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MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS: Suicide leading cause of unnatural deaths in Spain with 10 Spaniards taking their own lives every DAY, government creating urgent plan of action

The shocking figures were released by the national institute of statistics this week

19 Dec, 2018 @ 19:30

Health·Lead

Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution

MADRID is banning aged cars from its city centre in a bid to reduce monster levels of air pollution. The vintage veto, coming into effect

16 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Environment·Health·Lead

Spanish city to banish 5,000 pigeons for ‘driving away’ tourists

AN Andalucian city has pledged to banish 5,000 pigeons amid complaints from restaurant and hotel owners that they are driving away tourists. Cadiz is set

15 Dec, 2018 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Environment·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Other News

Commissioner Espino with Pres of Balearic Gov Armengol

Gender violence a top priority for New Police Commissioner of the Balearics

THE NEW Police Commissioner of the Balearic Islands took office this week with a pledge to crack down on domestic abuse and gender violence. The

11 Dec, 2018 @ 17:03

Crime & Law·Health·Mallorca

Scientists in Spain develop new pioneering VACCINE against deathly Zika virus

The virus can cause serious neurological conditions like microcephaly, where a baby’s head develops abnormally

2 Dec, 2018 @ 17:10

Health·Lead

Surgeon in Spain performs pioneering 10-year sex change surgery in 17 HOURS

The pioneering 17-hour op involved constructing a penis (phalloplasty) and removing the patient’s internal female organs and breasts

1 Dec, 2018 @ 12:28

Health·Lead·Malaga·National News

Europe’s first fire ants that make cats and dogs go blind found in Marbella and could take TWO YEARS to wipe out

The finding of the invasive creature, published in the journal Iberomyrmex, is thought to have been in part due to increased temperatures on the Costa del

26 Nov, 2018 @ 15:03

Environment·Health·Lead·Malaga

Why moving to Spain could make you live longer

How a little bit of what you fancy does you good, writes Michael Doherty CEO of the Woodbrook Group

25 Nov, 2018 @ 17:49

Health·Lead

OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Costa del Sol mum desperately needs medical funds to diagnose twins, 4, before they go blind

The extortionate medical costs are crippling the parents who had to sell their car to cover the last test, after doctors warned it could take

24 Nov, 2018 @ 15:38

Health·Lead·Malaga

Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?

Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun

24 Nov, 2018 @ 10:00

Cadiz·Crime & Law·Environment·Gibraltar·Health·Huelva·Lead·Politics·Sevilla

British mum’s heartbreaking final words before she died on Malaga holiday after dining with family

After dinner the mother-of-two asked to sit down, before telling her husband Colin, 'I’m dying. Tell the kids I love them'

19 Nov, 2018 @ 11:05

Health·Lead·Malaga·National News·Other News

How diabetes can affect your eyesight and what you can do about it

How to spot telltale signs of eyesight damage due to diabetes, by Specsavers Opticas in Marbella

16 Nov, 2018 @ 18:02

Health·Malaga

Spain introduces plan to ban alternative therapies in medical centres

Government aims to tackle 'harmful effects' of alternative methods such as acupuncture and homeopathy

16 Nov, 2018 @ 17:12

Health·Lead·National News

REVEALED: Spain’s cities rank higher than London in world’s top 50 ‘most liveable’

Both Spanish cities had identical scores for the first three categories, but Barcelona edged ahead with better health and infrastructure rankings than Madrid

13 Nov, 2018 @ 11:48

Barcelona·Business & Finance·Education·Environment·Health·La Cultura·Lead·National News·Travel News

How your morning cafe con leche could protect you from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

DRINKING coffee will protect against Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s, a new study has suggested. According to the Krembil Brain Institute, specific compounds created in the process

13 Nov, 2018 @ 11:12

Health·Lead

Manufacturers of ‘lethal’ drug Nolotil face €500 million lawsuit

A €500 million lawsuit is launched and there are already 200 claimants, following an Olive Press investigation

9 Nov, 2018 @ 17:31

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Lethal painkiller Nolotil BANNED for Brits visiting Spain

The Spanish Medicine Agency has finally issued a directive to ban the drug for British and Irish tourists and regulate it for expats in Spain

6 Nov, 2018 @ 21:30

Health·Lead·National News

Melanoma on the march in Spain says top dermatologist, as half of 65-year-olds suffer cancer

Survival rates are improving ‘spectacularly’ - from just two per cent to 50%, thanks to early detection and new research on immunity and genetics

