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Is lemon water good for you? How one of Spain’s most popular drinks could benefit your kidneys

SPAIN is one of the world's biggest consumers of lemons and drinking lemon water brings a variety of benefits with suggestions that it could...

EXCLUSIVE: Why are breast cancer rates soaring in Spain? Worrying stats show one in 10 new cases are among...

LAST year, an estimated 35,750 women were diagnosed with breast cancer in Spain, a shocking 7,000 more than in 2015.  This rise is partly due...

Health experts demand energy drinks be BANNED for U18s in Spain’s Andalucia: This is why

HEALTH experts in Spain’s Andalusia want the region to follow in the footsteps of Galicia, and ban the sale of energy drinks to the...

Miracle baby: Lesbian couple in Spain are first in Europe to give birth to child they BOTH carried

A SPANISH lesbian couple have become the first in Europe to give birth to a baby they both carried.  Derek, weighing 3.3kg, was born in...

EXCLUSIVE: ‘Deadly’ painkiller Nolotil is STILL being given to Brits in Spain despite restrictions being brought in five years...

A LETHAL painkiller is STILL being given to northern Europeans five years after it was banned, the Olive Press can reveal.  It comes after an...

Doctor in Spain refused to treat a man at his home just 50m away because it ‘broke protocol’: Woman...

A VALENCIA doctor has been convicted of refusing to go to a patient's home- just 50 metres from her medical centre- with the man...

Revealed: How taking a typical Spanish siesta is good for your heart

ALONG with the food, the climate and the people, the siesta has to be one of the best things about living in Spain. But...

Deadly eye-bleeding disease carried by ticks are found on France’s border with Spain

A DEADLY tick-borne virus has been detected on the French-Spanish border.  The illness is reported to kill up to four in 10 people who catch...

Hospitals WILL return to public management in two areas of Spain’s Costa Blanca and Valencia

THE VALENCIAN government has rejected calls to overturn plans to remove the private management of two health departments. The Denia and Manises areas will return...

Under-fire nursing home with rat infestation gets surprise inspection on Spain’s Costa Blanca

VALENCIAN government inspectors have made a surprise visit to an Orihuela Costa nursing home after complaints of rat and cockroach infestations. As previously reported by...

Life-saving phone app for food allergy sufferers created in Spain’s Andalucia

A PHONE app that could help save the life of a food allergy sufferer has been inspired by a Cadiz allergy specialist thanks to...

Fighting cancer: High doses of ultra fast radiotherapy with lasers are being tested in Spain

SPANISH scientists are working on a new way of treating cancer which involves high doses of ultra fast radiation in controlled proton flash radiotherapy. The...

This region in Spain is banning energy drinks for children and teenagers

SPAIN'S northern Galicia region will become the first part of the country to ban energy drinks sales to teenagers and children from 2024. A drinks...

Valencia in Spain trials four day week: ‘Promising’ results show benefits for workers and economy

VALENCIA CITY'S four-day working week experiment in April and May has brought positive results over health benefits and extra family time, yet brought caution...

Dancer is ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain: Young woman is forced to seek hospital treatment as number of pests...

A YOUNG woman has been left with ‘wounds’ after being ‘devoured’ by bedbugs in Spain.  In comes as the French government has had to take...

How to get yourself protected this winter against flu and Covid-19 in Spain’s Costa Blanca

DOUBLE vaccinations against flu and Covid-19 started being dosed out in the Valencian Community on Monday, with age categories extended at both ends of...

Rats and cockroaches spotted crawling on old people’s faces in nursing homes on Spain’s Costa Blanca

CONDITIONS at three Alicante province nursing homes have been slammed amidst calls for the Valencian government to carry out urgent inspections. One home has been...

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

HOSPITEN ESTEPONA has been given national recognition in the fifth Best Hospitals in Spain Awards, walking away with a top acolade. Estepona won the category...

Caña believe it! New study on beer reveals Spain’s favourite drink can have a range of health benefits

DRINKING beer like having a crafty caña is very much part of the Spanish way of life, but a new study has revealed more...

Bed bugs surge in Spain: Population of pest swells by 71% amid ongoing ‘plague’ in Paris – here’s how...

THE FRENCH capital Paris is suffering from a plague of bed bugs affecting thousands of homes, hotels and businesses and the pest is also...

Best emergency department in Spain award goes to Valencia hospital

THE EMERGENCY department at Valencia's La Fe Hospital has been voted as the best in Spain for the second year running in the 'Best...

Smoking could soon be illegal in certain parks and plazas in Spain’s Valencia

VALENCIA City Council could soon ban smoking in some squares, parks, and gardens in the city. Mayor Maria Jose Catala made the announcement on Tuesday...

Woman wins €450,000 pay out after shoulder surgery causes arm amputation at Costa Blanca hospital in Spain

AN ELDERLY woman has got a €450,000 pay-out after a shoulder operation went wrong at Torrevieja Hospital resulting in the amputation of her left...

Health centre expansion reversed for busy British expat area of Spain’s Costa Blanca

PLANS to expand a health centre serving 30,000 patients on the Orihuela Costa have been shelved in favour of seeking a site to build...

Stinking advice: Harvard study warns against showering every day

IF you want a healthy skin then stay out of the shower. This is the message from a Harvard University study that says a daily...

Spain’s Covid impact second only to Italy in Europe’s worst-hit zones

DURING the peak of the Covid-19 pandemic, official figures have revealed that deaths in certain parts of Europe were a staggering nine times higher...

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