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New measures were put in place by the Gibraltar Government on 28th August to stop COVID-19 spreading as the numbers of active cases rose during that month. Keep Reading

Are you looking forward to the summer but worried about how you’ll look on the beach? If so, it appears you’re not alone – one survey found that 82% of respondents feel the pressure to shape up before baring it all on the beach. Keep Reading

Vaccines help the body’s immune system to recognize and fight pathogens like viruses or bacteria; they protect against more than 25 debilitating or life-threatening diseases, including measles, polio, tetanus, diphtheria, meningitis, influenza, tetanus, typhoid and cervical cancer. Furthermore, infectious diseases can easily cross borders, and infect anyone who is not protected (e.g. Ebola/Zika/COVID-19) Keep Reading

Ticks are prevalent in our environment and can potentially cause disease in our pets. In this article I am hoping to overview the various diseases they can transmit in this part of the world. What is common of all the tick borne diseases is that they are often insidious diseases with vague clinical symptoms that are often difficult to recognise. A dog might be slightly off colour and the owner often attributes it to just a bit of malaise that does not need addressing. In many cases when the pet is presented for treatment the disease is so advanced that it is untreatable. Keep Reading

Losing weight can be a tough hurdle to overcome. There is so much information out there about how to lose weight, some of which is not based on science, so it is always best to bear that in mind. Keep Reading

Exercising during the COVID pandemic, many of us have been restricted in our movements, making it difficult to maintain our usual level of activity. Keep Reading

Public Health Gibraltar launches its second COVIDFit campaign using the catch phrase Self-care: How. When. Where; which aims to reinforce 3 key points: Keep Reading

So, we are still staying in, but when it comes to birthdays especially children’s, the show must go on. They wait all year for this day, so here’s how to still make it special. Keep Reading

We hope you are keeping well and staying safe in the current situation. We would like to take this opportunity to thank you for your on-going support over the years and to offer our services to your organization, friends, relatives and anybody that you know that may be in need of mental health support during these difficult times. Keep Reading

Smoking tobacco is known to damage the lungs and airways causing a range of severe respiratory problems. Smoking is also detrimental to the immune system; this makes smokers more vulnerable to infectious diseases. Several studies have highlighted that smokers are more likely than non-smokers to contract influenza and have more severe symptoms. Keep Reading