[Travel to the Antarctica]
KERESZTES Miklós
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Lege Artis Medicinae - 2009;19(08-09)
KERESZTES Miklós
SEPTEMBER 21, 2009
Lege Artis Medicinae - 2009;19(08-09)
Lege Artis Medicinae
Lege Artis Medicinae
[The effects of vitamin D in bone health have been known since the 1920s. Recently, it has been proven that its role in the body is much more complex. Activated vitamin D is a steroid hormone that regulates transcription of more than 200 human genes through its receptor that is detectable in almost all types of cells. In contrast to the former conceptions, it can be activated not only in the kidneys; moreover, local 1-α-hydroxylation plays a greater role in its extraskeletal effects. Vitamin D deficiency, currently defined as serum levels of <30 ng/ml, is caused by the lack of ‘effective’ sunlight exposition. Thus, vitamin D deficiency is one of the most frequent deficiencies in the developed world that plays a role not only in the development of skeletal conditions but many other diseases, as well. A low vitamin D level causes a reduced calcium absorption, a higher bone remodelling rate and increased bone loss. It also reduces muscle strength and increases the risk of falling. Normal vitamin D status is required for the effectiveness of drugs for osteoporosis treatment; however vitamin D treatment in itself is not effective in osteoporosis. An increasing number of studies show the benefits of vitamin D supplementation and treatment in extraskeletal conditions. Vitamin D plays an important role in the prevention of several auto-immune diseases, infections, cardiovascular diseases, and cancers. Therefore, all UV-B radiation-deprived adults require an intake of vitamin D to maintain a level of >30 ng/ml. Vitamin D3 treatment is safe. The necessary dose can be reliably approximated by the calculation that an incremental consumption of 100 IU/day raises serum vitamin levels by 1,0 ng/ml. Clinical trials suggest that for the vast majority of individuals, a prolonged intake of 10,000 IU/day does not pose any risk.]
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[Systemic sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by three major features: widespread fibrosis in the skin and internal organs, a non-inflammatory small vessel obliterative vasculopathy and immunological activation with disease-specific autoantibodies. It is necessary to take a systematic approach to the diagnosis and evaluation of each case in order to provide appropriate treatment. Disease-modifying approaches can be classified according to the underlying pathogenic process. Thus vascular therapies include agents used for Raynaud’s phenomenon, critical digital ischaemia and organ-based vascular complications such as scleroderma renal crisis and pulmonary hypertension. Immunosuppressive drugs are used in lung involvement or rapid skin progression. The results of different anti-fibrotic therapies are controversial. Finally in managing organ-based manifestations and complications a multidisciplinary approach to the therapy is useful with patient education as an integral component of successful management.]
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[The effects of the chronic stress could not be avoided recently. The pathognomic regulation of the neurohormonal events is responsible for the manifestation of diseases such as obesity, cardiovascular diseases, diabetes mellitus type 2, depression, tumors, inflammations, allergy. Two major regulatory systems are involved in the neuroendocrine alterations caused by stress: the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and the sympathetic nervous systems. The chronic activation of the adrenocortical system leads to insulin resistance and obesity associating with vascular, arteriosclerotic and inflammatory symptoms. The revealing of the pathognomic events on time and the enhanced physical activity may provide the effective prevention of these frequent diseases.]
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[The authors describe the basic ideas of travel medicine, as a newly introduced interdiscipline of the medical science in Hungary. Recently, this segment is considered to be the part of Insurance Medicine, on the other hand the methods and the practice of the travel medicine is based on the other medical specialities’ knowledge. Due to the growing number of travellers in our country as well as the consequences of the joining Hungary to EU, travel medicine could play an important role in the improvement of the Hungarian travellers’ attitude to their health care status, the prevention against the emerged infectious diseases, and in the medical assistance for the international tourism. Travel medicine also a good guideline for the fit-for-travel considerations, made by the GPs. Hungary with its advantageous geographical position appears to be an excellent stopover for any medical evacuation from East European or other surrounding countries. That is why we would like to establish a first travel medicine facility in central Europe. It is expectable that the Hungarian travellers require more and more information regarding to their health care possibilities and prevention during their trip. The first authentic person is being asked by the patients’ are GPs. The GP’s tasks are: diagnosis and the treatment of travel related diseases, the pre-travel advices. All the mentioned factors are a new challenge for the GPs in Hungary.]
Clinical Oncology
[It is an old observation, that tumor cells can escape from the primary, travel with the circulation, and fi nally be arrested in distant places. To know the potential „advantage” of this phenomenon (circulating tumor cells, CTC) is very important. One of the key questions is the proper sensitivity of isolation and characterisation techniques being able to represent the heterogeneity of tumorous clones. There is no doubt that the time arrived for the application of minimal invasive markers in oncology, with the hope that the survival of the patients can be improved using real-time monitoring and more effective therapy. The analysis of CTCs/cfDNA and other markers (e.g. miRNA, exosomes) obtained from the blood will be, hopefully, rutine tool in designing therapeutic strategy, and monitoring tumor response.]
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[The comprehensive screening program of Hungary (MAESZ) 2010-2020-2030 is a unique initiative in Hungary and worldwide too. This largest humanitarian program provides by the latest technology free screening tests for all residents in Hungary. The program developed by 76 professional organizations offers 38 screening tests to every participants free of charge, in a special designed screening truck. Screening program performed by MAESZ includes cardiovascular, ophthalmologic, dermatologic, gynecologic, and neurologic investigations, lab tests, audiometry, blood pressure and arterial stiffness measurements, and venous Doppler ultrasound examinations. Moreover, screening tests for lactose intolerance, colon malignancy, inflammatory bowel disease, reflux disease, urine incontinency, prostatic cancer and physical activity level were evaluated. Starting 2020, a dental screening station will be added to the mobile unit for early detection of oral cancers. Beyond screening tests, special attention is paid to assess health threatening risk factors, such as smoking, alcohol consumption, physical inactivity, unhealthy nutrition, and obesity. The program demonstrates the key elements of first aid from reanimation to bandage of burns in cooperation with professional and civil organisations. Furthermore, during the waiting time, participants get lifestyle recommendations and a health booklet with a bar code enabling the immediate computer analysis of test outcomes. Since the 2018/2019 school year the official prevention program for children entitled “Travel around the Empire of Health” was started. During its 10 years, the MAESZ performed 7 million free of charge screening tests on 1,886 scenes, enrolled 560,000 participants, invested 16,000 hours for prevention, handed out 1,200,000 health booklets and 391,000 prevention info packages to thousands of families. More than 20,000 health professionals (GPs, nurses, dietetics, health development agents, public health government officials, Accident Prevention Committee of National Police Headquarters, General Directorate of Social Affairs and Child Protection and non-governmental organizations) have been participated. The program designed to improve social health aims to help more and more Hungarian citizens to be informed about their health status and to reminds them of the importance of prevention. ]
Journal of Nursing Theory and Practice
[The study aims to show the relationship between health and travel. Most people do not even count during the journey the possibility of disease, which was confirmed during the research. The study shows the most common illnesses and vaccinations. Henceforth we review the travel health tasks. During the authors’s research questionnaire survey was carried out by 164 persons filled out. The responses confirmed that during our travels our health in need background. Our aim was to raise awareness of what individuals and health care are important. ]
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