SALUD MENTAL: EL SUICIDIO

Suicide continues to be a health problem throughout the world and is increasing. There is no doubt that the pandemic has influenced suicidal behavior, especially in populations that are most sensitive to the social changes that we have suffered in society: interpersonal, habits, stigma, polarization, economic, etc. Young people are greatly affected worldwide in suicidal behavior, both in ideation, as in attempts and deaths. In other words, we could say that our current society enhances depression, anxiety, bulimia and other illnesses that we do not understand well and that we have been treating 50 years with the same drugs, which have no effect on one in three patients. Continúa leyendo SALUD MENTAL: EL SUICIDIO

PSICOLOGIA: EL EGO

In psychology, the ego has been adopted to designate the person’s conscience, understood as their ability to perceive reality, that is, it is the psychic instance through which the person recognizes themselves as I and is aware of their own identity. Therefore, the ego is the reference point of physical phenomena and mediates between the reality of the external world, the ideals of the superego and the instincts of the id. Continúa leyendo PSICOLOGIA: EL EGO

ADULTOS MAYORES: UNA GRAN SORPRESA

The director of the George Washington University School of Medicine maintains that the brain of an elderly person is much more practical than is commonly believed. Continúa leyendo ADULTOS MAYORES: UNA GRAN SORPRESA

EL BICARBONATO de SODIO Y SUS GRANDES UTILIDADES

Bicarbonate (NaHCO3) is a white crystalline solid compound obtained from a naturally occurring mineral called natron, which contains large amounts of sodium bicarbonate. I Continúa leyendo EL BICARBONATO de SODIO Y SUS GRANDES UTILIDADES

SALUD: DOLORES DE CABEZA o CEFALEAS

The term headache refers to aches and pains located in any part of the head, although in practice it is applied to pain in the cranial vault. Facial, pharyngeal, dental, tongue, and neck pain constitute specific groups of headaches that must be considered separately. Headache is one of the most frequent pathologies in clinical practice and the most common reason for consultation in Neurology consultations. In many cases, it forces the patient to leave their job and limits their family and social activities, causing work absenteeism and diminishing their quality of life. Headache or headache is one of the most common forms of pain in humans. This usually occurs intermittently. Continúa leyendo SALUD: DOLORES DE CABEZA o CEFALEAS

COLOMBIA: “ATENCIÓN PRIMARIA EN SALUD, SALUD MENTAL Y HOSPITALES PÚBLICOS, PRIORIDADES DEL GOBIERNO NACIONAL” MINISTRA DE SALUD, CAROLINA CORCHO.

This was expressed by the Minister of Health, Carolina Corcho, at a press conference convened at the Comptroller General of the Republic to publicize the SIGNING OF THE MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING FOR THE CONFORMATION AND IMPLEMENTATION OF THE TABLE FOR THE GUARANTEE OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO HEALTH. Continúa leyendo COLOMBIA: “ATENCIÓN PRIMARIA EN SALUD, SALUD MENTAL Y HOSPITALES PÚBLICOS, PRIORIDADES DEL GOBIERNO NACIONAL” MINISTRA DE SALUD, CAROLINA CORCHO.