Please Don't Pass the Paella: Eating Disorders Upset Spain

Article Abstract:

The Education and Culture Commission of the Spanish senate has approved a report by the Senate Eating Disorders Committee on possible non-medical factors that contribute to eating disorders. After listening to 88 experts including family physicians, endocrinologists, psychiatrists, psychologists, nutritionists, fashion designers, schoolteachers, and elite gymnasts, the committee reports many sociocultural factors contribute to eating disorders. In Spain, about 1.5% of people between the ages of 14 and 24 have an eating disorder, and 90% are women.

Health aspects, Eating disorders

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Pioneering Work in Several Fields in Spain: Barcelona's Municipal Institute of Biomedical Research

Article Abstract:

The research conducted by the Municipal Institute of Biomedical Research in Barcelona, Spain is described. Its main areas of research are the epidemiology of asthma and its environmental risk factors, respiratory muscle abnormalities in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and the identification of occupational and environmental risk factors for cancer.

Medical research

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Spain Leads World in Organ Donation and Transplantation

Article Abstract:

Spain has achieved a very high rate of organ donation by presuming consent from potential donors unless they have specifically refused to provide their organs upon their death. Only about 18% of families refuse donation of a loved one's organs. The rate of donation in Spain is twice that of other European countries, and more than in the US. The National Transplant Organization (ONT) is credited with promoting organ donation, educating the Spanish people, and coordinating transplantation services.

Social policy, Donation of organs, tissues, etc., Tissue donation

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