Tips for Safe Driving

Spain is one of the world’s leaders in transplants and broke the record again in 2015, performing around 4,800, about 13 interventions per day (more than one every two hours). Of these, the 2,905 kidney transplants are worth highlighting, which increased by about 8.5 percent.

Functional fecal incontinence (FI) consists of the inability to retain feces without any particular condition causing this, clearly and significantly affecting the quality of life of patients. More than 50 percent of patients conceal this condition, meaning that the doctor can only detect it by a targeted anamnesis.

Child Road Safety is the most efficient means for reducing accidents. Institutions, the community in which we live, the school and the family are basic for creating a culture of accident prevention for children, many of which could be avoided by the children themselves if adults followed the rules and applied more common sense in many situations.

Hemorrhoids and rectal fissure are reasons for frequent consultations to primary care physicians, though the affected persons are quite reluctant to seek medical attention for these. It is estimated that almost 100 percent of adults over the age of 60 have, at some point in their lives, had a coloproctological pathology, whether hemorrhoids or rectal fissure.

According to recent figures published by the Spanish Consumers’ and Users’ Organization (OCU), the consumption of sleeping pills and anxiolytics (from the benzodiazepine family) has increased by 57 percent in Spain over the last 12 years and is still rising. There are 35 different benzodiazepines on the market, although pharmacologically they are very similar.

There is usually a significant uptick in food poisoning and gastrointestinal disorders during the summer months. We change our daily patterns, schedules and how we eat. We eat more than necessary and sometimes take medication to relieve indigestion or heartburn.

Gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the most common gastrointestinal disorders, with a 10-20 percent prevalence among the general population. It is estimated that around 32 percent of the Spanish population suffers common gastroesophageal reflux symptoms at least once a year, and nearly 10 percent suffer such symptoms every week.

For many families, September is the real “back to the routine”. Children back to school for many parents entails organizational complications as regards their classes, school materials, lunch… and concern for small accidents at school, most of which are minor and unimportant, but that represent 15 percent of all children’s accidents.