by Clinica Sta. Cecilia | Aug 8, 2020 | General Health, Health Articles
Wearing a mask has taken on a meaning above and beyond the simple paper or cloth mask scientists encourage and some governments mandate in the name of public safety in light of COVID-19. Face masks are currently recommended and increasingly mandated in most public...
by Clinica Sta. Cecilia | Mar 15, 2020 | General Health, Health Articles
Information about COVID-19 for Clinica Sta. Cecilia Patients in Nerja, Spain Clinica Sta. Cecilia remained open to care for our patient’s needs throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. Walk-in patients are accepted, but we recommend you book an appointment in advance. To...
by Clinica Sta. Cecilia | Aug 2, 2018 | General Health, Health Articles
“If you give antibiotics to a patient with a viral infection, he will get well in one week. If you don’t, he will get well in seven days.” So, said my pharmacology professor when I was studying medicine. With the CDC (Center for Disease Control and...
by Clinica Sta. Cecilia | Apr 12, 2017 | General Health, Health Articles
“Nothing cures insomnia like the realization that it is time to get up.” – anonymous Insomnia is the catch-all term we use to describe difficulties in sleep– whether it is difficulties in falling asleep, staying asleep or not feeling restored and rested after...
by Clinica Sta. Cecilia | Feb 2, 2015 | General Health, Health Articles
Chest cough, dry cough, barking cough: no matter which you have, none of them are any fun. Especially when they last for days on end. But how long is too long? And how long is perfectly normal? New research has found that there is a large discrepancy in the length of...
by Clinica Sta. Cecilia | Oct 26, 2014 | General Health, Health Articles
Few situations are more frustrating for me and other physicians than parents who refuse to vaccinate their children. It is always distressing to see parents deliberately withhold a potentially life-saving intervention from their child. Also, unvaccinated children put...
