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Health ministry to tackle problem of lack of midwives

June 1st, 2018 The health ministry has given reassurances that it will address the issue of a number of private maternity clinics facing closure due to a lack of...

Health

Stressed out middle-aged workers have higher risk of mental health issues

May 31st, 2018 Middle-aged adults who feel stressed, powerless or overworked on the job may be more likely to develop mental health problems in the coming years than more...

Health

Faulty filing highlights chaotic health system, says Akel

May 31st, 2018 Main opposition Akel leader Andros Kyprianou on Wednesday said Limassol hospital had so little space that staff could not find patients’ files when they need...

Health

MS sufferers call for greater access to new drugs

May 30th, 2018 New drugs for multiple sclerosis patients are urgently needed and should be supplied by the government regardless of the cost, the multiple sclerosis...

Cyprus

Event aims to raise awareness about rheumatic disease

May 29th, 2018 An event this Thursday will inform the public about five rheumatic diseases, rheumatoid arthritis, osteoarthritis, spondyloarthritis, lupus and...

Health

Plant of the Week: Powerful nervous system relaxant used by Native Americans

May 28th, 2018 Name: Gelsemium (Gelsemium sempervirens) Otherwise known as: Yellow Jessamine, Wild Woodbine Habitat: A perennial climber of the Loganiaceae family with...

Cyprus

President has another dig at unions

May 27th, 2018 The mistake of doctors’ and teachers’ unions was that instead of first demanding a probe into the circumstances of the death of the 10-year-old schoolboy,...

Health

Cyprus ranks 26th globally in access to and quality of health services

May 25th, 2018 By Annette Chrysostomou Cyprus is ranked 26th in the world in terms of access to health services and quality of health services, according to the new...

Health

Withdrawn multiple sclerosis drug not used in Cyprus, ministry says

May 24th, 2018 A drug used to treat multiple sclerosis and which was recalled in Europe amid safety concerns is in any case not available on the Cypriot market, the ministry...

Health

Minister and doctors put differences aside for now

May 24th, 2018 By Evie Andreou State doctors and the health minister have put their differences aside for now to resolve the problems plaguing public hospitals, the head...

Health

Almost half of Cypriot kids now overweight, Mediterranean diet 'gone'

May 24th, 2018 By Annette Chrysostomou Of all Europeans, Cypriots have the highest rate of overweight and obese children, 43 per cent of both boys and girls, the latest...

Cyprus

Anastasiades says he’s losing patience with unions

May 23rd, 2018 “I will not allow the state to turn into a feud between unions,” President Nicos Anastasiades said on Wednesday night saying his patience was running...

Health

Minister angered by doctors’ ban on talking to ministry director

May 23rd, 2018 Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou said on Wednesday he was unhappy over the leak to the media of a letter state doctors’ union Pasyki sent him the...

Health

Second Indian state reports suspected cases of rare virus

May 23rd, 2018 Indian health officials were checking on Wednesday if a rare, brain-damaging virus had spread to a second state after two suspected cases reported in southern...

Health

Plant of the week: Nuts used by Romans against drunkenness

May 23rd, 2018 Name: Almond (Prunus dulcis var. amara) Otherwise known as: Prunus amygdalus var. amara Habitat: A deciduous shrub or small tree of the family Rosaceae...

Health

Renal unit at Paphos hospital receives new machine

May 23rd, 2018 By Bejay Browne THE renal unit at Paphos general hospital has taken delivery of a state of the art dialysis machine, made possible by a donation from a...

Health

Rare brain-damaging virus kills 10 in India

May 22nd, 2018 A rare virus spread by fruit bats, which can cause flu-like symptoms and brain damage, has killed 10 people in southern India, health officials said on...

Health

Cheaper meds drive consumers north

May 20th, 2018 By Elias Hazou MORE and more Greek Cypriots, particularly those feeling the financial pinch, are crossing to the north for cheaper medicines, while others...

Health

Hospital autonomy will be a long process, minister says

May 18th, 2018 By Evie Andreou Hospital autonomy, the first step toward the implementation of the National Health Scheme (Gesy) will be a long process, especially in...

Health

Crusaders disease re-emerges despite liver transplants

May 17th, 2018 Health professionals on Thursday said it was imperative for Cyprus to stay updated on the latest research on amyloidosis, also known as Crusaders’ disease,...

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