4 Nov, 2018 @ 13:40

Barcelona·Health·Lead·National News

How to get 50% off medical insurance in Spain

Signing up the family to Customedic Salud’s health card means there are no expensive surprises

29 Oct, 2018 @ 10:48

Health·Lead

Spanish doctors ‘eliminate’ HIV from patient in stem cell transplant trial

SPANISH scientists believe they may have managed to eliminate HIV from a patient using stem cell transplant treatment. Scientists from the Institute for AIDS Research

16 Oct, 2018 @ 13:20

Health·Lead·National News

Five dead – including British tourists – and dozens still missing in Mallorca’s biggest flood in decades

AT least five people including two British tourists have been killed in the storm that flooded all corners of Mallorca. The east coast of the

10 Oct, 2018 @ 10:11

Environment·Health·Lead·Mallorca

Is gin and tonic good for digestion? Spanish expert reveals all

IS gin and tonic good for your digestion? In short, no. That’s according to Spanish biology professor and food technology expert Javier Morallon. Writing in

1 Oct, 2018 @ 11:48

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Lethal painkiller Nolotil being sold ILLEGALLY in Gibraltar

The Gibraltar government is now looking into several pharmacies for illegally selling the painkiller

17 Aug, 2018 @ 12:35

Gibraltar·Health·Lead

British tourist found floating in Ibiza’s Port of Sant Antoni

A BRITISH tourist has been found floating in the waters of the Port of Sant Antoni. Residents and tourist discovered the body and reported it

6 Aug, 2018 @ 11:58

Crime & Law·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Travel News

FOUND: 76-year-old British expat not seen for a week after leaving hospital found ‘injured but alive’ on Costa del Sol

She was in hospital for treatment of severe arthritis pain and has recently experienced periods of confusion

6 Aug, 2018 @ 10:57

Health·Lead·Malaga

Second man dies in southern Spain as heatwave spreads across Europe

The two deaths are the first to have been caused in Europe as a direct result of the heatwave

3 Aug, 2018 @ 16:37

Environment·Health·Lead·National News

Health- Page 100

MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS: Suicide leading cause of unnatural deaths in Spain with 10 Spaniards taking their own lives every DAY, government creating urgent plan of action

Madrid bans old cars from city centre in CRACKDOWN on pollution

Spanish city to banish 5,000 pigeons for ‘driving away’ tourists

Gender violence a top priority for New Police Commissioner of the Balearics

Scientists in Spain develop new pioneering VACCINE against deathly Zika virus

Surgeon in Spain performs pioneering 10-year sex change surgery in 17 HOURS

Europe’s first fire ants that make cats and dogs go blind found in Marbella and could take TWO YEARS to wipe out

Why moving to Spain could make you live longer

OLIVE PRESS APPEAL: Costa del Sol mum desperately needs medical funds to diagnose twins, 4, before they go blind

Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?

British mum’s heartbreaking final words before she died on Malaga holiday after dining with family

How diabetes can affect your eyesight and what you can do about it

Spain introduces plan to ban alternative therapies in medical centres

REVEALED: Spain’s cities rank higher than London in world’s top 50 ‘most liveable’

How your morning cafe con leche could protect you from Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease

Manufacturers of ‘lethal’ drug Nolotil face €500 million lawsuit

Lethal painkiller Nolotil BANNED for Brits visiting Spain

Melanoma on the march in Spain says top dermatologist, as half of 65-year-olds suffer cancer

How to get 50% off medical insurance in Spain

Spanish doctors ‘eliminate’ HIV from patient in stem cell transplant trial

Five dead – including British tourists – and dozens still missing in Mallorca’s biggest flood in decades

Is gin and tonic good for digestion? Spanish expert reveals all

Lethal painkiller Nolotil being sold ILLEGALLY in Gibraltar

British tourist found floating in Ibiza’s Port of Sant Antoni

FOUND: 76-year-old British expat not seen for a week after leaving hospital found ‘injured but alive’ on Costa del Sol

Second man dies in southern Spain as heatwave spreads across Europe

Three British tourists spark Malaga chaos in late-night vandalism rampage

Endangered Egyptian vulture rescued from storm after taking shelter on Costa Blanca terrace

Can’t afford to buy? Four in 10 Spaniards now considering building their own home to escape soaring housing costs

Spain’s great housing paradox: Sales are falling but prices keep rising – so is the property boom finally starting to turn?

Andalucia demands Madrid revive elite anti-narco unit as drug-related violence escalates across the region

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