine be placed every year. The immunization against the vine A/H1N1 protects only against this type.
Who must apply the vaccine to themselves?
LosCDC recommends the following persons to place the immunization:
Pregnant women: The complications risks for this flu are higher during the pregnancy.
Persons who work with children: The minor children of six months have a high risk of developing flu A, but they cannot receive the vaccine. The immunization of the persons who are in contact with them can reduce a possible contagion.
Workpeople of the health: There have been brought infections of workpeople of emergency rooms, which in turn can penetrate the virus to healthy persons. Also, a high labor absenteeism of workpeople of the health will reduce the capacity of the medical system.
Children and young people (from six months until 18 years): Many cases of this flu have been in children. The influenza is contagious easily in the schools, and then the minors take the virus to his houses.
Young adults (from 16 to 24 years): This group of persons usually travels constantly and they have very active social lives, for what it is necessary to be immunized against the flu A/H1N1.
Persons from 25 to 64 years with health conditions:
Cardiovascular, pulmonary disease and some types of cancer are a priority to apply the vaccine to him.
What happens if there are no enough vaccines?
One believes that the demand for the vaccine will be high. Ademá, the experts do not discard that any unpredictable factors slow down the production of the vaccine. If this happens, the authorities have declared that pregnant women, who work with children, the workpeople of the health and the biggest children of six months (up to 18 years) will have priority to gain access to the vaccine.
For what can the biggest adults wait?
The infection risk for persons older than 65 years is minor than for children and young people. Nevertheless, the biggest adults must be immunized against the common flu. As the demand of the vaccine against the flu A is satisfied, this one will become accessible for the grandpas.
Where will it be possible to obtain the vaccine?
Every state is preparing a plan to provide the immunization. It is foreseen that it is free in places of vaccination especially prepared by the Department of Health of the State, providers' offices of health, community clinics and drugstores and places of work. Most of the persons will be able to obtain so much the vaccine for the common flu as for the type A/H1N1 the same day. Nevertheless, if for some reason the availability of the vaccine A is late, it is urged the persons to immunize against the common one of all forms.
Will the vaccine be sure?
The experimentation of the vaccine has come to a stage in which most of the worries on his safety have been discarded. The questions that stay refer to what the most effective dosage is to activate an immune answer of the organism. The government will put at the disposal of the high-risk groups the vaccine as soon as enough doses exist.
| Federal agency believe an informative leaflet for a healthy diet in the smallest. |
| How to control the excess weight of the children |
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| Saul Malozoswki, of the National Institute of Diabetes and Renal and Digestive Illnesses. foto:Cortesía NIDDK. |
For Andrea Alemañy
Washington Hispanic
In the United States, it is believed that one of the three adults has problems of excess weight, what in turn is a factor of risk of a quantity of illnesses, such as cardiovascular problems, diabetes and hypertension, which affect our community. These complications not only endure it the adults, the smallest also turn out to be affected.
Really for this reason the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Renal Illnesses of the National Institutes of Health has created a leaflet in Spanish to help the parents in the feeding and well-being of his children. To obtain more information or a copy of the leaflet, it can call free 1-877-946-4627, send an e-mail to WIN@info.niddk.nih.gov or visit the web page: www.win.niddk.nih.gov.
Dr. Saúl Malozoswki, specialist in Illnesses Endocrines and Diabetes of this federal agency speaks on how preparing the excess weight and recommends to the parents the best way of helping to that his children stay healthy.
— Why is a problem of excess weight in our society, especially in the children?
“ There are two factors that they influence: one is the sedentarismo, since we are more in the television and the computer instead of doing things that need energy. The different one is the familiar habit, because we are in a generation in whom the young parents are already not used to riding bicycle. These are barriers that make the establishment of more healthy norms difficult”.
— Is it because we consume too much fast food?
“ The fast food has many calories and obviously they play a roll, but also it has to do with the life style. These eaten are cheaper and they give a big satiety sensation because they are loaded with calories. Eating of repetitive form this type of diet does that it increases one of weight and brings problems of long-term health.”
— It is difficult to differentiate if a product is healthy in spite of only looking at a tag. What does he recommend?
“ In general, the tags are in elaborated products and contain the same products that are in the section of vegetables, grains and fruits, but they have been processed and put in a box to sell them. All these have or more fat, more sugar or more salt and the cost, new paragraph, is much major. Instead of focusing in how there is read the caloric content of this type of meal, it is much simpler to eat fruits and vegetables because they are more economic and it has the necessary caloric content. I recommend to buy the fruits and vegetables and meats not accused and to cook them with less oil or with lemon.”
— Sometimes it is easier to buy fast food than to cook: what can be done on this matter?
“ I prepare the meals during the weekend, which it is when I have time and put everything in the fridge. As the week happens, I use them. This way I do not have to cook every time. It needs a little of planning.”
| Prepare the leather cancer this summer. |
| Be protected from the sun |
Agenciaa
Washington Hispanic
In a moment in which million persons prepare themselves to travel to the beach or to dive in a swimming pool, the National Alliance for the Health of the Hispanics has done recommendations so that one prepares the leather cancer and he will send to numerous persons an obsequiousness for his protection: a cap.
The Alliance announced the campaign: “Cover you!”, that thinks about how “to generate conscience in the community... on the cancer of the skin and the relation between the exhibition to the sun and the risk” of suffering this suffering.
“ The cancer of the skin can appear in any part of the body, but it is more common in parts that have been exposed to the solar light, like the face, the neck, the hands and the arms. They all are in danger, without importing that his skin is clear or dark”, said doctor Jane Delgado, the president and executive director of the Alliance.
“ That's why, if they call to the free line your Family (1-866-783-2645), our team will send to them of free form a cap: Cover you!, so that they are protected from the summer sun. Also we will communicate them with prevention services close to his house and will send to them a free leaflet on how preparing the cancer of the skin”, he added Thin.
The organization told that the leather cancer is the most common type of oncological illness in the USA, and nearly one million persons is diagnosed every year.
The recommendations of the Center for the Control and Prevention of Illnesses (CDC), to prepare the suffering, including not to be exhibited to the sun between 10 a.m. am and 4 pm, to use blocker with a solar protection factor of at least 15, to use caps or hats, and to come to the doctor if any change is detected in the skin
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| Lacking vitamin D in children |
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| The cause has direct bearing on a little time that the children spend exposed to the sun. |
Writing
Washington Hispanic
Close to 70 % of the children in the country they obtain few vitamin D, what puts them in risk of suffering for weak bones and illnesses to the heart.
The body produces vitamin D when it is exposed to the sun. The experts who discovered this shortcoming said that the cause has direct bearing on a little time that the children spend out playing. “It would be good that the parents were extinguishing the television and the video games and leave that the children play out. Between 15 to 20 daily minutes it is sufficient”, said the author of the study, Michal L. Re-lick.
A test of this is that there have been brought more cases of a disorder of the development of the bones caused exactly by vitamin lack D.
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