https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Spain in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed A study by a Spanish science and healthcare non-profit suggests children in Spain are being prescribed antibiotics at an excessive level, with kids under the age of two given up to 50 percent more antibiotics than German or American children of the same age, and 3.5 times more than their peers in Norway. https://www.thelocal.es/20161227/spanish-kids-given-3-5-times-more-antibiotics-than-european-peers-study Tue, 27 Dec 2016 15:56:45 +0100 spanish-kids-given-3-5-times-more-antibiotics-than-european-peers-study The long-term use of antibiotics can lead to weight gain because of changes in gut flora, a group of Spanish researchers has found. https://www.thelocal.es/20130801/antibiotics-can-make-you-fat-spanish-scientists Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:51:43 +0200 antibiotics-can-make-you-fat-spanish-scientists