Brand of herb tea and dried mint withdrawn from market
The health services on Friday said they had withdrawn a batch of peppermint tea and dried ground mint after finding traces of pesticides. The products...
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‘Health service going downhill’
Patients say they are suffering like never before Patients are suffering the consequences of tensions between state health professionals and the organisation in charge of...
Health minister slams Okypy delays in letter to board (Updated)
A letter has been sent by Health Minister Michalis Hadjipantelas to the state health services organisation (Okypy) warning “for the last time” about delays, and...
People urged to do their bit in keeping down rodent populations
Rodent numbers are spiralling out of control in some areas and municipalities cannot control them because they lack funding, it was reported on Monday. According...
Two cases of West Nile in Nicosia area
There have been two confirmed cases of West Nile virus in the greater Nicosia area so far this year, the public health services reported on...
Man with West Nile virus dies in the north, health advisory issued in south (Updated)
A 62-YEAR-OLD man who had been diagnosed with the West Nile virus and was in the intensive care of a hospital in the north died...
Health ministry recalls batch of smoked salmon
The health ministry on Tuesday recalled a batch of smoked salmon slices after listeria was detected in the product. The product was found to be...
Strawberry fields quarantined after pesticides found on fruit
Authorities have placed two strawberry fields in Zygi and Mazotos under quarantine after pesticides not suitable for foodstuff was detected on the fruits, the head...
Sheftalia recalled due to salmonella
The ministry of health on Thursday recalled a batch of Tasoulla Spitisia Fagita frozen pork sheftalia after it detected salmonella. The production date for the...
Warning issued over smoked sausage brand
The health services on Friday recalled a smoked-sausage brand after lab tests indicated that the product exceeds the permitted level of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons....
Health sector crisis going from bad to worse, state doctors say
MORE and more state doctors are leaving the public sector and replacements have been slow to step forward due mainly to the appalling salaries and...
Hamburgers disguised as beefburgers being recalled
By Eleni Lazarou The health services recalled a batch of beefburgers on Thursday, which contained over 60 per cent pork meat, discovered during routine checks....
Cyprus health services announce Mars products recall (Update 3)
The health ministry said on Wednesday it had received notification from the Mars factory in the Netherlands with the complete list of products being recalled...
Info requests from audit boss to health chief fall on deaf ears
The health ministry’s medical services director Petros Matsas has failed to cooperate with the Audit Service over reports of graft among doctors and other healthcare...
Health sector reform “absolutely necessary”, Georgiades says
The Government is fully aware of the difficulties and problems in the health sector, Finance Minister Harris Georgiades said on Sunday but said reforms though...
Woman dies from H1N1, first fatality in the Republic
The first death from H1N1, or ‘swine flu’ has been recorded in the Republic, health services said on Thursday. The patient at the Nicosia General...
Nearly 200 suicides recorded in Cyprus in five years
Some 185 people in Cyprus took their own lives between 2009 and 2013, according to figures published on Sunday, citing health services data. If the...
Parties say they support new health minister’s pledge to root out corruption
Political parties on Sunday backed the new health minister’s pledge to clean out corruption and rival cliques in the health service. in an interview with...
Health supplement recalled over gluten-free labeling
A batch of Naturya Barleygrass Powder supplement is being withdrawn from the market due to falsely stating that it is gluten free, the health ministry...
Dodgy tooth whitening paste recall
A tooth whitening paste imported from the Netherlands has been removed from the market as it contains Sodium Perborate, which meets EU criteria as toxic...