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Have a doctor’s appointment in Spain’s Andalucia this week? Wear a face mask or risk being turned away and FINED by police

FACE masks continue to be mandatory in all health centres in Andalucia, despite rates of flu and Covid dropping dramatically in recent weeks. An Olive

7 Feb, 2024 @ 10:12

Andalucia·Health·Lead·Must Read·Other News

Norovirus outbreak in Spain: Health chiefs investigate after 40 people are infected at a school in Andalucia

ANDALUCIA health officials are investigating a norovirus outbreak that affected around 40 people at an Almeria province school. The outbreak was reported at the CEIP

6 Feb, 2024 @ 17:00

Almeria·Andalucia·Health·Lead·Other News

Live-in care: The preferred care option offering a personalised service

IT’S a difficult enough time when you realise an elderly parent or close relative needs care. Let alone arranging this when you live overseas. With a

6 Feb, 2024 @ 13:28

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘I’ve had TWO liver transplants in Spain – this is why the country is the best in the WORLD for organ donations’

FOR Eva Perez, receiving the all-important phone call kickstarted a complicated mix of emotions. “You are happy because your loved ones are celebrating that you

5 Feb, 2024 @ 13:10

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New specialist diabetes care units to open next year across Costa Blanca and Valencia areas of Spain

Diabetes is surging in southern Spain: Here’s how to prevent developing the disease

DIABETES is surging in Andalucia at an alarming rate, health experts have warned. Dr Diego Fernandez raised the alarm this week during an appearance on

4 Feb, 2024 @ 10:17

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Hospital in Spain’s Benidorm area will get extra beds in change to €47m project that started construction last year

CHANGES will be made in the current expansion project at Villajoyosa’s Marina Baixa Hospital to create more spaces for beds. Work started last year to

1 Feb, 2024 @ 16:42

Benidorm·Costa Blanca·Health·Other News·Valencian Community

STUB IT OUT! Petition calls on nationwide ban on cigarette smoking at Spain's beaches

Cigarette and tobacco prices could soon surge in Spain: Government hopes measure will reduce the number of smokers

THE Spanish health ministry are considering imposing a new levy on cigarettes and tobacco in an attempt to reduce the number of smokers nationwide. The

1 Feb, 2024 @ 10:32

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Why you should eat a tomato EVERY day, according to a leading scientist in Spain

ONE of the benefits of living in Spain is the availability of home-grown fruits and vegetables, many of which are cultivated all year round in

1 Feb, 2024 @ 10:15

Food & Drink·Health·Other News

Want to avoid cancer? Doctors in Spain say 30 minutes of exercise a day will significantly reduce the risk of developing a tumour

PHYSICAL exercise and sport are useful tools in the fight against cancer with Spanish doctors saying a bit of daily exertion can reduce the risk

31 Jan, 2024 @ 16:15

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What should I do if I’ve been given Nolotil in Spain? A guide for British and other northern Europeans on dealing with the ‘lethal’ painkiller

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es SINCE the death of British expat Mark Brooks, Nolotil is on many people’s minds, but what

31 Jan, 2024 @ 12:17

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Omega-3 reduces the risk of dementia and Alzheimer’s, says study in Spain: These are the foods with high levels of the fatty acid

OMEGA-3 can lower the risk of developing dementia, including Alzheimer’s, a study has suggested. The Hospital del Mar Research Institute in Barcelona found that people

31 Jan, 2024 @ 10:48

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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Nolotil shouldn’t be sold like shampoo’: Campaigner Cristina Del Campo blasts ‘serious corruption’ in her fight against Big Pharma

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es Nolotil campaigner Cristina del Campo has claimed sinister political pressure is behind the drug being so

30 Jan, 2024 @ 16:37

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Face masks are no longer mandatory in this region of Spain from tomorrow

COMPULSORY mask wearing in Valencian Community medical centres and hospitals will end after it was imposed regionally on January 5 in a response to rises

30 Jan, 2024 @ 15:45

Castellon·Costa Blanca·Health·Lead·Other News·Valencia·Valencian Community

Toddler Robin, who is fighting a rare cancer

Little Robin needs your help: Family of a British toddler fighting a rare cancer launches appeal to continue his treatment in Spain

A CROWDFUNDING campaign has been launched to help a 22-month-old boy called Robin survive a high-risk cancer. The fundraiser was set up by his grandmother,

30 Jan, 2024 @ 12:28

Andalucia·Barcelona·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Malaga·Other News

Alzheimer’s revelation: How the brain disease was spread between humans via a growth hormone given to children in the UK up until 1985

A NEW study has revealed the brain disease, Alzheimer’s, can spread between humans. READ MORE: Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of

30 Jan, 2024 @ 10:30

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Revealed: These fruits and vegetables carry the most traces of pesticides in Spain – here’s how to remove them

AS much as 40% of all food sold in Spain may contain traces of pesticides, according to data collected by the Spanish Agency for Food

29 Jan, 2024 @ 13:31

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Increase of breast cancer in young women could be caused by synthetic chemicals, study reveals.

SCIENTISTS have found some 921 cancer promoting chemicals in products we use daily. READ MORE: Why are breast cancer rates soaring in Spain? Worrying stats

28 Jan, 2024 @ 07:45

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AND BREATHE: Relax, you’ve passed Blue Monday! In the second of his insightful columns, Fijaz Mughal gives some excellent tips on how to create a positive outlook for the year ahead

WE are now powering into the New Year and 2024. Last year may have brought trials and tribulations, a sense of economic worries and concern

27 Jan, 2024 @ 15:44

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STIs are soaring in Spain: Cases of gonorrhea, chlamydia and syphilis are on the rise, experts warn

A NEW study has revealed skyrocketing STI infections across Spain, with rates of gonorrhoea more than quadrupling between 1995 and 2022. The report looked at

27 Jan, 2024 @ 06:26

Asturias·Basque Country·Canary Islands·Catalunya·Health·Lead·Madrid·Other News

‘Kill the Drug’: Together we can prevent more British lives from being lost as the Olive Press relaunches its Nolotil campaign

THE Olive Press is today relaunching our ‘Kill the Drug’ campaign in a bid to bring in tougher regulations on Nolotil. Our original campaign in

26 Jan, 2024 @ 17:55

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‘Our Nolotil hell’: British expats recall their terrifying ordeals after taking the ‘lethal’ painkiller in Spain – including one who ‘momentarily died’ before having to learn to walk again

Exclusive by Laurence Dollimore and Yzabelle Bostyn A BRITISH expat has revealed how she almost died after being administered Nolotil in Spain – as a

26 Jan, 2024 @ 15:13

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What is Nolotil? The painkiller sold in Spain that’s been linked to dozens of British deaths

Have you been affected by Nolotil? Email us: tips@theolivepress.es THE Olive Press recently revealed that campaigners are launching an official complaint with Spain’s public prosecution

26 Jan, 2024 @ 12:28

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

Suffering from varicose veins? These are the non-surgical and non-invasive techniques being used by Hospiten to treat the condition

IT is not simply a question of aesthetics…Varicose veins are a health problem that, if left untreated, can progress to a much more serious disease.

26 Jan, 2024 @ 11:55

Andalucia·Health·Other News

Face masks are no longer required at Gibraltar health facilities as flu and Covid cases drop

FACE masks ‘are no longer essential’ at Gibraltar’s health facilities, after numbers of Covid and flu cases dropped across the British territory. Director of Public

25 Jan, 2024 @ 13:45

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