Algarve Health and Social Care

  We at Algarve Health and Social Care are holding a training day for our team members, kindly hosted by Centre Algarve in Moncarapacho. We continue to promote Health in […]

Multiple sclerosis drug, Extavia, has been approved for routine funding on the NHS, in NICE draft guidance. A discount to the price of this drug now means it can be […]

Scientists have revealed insights into how a key protein disrupts brain cells in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB). Researchers say the findings shed light on the causes of DLB and […]

Pancreatic cancer patients to have routine access to life extending drug after new deal, says NICE NICE has recommended nab-paclitaxel for routine NHS use after the company agreed a confidential […]

Portuguese consumers’ attitudes towards food labelling Policy-makers, researchers, food manufacturers and retailers are re-examining the provision of nutrition information to consumers on food labels. The WHO Regional Office for Europe […]

Algarve Health and Social Care, aiming to support ex-pats with their health here in the Algarve, will be sitting on a UK Department of Health focus group in conjunction with […]

Breast cancer patients to have routine access to two life-extending drugs after new deal, say NICE in draft guidance NICE has recommended palbociclib and ribociclib for routine funding after the […]

More than a million people should be offered lifestyle tips as a way to avoid type 2 diabetes. People at the highest risk of type 2 diabetes should be given […]

Sir Andrew Dillon, NICE chief executive, said: “The strong message from stakeholders was that the continuing debate about the causes of this condition and the best approach to treatment argued […]