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The battle against depression
At the global level, 322 million people suffer from depressive disorders and in Chile there are more than 844,000 individuals, According to the World Health Organization. The disease is being faced in our country with a community orientation that has involved strengthening the primary health care, both in infrastructure and in human resources, but there are still several challenges that address
Dr. Alejandro Corvalan: "The team work and communication between laboratories has allowed us to generate a very good job to ACCDiS inside".
Advanced Center for chronic diseases (ACCDiS ), It falls within the FONDAP initiative of the National Commission for scientific and technological research (CONICYT).
Chilean doctor is rewarded for its contribution to the early detection of cancer
Advance in the detection of gastric cancer - disease that generates 3,000 annual deaths in Chile-, It is one of the missions that is leading Dr. Alejandro Corvalan, physician and researcher at the Centre for advanced chronic diseases, ACCDiS , and who was recently awarded as the leading 2016 Chilean oncologist.
How to sunbathing and win vitamin D
Is activated by the Sun's rays and if use sunscreen all day, We avoid their production. Exposure time varies depending on the city.