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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 …

A WOMAN was stabbed at a packed Alicante ice cream parlour on Monday after a row involving her ex-partner and two grown-up sons. The 51-year-old woman was taken to the city’s Doctor Balmis Hospital but her life was never at risk. Her former partner, 47, and her two sons, aged 20 and 21, have been arrested by the Policia Nacional …

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 …