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By Joanna Gardner Dip IIP, MBACP, MASIIP I HAVE been visiting the Algarve annually for holidays since I was two-years-old and have seen many changes since 1960. Now, a mother

FOLLOWING ON from the last article (see August 18 edition of The Resident), here we are, once more, talking about healthy eating for diabetics, but also for everybody else as

By Dr. Maria Alice THE SUN is shining, temperatures are high. Summer is the time to shed layers of clothes … and some kilograms. There is always the choice of

Here we are again, talking about diabetes, the so-called plague of the century. Diabetes is serious, as it results in an accumulation of glucose in the blood, which, if left

THERE IS no doubt about it: mosquitoes are annoying. What is worse, their bites sometimes transmit serious diseases. Mosquitoes are vectors of many relevant human diseases like Malaria, as well

being a technician in hygiene and safety in the workplace, I have been approached by various companies to clarify the up-to-date situation in relation to implementing food hygiene and safety

LOOKING GOOD is no longer the domain of the young, a BUPA survey has revealed. Figures from BUPA Hospitals show that increasing numbers of older Brits are turning to cosmetic

THIS SUMMER go “healthy” shopping for… Sunglasses: style and UV protection Would you like to protect your eyes and look as chic as a movie star in your new sunglasses?

By DR. MARIA ALICE LIFE TAKES place in an aqueous solution. The cells, the basic “bricks” that “construct” the human body, are mostly made of water, as is the blood

IT’S SWIMMING pool time! For everyone, grown-ups and children. Sometimes we have doubts about who has more common sense and who behaves more rationally. Trust me, I have been a