Interactions with Grapefruit..

Name: Grapefruit

Scientific Name: Citrus Paradisi

Family: Rutaceae

Internal Pulp colour: White, red or pink. The pink and red types are high in beta carotene.

Drug Interations:

Grapefruit causes serious interactions with many commonly prescribed medications.

Grapefruit contains the flavanone naringin alongside the two furanocoumarins bergamottin and dhydroxybergamottin , which inhibit the cytochrome P450 3A4 isoenzyme in the intestinal wall, thus preventing the pre-systemic "first-pass" oxidative metabolism for a wide variety of drugs. When the action of this enzyme is inhibited, the drugs' bio-availabilities increase, more of the drugs may be absorbed and hence increasing the drug effects. Increased drug effects may then lead to side effects or adverse  reactions or toxicity.. . 

Whether you will experience a drug interaction depends on  few factors, including individual genetics, the type of medication, the dosage and the amount of grapefruit consumed. Please consult your doctor or pharmacist for more information.

Heath and wealth

"So many people spend their health gaining wealth, and then have to spend their wealth to regain their health."

~A.J.Reb Materi

Patient's Charter

• Right to health care and humane treatment
• Right to choice of care
• Right to acceptable safety
• Right to adequate information and consent
• Right to redress of grievances
• Right to participation & representation
• Right to health education
• Right to healthy environment

World Health Day

World Health Day is celebrated yearly on 7 April, under the sponsorship of the World Health Organization (WHO). The 1st World Health Assembly was held by WHO in 1948. The Assembly decided to celebrate 7 April of each year, with effect from 1950, as the World Health Day. 

Purpose:

The World Health Day is celebrated to create “awareness of a specific health theme to highlight a priority area of concern for the World Health Organization (WHO)”. 

Activities: related to the particular theme.

Some of the previous themes:

• 2010: Be part of a global movement to make cities healthier
• 2009: Save lives,Make Hospitals Safe in Emergencies
• 2008: Protecting health from the adverse effects of climate change
• 2007: International health security
• 2006: Working together for health
• 2005: Make every mother and child count
• 2004: Road safety
• 2003: Shape the Future of Life: Healthy Environments for Children
• 2002: Move for Health
• 2001: Mental Health: Stop Exclusion, Dare to Care
• 2000: Safe Blood Start with Me
• 1999: Active Aging Makes the Difference
• 1998: Safe Motherhood
• 1997: Emerging Infectious Diseases
• 1996: Healthy Cities for Better Life
• 1995: Global Polio Eradication

With the theme "Be part of a global movement to make cities healthier", World Health Day 2010 focused on urbanization and health. With the campaign "1000 cities - 1000 lives", events were organized worldwide calling on cities to open up streets for health activities. Stories of urban health champions were gathered to illustrate what people are doing to improve health in their cities.

Now, more people are living in urban settings than in rural areas.Cities concentrate people, opportunities and services however also concentrate risks and hazards for health. 

On World Health Day 2010, WHO calls on a wide range of groups, from municipal authorities and the private sectors, to concerned citizens, non-governmental organizations and advocates for healthy living. Doctors and pharmacists must also play important roles in promoting health and participating in wellness campaigns for the growing urban populations.