What is athlete’s foot, how to prevent it?
By Abi Jackson Does your teenager keep getting athlete’s foot? Want to know what to do about recurring woes, or how to prevent fungal infections?...
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Plant of the week: Plant with toxic flowers aids in digestion of proteins
Name: Linden (Tilia vulgaris) Otherwise known as: Lime Flowers Habitat: A deciduous tree member of the Tiliaceae family growing up to 40m in lime-rich soil...
Lifestyle changes to help prevent dementia
By Lisa Salmon There’s nothing we can do about the biggest risk factor for developing dementia – getting older. But there’s lots of evidence that...
Increased Gesy contributions for one month only
Salary deductions to support phase 2 of Gesy will be reduced from April until the end of June as part of the emergency package to...
Coronavirus: Psychological support line launched
A psychological support line was launched on Monday for people infected with coronavirus (Covid-19) in Cyprus, the health ministry said. According to the ministry, the...
Nutrition essential for staying healthy as we are stuck at home
While we are forced to stay at home it is important we receive the necessary nutrients to protect the body against viruses and especially the...
Plant of the week: Plant known for millennia Chinese used as ginseng substitute
Name: Dang Shen (Codonopsis pilosula) Otherwise known as: Poor Man’s Ginseng, Codonopsis Habitat: A climbing perennial of the Campanulaceae family growing up to 2m in...
Blood bank makes call for donors after slowest day ever
The blood bank has made an appeal for donations after the lowest ever amount of blood was donated on Tuesday when not a single new...
Scientists study genes to fast-track coronavirus vaccine
Scientists in Singapore say they have developed a way to track genetic changes that speeds testing of vaccines against a coronavirus that has killed more...
How to prevent dry skin from constant hand-washing
By Prudence Wade With the threat of coronavirus looming large, it’s important to be hyper-vigilant with washing your hands. The number of people diagnosed with...
Reasons for mums to be in a bad mood
By Lisa Salmon Motherhood can be painted as a near-perfect state of being, where stylish mothers dote on beautiful, clean and calm cherub-like children. Real...
Plant of the week: Popular hedging shrub a powerful insecticide
Name: Duranta (Duranta repens) Otherwise known as: Goldenberries, Brazilian Sky Plant Habitat: A perennial shrub member of the Verbenaceae family, growing up to 5m in...
Coronavirus: Fact versus fiction
By Kate Kelland Social media is awash with myths about how people might stop the new coronavirus or treat infection with COVID-19, the disease it causes....
Aussie researchers a step closer to a vaccine?
Australian researchers said on Tuesday they have mapped the immune responses from one of country’s first coronavirus patients, findings the health minister said were an...
Coronavirus: Ventilators – What are they and what do they do?
As Europe becomes the epicentre of the global coronavirus outbreak, national authorities are becoming increasingly concerned about a potential lack of ventilators, one of the...
How to look after your body and mind before an operation
By Abi Jackson Thousands of people will be waiting for surgery of some sort right now – yet preparing for it isn’t something we talk...
Plant of the week: Attractive tree highly poisonous but used by Eclectics
Name: Sassafras (Sassafras albidum) Otherwise known as: Sassafrax, Fennel Wood Habitat: A deciduous tree of the Lauraceae family growing up to 20m in densely forested...
WHO describes coronavirus outbreak as pandemic
The World Health Organisation described the new coronavirus as a pandemic for the first time on Wednesday, adding that Italy and Iran were now on...
Wednesday, March 11: Coronavirus global update
The number of people infected with the coronavirus topped 119,000 across the world and 4,296 deaths as the outbreak spread to more countries, causing greater...
Turkey’s first coronavirus patient confirmed
A Turkish citizen with high fever and cough symptoms was diagnosed with the coronavirus following tests, making him the country’s first confirmed diagnosis, Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca...
