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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nolotil shouldn’t be sold like shampoo’: Campaigner Cristina Del Campo blasts ‘serious corruption’ in her fight against Big Pharma

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: [email protected] Nolotil campaigner Cristina del Campo has claimed sinister political pressure is behind the drug being so readily available in Spain. Speaking as the

30 Jan, 2024 @ 16:37

Health·Lead·Other News

Face masks are no longer mandatory in this region of Spain from tomorrow

COMPULSORY mask wearing in Valencian Community medical centres and hospitals will end after it was imposed regionally on January 5 in a response to rises in respiratory infections. The order will cease

30 Jan, 2024 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Toddler Robin, who is fighting a rare cancer

Little Robin needs your help: Family of a British toddler fighting a rare cancer launches appeal to continue his treatment in Spain

A CROWDFUNDING campaign has been launched to help a 22-month-old boy called Robin survive a high-risk cancer. The fundraiser was set up by his grandmother, Elizabeth Parker-Gleeson, and is aimed at putting

30 Jan, 2024 @ 12:28

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Alzheimer’s revelation: How the brain disease was spread between humans via a growth hormone given to children in the UK up until 1985

A NEW study has revealed the brain disease, Alzheimer’s, can spread between humans. READ MORE: Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of pesticides in Spain – here’s how to

30 Jan, 2024 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·Other News

Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of pesticides in Spain – here’s how to remove them

AS much as 40% of all food sold in Spain may contain traces of pesticides, according to data collected by the Spanish Agency for Food Security and Nutrition (AESAN). AESAN’s most recent

29 Jan, 2024 @ 13:31

European Union·Health·Lead·Other News

Increase of breast cancer in young women could be caused by synthetic chemicals, study reveals.

SCIENTISTS have found some 921 cancer promoting chemicals in products we use daily. READ MORE: Why are breast cancer rates soaring in Spain? Worrying stats show one in 10 new cases are

28 Jan, 2024 @ 07:45

Health·Lead·Other News

AND BREATHE: Relax, you’ve passed Blue Monday! In the second of his insightful columns, Fijaz Mughal gives some excellent tips on how to create a positive outlook for the year ahead

WE are now powering into the New Year and 2024. Last year may have brought trials and tribulations, a sense of economic worries and concern about the state the world is in.

27 Jan, 2024 @ 15:44

Columnists·Health·Other News

STIs are soaring in Spain: Cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis are on the rise, experts warn

A NEW study has revealed skyrocketing STI infections across Spain, with rates of gonorrhoea more than quadrupling between 1995 and 2022. The report looked at incidences of the most common STIs, like

27 Jan, 2024 @ 06:26

Asturias·Basque Country·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

‘Kill the Drug’: Together we can prevent more British lives from being lost as the Olive Press relaunches its Nolotil campaign

THE Olive Press is today relaunching our ‘Kill the Drug’ campaign in a bid to bring in tougher regulations on Nolotil. Our original campaign in 2017 helped highlight the dangers of the

26 Jan, 2024 @ 17:55

Health·Lead·Must Read·Other News

‘Our Nolotil hell’: British expats recall their terrifying ordeals after taking the ‘lethal’ painkiller in Spain – including one who ‘momentarily died’ before having to learn to walk again

Exclusive by Laurence Dollimore and Yzabelle Bostyn A BRITISH expat has revealed how she almost died after being administered Nolotil in Spain – as a string of former ‘victims’ continue to reach

26 Jan, 2024 @ 15:13

Health·Lead·Must Read·Other News

What is Nolotil? The painkiller sold in Spain that’s been linked to dozens of British deaths

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: [email protected] THE Olive Press recently revealed that campaigners are launching an official complaint with Spain’s public prosecution office after a 42-year old British expat,

26 Jan, 2024 @ 12:28

Health·Lead·Other News

Hospiten in Estepona is recognised as one of the best hospitals in Spain

Suffering from varicose veins? These are the non-surgical and non-invasive techniques being used by Hospiten to treat the condition

IT is not simply a question of aesthetics…Varicose veins are a health problem that, if left untreated, can progress to a much more serious disease. Called Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) its complications

26 Jan, 2024 @ 11:55

Andalucia·Health·Other News

Face masks are no longer required at Gibraltar health facilities as flu and Covid cases drop

FACE masks ‘are no longer essential’ at Gibraltar’s health facilities, after numbers of Covid and flu cases dropped across the British territory. Director of Public Health Dr Helen Carter said she had

25 Jan, 2024 @ 13:45

Gibraltar·Health·Other News

Need a hair transplant but can’t afford the trip to Turkey? Clinics in Spain’s Malaga are offering procedures for €3,000 or less

