CHUA wins Angels Initiative platinum award for stroke care in the Algarve
The stroke care unit of CHUA – the Algarve’s State-run university hospital – has won an Angels Initiative platinum award for the quality of care offered stroke patients. Supported by
Ailing four-year-old ‘disease-free’ after ‘first ever transplant of its kind’ in Portugal
A four-year-old boy suffering from severe aplastic anemia – attacking his bone marrow – has been saved by the first transplant of its kind to have been performed in Portugal.
Brits to get easy access to Portuguese healthcare … whatever happens with Brexit!
Portugal’s ‘Brelcome’ campaign – launched earlier this year to show British visitors will always be welcome here, whatever happens with Brexit (click here) – has been extended to include private
The importance of oral health
Oral hygiene includes brushing after each meal (teeth and tongue), the daily use of mouthwash and dental floss. Regular visits to the dentist (every six months) are important. The absence
Preventive Medicine – Medicine of the future
Preventive Medicine is aimed at disease prevention and includes various specifically targeted measures and counselling, based on the principle that one should not only consult a doctor when one is
Herbs for pain
Pain is something we have all experienced, but it’s only recently that scientists have started to uncover the differences in how individual people respond to pain. The anticipation of pain
The silly season… or… the dog days of summer
The silly season is generally considered to be the period in the late summer months, when the mass media often focus on trivial or frivolous matters, for lack of major
Chiropractic care during pregnancy
Some patients are surprised to see our pregnant patients walking in to get their spine adjusted with chiropractic care. In fact, as they find out more about how the spine
Physical exercise and chronic disease
In the last few decades, there have been significant changes in the various types of diseases and causes of death, especially in the western world – primarily due to factors
The importance of diet in the treatment of cancer patients
Inflammatory and metabolic changes associated with cancer are a major cause of an appetite decrease. Anorexia is one of the most common problems associated with the treatment of cancer patients










