Mental health patients in Portugal lack support
A MAJOR European study into mental health diseases revealed that there is a lack of support and understanding for patients suffering from schizophrenia in Portugal. In Portugal, victims of this
Off The Wall – a tribute to Pink Floyd
WHEN THE warring factions of the real Floyd kissed and made up for Live8, rumours were abound about more live performances by Waters, Gilmour, Mason and Wright. However, this was
One child abused every two days
ACCORDING TO the latest report from the Inspecção-Geral de Saúde (IGS), the health general inspectorate, confirmed by paediatrician José Gonçalves Oliveira, director of paediatrics at the S. João de Deus
Policeman dies saving man on railway line
A POLICEMAN died in Lisbon last Sunday while saving the life of a 23-year-old man who fell on the Cascais-Lisbon railway line. The man, allegedly drunk following an evening out
Portugal 20 years behind the rest of Europe in innovation
PORTUGAL’S DEVELOPMENT, in terms of technological innovation, is “extremely weak” and “worrying”, claims a European Union Commission. At the present rate, Portugal needs 20 years in order to reach even
Portugal one of the most promising investment destinations
AFTER LAST year’s widely covered ‘Top 20 of the World’, Channel 4’s programme A Place in the Sun narrowed the list to Europe and focused purely on capital gain. And,
Portuguese wine honoured by German magazine
GERMAN WINE magazine, Weinwirtschaft, has elected Portuguese wine Casal Garcia for its list of the Top 100 wines of 2005. The election was based on criteria such as quality, the
Rain insufficient to assuage Algarve’s drought
DESPITE WIDESPREAD reports that the Algarve is no longer in a drought situation, data from the Algarve University reveals that the rainfall in recent months was not sufficient to stop
Reset yourself with the Bowen Technique
NAMED AFTER its innovator Tom Bowen, the Bowen Technique is a gentle, relaxing, complementary therapy that sends messages deep into the body. Therapists move over muscles and connective tissue, using
Revive your wardrobe
IN SPRING last year, we covered the opening of a nearly new women’s fashion boutique in Almancil called Revivals. Discreetly tucked away in the back of the Griffin Bookshop, it