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Diabetes is a chronic condition which is triggered when the body either loses its ability to produce sufficient insulin or is unable to use insulin effectively. Insulin is a hormone produced by the pancreas which allows glucose from food to pass into the body’s cells where it is converted into energy, enabling muscles and tissues to function. As a result a person with diabetes does not absorb enough glucose, leaving it circulating in the blood (hyperglycaemia) which over time causes damage to the tissues. [Continue Reading]

Breast cancer remains a very prevalent disease in our midst

The incidence rate is 65 new cases / 100,000 inhabitants / year, which means that about 22,000 women are diagnosed in Spain every year. These figures, together with the annual reduction of the mortality rate by 2-3%, make it a very prevalent disease, ie the diagnosed cases are very numerous in our society, making this disease a health and social problem of the first magnitude.

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El pasado día 9 de Octubre de 2015 le fue concedido al Dr. Hernán Cortés-Funes el Premio Andalucía Excelente como reconocimiento a su dedicación al estudio y la curación del cáncer durante casi medio siglo, labor que ahora desarrolla en el Hospital HC Marbella, centro oncológico de referencia de la Costa del Sol.
 
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La temida “vuelta al cole” es ya una realidad para muchos.

Tras la relajación de hábitos de las vacaciones, los eventos sociales que se prodigan en los meses estivales, cuando las horas de luz y el clima favorecen las reuniones e -ineludiblemente- el consumo de alimentos no habituales el resto del año, sumados a menudo a la falta de regularidad en la actividad física, llegamos a septiembre y haciendo balance del verano, encontramos que por el camino hemos abandonado parte de los buenos hábitos, e incluso nos hemos regalado unos cuantos kilos.
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Interview made to Oncologist Dr. Cortés Funes, who has received an award from the Eco Foundation (Excelencia y Calidad en Oncología).

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Tel Aviv University´s second official visit, which took place mainly in the Costa del Sol, came to an end the 1st of July. The party spent a ´fruitful, satisfying week´ in Spain, according to its representatives, with a busy agenda full of scientific, institutional and business events, as well as some friendly meetings.
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These are a few examples of how juices help keep your body healthy and how they help you when ailments appear.

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HC Marbella is in luck, Dr. Rosa Ramiro Sanchez joins our team of specialists, a Medical Master in Dietetics and Nutrition, with extensive experience in the treatment of obesity and improved athletic performance, as well as dissemination and training for health.

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The Foundation for Excellence and Quality in Oncology (ECO), awarded Dr. Hernán Cortés Funes the ECO Award for clinical and scientific trajectory for medical oncologists.

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