Tag: WHO
Spain’s Benidorm features as one of seven Alicante locations in the Top 100 Greenest Places of Europe
BENIDORM and six other Alicante towns feature in a study that reveals the greenest places in Europe. Elda, Alicante, Elche, Torrevieja, Benidorm, Alcoy and San...
FAT FIGHTERS: EU enforces limit on artificial trans fats in food products
Fried fast food is the most infamous culprit, although artificial trans fats can also be found in certain types of margarines and vegetable oils, bakery products and frozen pizzas, among others.
WHO advises to wear face masks in public in order to combat coronavirus
THE World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks, saying that they should be worn in public in order to halt the spread of coronavirus.
Spain’s parents SLAM school dinners as 94% say canteens ‘need improvement’ amid obesity epidemic
The findings will make tough reading for schools, as just 24% of parents said that school dinners came with information about the ingredients used
Spanish girls second most obese in Europe and boys fourth most, as Mediterranean diet in decline
A ‘decline’ in the Mediterranean diet, which includes, fish, nuts, olive oil, fruit and vegetables, has been blamed by scientists for the poor results of Spain
Spain has one of smallest number of food-related deaths in world
It comes after it emerged in February that Spain is the world’s healthiest country, following analysis by Bloomberg
Blowing in the wind: Does pollution on Gibraltar’s border with Spain cause increased cancer rates?
Black clouds of pollution billow daily from the industrial chimneys of the Campo de Gibraltar. Is it all merely hot air or a smoking gun for cancer? The Olive Press investigates
KILLER AIR: Andalucia Junta denounced for ‘failing’ to battle toxic air as Cadiz and Campo de Gibraltar revealed to...
ENVIRONMENTAL groups are taking legal action against the Junta for ‘failing to tackle toxic air’ in the Campo de Gibraltar. Ecologistas en Accion has...
TOXIC: 97% of Spain exposed to ‘unacceptable’ levels of air pollution
ONLY 3% of the entire Spanish nation enjoy air quality that meets World Health Organisation standards. And according to the WHO’s latest shocking report, the...
Gibraltar officially the fourth most polluted part of the UK, but government blames African dust
The Gibraltar Government pointed to what it said were contributing factors that could not be controlled
Europeans to live two years longer by 2030
A new infographic by the World Health Organization has compared life expectancy now to predicted expectancy in 2030
Reports by leading health agency leaves questions about health benefits of coffee
Hot coffee at once reduces and increases a drinker’s risk of cancer
A third of Spain’s most polluted places are in Andalucia, WHO says
Puerto Real is the most polluted place in the country, while La Linea comes third
OPINION: Safe to breathe
This month’s eye-opening WHO report into global air standards should be heeded urgently by the authorities
New WHO report says Spain has the fourth highest life expectancy in the world
The report shows that global life expectancy has increased by five years since 2000
Iberico hams are becoming increasingly sought after worldwide
Spain's prized Iberico hams can’t cure fast enough for China
Heavy air pollution affects 16.8 million Spaniards
A significant amount of the Spanish population are breathing in dangerous levels of pollutants
UPDATE: Hospital staff blame first European Ebola case on substandard equipment
A Spanish nurse has twice tested positive for the disease, blamed on hospital failure to follow protocol
Second Spanish priest to contract Ebola flown to Madrid hospital
The 69-year-old had been working in a hospital in Sierra Leone
BREAKING: Spanish ebola victim dies
The priest underwent four days of experimental treatment with the drug ZMapp
Diesel fumes as deadly as arsenic, says WHO
Experts have reclassified diesel fumes from ‘probable’ carcinogens
Measles surge leads to calls for earlier vaccinations
Last year there were five times as many cases than the previous year
Spanish cucumbers are not to blame for the E.coli outbreak
Spain is now seeking compensation
Spanish noise
Many a writer on Spain has commented on what a noisy country it is. According to the World Health Organisation (WHO) Spain is the second noisiest country in the world after Japan
Driven barking mad
Spain still clings onto second place in world's noisiest country awards thanks to its over-zealous dogs
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German expat shoots daughter-in-law and grandson before turning gun on himself in Spain’s Balearic Island of Formentera
A GERMAN expat turned the gun on himself after shooting his daughter-in-law and grandson in a row outside their home in Formentera. The 82-year-old man,...
