Top five remedies for high blood pressure
Last month I wrote about the conundrum of high blood pressure and the medications used to treat it – now I’m going to share with you my top five herbal
HPA Oncology Unit first in Portugal using adjuvant immunotherapy for operated melanoma
Hospital Particular do Algarve – Gambelas Day Care Hospital is performing, for the first time in Portugal, adjuvant treatment with immunotherapy – Nivolumab (Opdivo®) – in an operated stage III
Faro eye specialists reopen operating room
Faro-based eye clinic Vivina Cabrita has announced that it has reopened its operating room following a number of renovations at the clinic. The operating room is now “more modern and
Let’s have a drink … of water!
In the summer, drinking plenty water is essential to your health. Life takes place in an aqueous solution as the cells, the basic bricks that construct the human body, are
Algarve health authority wages war on salt
Regional health authority ARS Algarve has launched a new campaign encouraging the population to reduce salt consumption and adopt healthier eating habits. The campaign highlights the worrying effects salt has
Hyperhidrosis? Don’t be intimidated.
Hyperhidrosis is an excessive and unnecessary increase in sweating that affects the hands, underarms and feet in a particular way. Perspiration is a necessary function to control body temperature and
Stressed out by the weather?
Have you recently felt stressed and unwell without apparent cause? Have you felt tired and unable to undertake even the simplest of routine tasks without extra effort? It may be
Breast cancer screening – benefits
Breast cancer is considered today a public health problem. Although it is not the most lethal type of cancer, it has a high incidence and a high mortality rate especially
Blood pressure: a holistic perspective
I’ve been getting a lot of enquiries about high blood pressure lately. Many come from more senior patients concerned that their cocktail of pharmaceuticals could be doing more harm than
Like sand sliding through your fingers …
Time. Life. Health. Love. Friendship. Fortune. These are extreme values for our existence on Earth. But none of these are permanent as, many times, when we think we have them,