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Hoy es el Día Mundial Sin Tabaco, celebración que impulsa la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS) y sus asociados bajo el lema El tabaco, una amenaza para el desarrollo. Hoy y durante 24 horas #HCMarbella se une a esta campaña de concienciación mundial para fomentar la abstinencia de consumo de tabaco. Y se recordará el riesgo que supone el tabaco para la salud, apelando a promover políticas más efectivas con la que reducir su consumo en todos los países. [Continue Reading]

We are increasingly aware of the importance of taking care of ourselves and feeling comfortable in many different aspects, including our private parts. [Continue Reading]

Currently, no hospital in Spain has a Proton Unit. In this regard, the medical team of HC Marbella is still in negotiations to offer the expected proton treatment to its patients with cancer. Incorporating this technology into your facility in the short term is the main objective. [Continue Reading]

Have you postponed your maternity due to your career or for not finding the right partner?

Have you noticed the important change between our mothers and us? In the previous generation, it was common for women in their twenties to be asked when they would have a baby. Today this question is almost unthinkable. [Continue Reading]

Visiting the psychologist is very common today; having a professional with whom to share our feelings so that it can help us to improve when we are involved in difficult situations is quite reassuring. Even so, there are some people who still show some resistance to ask for help when they suffer from a problem that causes them suffering and yet it is very easy to visit other specialists in medicine when suffering from some physical ailment. [Continue Reading]

What Are Seasonal Allergies?

Seasonal allergies, also called “hay fever”, are a group of conditions that can cause sneezing, congestion or runny nose, and whose symptoms appear only at certain times of the year. [Continue Reading]

Are you among the women who skip their check-ups because going to the gynaecologist is an unpleasant experience?

At HC Marbella, we suggest that you let go of this myth because regular gynaecology check-ups are very important for one’s health and they can even be lifesaving. A timely check-up can prevent long gynaecologic illnesses such as cancer, as well the complications they imply. The good news is that regular check-ups do precisely that: they detect possible changes in the reproductive system and prevent potential diseases from developing. Therefore, you are better off facing your fear, since a gynaecologist is, in the end, just another specialised doctor. [Continue Reading]

El mejor tratamiento de la hipertensión es una buena prevención que evite su aparición. [Continue Reading]

The diagnosis is based on a simple measurement procedure, although in some cases other tests like the holter of blood pressure are necessary. It is imperative to complete the study with a laboratory test (blood and urine) and an electrocardiogram. [Continue Reading]

It is the elevation of blood pressure levels in a continuous or sustained way. The heart puts pressure on the arteries so that they lead the blood to the different organs of the human body. This action is known as blood pressure. The maximum or systolic pressure is obtained in each contraction of the heart and the minimum or diastolic, with each relaxation. [Continue Reading]

Today, April 7, is World Health Day, an initiative promoted by the World Health Organization since 1950 and in 2017 devotes it to depression, a disease more frequent than we can imagine, that Affects more than 300 million people in the world. [Continue Reading]