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| 1 of every four youngsters in the country has a Sexually transmitted disease |
| Young people and ETS, an infectious relation |
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Washington Hispanic
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| 15 million ETS are diagnosed every year in the United States. |
“An ETS can change the life of a youngster and if it has no treatment can lead to the unfertility”.
Soraya Galeas
Planned Parenthood.
The enormous number of new Sexually transmitted diseases, and how are you they affect the young people, have to inform him better about these infections, especially in April, month of the education of the ETS.
April is the month of the Education for Illnesses of Sexual Broadcast (ETS), in which he takes advantage of informing the population about the factors of risk and the preventive measurements that should avoid venereal route is contagious with some infection.
Almost 15 million infections by ETS are brought annually in the country. In young people, especially the numbers are surprising. One of four adolescents they have an ETS, and if the minorities population takes, the number promotes one of every two.
For the same, to know which are the most common, how to prepare and perhaps the most important thing, what the parents must do to communicate with his adolescent children and this way to prevent from being contagious, we present valuable information about the ETS.
The most common ETS
Clamidia: This is the most common illness. In 2006 more than one million cases was brought in the country. It is clearly that often this illness is not brought, for what the CDC believes that every year there are more than two million new cases of clamidia. The women, in particular the young people, are most affected by this illness. The long-term consequences of not treating the illness are serious.
VIH/Sida: The VIH/Sida is one of the most well-known ETS, and in DC, three per cent of the population have it (little more than 15 thousand persons). 17 % of all the cases of VIH/Sida in the country affects the Latin Americans and all the populations, be already heterosexual or not, they are in risk.
Gonorrhea: Without treatment, this illness can cause serious problems to the health. In women, it infects the neck of the womb, the womb and the horns of Falopio in the women, and the urethra both in the women and in the men. The bacterium also can grow in the mouth, in the gullet and in the year. Also, it can branch out to other parts of the body.
Genital herpes: In one of his types, in general it infects the mouth and the lips and, sometimes, other parts of the body. Most of the persons with the type 2 do not know that they are infected. When someone contracts herpes for the first time, it can have symptoms of fever, distension of glands and discomfort and diffuse pains. Many blisters can appear in the place where the virus had I contact for the first time with the body, which can be very painful. Priest does not exist for the herpes.
Hepatitis B: Every year, thousands of persons of all the ages become infected with the virus, and approximately five thousand die for problems to the liver caused by the hepatitis B. The early symptoms of the hepatitis B in general are light and sometimes they can look alike to the influenza. The skin and the white part of the eye can become yellow. The infection has no remedy.
Human virus of the Papilloma: The VPH (HPV for his acronym in English) is one of the most common causes of ETS in the world. The experts calculate that up to 24 million Americans they are infected by the VPH. More than 100 types of the VPH have been identified by the scientists. A few types of the virus cause common warts of the skin while others cause cancer cervicouterino.
Syphilis: This illness is caused by Treponema Pallidum. His first symptoms can be done not detected because they are very light and disappear spontaneously. The initial symptom is a chancre; generally a wound or painless open injury that appears generally in the penis or about the vagina. If it does not talk each other, the syphilis can continue to more advanced stages, and cause serious complications of the heart and the central nervous system. The situation of the young people
The high valuations of infections of ETS in adolescents estea forcing the experts to rethink his approach to the problem.
Soraya Galeas, director of Community education of Planned Parenthood, points out that the solution happens for a better communication between the adolescents and the parents, better sex education in the school, a minor influence on behalf of the mass media and the major one his friends and pairs.
“ In the schools the young people is not receiving the education that they must have. There are boys who receive information in 45 minutes about infections of sexual transmission and this one can change into something any behavior of risk that it has, but it is necessary to bear in mind that perhaps these 45 minutes will be the only information that they will receive in the whole life. That is preferred to nothing, but the schools must be more proactive, and the parents also. They cannot already sit down and think ‘I do not know what happens to my son’ or not to want to speak on sexuality. And although the organizations we try to take this type of information, many places close the doors to us, including the family parents”, says the expert.
“ Sometimes it is you piss easily to speak about drugs or about bands”, continuous Galeas. “But when it is a question of sex it is very complicated, because the parents have no had education on this matter. They do not know their own values to speak about the topic. Many parents do not know the proper rules of the house and if that happens, it is very difficult to speak about the topic.
