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Chronic fatigue or exercise intolerance syndrome

C. Barreiro

Fatigue is often a symptom of an asthenic illness, not a pathology in itself. What happens is that for a high percentage of patients it is impossible to identify the cause of their fatigue. "And when this exhaustion from an unknown cause lasts ... exercise intolerance syndrome. Sometimes just taking a shower is enough to make these people tired. We could say they wear themselves out doing nothing," said Dr García. Chronic asthenia is a "very disabling" illness for someone who suffers from it

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Four people rescued from La Concha mountain behind Marbella

Raquel Merino

Four people had to be rescued on Sunday night after losing their way on the mountainside of La Concha, in the municipality of Istán, behind Marbella. This was the second rescue mission in 24 hours in Malaga province after the Guardia Civil Mountain R

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British paraglider rescued from eucalyptus tree on Spain's Costa Tropical

Jennie Rhodes

...used as the man was approximately 10 metres from the ground, according to local police sources, who also helped out in the rescue operation. Traffic in the area had to be stopped while the rescue took place as the tree he had fallen onto was next ... to a road which connects the La Herradura coast to the Punta de la Mona area near the Best Alcázar hotel. The Brit had become caught in the branches of the eucalyptus tree shortly after taking off from the El Salao area with friends. He had planned

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Look out for changes in the 2020 income tax declaration

Clara Alba

...able to do so from 6 May, and from 2 June it will be possible to do so in person at the tax offices by appointment. This year there are a few changes to look out for, due to the pandemic. One major difference is that thousands of workers who have ... not had to make a tax return before will have to do so now because they were temporarily furloughed from their jobs last year (these layoffs are known as ERTEs in Spain). In most cases, this means they did not only receive payment from one employer ... (their company) as usual, but also from the State Employment Service (SEPE). They will have to make a tax declaration because SEPE does not withhold any amount for tax before making the payments. As a general rule, everybody is obliged to make a tax

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Consumer group warns of 'alarming' increase in gas water heater complaints

SUSANA ZAMORA

...installation, or the jets had been tampered with "with the risk that such actions entail". From consumer groups stressed the importance of always requesting a complaint form if the someone is unhappy with the service. It also advised always using trusted

What to do

Making jazz music on the Costa Tropical

Jennie Rhodes

...so I wanted to write a flamenco song that they would understand," Sophie says. Originally from Cambridge, Sophie first came to Spain at the age of 23. Her first stop was Barcelona where she combined working for a consultancy firm with opera lessons. ... "I had opera classes with Montserrat Caballé's teacher and her daughter would go in for classes after me." Sophie says "it was a pure coincidence" and that she "had no idea" until she started that she was receiving lessons from the teacher of one of ... headphones on with my backing tracks and sing in the middle of the campo," she laughs. Sophie and her band will be performing songs from her albums at Almuñécar's Casa de la Cultura on Friday 23 April.

Opinion

The cost to investors of stepping out of the market

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'For some it can be hard to channel the energy we get in spring'

ALEKK M. SAANDERS

...functioning over time, and you no longer have the energy to do activities you normally enjoy, experts recommend consulting a GP or seeking help from a psychologist. We met Marie Strandberg, a psychologist from Sweden who has a Spanish and a Swedish degree, at ... her clinic in Marbella. In the spring most people feel more energised and vital. Who doesn't feel like that? People who tend to suffer depression or who are already experiencing depression might feel pressure (from others and themselves) to go out ... weeks. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) used to be diagnosed but has now been changed in the diagnostic and statistical manual (DSM V) to depression with seasonal patterns. A person who suffers from this meets the criteria for depression or bipolar

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When spring wears you out

CARMEN BARREIRO

...such as loading bags of shopping into the car or doing her job as a sales representative for a food company, seemed to be too much. It was all getting difficult to cope with, says this young woman from Madrid. "Sometimes I felt a bit better, but ... other times I felt as if I were dragging myself along. Apart from the tiredness, I was having difficulty sleeping and getting occasional headaches," she says. "For some it can be hard to channel the energy we get in spring" Chronic fatigue or ... From 'I can't go on like this' to headaches and lack of appetite First, we need to clarify what asthenia is. "From a medical point of view, it is a term that means tiredness or fatigue. It's a type of exhaustion which is disproportionate to the level

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Sending out an SOS for a 'mule's leg'

ANA G. BARRIADA

The opportunity Fran had been awaiting for so long came in 2012: a traditional cheese-making business in León was looking for a new owner. Fidel, a shepherd from Sahelices del Payuelo, a small village with only 200 inhabitants in the east of the ... province, had just closed his business down after 30 years. "My sister Teresita and I took it over, and for me it was a dream come true," says Fran. That dream took the shape of excellent cheeses made with loving care from fresh sheep's milk, and they ... included the traditional 'pata de mulo' cheese, which has a strong flavour and gets its name from its shape, similar to the leg of a mule. But then came March 2020 and the pandemic, which shook his business, Los Payuelos, to the core. "Three years ago we