Breast is best
It is fine to breastfeed in public, insist campaigners... and it saves money!
Once bitten, twice shy
A new book by Dr Vejay Singh – aka Dr Venom – trawls a terrifying list of creepy crawlies found in Andalucía and offers symptoms
Pints while pregnant
A shocking 45 per cent of pregnant women in Spain have admitted to drinking alcohol during pregnancy
Our hospitals are unwell
Andalucia comes near the bottom for bed numbers and spending per patient
Get a grip
Men and women with a firm handshake could outlive their weaker peers
Marriage is a science
A new study shows couples still keep the romance alive after 21 years of marriage
Tanning: The bare essentials
Scientists have discovered why your inside arm and bottom just do not tan, while parasols may not be giving you the protection you expect
Spain leads the world in organ transplants
With over 4,000 organ transplants conducted in 2009, Spain is the world leader in the field
Waking the dead
They are taken in Taiwan, Serbia, Slovenia, and Bangladesh, and, according to NASA, invigorate the body and soul. The word comes from the Latin for
Skin cancer breakthrough
New master cells discovered in the fight against skin cancer
Spain to allow medicinal cannabis use
Spain is second country to approve the drug containing cannabis
Andalucia’s doctors: lowest-paid in Spain
Southern Spain's doctors earn dramatically less than their fellow Spanish medical professionals
Medical breakthrough in Andalucia
A Spanish clinic in Torremolinos has removed a lung cancer using an advanced 'deep freeze' method
‘I was duped by a clinic’
British woman claims she was conned out of 10,000 euros for failed egg donation at a fertility clinic
Smokers to be stubbed out in Spain
Spain steps up fight to combat increasing number of smokers
Don’t let the bed bugs bite
A growth in the tiny creatures is sweeping across Spain
Change your life by giving shiatsu a go in Spain
Brian Carling explains why the practice helps to alleviate aches and pains
Less waiting around
Healthy news for Spain’s hospitals as waiting lists fall
Spain to snuff out smoking
Protests over plan to ban smoking in all public places next year
Young boy dies from swine flu
Sudden swine flu death hits Torrevieja
I was a fifth wheel
Matthew Pritchard reflects on his sense of uselessness becoming a father
Spanish suffer most from back to work blues
Millions of Spaniards could be suffering from post-holiday syndrome
Go herbal this summer
Summer garden tips
Think yourself thin
Costa del Sol clinic claims to have found a cheap miracle cure for obesity. It’s all in the mind
The great emasculator
Spanish men lose their mojo as pollution plays havoc with the male gender
Inmaculada dies after artificial respirator is turned off
Death ignites euthanasia debate in Spain