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Why you should eat a tomato EVERY day, according to a leading scientist in Spain

ONE of the benefits of living in Spain is the availability of home-grown fruits and vegetables, many of which are cultivated all year round...

Want to avoid cancer? Doctors in Spain say 30 minutes of exercise a day will significantly reduce the risk...

PHYSICAL exercise and sport are useful tools in the fight against cancer with Spanish doctors saying a bit of daily exertion can reduce the...

What should I do if I’ve been given Nolotil in Spain? A guide for British and other northern Europeans...

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es SINCE the death of British expat Mark Brooks, Nolotil is on many people’s minds, but what...

Omega-3 reduces the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s, says study in Spain: These are the foods with high levels...

OMEGA-3 can lower the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s, a study has suggested.  The Hospital del Mar Research Institute in Barcelona found that people...

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

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es Nolotil campaigner Cristina del Campo has claimed sinister political pressure is behind the drug being so...

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

Flu vaccines will be offered at ALL health centres in Spain’s Andalucia from Monday – WITHOUT the need for...

THE Andalucian Health Ministry has announced that flu vaccinations will be available without an appointment at all of its health centres from Monday, January...

Is bottled water safe? Study reveals the average litre could contain 240,000 ‘nanoplastics’ that can be carried to the...

A TEAM of scientists is claiming that a litre of bottled water contains on average around 240,000 detectable plastic fragments- between 10 and 100...

‘Profound crisis’ at Hospital Costa del Sol: 75,000 patients remain on waiting list for surgery, tests and appointments

A DOCTOR’S union has denounced what it describes as a ‘profound crisis’ at the Hospital Universitario Costa del Sol in Malaga, due to underfunding...

Resident in Spain faces HUGE fine for feeding pigeons in the street

A WOMAN has been penalised in Santa Cruz de Tenerife for repeatedly feeding pigeons in the street and could be fined up to €1,500. She...

Spain brings back mandatory face masks: Protective gear MUST be worn in hospitals and health centres from this date

SPAIN'S Ministry of Health will impose the mandatory use of masks in health centres and hospitals throughout the country as respiratory infections rise and...

Masks will NOT be made mandatory in hospitals in Spain’s Andalucia – after several other regions enforce face coverings

MASKS will not be enforced in Andalucian hospitals as many other regions make face coverings mandatory. Health tsar Monica Garcia issued the temporary recommendation last...

Masks are made mandatory in Spain’s Valencia region: This is where you must cover your face from TODAY amid...

COMPULSORY mask wearing in hospitals and health centres in the Valencian Community has been reinstated this Friday. The decision was taken by the regional Ministry...

Doctors call for face masks to be made mandatory in hospitals across Spain amid surge in Covid and flu...

A FAMILY doctors group wants compulsory mask wearing restored to hospitals and medical centres to reduce the spread of flu, Covid, and other respiratory...

Medical experts list the main reasons why people need emergency treatment on New Year’s Eve in Spain

EXCESS alcohol and people choking on food are among the leading reasons for hospital ER visits in Spain on New Year's Eve, according to...

Covid and flu cases rise as temperatures fall in Spain’s Valencia region

COVID infections have increased by 83% in the last week to reach 247.3 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in the Valencian Community compared to 135.1...

Two top healthcare officials quit in Spain’s Andalucia region in the midst of a waiting-list crisis

TWO of the most senior officials in Andalucia’s regional healthcare system have quit their roles, in the midst of a waiting-list crisis in the...

Emergency call centre nurse helps save life of choking young baby on Spain’s Costa Blanca

THE PARENTS of a two-month-old baby saved her life on Sunday night after following instructions from an emergency call centre nurse. The youngster was taken...

Scabies surges in tourist area of Spain: Health experts detect 44 outbreaks this year- with 11 linked to schools

THE Balearic Islands has reported 44 outbreaks of scabies this year up to early November with 19 affecting families or homes, 12 in social...

Will this be the next pandemic? Scientists sound the alarm over ‘zombie deer’ virus after detecting the disease in...

SCIENTISTS have issued a stark warning that a virus called 'zombie deer disease' could spread to humans after a case was detected in the...

Feel like everyone has caught a cold this Christmas? Stats from Spain’s Health Ministry suggest you are right

IF YOU are suffering from a cold, the flu or some other respiratory ailment, and feel like everyone around you in Spain is too,...

Suffering from migraines? These three medicines are far better than ibuprofen, new study suggests

THE Spanish Society of Neurology says that 1.5 million people in the country suffer from chronic migraines and experience headaches 15 or more days...

Popular tourist resort in Spain offers tax break to restaurants and bars that ban smoking on terraces

BAR and restaurant owners in Mallorca's capital have been given a financial incentive to ban smoking on their terraces. As rumours circulate that Spain's Health...

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