Often the young people does not feel wanted by his parents, because they already do not spoil them, does not embrace them, and the parents think that because they either they grew either they do not have this obligation. If you ask the young people, they feel dear not even part of the family. They need the physical contact of his parents, and the parents must leave this attitude of judging, but listening to the young people and his points of view”.
What is in risk is the proper health of the young people. For the same, and to make aware both parents and young people on this topic, the chain MTV will exhibit a movie based on the real case of Pedro Zamora, who was part of the first group that informed in the reality show “The Real World”. Pedro was a Hispanic boy positive VIH, who died to a little time not without earlier doing activism on the topic.
“ Pedro entered the cásting because it was positive VIH. It brought many controversy and to the following year he died of AIDS. In the Latin community the AIDS is increasing and this movie does called of attention on the need to do the test to him. The movie is transmitted on the 1st of April at 8 p.m. by MTV and MTV3. Also, on April 3 there is going to be a campaign of tests of VIH and VPH of 10 from the morning until midnight”, points out Galeas.
The expert says that there will be holidays in which the movie will be exhibited in DC, Maryland and Virginia. If he wants to know more it can call (202 497 4173.
| Interview |
| The gift of the lactation |
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| Lisle Turner. Felipe Lagos/WH. |
For Felipe Lagos
Washington Hispanic
The lactation is something wonderful and both mothers and babies obtain good results. I believe that all the mothers must nurse and if this happens there will be many progress in the condition of health of the country”.
Giving breast to the newborn babies delivers a series of benefits not only to the baby, but also to the mothers.
This way Lisle Turner explains it, I connected it community and lactation counsel for Mary's Center and the Program WIC.
Nevertheless, there exists a series of myths or misunderstandings on the lactation that can cause more problems that benefits, as the expert says it.
“ Some of the myths say that the moms do not have enough milk for his babies, principally because they cannot see the content as if they can see it in the bottle. Also someone think, especially the Latin ones, that his baby does not want to nurse, and this is because the baby received formula too much early and got accustomed to the bottle. But if the mother asks for help soon, it is possible that these problems are solved. Also it is complex for some mothers to know if the babies are receiving enough maternal milk, what can result in a sobrealimentación of the baby”, says Turner.
— And with regard to the benefits?
“ One of the things that many mothers have in mind when they give breast is that it helps to his bodies to recover rapidly. For the mothers there are many benefits, as mother - son begins establishing this relation, and it helps the babies to develop his jaw muscles”.
— Is it true that the maternal milk helps them to develop less allergies and does to them you piss intelligent?
“ There are some valid studies that have been done, as of the American Academy of Pediatricians in whom it has been verified that the children who have been amantados have a higher intellectual coefficient and do not fall ill so often. This is because in the maternal milk there are many natural components, like the antibodies that serve like the first defense to the gérmenes and are produced only by the mother. These not only help to the digestion, but also help to strengthen his immune system, because the antibodies that exist in the maternal milk help them to be protected from any illness that the mother has had from the moment that was born to the present. Also asthma is seen less. The fact of providing this type of protection is fantastic”.
— Who must not give breast?
“ Most of the mothers can give breast, but there are someone for that it is not advisable. The mothers who are positive VIH must not give breast for the risk of penetrating the virus to his son, and also those mothers who are happening for chemotherapy treatments. If they feel guilty because of it, there are options, like some banks of maternal milk that can provide with the liquid his babies”.
— What resources are available ones?
“ As for lactation support, there is the Coalition of the Lactation of DC. With Mary's Center we provide support across the program WIC, with the prenatal process that he helps the mothers to know about the benefits of giving breast, in addition to other matters that could happen in the pregnancy or after giving birth”.
| To his health |
| They throw the first official physical activity handlebar |
For Maria Gòmez
THE PRESIDENT OF MARY'S CENTER
We are always listening to speak on the importance of the physical activity and how healthy it is to do exercise. Also the doctors, scientists, trainers journalistic physicists and a half are investigating constantly and writing on the benefits of the physical activity to prepare and to control illnesses.
But only till now the federal government of the United States the first physical activity guide has just published officially called “Handlebar 2008 of Physical activity for the Americans”.
