‘Killer kitchens’ a cause of silicosis
Workers cutting engineered stone have increasingly been taking sick leave for skin disease and respiratory problems, however there is not enough data in Cyprus to link inhaling the fine dust ...
Spain alerts WHO of swine flu virus believed to have been transmitted between people
Spain has alerted the World Health Organisation of what it believes to be a person-to-person transmission of the swine flu virus in its A(H1N1)v variant, a spokesperson ...
First foot-and-mouth case detected in Republic, farm sealed off
A case of foot-and-mouth disease has been confirmed within the government-controlled areas of Cyprus, after veterinary authorities on Friday detected the disease at a cow-breeding unit in Livadia, in the ...
‘Around 1,400 Cypriots have haemoglobin disorders’
By Robert Morgan
Around 1,400 Cypriot patients are estimated to have haemoglobin disorders, the International Thalassemia Federation (ITF) said on Wednesday.
In a statement released to coincide with World Thalassemia Day, ...
No need to worry about catching avian flu says expert (updated)
People do not need to worry about catching bird flu as doing so is extremely rare, a state expert said on Monday after two incidents of the disease were found ...
A child’s death highlights threat posed to young by Pakistan’s floods
In the hours before her six-year-old son died in her lap, Badar Bibi recalled how she rushed from a field clinic set up to treat people caught in Pakistan’s ...
Efforts underway to create deadly diseases unit
Efforts are underway to inaugurate a unit dedicated to combating deadly diseases as there are fears that the healthcare system is not yet prepared for to handle the outbreak of ...