LONG gone are the days when a gentleman who had lost his hair had to resort to a Bobby Charlton-style comb over to cover his balding pate. One of the most popular

25 Jan, 2024 @ 11:38

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Health warning: Disease eradicated in Spain is surging in Europe at an ‘alarming’ rate, says the WHO

THE World Health Organisation (WHO) says that it has detected an ‘alarming’ increase in measles cases in Europe over the last year, and is calling for an increase in vaccinations in order

25 Jan, 2024 @ 10:44

Health·Lead·Other News

Over 21% of 'thirty-somethings' are not vaccinated against COVID-19 in Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Covid booster jabs are finally available in Gibraltar after delays in shipments from the UK

COVID boosters are finally at the Rock’s primary care centre for the over-50s or vulnerable people in the community from this Thursday. The Gibraltar Health Authority said that ‘the delay in receiving

25 Jan, 2024 @ 07:34

Gibraltar·Health·Other News

EXCLUSIVE: Nolotil campaigners demand a criminal investigation into health officials in Spain following the death of a British expat, 42, who lost his life to sepsis after taking the ‘lethal’ painkiller

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: [email protected] CAMPAIGNERS against the ‘deadly’ painkiller, Nolotil, have launched an official complaint with Spain’s public prosecution office after yet another Brit died at the

24 Jan, 2024 @ 17:02

Health·Lead·Other News

Miracle baby: Child is born via his grandmother’s donated uterus in Spain’s second-ever case

A BABY has been born in Spain using his grandmother’s donated uterus for the second time ever in Spain. Named Manuel, the boy will forever have a unique bond with his grandmother.

24 Jan, 2024 @ 11:15

Health·Other News

British expat dies after taking Nolotil in Spain: Father-of-one, 42, developed sepsis after being given the ‘lethal’ painkiller for a minor golf injury

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: [email protected] A BRITISH expat has died after being given the deadly painkiller Nolotil for a shoulder injury, it has emerged. Mark Brooks, 42, was

23 Jan, 2024 @ 16:46

Health·Lead·Other News

Revealed: This is the best quality milk you can buy in Spain, according to an official study

MILK is a fundamental part of many people’s daily food intake but a study shows that not all brands in Spain are of the same quality or price. The OCU consumer group

18 Jan, 2024 @ 16:45

Food & Drink·Health·Lead·National News·Other News

Robot Called 'da Vinci' Helps Carry Out Pioneering Lung Transplant In Spain's Barcelona

Spain beats its own record for organ transplants, maintaining its position as a world leader for donations

ALREADY established as a world leader when it comes to organ transplants, Spain shattered its own record for the procedures last year, for a total of 5,861. The figure was a 9%

18 Jan, 2024 @ 15:14

Health·Lead·Other News·Politics

OPEN FOR SERVICE: Health minister congratulates team on the stunning new hospital in Gibraltar

IT was back in 2008 that British surgeon David Deardon first aspired to open a private hospital in Gibraltar. Now, 15 years later, his hard work and planning has finally seen the

17 Jan, 2024 @ 15:28

Andalucia·Gibraltar·Health·Other News

Spain’s government to crack down on electronic cigarettes and tobacco flavours, while new regulations for vaping are still being considered by Health Ministry

THE SPANISH government is planning to crack down on non-conventional tobacco products by putting heated cigarettes on a par with conventional ones, as well as banning any kind of flavours added to

16 Jan, 2024 @ 13:29

Health·Lead·Politics

Health warning: Cheese product sold across Spain is taken off the shelves after harmful bacteria is detected – including ‘listeria monocytogenes’

A GORGONZOLA cheese sold by the Aldi supermarket chain in Spain has been withdrawn from shelves after it was found to contain listeria. The Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition (Aesan)

16 Jan, 2024 @ 12:30

Health·Lead·Madrid·National News

It’s officially the most depressing day of the year: An expert offers some tips to lift the gloom on ‘Blue Monday’

HOW are you feeling today? In case you’re a little bummed, it’s worth noting that today is officially ‘Blue Monday’; the most depressing day of the year. The term was first coined

15 Jan, 2024 @ 14:00

Health·Lead

West Nile Virus is found in 50,000 mosquitoes in Spain’s Andalucia – these are the most at risk areas

THE potentially fatal West Nile Virus is surging among mosquito populations in southern Spain, it has emerged. In its annual surveillance campaign, the Andalucian government detected a total of 49,629 mosquitoes carrying

13 Jan, 2024 @ 17:00

Andalucia·Cadiz·Cordoba·Health·Huelva·Jaen·Lead·Malaga·Sevilla

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