Health and Beauty

WANT to live to 100? Consider moving to this beauty spot in northern Spain, home to the highest number of 100 year olds per capita.  Many expats move to Spain to retire, but where should you move to get the most out of your remaining years? According to a new study carried out by the Galician Geriatric Society and the …

A 26-YEAR-OLD woman has recalled her horrific ordeal after becoming infected with the West Nile virus in southern Spain.  Melody S.R (pictured above speaking to local news) said she felt like her head ‘was exploding’, describing the sensation as ‘like having my heart in my brain.’ Speaking to Correo de Andalucia, the mother of a nine-year-old boy recalled how she …

MALAGA has activated its action plan against West Nile virus after mosquitoes carrying the disease were detected by health authorities.  The virus was found in specimens in the Guadalhorce River and the Campanillas district, on the outskirts of the city. The risk level in terms of the number of mozzies carrying the virus has been raised from NR-1 to NR-4. …

HEALTH experts in Spain have warned against eating a hugely popular brand of crisps.  It comes after the consumer watchdog OCU analysed 331 brands and their products to discover which were the least healthy. In general, the OCU said crisps are not the most recommended snack as they are ‘calorie bombs’ filled with saturated fats, added salt and in certain …

HEALTH authorities in Andalucia have raised the risk level from West Nile virus after discovering mosquitoes carrying the disease in a major city.  The risk level in the capital city of Huelva has been raised from two to four. It came after samples of the disease were found less than 1.5km from the urban centre. Huelva City Council announced on …

A NEW case of West Nile virus has been reported in Sevilla province. An elderly man from San Juan de Aznalfarache has caught the virus which has so far claimed five deaths this summer in the area. He is progressing well according to health authorities with the risk level at San Juan now raised to grade five. MOSQUITO FUMIGATION The …

Lancet report states two per cent of instances are attributed to untreated imaginative and prescient loss later in life. Credit score: Shutterstock A brand new research has discovered that just about half of dementia instances worldwide could possibly be prevented or delayed. Specialists in dementia have recognized 14 threat components that contribute to getting dementia, and figuring out them may …

Hope rekindled for lung most cancers sufferers. Credit score: Foto de RF._.studio. Pexels. Medical doctors have begun trialling the world’s first mRNA lung most cancers vaccine, with specialists hailing its “groundbreaking” potential to save lots of lives. Lung most cancers, the world’s deadliest type of most cancers, claims approximately 1.8 million lives annually. Survival charges for advanced-stage NSCLC, the most …

THE increasingly high temperatures experienced in Spain could see a surge in thrombosis, doctors have warned.  According to Juan Carlos Reverter (pictured above), the president of the Spanish Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (SETH), in extreme heat ‘the blood does not circulate well.’ Speaking to El Español, the expert said there are two heat-related factors that cause people to be …

THE West Nile Virus which is transmitted to people via mosquito bites has now claimed five victims this summer in Sevilla province. Andalucia’s Ministry of Health said that two infected patients- both from Coria del Rio- had recently passed away. All of the five victims so far were aged 71 years and over, with numbers of reported infections running into …