Health News - The Olive Press Spanish Newspaper

Spain-based British expat couple appear on UK TV to discuss their hypnotherapy gastric band procedure

AN expat couple from Fuengirola have appeared on ITV’s This Morning to discuss their Gastric Mind Band procedure. Martin and Marion Shirran, who work at

6 Jul, 2018 @ 10:18

Health·Lead

EXPAT APPEAL: British mum’s desperate plea for drug that could help teenage son walk again

The mother is urging expats to donate £2 for a drug costing £125,000 per shot and the only treatment available for her son's neuromuscular disease

29 Jun, 2018 @ 13:03

Health·Lead·Other News

Spanish parliament takes further steps to legalise euthanasia in Spain

The Socialist party proposal aims to make euthanasia a personal right available through both public and private services in Spain

27 Jun, 2018 @ 11:50

Health·Lead

COUNTDOWN IS ON: More victims of painkiller Nolotil come forward ahead of Spain probe

It comes weeks before a health campaigner is set to take her findings to a meeting with Spain’s top medication governing body in Madrid next

22 Jun, 2018 @ 13:22

Health·Lead

Spas and jacuzzis are growing in popularity around Mallorca thanks to HotSprings Spas

WHEN it comes to spas and Hot Tubs there is not much David can’t tell you. Mallorca’s top agent for world-leading American company HotSpring Spas,

17 Jun, 2018 @ 08:01

Health·La Cultura·Mallorca

Costa del Sol hospital enjoys record month for organ donations

THE Costa de Sol Hospital had a record month for organ donations in May. Four donations during the month meant doctors were able to provide

15 Jun, 2018 @ 14:33

Health·Lead

Water-resistant sun cream not as strong as manufacturers claim

YOU might want to think again if you think your water-resistant sun cream doesn’t need reapplying. A new study by British media group Which? has

15 Jun, 2018 @ 11:29

Health·Lead

Rising temperatures to have huge impact on Spanish jobs

WEATHER-related sick days costs the Spanish economy €360 million per year, a pioneering study has found. Researchers at the Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ISGlobal)

15 Jun, 2018 @ 09:25

Business & Finance·Health·Lead

We’re only human… just

OUR bodies are covered in microscopic creatures, including bacteria, viruses and fungi. Not surprisingly the vast majority of this microscopic life resides in our gut.

13 May, 2018 @ 17:30

Health

Hundreds of new Mallorca restaurant inspections to take place in crackdown

MALLORCA’S health inspectors are getting tough. In an island-wide crackdown, they will be undertaking hundreds more random inspections this year. In a bid to increase

1 May, 2018 @ 14:00

Entertainment·Food & Drink·Health·Lead·Mallorca

DOSE OF REALITY: Campaign to regulate lethal painkiller Nolotil gathers momentum in Spain

The Olive Press speaks to relatives of victims and campaigners about their hopes of regulating the controversial drug

29 Apr, 2018 @ 12:00

Health·Lead·Other News

Brit rushed to hospital after falling down Spanish cliff while taking selfie

A BRITISH tourist is in ‘serious condition’ in hospital after falling down a cliff while taking a selfie. The unnamed 38-year-old holidaymaker is believed to

29 Apr, 2018 @ 12:00

Entertainment·Health·Lead·Mallorca·Nature

Experts in Spain warn of ‘grave consequences’ in rise of pseudo-therapies like homeopathy and reiki

EXPERTS in Spain have warned of ‘grave consequences’ following a rise in the use of pseudo-therapies like homeopathy and reiki. It comes after a Sociological

24 Apr, 2018 @ 10:33

Health·Lead

EXCLUSIVE: Southern Spain hospitals in British expat hotspot issue warning for ‘lethal’ painkiller Nolotil

After the drug claimed countless lives, a health network on the Costa Blanca has issued a recommendation to its medical staff to avoid prescribing Nolotil

23 Apr, 2018 @ 13:09

Health·Lead·Other News

Drinking excessively could take up to FIVE years off your life

DRINKING above UK alcohol guidelines could take years off your life, a new study has found. The huge analysis of 600,000 drinkers in 19 countries

21 Apr, 2018 @ 15:45

Health·Lead

What to do if you are stung by a jellyfish in Spain

WITH the news that potentially lethal Man-o-war ‘jellyfish’ are back on the Costa del Sol, it’s important to know what to do and what not

17 Apr, 2018 @ 15:23

Health·Lead

British expat family in Andalucia appeal to get builder dad diagnosed with MS to Russia for stem cell treatment

A BRITISH expat family have launched a fundraising appeal for the father to receive potentially life-changing treatment for his Multiple Sclerosis in Russia. Paul Morrison, who

