Vaping concern

MORE teenagers in the Valencian Community are vaping as opposed to smoking tobacco according to a study from the AECC cancer charity in the region.

The AECC says that the use of electronic cigarettes has exceeded that of tobacco by 5%.

Some 46.3% of Valencian students between 14 and 18 years old have consumed electronic cigarettes (EC) compared to 41.7% who have tried tobacco in 2022.

Teenage vaping has grown by over a quarter since 2014 and is seen as dangerous since there is no perception of the risk associated with electronic cigarettes, vapes or hookahs.

MURCIA, Valencia and Andalucia have been identified as the autonomous communities with the worst public health services. Spain’s Federation of Associations for the Defence of Public Health Care (FADSP) has published a ranking based on a number of parameters such as health expendi -

OVER nine million people in Spain - some 26% of the adult population - suffer from some form of chronic pain.

The biggest issue is lower back pain (58%) according to a survey carried out by Cadiz University and the Grunenthal Foundation.

Some 7,058 people between 18 and 85 were interviewed for the study, which clarified some of the unwelcome consequences of pain.

Some 42% of sufferers have used health services in the last month with 87% going to their medical centre. Those suffering such

Covid Spike

THE number of Covid-19 cases has spiked since Easter. It more than doubled to 2,000 cases per 100,000 inhabitants compared to 800 previously.

Experts fear that the sharp rise in infections could be due to a new variant, and that protection measures may have to be introduced again.

The compulsory use of masks indoors was scrapped in Spain in April 2022, but they remained in use on public transport until February of this year.