ISSUE NO. 1369
29 SEPTEMBER - 5 OCTOBER 2011
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Heart disease behind most Mallorca deaths By Jennifer Leighfield HEART disease is the main cause of death in the Balearic Islands, according to data from the Health, Family and Social Welfare Council. In 2010, cardiology departments in public hospitals in the Balearic Islands attended to 35,339 external consultations, of which 31 per cent were first-time patients.
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More than 4,320 patients were admitted to public hospitals on the islands with cardiac pathologies, most of them at Son Dureta (2,314), and the rest at Son Llatzer (901), Manacor (523), Can Misses (455) and the Inca Regional Hospital (128), according to the report carried out to coincide with World Heart Day, which is today (Thursday).
In Spain, there are 125,000 deaths from cardiac diseases, 80 per cent of which could be avoided. Preventing risk factors including hypertension, diabetes, smoking and high cholesterol, amongst others, is key to lowering death rates and controlling cardiac diseases, according to the Son Espases University Hospital Cardiac Surgery Department,. Other factors, like age, gender and family history cannot be controlled. But as well as not smoking, keeping a check on high blood pressure, diabetes, cholesterol and fat intake, daily exercise is recommended, as is keeping to an ideal weight, controlling infections and avoiding stress, alcohol and drugs. Some 430 patients and Allen Graham of the Allen Graham Charity 4 Kidz. underwent heart surgery at Son Espases in 2010 with different ailments, including place next Wednesday, beachfront at Magaluf. coronary, valve, October 5, at the Boatyard • Beach party for aorta and Restaurant/Café on the charity P39 congenital problems.
Beach fun for good cause A BEACH party to raise money for Allen Graham Charity 4 Kidz will take
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Cash goes on wages CHARITY ‘Hermandad de Donates de Sangre’ in Mallorca uses 87 per cent of the €254,000 grant received from the regional government on salaries, Spanish newspaper El Mundo reported.
Store opens DEPARTMENT store chain El Corte Ingles will open its first Supercor on the island in Palma today (Thursday) in an opening ceremony at 5pm. It has created 34 direct and 15 indirect jobs.
Job insecurity MORE than 4,500 Balearic health and education trainee jobs are in danger following the government’s decision to freeze the renewal of temporary and agency staff.
Drowning A 70-YEAR-OLD woman drowned off the shore off Playa de Palma in front of Hotel Acapulco Playa.
Drug bust A MAN, 19, was arrested in Santanyi for alleged drug possession. He allegedly threw a bag containing 10g of cocaine behind a fence when he saw a police patrol.