17 Apr, 2018 @ 12:41

Health·Lead

WARNING: Mussels in Spain containing norovirus distributed to Andalucia, dozens infected

SOME 39 people have become infected by norovirus after eating contaminated frozen mussels. The outbreak occured in Valencia, but the infected batch had already been

16 Apr, 2018 @ 14:08

Food & Drink·Health·Lead

Skin cancer operations increased by 30% on Costa del Sol last year

The region has some of the highest rates of skin cancer in Europe

12 Apr, 2018 @ 17:20

Health·Lead·Malaga

‘Don’t feed the monster’ campaign going strong as wipes are causing serious damage to sewer systems

A CAMPAIGN titled ‘Don’t Feed the Monster’ has spread across Mallorca, aiming to prevent wipes from being flushed down toilets and washed up on shores.

9 Apr, 2018 @ 10:19

Environment·Health·Mallorca

Eight firemen and police called to help move obese 300 kilo man from Malaga home

He had called daily for emergency services to help him move

20 Mar, 2018 @ 13:15

Health·Lead

UK among most unhealthy countries to raise child in Western world, new study finds

The British have one of the lowest breastfeeding rates and among the highest obesity rates

16 Mar, 2018 @ 12:08

Health·Lead

Doctor called in to help podgy population lose weight in a Spanish town

A SPANISH town is full of so many fat people that a doctor has been drafted in to help them shed the weight. Naron near

25 Feb, 2018 @ 12:30

Health·Lead

Flu pandemic in Spain leads to rising death toll

THE number of people in Spain who have died from the flu has risen dramatically. In what is proving to be the deadliest season of

25 Feb, 2018 @ 10:30

Health·Lead·National News

Spanish hospitals charging tourists double for care in Barcelona

Shockingly, not even the Hospital de Sant Pau (pictured) know what they are charging the ICPA, which could be in the millions.

20 Feb, 2018 @ 13:37

Crime & Law·Environment·Health·Lead·National News·Travel News

Walking Can Help You Reduce Your Hospital Readmission Rate for Cancer: Here’s How

Cancer is difficult to recover from. Aggressive forms of cancer like mesothelioma can make you feel fatigued all the time. It can be tempting to

19 Feb, 2018 @ 11:59

Health·Other News

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Spain-based British expat couple appear on UK TV to discuss their hypnotherapy gastric band procedure

EXPAT APPEAL: British mum’s desperate plea for drug that could help teenage son walk again

Spanish parliament takes further steps to legalise euthanasia in Spain

COUNTDOWN IS ON: More victims of painkiller Nolotil come forward ahead of Spain probe

Spas and jacuzzis are growing in popularity around Mallorca thanks to HotSprings Spas

Costa del Sol hospital enjoys record month for organ donations

Water-resistant sun cream not as strong as manufacturers claim

Rising temperatures to have huge impact on Spanish jobs

We’re only human… just

Hundreds of new Mallorca restaurant inspections to take place in crackdown

DOSE OF REALITY: Campaign to regulate lethal painkiller Nolotil gathers momentum in Spain

Brit rushed to hospital after falling down Spanish cliff while taking selfie

Experts in Spain warn of ‘grave consequences’ in rise of pseudo-therapies like homeopathy and reiki

EXCLUSIVE: Southern Spain hospitals in British expat hotspot issue warning for ‘lethal’ painkiller Nolotil

Drinking excessively could take up to FIVE years off your life

What to do if you are stung by a jellyfish in Spain

British expat family in Andalucia appeal to get builder dad diagnosed with MS to Russia for stem cell treatment

WARNING: Mussels in Spain containing norovirus distributed to Andalucia, dozens infected

Skin cancer operations increased by 30% on Costa del Sol last year

‘Don’t feed the monster’ campaign going strong as wipes are causing serious damage to sewer systems

Eight firemen and police called to help move obese 300 kilo man from Malaga home

UK among most unhealthy countries to raise child in Western world, new study finds

Doctor called in to help podgy population lose weight in a Spanish town

Flu pandemic in Spain leads to rising death toll

Spanish hospitals charging tourists double for care in Barcelona

Walking Can Help You Reduce Your Hospital Readmission Rate for Cancer: Here’s How

Entire hotel on the Costa del Sol is evicted after scammers ‘from Middle East’ hijack resort in €3m fraud

Malaga’s Montejaque dam: How a 100-year-old engineering mistake has come back to haunt the Guadiaro Valley

Spain’s right-wing PP makes surprise call for La Linea to be included in Costa del Sol train line – as removal of border with Gibraltar set to create 100,000 conurbation

Shock retrial for freed Madeleine McCann suspect expected after German judge is slammed for her ‘shambolic’ ruling

Costa del Sol under yellow alert yet again ahead of fresh storms to hit on Friday