A Reykjavik hospital mistakenly diagnosed three Icelandic tourists returning from Alicante with Chikungunya on the 8th June due to “a failure in the laboratory,” according the head of Epidemiology of the Ministry of Health in Iceland, Thorolfur Gudnason. “The laboratory explained that it has found the cause of the error, which has already been corrected.
Three people have been diagnosed with chikungunya after spending a few days’ holiday in Alicante. The Valencian Generalitat has activated a series of control measures after receiving the alert from Reykjavik, where the infected people are from. The tourists are members of the same family and are waiting for the results of a relative who
Spain enjoys one of the most pleasurable climates in Europe with an average of up 2905 hours of sunshine each year in places like Costa del Sol. But like many of the good things in life it comes with a cost and that includes dehydration, sunburn, skin cancer, heat exhaustion and heatstroke. Heat stroke is
Summer is nearly here and we’re all itching to get out of the city and away on our holidays, but before heading off to an exotic destination it is important that get information about the necessary and mandatory vaccinations for travel. After all, you want to enjoy your holidays and not suffer after a mosquito
The amount of therapies on offer can be hugely overwhelming when you want to choose a therapy that is right for you. Therapies can differ in the academic theory behind them, the techniques that the therapist might use or the focus of the therapy. All these are worth taking into account when finding a talking
The College of Physicians in Madrid recently dissolved its’ Acupuncture section arguing it was a practice without scientific evidence The courts have forced the College of Physicians in Madrid (Icomem) to reopen its section of acupuncture. The College closed this section in 2017,arguing that it was a pseudoscientific practice, but the Association of Physician Acupuncturists
Coinciding with Mental Health Awareness Week, a YouGov poll alarmingly found that 57% of 18-24-year olds surveyed admitted having felt anxious about their body image compared to 30% of 45- to 54-year-olds and 20% of over 55s. 10% of women have deliberately self-harmed as a consequence of their body image, compared to 4% of men
Are you unsatisfied with your health insurance or are you looking for one that meets your needs? Has your insurance premium been incremented due to an age increase?, has it been cancelled?, are you unhappy with the service?, is your medical directory or are your coverages insufficient?, are you looking for an insurance policy that
In SINEWS we are looking for a bilingual, English-Spanish, PSYCHIATRIST to join our team. Would you like to have a private practice in a high-profile location in the center of Madrid? Are the thoughts of taking a such a big step alone holding you back? We are a multidisciplinary, international team comprised of more than
According to the newly revised DSM V, nearly all psychopathology has some form of emotional dysregulation. For the first time addiction is now considered as a behavioural problem and not just linked to pharmaceutical substance and addictions to sex and gaming etc have been moved from the “impulse control” category to the substance related and
