In October 2024, rains and floods caused by the DANA (Isolated High Level Depression) caused widespread devastation in Valencia and its surrounding areas. Thousands of homes were flooded, vehicles were swept away and critical infrastructure was severely damaged. In the midst of the chaos, an extraordinary wave of solidarity emerged: volunteers from all over came … Read more
Friday, November 22, 2024, 09:54 | Updated 6:09 p.m. Last Friday Santiago Posteguillo, expert in the History of Rome, was in the Senate giving a conference on the importance of Hispania. The Valencian writer remembered the day of DANA. Just that October 29, he was preparing the text of the speech that he would deliver … Read more
Tuesday, November 5, 2024, 1:15 p.m. | Updated 2:17 p.m. “The reconstruction plan for the Valencian Community will last as long as it takes.” This was stated by Pedro Sánchez in his appearance after the Council of Ministers in which the declaration of all the municipalities affected by DANA in Valencia as catastrophic areas was … Read more
The Bank of Spain has calculated the exposure of the entire Spanish financial sector to the areas affected by DANA. That is, how many loans, credits and mortgages they have in the affected territories. A figure that reaches 20,000 million euros. How to request aid for those affected by DANA in Valencia That is the … Read more
Scientists have long suspected that the keto diet could calm an overactive immune system and help some people with diseases like multiple sclerosis. Now they have reason to believe it could be true. Scientists at UC San Francisco have discovered that diet causes the gut and its microbes to produce two factors that alleviate MS … Read more
Many large Spanish companies and banks are helping through direct donations and collaboration programs to those affected by the damage that hit the province of Valencia and other areas of the eastern peninsula such as the Albacete municipality of Letur last Tuesday. Inditex announced this Thursday that it will contribute four million euros to the … Read more
Despite previous concerns, new research finds little evidence of a direct causal link between maternal coffee consumption and child developmental problems. Study: Mendelian randomization analysis of maternal coffee consumption during pregnancy on offspring neurodevelopmental difficulties in the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child (MoBa) Cohort Study. Image Credit: MVelishchuk/Shutterstock.com A recent study published in Psychological Medicine … Read more
The latest international evidence-based guidelines include recommendations on physical exercise both during and after curative cancer treatment to reduce side effects. However, these same guidelines acknowledge that, in the context of metastatic breast cancer (MBC), evidence of the effects of physical activity is lacking. The latest international evidence-based guidelines include recommendations on physical exercise both … Read more
Education There were technical problems when the first Flemish tests were started. These have now been resolved, says the office of Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA). There were some technical problems on Wednesday morning when the first Flemish tests started. This is confirmed by the cabinet of Minister of Education Ben Weyts (N-VA). The … Read more
Drinkwater In Aalst, Lede, Wetteren, Wichelen, Destelbergen and Lochristi, cloudy drinking water comes from the tap. Drinking water manager Farys is busy flushing the pipes. If you experience health problems, it is best to visit your GP. Yesterday afternoon Farys put a new water pipeline into use, between Opwijk and Gijzegem (Aalst). “This has created … Read more