UPDATE: Two hunger-strike protests hit Faro Hospital
Monday morning saw two hunger-strike protests hit Faro Hospital, as news services and national TV had a field day. At the entrance to the hospital, psychiatrist Dr Pedro Larisma began
Good news for Portuguese nurses?
As the national health system in Portugal staggers under government-instigated cuts, there is good news for nurses facing the threat of unemployment. Health bosses in the UK are actively seeking
Aphrodisiac scare
Food safety authority ASAE is investigating three aphrodisiacs on sale in sex shops, marked as food supplements. The products should have been removed from sale over a week ago, but
Algarve health authority recruits new doctors
Regional health chiefs are recruiting new doctors to work in the Algarve’s state hospitals and health centres. Vacancies have been announced in 10 different specialties: nephrology, paediatrics, immuno-allergology, gynaecology/obstetrics, orthopaedics,
Fast-food and obesity 'thumbs-up' for Portugal
Portugal is among the developed countries with the lowest rates of fast-food consumption and obesity, according to a recent study by the World Health Organisation (WHO). The study’s goal was
Berries, computers, exercise, love and… …the art of ageing
Why are we putting together all these different things into a title? It might look strange but scientists have been linking all of them to the same (very positive) thing:
Alcoutim expands free therapy services
Free physio- and speech therapy services have been extended in Alcoutim thanks to a €40,000 cash injection in the local ‘bombeiros’ association, which also covers nursing care. The money, from
Patient diagnosed with ‘gas’ discovers cancer
The Algarve’s health authority is investigating the case of a patient from Quarteira whose complaints of a “strong stomach pain” had allegedly been dismissed as “gas” by his GP since
Beside you all the way
Senology is the medical specialty that deals with the study and the treatment of the mammary glands for both benign and malignant breast disease. When there is any suspicion, alteration
Health service fraud now threatens flu vaccines
Infarmed, the national medicines authority, has opened a national inquiry into an elaborate scheme to import illegal flu vaccines from Spain. The scheme has raised particular concerns as it doesn’t