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 | Living & Lifestyle28.06.2008 - The Canary Islands health service recently inaugurated this year´s prevention plan against the adverse effects of unusually high temperatures.
The service includes a warning system for unusually hot weather and a plan of action for dealing with the many casualties that heatwaves in the islands always claim. It is a joint initiative between the Meteorological Agency, the health service and the emergency services. It is designed to take into account the needs of those who are particularly vulnerable to excessive heat, such as the elderly, young children and the chronically ill.
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 | Living & LifestyleLas Palmas - 18.06.2008 - At a recent conference to mark International Celiac Day the Las Palmas Parents of Celiacs Association (Asocepa) called for better facilities for the detection of the disease in adults.
The president of Asocepa, Carlos Castellano, informed listeners that there are presently 1,500 people known to be suffering from celiac disease around the Islands. However, on a worldwide scale it is thought that for every case identified there may be ten more that go undetected. This could mean there are actually 15,000 cases throughout the archipelago. more... |
 | Living & Lifestyle17.06.2008 - For the fifth year running, over 2500 students from around the Canary Islands recently took part in the No Smoking Class competition.
Each year classes full of secondary school pupils make a pledge to not smoke for a period of at least five months. Students take part in various activities that illustrate the dangers of smoking and that instill the confidence to say no. Other events promote self awareness and team building, with classes designing their own campaigns and slogans. more... |
 | Living & Lifestyle16.06.2008 - At a recent press conference the health service promised to increase the number of trained midwives by expanding teaching services available for postgraduate training. more... |
 | Living & Lifestyle15.06.2008 - The Ben Magec Ecologists in Action group have joined forces with La Caja de Canarias to start a pilot home recycling project in which 70 compost-making bins are being distributed to enable the recycling of organic domestic waste, which forms the greatest part of the stuff we throw away. more... |
 | Living & Lifestyle10.05.2008 - As reported here recently the whole issue of childbirth and alternatives to the impersonal treatment some women undergo giving birth in hospital is gathering interest here in the islands.
More and more women wish to give birth in their own house, celebrating their personal miracle with intimacy and without unnecessary medical intervention. And with the general improvement in health standards the risks of home births have diminished – in fact many studies show that children and mothers fare better under the personalised conditions a home birth offers. more... |
 | Living & LifestyleLos Cristianos - 09.05.2008 - Blazers Boutique has been open for 18 years, and owner Carolyn’s secret of success is that she spends time travelling to continually find new stock. That’s why there is always something new at Blazers with clothing from Italy, France, Paris and London and shoes from Alicante and Italy.
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 | Living & Lifestyle23.04.2008 - Canarian children play video games and use computers and the internet more than in any other area of Spain. According to the National Health Questionnaire 11.24 per cent of the archipelago’s children under the age of 15 spend three or more hours a day glued to their electronic friends. This is a higher percentage than anywhere else and is in sharp contrast with, for example, the Basque Country, where very few children spend this amount of time on video games or the computer during the week. more... |
 | Living & Lifestyle23.04.2008 - According to a statement from José Ramón Calvo, head of Health Education at Las Palmas University, one person dies every four hours in the Canaries as a direct result of smoking.
These and other alarming statistics were discussed at a presentation held in Gran Canaria as a result of a recent study of 3,000 general practitioners. Most of the doctors questioned, 91 per cent in total, stated that tobacco use is the most life-threatening condition amongst their patients. It was placed high above living a sedentary lifestyle, having an unhealthy diet or alcohol consumption. more... |
 | Living & Lifestyle10.04.2008 - Tenerife Moda was present at the weddings and celebrations fair Feboda which was recently held at the Recinto Ferial (trade fair centre) in Santa Cruz. Stands exhibiting all you could ever need for your special occasion including clothing, footwear, florists, jewellery, photography, hairdressing, banquets, hotels and travel complemented a programme of activities such as fashion shows, make-up and hairdressing displays and of course, live music.
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| Canary Islands - 30.07.2010 - Soaring temperatures yesterday have brought a sweltering end to the month for most parts of the Canaries. more...
Santa Cruz - 30.07.2010 - Eight swimmers using Santa Cruz's municipal swimming pool required medical treatment yesterday evening after chlorine leaked from a maintenance tank into the air. more...
Gran Canaria - 30.07.2010 - The owner of Gran Canaria's most successful karate school is to be prosecuted for almost 60 separate offences in what Spanish media are billing as the biggest child sex scandal in the country's history. more...
Santa Cruz - 29.07.2010 - A Santa Cruz woman who knocked over a pedestrian and damaged several cars in the Ramblas area of the city was well over the alcohol limit, according to police. more...
Arona - 29.07.2010 - The main tourist areas in Arona are to receive a massive facelift under a 22 million euro project unveiled yesterday by the local council. more...
Canary Islands - 29.07.2010 - Yesterday's headline-making decision by Catalonia to outlaw bullfighting in the region as of 2012 has prompted a flurry of media reminders here that the Canaries were the first part of Spain to ban the sport. more...
 Did you ever notice that some people can eat whatever they want and rarely get fat? Did you ever notice how some people gain weight a lot easier and a lot quicker than other people? Did you ever notice the same about gaining muscle? more... |
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