Tag Archives: Health

A hospital in ALICANTE has performed a groundbreaking procedure to destroy breast cancer cells by freezing. A 90-year old woman was successfully treated at the Doctor Balmis Hospital. Cryoablation is the technique used in radiology. READ MORE DOCTOR BALMIS HOSPITAL, ALICANTE The procedure is guided using ultrasound equipment, which is typically safer and more minimally invasive than surgery. The Ministry …

The Policia Nacional reports that physical and verbal assaults against health workers will rise by 29% across Spain in 2024. Police said that the large increase in violence does not indicate an increase in aggression, but rather shows that the health community has become more aware of reporting violent incidents and is taking a zero-tolerance stance towards all forms of …

Friday, 21 February 20, 18:17 The Spanish consumer organisation OCU reported that a slimming cream sold online contains an active ingredient similar to those found in medicines, “whose non-prescribed use can be hazardous”. It has informed the Spanish Agency for Food Safety and Nutrition, Aesan, that the ingredient in question was ephedrine. Ephedrine (a natural alkaloid) is a stimulant of …

Four people got food poisoning after eating a DODGY tortilla in a Zaragoza-based restaurant. The Aragon Epidemiological Bulletin reported that four diners had contracted salmonellosis following their consumption of the Spanish potato-omelette dish. Inspectors of public health specializing in food safety investigated the outbreak. READ MORE TORTILLA No further cases of this type have been reported. After testing four diners …

It is the worst possible time to visit a clinic for men’s health: just after the celebrations in Spain, which last until the night of Reyes (the three kings), who arrive on January 6 with more calories and alcohol. So heading into Gibraltar from the Costa del Sol in mid-January (only a ‘dry-ish’ January for me, being a near-suicidal Spurs …

The extreme temperatures in Valencia last year caused an unprecedented number of deaths. The Carlos III Health Institute in Madrid reports that 516 deaths in 2024 will be caused by high or low temperatures, a 42% increase compared to 2023. In the winter of 2018, 205 people died from the cold. The summer saw 268 deaths, which is almost the …