Are carbs the enemy?
By Kristian Grey One of the most controversial issues within the nutrition industry is an entire food group that seems to have divided experts the
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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
Cabinet green-lights sale of meds from public to private sector under Gesy
The Council of Ministers has approved amendments to the legislation on the sale and distribution of medicines under Gesy, it was announced on Tuesday. The
Number of Gesy doctors on the rise
The number of Gesy doctors is on the rise with specialists now surpassing 700, it emerged on Tuesday, though acutely understaffed public hospital A&E departments
Some Gesy doctors still using old software
Cases of Gesy doctors and staff who insist on using old hospital software and practices are “isolated incidents” which the state health services (Okypy) is
Think fast: newer doesn’t mean better
Nutritionist KRISTIAN GRAY suggests the best way to lose weight is to follow the example of our ancestors Whenever you read a newspaper or open
State doctors say A&E strike still going ahead but they’ll enter dialogue in the meantime
State doctors’ union Pasyki, said on Friday its members who work in accident and emergency departments (A&Es) would go on a 24-hour strike on July
President recovering well after surgery
President Nicos Anastasiades is recovering well following surgery to repair a fracture suffered during a fall last week, undersecretary to the president Vasilis Palmas said
Plant of the Week: Plant has long history of treating heart
Name: Yellow Pheasant’s Eye (Adonis vernalis) Otherwise known as: Spring Adonis Habitat: A perennial member of the Ranunculaceae family, growing to about 20cm in lime-rich
Over 130,000 GP visits, 30,000 at specialists in first month of Gesy
Since Gesy kicked off on June 1, there have been 130,584 visits to GPs, 30,254 to specialists and 87,618 prescriptions have been issued out of
Plant of the week: Plant seen as sexual stimulant for centuries piqued interest of drug companies
Name Yohimbe (Pausinystalia yohimbe) Otherwise known as: Yohimbinean, Herbal Viagra Habitat: An evergreen rainforest tree of the Rubiaceae family growing to 10m in rich, moist
It ain’t necessarily so
By Richard Dickenson Having spent half of my professional life specialising in Sexual Medicine, and having, like most of my colleagues, given hundreds of lectures
Doctors overloaded weeks after Gesy launch
A clunky software system and sheer volume of patients are overwhelming health care providers Inundated with unnecessary visits and struggling with a very user-unfriendly software
CM editorial grabbed at the chance to malign Gesy and promote private healthcare
In the Cyprus Mail editorial on June 12 you claimed that the Commission for the Protection of Competition was more interested in protecting Gesy monopoly
Gesy abuses by patients leading to delays
Abusing Gesy is leading to delays and other problems an official said on Thursday calling on patients to only visit their doctors when necessary after
Some GPs turning patients away, health ministry investigating
SOME general practitioners enrolled with the national health scheme (Gesy) are turning patients away, it was alleged on Thursday. In parliament, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou
You must believe it’s not butter
Nutritionist Kristian Gray on why we should be ditching margarine For years, experts have proclaimed that we should avoid the ‘deadly fats’ in real butter
‘Biggest social reform since 1960’ off to a good start officials say (Update 2)
IN WHAT was hailed as an historic day by President Nicos Anastasiades, Cyprus on Saturday introduced universal health care (Gesy), in what is perhaps the
Gesy is ‘not ideal’ but it’s going ahead, minister says
On the eve of the introduction of the first phase of Gesy on Saturday, Health Minister Constantinos Ioannou warned there would be problems as doctors