Of the 779 Madeirans who participated in colorectal cancer screening, about 25% of those tested were found to have cancer.Â
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Startup Sea4Us is close to licensing a new painkiller found in marine organisms off the Algarve coast, which could relieve the chronic pain of hundreds of millions of people globally.
"Our population's health literacy levels are low," stated Rubina Leal at a seminar on 'Health Literacy: Saves Lives!'
A motorcycle crash in the Ribeira Grande tunnel left two tourists injured this afternoon.
The Portuguese Fibromyalgia Association and the Junta de Freguesia do Imaculado Coração de Maria have created the first support group for patients and family members residing in Madeira.
Although recent years have revealed a higher number of cases of prostate cancer, due to an aging population and better detection of the cancer, statistics show that there has not been an increase in the number of cancer related deaths, says Ferdinando Pereira, one of the 6 urologists at the Dr. Nélio Mendonça Hospital.
The BVM mountain rescue and rescue team carried out a risky rescue operation this afternoon. Â
Between January and October of this year, excessive alcohol consumption has already hospitalised 55 young people, mainly aged between 16 and 20, however acute alcohol poisoning has also affected teenagers as young as 14.Â