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Wednesday 04/16/2014
Study: quarter Saudis are infected with ?Asthma?
التقلّبات المناخية تسبّب ارتفاعًا في نسبة الإصابة Climatic fluctuations cause a rise in the incidence of
Jeddah - Waleed Al-Omair:
The results of the various studies the high rate of asthma among Saudis ranging ratio of 1824% that is precisely what Dr Hamdan Aljahdali, a member of the Royal Society of Physicians and Surgeons, Deputy Head of the Department of Medicine, and Chief of Chest Diseases, and medical director of the sleep disorders at King Abdulaziz City Medical in Riyadh. A reference to the reason for the different results it studies personal efforts in different cities, declaring that the Ministry of Health is conducting a comprehensive national survey on the prevalence of allergic chest (asthma) using the methods of a global survey agreed.
And between Dr Hamdan during his participation in the forum Bohrnger Ingelheim third regional experts respiratory diseases, titled "treat today with an eye on the future," held in Istanbul, the Global statistics indicate the death of 250 thousand people because of asthma, in addition to the social and economic burden posed by This disease, while the estimated number of people with asthma are 300 million hit, note that it is likely to rise to $ 400 million patients by the year 2025, according to WHO data for the year 2010.
Hamdan pointed out that there are great efforts of Saudi Society of Thoracic issuing recommendations for the treatment of asthma and there is a national committee under the Ministry of Health for the work of a national plan for the treatment of asthma, the task of reviewing the necessary medicines and availability, and the ministry provided asthma medication to all hospitals, clinics and distributed to patients by the recommendations of the doctors at no charge, adding that there was a brief treatment plan in several pages will help doctors, in addition to printing a special book for patients increases the awareness of the culture in this aspect.
With regard to air purification devices and the extent to which patients said: There are no global recommendations in this regard, and some devices produce ozone material and thus be harmful. Turning to Dr Hamdan opportunity to treat children when a large commitment to the drug, but the dilemma lies in the fact people are apprehensive of Alkrtazon located in a nebulizer, a fear is unjustified and based on rumors that Taatdoual among the public.
The forum adopted a Bohrnger Ingelheim care of a multidisciplinary approach, in order to improve the results of treatment and quality of life of a patient with pulmonary embolism and chronic asthma and conference aimed at raising awareness about the importance of follow-up treatment of patients with positive effects in the long run.
On the other hand pointed out by Professor David Habann, consultant physician and professor emeritus at the clinic respiratory diseases in Leeds in the United Kingdom, that "Asthma affects people of different age groups, but it usually starts at the age of childhood., Without any doubt, we have increased the proportion of asthma in the Middle East and North Africa over the past decades., and despite the absence of explanation conclusive about the reasons for this increase, however, we can put several theories on the subject, including the increase in pollen, and climatic fluctuations that cause a rise in the rates of pollen, and excessive use to antibiotics.
In the same context, between Dr. Mohammed bowl, Director of Medical Affairs at Bohrnger Ingelheim Middle East and North Africa, that one of the main reasons for the high incidence of asthma is the tide of rapid urbanization, particularly in the Gulf countries Valbeiat crowded children's exposure to a large number of the causes of asthma and that may affect the the growth of the immune system and can be linked to the rise in the proportion of patients in the Kingdom of rapid change in lifestyle and food habits, and growing exposure to allergens, and tobacco smoke, dust and sandstorms.
http://www.alriyadh.com/927729
Wednesday 04/16/2014
Study: quarter Saudis are infected with ?Asthma?
التقلّبات المناخية تسبّب ارتفاعًا في نسبة الإصابة Climatic fluctuations cause a rise in the incidence of
Jeddah - Waleed Al-Omair:
The results of the various studies the high rate of asthma among Saudis ranging ratio of 1824% that is precisely what Dr Hamdan Aljahdali, a member of the Royal Society of Physicians and Surgeons, Deputy Head of the Department of Medicine, and Chief of Chest Diseases, and medical director of the sleep disorders at King Abdulaziz City Medical in Riyadh. A reference to the reason for the different results it studies personal efforts in different cities, declaring that the Ministry of Health is conducting a comprehensive national survey on the prevalence of allergic chest (asthma) using the methods of a global survey agreed.
And between Dr Hamdan during his participation in the forum Bohrnger Ingelheim third regional experts respiratory diseases, titled "treat today with an eye on the future," held in Istanbul, the Global statistics indicate the death of 250 thousand people because of asthma, in addition to the social and economic burden posed by This disease, while the estimated number of people with asthma are 300 million hit, note that it is likely to rise to $ 400 million patients by the year 2025, according to WHO data for the year 2010.
Hamdan pointed out that there are great efforts of Saudi Society of Thoracic issuing recommendations for the treatment of asthma and there is a national committee under the Ministry of Health for the work of a national plan for the treatment of asthma, the task of reviewing the necessary medicines and availability, and the ministry provided asthma medication to all hospitals, clinics and distributed to patients by the recommendations of the doctors at no charge, adding that there was a brief treatment plan in several pages will help doctors, in addition to printing a special book for patients increases the awareness of the culture in this aspect.
With regard to air purification devices and the extent to which patients said: There are no global recommendations in this regard, and some devices produce ozone material and thus be harmful. Turning to Dr Hamdan opportunity to treat children when a large commitment to the drug, but the dilemma lies in the fact people are apprehensive of Alkrtazon located in a nebulizer, a fear is unjustified and based on rumors that Taatdoual among the public.
The forum adopted a Bohrnger Ingelheim care of a multidisciplinary approach, in order to improve the results of treatment and quality of life of a patient with pulmonary embolism and chronic asthma and conference aimed at raising awareness about the importance of follow-up treatment of patients with positive effects in the long run.
On the other hand pointed out by Professor David Habann, consultant physician and professor emeritus at the clinic respiratory diseases in Leeds in the United Kingdom, that "Asthma affects people of different age groups, but it usually starts at the age of childhood., Without any doubt, we have increased the proportion of asthma in the Middle East and North Africa over the past decades., and despite the absence of explanation conclusive about the reasons for this increase, however, we can put several theories on the subject, including the increase in pollen, and climatic fluctuations that cause a rise in the rates of pollen, and excessive use to antibiotics.
In the same context, between Dr. Mohammed bowl, Director of Medical Affairs at Bohrnger Ingelheim Middle East and North Africa, that one of the main reasons for the high incidence of asthma is the tide of rapid urbanization, particularly in the Gulf countries Valbeiat crowded children's exposure to a large number of the causes of asthma and that may affect the the growth of the immune system and can be linked to the rise in the proportion of patients in the Kingdom of rapid change in lifestyle and food habits, and growing exposure to allergens, and tobacco smoke, dust and sandstorms.
http://www.alriyadh.com/927729