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Health

Axarquia cyclist dies from heatstroke

The hospital stated that the exertion from cycling in such high temperatures caused the heatstroke

Another heatstroke death in the Axarquia

The second victim in a week was a 45-year-old farmer from Torrox

New Ebola vaccine will be tested in Madrid

The experimental vaccineis called VSV-ZEBOV and contains a bovine strain of the disease

Heat may cause mental health problems, say Madrid experts

Be on your guard for apathy, crankiness, bad moods, and even mental health problems, say scientists at the Complutense University of Madrid

Seeing off sciatica

Sciatica sufferers have a very good chance of overcoming the pain quickly if properly diagnosed, writes consultant orthopaedic surgeon Andrew Clarke of Nuffield Health Exeter Hospital

Spaniards live longer with a life expectancy of 82

People are living longer worldwide, with average life expectancy up from 65 in 1990 to 71.5 in 2013

Spanish religious group awarded for Ebola work in Africa

The award was one of eight Asturias prizes handed out, all of which come with a €50,000 cash prize

Gibraltar man in Calais helps raise £157,000 for migrant camp

Gibraltarian Dan Teuma, 29, works with CalAid to help those living in the camp each day

Mediterranean diet reduces the risk of breast cancer

A high intake of fish, plant foods and olive oil has been linked to the reduced risk of breast cancer

New catering facility launched at Gibraltar’s St Bernard hospital

Gibraltar's main hospital has a new catering facility

Gibraltar patients now entitled to UK organ transplants

Previously, organ transplants in Gibraltar were not possible

Bellota and serrano jamon carry no health risk, says Spanish expert

Dr Carlos Alberto Gonzalez was responding to October’s WHO report

Holland and Barrett declares huge Black Friday sale

The healthstore's Andalucian branches are Buy One Get One Half Price on everything

Health workers at La Linea hospital call for return of cut wages

They want a return to a 35-hour week, the return of pay to 2012 levels and an end to docking pay for those who are off sick

Spanish obesity to be tackled by two new weight-loss treatments

Liraglitude and Naitrexona-Bupropion are going to be available from 2016

The gift of life for Christmas

Spain has set a new record for organ transplants in one day

Spanish jazz musician plays saxophone during 12-hour brain surgery

With a piece of his skull removed, doctors from Malaga’s Carlos Haya hospital instructed the 27-year-old to play his alto sax as ensured his musical ability was not hampered by the operation

Painless pain relief

Somatics is a way to release chronic muscular pain and tension by performing simple movements anyone can do

Baby contracts scurvy in Spain after being put on almond-milk diet

Doctors have linked the rare disease to the baby’s almond milk-only diet

Brits head to Spain in search of cheap cosmetic surgery

New figures show the number of foreigners coming to Spain for cosmetic surgery is at an all time high

Spanish Olympic gold medalist contracts Zika in Brazil, throws Rio 2016 into doubt

There are now a total of 32 confirmed Zika cases in Spain, three of which are pregnant

Passive smoking increases risk to foetuses by up to 29%

Comprehensive study of 27,993 European mothers and children

Surgery addict whose new nose began eating itself saved by Malaga doctors

His septum had became loose and a hole appeared on the outside of his right nostril.

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