Confused about your skin cancer risk?
By Liz Connor Moles. We all know we need to keep an eye on them, but with so much misinformation floating around on the internet,...
Health
Paralysed man walks again with brain-controlled exoskeleton
A man paralysed from the shoulders down has been able to walk using a pioneering four-limb robotic system, or exoskeleton, that is commanded and controlled...
Plant of the week: Plant with list of uses under scrutiny from pharmaceutical industry
Name: Lapacho (Tabebuia avellanedae) Otherwise known as: Pau d’arco Habitat: A deciduous tree member of the Bignoniaceae family native to South America and growing to...
Vaping related injuries baffling US doctors
By Julie Steenhuysen CHICAGO, Oct 2 (Reuters) – Doctors studying lung tissue from people with vaping-related injuries have ruled out one diagnosis as a probable...
Red meat back on the menu?
By Kate Kelland, Health and Science Correspondent Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of...
Chance to quiz health minister over Gesy
Health minister Costantinos Ioannou will answer the public’s questions about Gesy on Saturday in a live streaming Facebook video. The live streaming will take place...
Series of events to promote health benefits of breastfeeding
The Cyprus breastfeeding association has organised a number of events for October which is recognised as Cyprus’ established Breastfeeding Month. This year’s slogan, ‘Empowring...
‘Heart attack gender gap’ leading to needless deaths of women
Two women a day are thought to be dying needlessly because of a “heart attack gender gap” where they do not receive equal treatment to...
Bristol-Myers immunotherapy combo outperforms chemo in lung cancer survival – study
By Michael Erman About 40 per cent of patients who received a combination of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co’s immuno-oncology drugs Opdivo and Yervoy as an initial...
Plant of the week: Plant used by Druids to pacify a treatment for poisoning
Name: Black Dogwood (Rhamnus frangula) Otherwise known as: Frangula Bark, Alder Buckthorn Habitat: A deciduous shrub or small tree of the Rhamnaceae family, growing to...
Efforts ‘well underway’ for second phase of Gesy, minister says
Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou on Tuesday said things were well underway for the introduction of the second phase of Gesy, which concerns the introduction of...
Dherynia to examine placement of mobile antennae
Concerns were expressed in Dherynia in the Famagusta district on Monday night over the placement of mobile phone antennae and their effect on the health...
State to boost aid to drugs rehab centre Kenthea
INTERIOR minister Constantinos Petrides pledged his ministry’s support for the work conducted by the addiction prevention and support NGO Kenthea during its annual general assembly...
Cyprus recalls heartburn drug, possible cancer link
The pharmaceutical services on Friday recalled every medication containing ranitidine as a precautionary measure over concern of its link to cancer. The detection of low...
French weight-loss pill scandal set for landmark trial
A landmark French trial will from next week seek to settle one of the country’s biggest pharmaceutical scandals, probing whether the company behind a weight-loss...
US scientists join effort to solve mysterious vaping-related illnesses
The U.S. investigation into hundreds of cases of life-threatening lung illnesses related to vaping has turned up a curious abnormality: Many of the victims had...
Has going plant-based zapped your energy?
By Abi Jackson Want to do more to support your health and the planet by going plant-based, but struggle with energy dips and feeling depleted?...
Breast cancer march to highlight ovarian cancer this year
THE 15th annual breast cancer march will take place on October 5 and for the first time will also focus on the plight of patients...
MPs want health hazard study prior to allowing 5G
LEGISLATORS on Thursday called for an independent study into the potential health hazards of 5G before the cellular network technology is fully rolled out. The...
State GPs threaten to walk out over pay inequality
A group of 16 state doctors have threatened to quit their government jobs after promises of increased pay were not met, their union Pasyki said...
