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23/06/2009 Health Insurance in Spain from Expatriate Healthcare (sponsored contribution)

An estimated one million British expatriates have made their home on the Spanish Costa’s in the last decades tempted by the ‘dream’ of warmer climates, cheap property and a better quality of life.

21/06/2009 Pandemic: NO PANIC!

The world is facing a flu pandemic. The World Health Organisation raised the level of alert to phase 6, the highest phase. What does that mean?

22/12/2008 Organ donation and the right to consent

Since the first human kidney transplant in 1954, organ transplant surgery has offered hope to thousands of people around the world. But even as the medical techniques improve, waiting lists get longer and people die every day for lack of a donor.

15/12/2008 'Eternal adolescence' through binge drinking

Eternal adolescence Alcohol is not just dangerous for growing children, it is downright disastrous. Recent research among adolescents shows that the damage is permanent. Binge drinking can even lead to a permanently underdeveloped brain.

17/10/2008 Guide to the Spanish healthcare system

The healthcare system has improved considerably over the last few years and is now something the Spanish can be justifiably proud of. Here's a guide to insurance, doctors, dentists, pharmacies and emergency treatment.

03/10/2008 Sleep as basic human need

As life gets busier, the combination of urban life and increasing noise pollution means people all over the world are reporting sleep problems.

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