Nowadays there are different types of intragastric balloons on the market. Some can be kept in the stomach up to a year instead of the usual 6 months, others can be re-insufflated after a few months, and there even exist types that can be placed without endoscopy, by swallowing them directly. [Continue Reading]
Dementia generally is a syndrome of chronic or progressive nature that implies the impairment of memory, intellect, behavior and the ability to perform basic activities of every day beyond what could be considered a consequence of normal aging. [Continue Reading]
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive, degenerative neurological movement disorder that affects the brain area responsible for the control and the coordination of movement, muscle tone and posture. Approximately 100.000 people in Spain are living with Parkinson’s disease. [Continue Reading]
El Doctor Luis Hidalgo, Director Médico en HC Marbella Hospital Internacional, ha asistido esta pasada semana, al Congreso de la ADA (American Diabetes Association) de este año, que se está celebrando en Nueva Orleans, Estados Unidos. [Continue Reading]
Dr. Lupanzula is International leader in hair transplant and he treats each case individually and personally with the latest and exclusive technique FUE MANUAL. This technique has been developed to eliminate alopecia through the individual extraction of follicles without scars and without any trace of surgery in the donor area after three days. [Continue Reading]
According to the Spanish Association Against Cancer (AECC), 9 out of 10 lung cancers are caused by cigarette smoking. This relationship also exists with other tumors such as cancers of the mouth, esophagus, larynx, pharynx, kidney, bladder or pancreas. [Continue Reading]
The #OMS estimated that nearly 10 of every 1,000 people worldwide have epilepsy. In Spain,578.000 persons will suffer epilepsy. [Continue Reading]
At HC Marbella International Hospital, we diagnose our patients using the PET-CT system, a technique we discussed a few months ago in our article. In that article, you can read about the procedure and the benefits provided by the use of PET-CT. [Continue Reading]
Osteoporosis is a disease that causes a decrease of the bone density turning the bones weak and frail and prone to fractures. [Continue Reading]
Among patients with early-stage breast cancer who were considered at high risk for disease recurrence based on clinical and biological criteria, the MammaPrint genetic test identified a large group of patients for whom five-year distant metastasis–free survival was equally good whether or not they received adjuvant chemotherapy (chemotherapy given post-surgery), according to results from the randomized, phase III microarray in node negative disease may avoid chemotherapy (MINDACT) clinical trial to be presented here at the AACR Annual Meeting 2016, April 16-20. [Continue Reading]
- There are 2 million people in Spain with COPD, more than 70% of them undiagnosed.
- Tobacco is the main preventable risk factor in COPD.
- Between 40% and 55% of patients diagnosed with COPD continue to smoke.
- Smokers with signs of COPD such as cough, productive cough or shortness of breath should see a specialist for spirometry to check for COPD.
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