Health

Greeks topped the list for prescription and consumption of antibiotics in an annual Health report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) published on Friday. According to the data, more than 35 prescriptions per 1,000 people are recorded...

The Ministry of Infrastructure and Transport's announcement to increase the speed limit on motorways; as part of the reform of the Road Traffic Code, has been met with great backlash from the Greek public. Minister Christos Spirtzis recently stated that...

The development of an immunotherapeutic vaccine to combat type 1 diabetes is well on track and clinical trials are at a final stage at the Harvard University, Dr Sotiris Adamidis, Professor at the University of Athens and President of...

The International Health Tourism Center (IHTC) is organising a conference on medical tourism with focus on the exchange of know-how, synergies and promotion of health services. The conference is held in Bucharest, Romania, on November 3-5. "It is yet another effort...

A new study by the World Health Organisation (WHO) about the global obesity "epidemic" includes some disturbing data for Greece. A staggering 16.7% of the Greek population is comprised by obese boys between the ages of 5 and 19, mainly...

The frequency of sexual contacts in Greek men aged 18-34 has increased by 35% in the last four months, according to data from the Andrological Institute of Athens. Head of the Andrology Institute of Athens, Konstantinos Konstantinidis, said that the ...

An eleven-month-old infant infant has become the first victim of a new measles epidemic plaguing the country over the past few months. The baby; which was born to Roma parents, died of sepsis. As of October 26, 326 cases of...

Members of "Rubicon" anarchist group; notorious in its blitzkrieg-like destructive attacks on government offices, has apparently taken on yet another public facade: That of patients' vigilante. Members of the group invaded "Evangelismos" hospital in Athens today, accusing a doctor in his...

President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades said plans were discussed in Moscow for the building of a hospital in Paphos; in cooperation with Russia, where a pioneering method to treat cancer with new technology will be implemented. Speaking at...

The Elena Venizelos Maternity Hospital in Athens has sealed its food storage room after bacteria of cholera was detected. "The cholera bacteria was detected in the first water samples of the underground storage room of the Elena Venizelos hospital," said the...

The Greek government said that the cleanup of a section of Athens coastline polluted by a large oil slick more than a month ago is almost over, and the remaining operation should be finished within days. Merchant Marine Minister, Panagiotis...

Obesity rates in Greece and around the world are rising and scientists estimate that by 2025, 480,000 Greek school-age children will be obese or overweight. The Hellenic Association for the Study of Obesity, Metabolism and Eating Disorders (EPAMEDI) warns Greek...

"We are worried about the increase in excessive alcohol consumption among adolescents and the heavy use overall, especially in provincial areas," said Greece's Health Minister Andreas Xanthos. Xanthos spoke at the 16th International Congress of the European Society of Biomedical...

The deteriorating state of the Greek health system is pictured in these photos taken at the emergency unit of the Venizeleio Hospital of Crete. Hospital staff have to improvise; due to lack of saline stands, by attaching saline solution to...

Greek pharmaceutical companies claim that their excessive taxation by the Greek state -clearly above any other EU state-, will eventually lead to their demise. At the HealthWorld 2017 Conference of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce held in Athens today, industry...