This guide was written by a group of experts in health and insurance policies of health who did an exhaustive review of all that scientific literature that alludes to the benefits of the physical activity and took information and concrete information about the above mentioned benefits in order to offer a more solid and consistent information.
In her, they describe types of exercise, quantity of physical activity to realize for better results, aspects to bear in mind to reduce the risks of an injury while we do exercise and advisable time to do exercise so that it has a positive effect in the health.
Also, the guide is directed to different publics so that each one adapts it to his situation. This includes those that want to introduce the physical activity in his life with explanations on how beginning appropriately the physical routine and his benefits; those who already realize exercise so that they know how to increase it and to prepare injuries and for special groups in accordance with his age and condition.
The principal idea that exists behind all this document is to show how and why across the months and the years the physical activity can produce long-term benefits for our health bearing in mind that this needs of a constant routine every week.
The guide tells also how a better result in health terms is achieved when the physical activity quantity increases well be in intensity, frequency or time and it demonstrates how most of the benefits in the health are achieved when we do exercise at least 150 minutes (two hours and a half) a week. This time has been established both for the adults and for the persons of age, the pregnant women and the incapacitated persons. For the children and young people one speaks of at least 60 minutes (one hour) weekly. Of course, between major be the time for all, major will be the benefits.
Also he speaks about the important thing that is for the children and young people of taking part in physical activity adapted for his age that are of his interest and that offer variety so that really yes it helps them to the illnesses prevention.
And he speaks about the importance of which the elders and the persons with physical limitations that could not expire with 150 minutes of weekly physical activity, at least are so active as his condition allows them to itself.
The stagnation in none of the cases and ages does part of this guide bearing in mind that we all can do exercise up to where our organism allows it to us and bearing in mind that almost always we can give more than we think ourselves.
All this is going to turn out to be reflected not only in our health and current frame of mind but also in the later years that it is when the illnesses attack with more force but we have a sufficiently strong organism.
One hopes that from now on this should be the official guide consulted by all the professionals of health and physical activity promoters in the country.
For our part in Mary's Center we support extensively this initiative and we already begin to implement the recommendations that there offers the guide as a way of promoting health between our community.
As the document is so recent, it has not been published in Spanish yet, but if you are interested in reading it in English, I invite it to visit this Internet page: http://www.health.gov/PAGuidelines/guidelines/default.aspx.
| 186 thousand cases of cancer to the prostate will be diagnosed this year |
| Tests of cancer of prostate can be counter-productive |
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| To consult with the doctor on the advantages and disadvantages of the test of the cancer of prostate is the most advisable thing, say the experts. Foto:AP. |
For Stephanie Nano
ap
Two studies on the prostate cancer, realized with thousands of persons, proposed to settle the question if the exploratory examinations of the illness really save lives. Although the results are already, it continues the debate.
Two studies — one in Europe and other in the United States — obtained different conclusions. In the United States, where the use of these examinations is generalized, the investigators said that it did not save lives, according to a study to 76 thousand males. In Europe, where the practice is not routine, a study to 162 thousand subjects found a reduction of 20 % of deaths.
The studies continue and in the long run they might give more definitive answers, said the investigators.
Meanwhile, the experts say that the males should do what advises most of the norms: consult the doctor on the advantages and disadvantages of doing the examinations to him to see what is what more is convenient for him about his case.
“ The hope is that there is a clearer answer. That I revealed that there is little or no benefit and that is not worth while; or that the benefit should be so clear that it is worth while”, said Dr. Michael Barry of the General Hospital of Massachusetts. “What we have is something to half of way: that the benefit is scarce and the high risks”.
The prostate cancer is the most common between the males in the United States: this year projects that 186 thousand cases will be diagnosed and that 28.660 patients will die because of the illness.
The exploratory examination carries out with a blood test that measures the specific antigen of the prostate, PSA. The PSA levels can be raised for several motives and a biopsy is needed to confirm if there is a tumor. Many tumors grow so slowly that there will not go so far as to constitute a threat, but there is no sure way of determining which the dangerous ones are.
And neither is consensus about the best treatment: a waiting in observation, a surgical operation, hormonal therapy or radiation. The treatments can drive to powerlessness and incontinence.
No important medical organization recommends the exploratory routine examination because there are no evidences from which it saves lives. This is the question that the teams of investigation raised when.
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