Archives for Health
October 18th, 2011
After the rescue efforts undertaken by the troops deployed in the Cuevas de Almanzora (Almeria), it has been confirmed that they have recovered the bodies of the three people who remained missing after a hillside collapsed on Friday morning, burying them in the mountain cave house in which they lived. The ...
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September 14th, 2011
Caffeine may become a new ally against the sun's harmful rays. U.S. scientists say that moderate consumption of coffee, and perhaps even direct application to the skin, may help reduce the risk of developing melanoma skin cancer, the most commonly diagnosed cancer. Apparently, according to research published in the National ...
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September 13th, 2011
The Spanish Association of Children's Products ( Asepri ) has reported that 37% of the children who died in traffic accidents last year did not use any form of child restraint device. In a statement, reported in ABC News, the Valencia-based association said that these road safety systems prevent between 50% ...
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September 2nd, 2011
A total of 321 people died in traffic accidents on Spanish roads this summer, 41 less than the same period in 2010, implying a reduction of 11.3%, according to Interior Minister, Antonio Camacho, who underlined that the average daily number of deaths in accidents this summer is "the lowest figure ...
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August 26th, 2011
Spanish exports of fruits and vegetables fell 10% in value in June to 589 million euros, due to the consequences of the cucumber crisis, according to the Spanish Federation of Producers and Exporters of Fruits and Vegetables (Fepex), who lamented that the crisis had "ruined" the good performance of foreign ...
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August 16th, 2011
It is already known that the tomato has many therapeutic properties such as lowering cholesterol and the risk of heart attack, to strengthen and fight against infections, eliminate uric acid, ease the pain of arthritis or reduce the risk of stroke. But there's more: a team of researchers from the ...
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August 2nd, 2011
The EU is to award the highest amount of compensation to Spanish vegetable producers at 70.97 million euros, followed by Poland (46.3 million), Italy (34.6 million) and the Netherlands (27.1 million). Spain will receive the 70.9 million euros claimed from the European Union as compensation for losses caused by the so-called ...
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July 22nd, 2011
A plague of jellyfish has hit the beaches of La Manga as a result of a ship accidentally tearing the safety net that the autonomous community puts up each year to contain these creatures and stop them reaching shore. The jellyfish piled on the beaches or floating in the water of ...
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July 15th, 2011
The city of Murcia, Spain is going to great lengths to help reduce the city’s traffic congestion and to promote the use of the greener method – public transportation. The bold move involves offering citizens a lifetime pass to their brand-spanking-new tram system — in exchange for their cars! The ...
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July 14th, 2011
The number of fatalities in road accidents has increased by 21% compared to the same period last year, since the speed limit returned to 120 km/h on motorways and dual carriageways from 1 July. This increase breaks a streak of four consecutive months with less traffic fatalities than in 2010. Since ...
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