Portugal

Hospitals across Portugal which provide cancer treatment are to be inspected following a negative report by the Ordem dos Médicos, the national order of doctors. The Colégio de Especialidade de

Brave swimmers took to the cold seas on New Year’s Day to help raise money for the children of the Gaivota children’s home in Albufeira. Swimmers left the safety of

A pioneering study aiming to evaluate the effects of domestic violence on mental and physical health is being carried out in Portugal. The European Union million euro project, involving eight

Ana Jorge, the Portuguese Minister for Health, has called for continuing vigilance to help combat the H1N1 virus despite it having already peaked in Portugal. The declaration by the Minister

Portugal’s temperature is rising at a faster rate than the rest of the world, according to a climate analysis report. Figures show Portugal’s average temperature in 2009 was 0.9 degrees

A human foot found washed ashore near Vila Nova de Gaia, northern Portugal on January 2, has not been identified by the authorities. According to Portuguese newspaper Correio da Manhã,

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@theresidentgroup.com An American resident has started an online petition with the aim of having the degraded and dangerous EN264 road between Algoz and São Bartolomeu de Messines

Less tobacco was bought in Portugal in 2009 compared to the previous year, according to the Finanças, the national tax and finance office. The Finanças received around 93 million euros

By ELOISE WALTON eloise.walton@theresidentgroup.com Portuguese environmental association Quercus has announced that it is against a proposed project to build the Algarve’s first IKEA shop on land that is designated as

Thousands of jobless people saw their unemployment benefit cancelled last year upon inspection by Portugal’s Employment and Professional Training Institute (IEFP). A total of 7,310 of the around 530,000 jobless