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Three more possible cases of swine flu (the H1N1 strain) have been reported to the Spanish health authorities, making a total of eight altogether. Three cases were detected earlier this week in Almansa (Albacete),...

A BLOOD transplant from a genetically-selected baby carried out in a Sevilla hospital is the first in the world, medics reveal.

The results of an autopsy performed on an 18 day old baby boy who died in suspicious circumstances in Tarragona last weekend, reveal that the baby died of massive blood loss following a botched circumcision thought to...

A 65 year old anaesthetist with hepatitis C, was sentenced to a total of 1,993 years in jail yesterday for infecting 275 patients with the virus. Four of them died as a result.

A laboratory in Algete (Madrid) is investigating a possible case of avian flu after a dead duck showing similar symptoms was found in the Albufera natural park south of Valencia.

Spanish Health minister, Elena Salgado, launched a campaign today to deal with a rising number of Spanish teens consuming alcohol on a regular basis. The most recent two surveys carried out on behalf of the National...

Everyone knows prevention is better than cure, and this year Valencia’s health authorities started a massive health screening programme for the over-forties. This included carrying out blood and urine tests on...

Spain is the noisiest country in the world. This was one of the conclusions reached by the First National Congress against Noise, which ended in Zaragoza today. The aim of this conference was to raise awareness among...