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Repeat COVID Infections Could Be Deadly, Study Says
Repeat COVID-19 infections could be deadly or lead to severe health consequences including organ failure, a new study has revealed.
Research conducted by Washington University's School of Medicine and the Veterans Affairs St. Louis Health Care System found that people...
Archaeology
Ancient Skulls Found in Greece Show Signs of Complex Surgery
An ancient skull that was discovered by anthropologists in the Paliokastro area of the island of Thasos, Greece shows signs of complicated surgery.
The skull, which dates from the early Byzantine period -- the fourth to the seventh century AD...
Ancient Greece
Ancient Greek Drug Could Lower COVID-19 Deaths
An ancient Greek drug made from saffron, obtained from the pistils of crocus flowers, could potentially be used to reduce severe illness and death for patients with COVID-19.
A report published at the beginning of the European Journal of Internal...
Ancient Greece
Greece’s Mountain Tea and its Ancient Greek Secrets of Healing
Greeks are not known for their love for tea, as are for example the British, Russians and Turkish peoples are. However, when it comes to tea, the first variety that a Greek would think of is ''Chai tou vounou,"or...
Ancient Greece
Antidepressant Medicine Discovered in Ancient Greek City
It seems that even back in the ancient times, people were prone to depression as archaeological finds of antidepressants in the Ancient Greek city of Bathonea, located on the banks of Küçükçekmece Lake in Turkey, have revealed.
The city of...
Greece
Three Children in Greece Diagnosed with Acute Hepatitis
The Greek National Heath Organization (EODY) announced on Thursday that three children had been diagnosed with acute hepatitis in Greece.
The EODY announced that after conducting a thorough investigation, they found three children who fit into the World Health Organization's...
Medicine
Study Says Humans May Live to Be 130 by the End of the Century
A recent study suggests that it may be possible for human beings to live to the age of 130 by the end of this century.
Researchers have studied the biological lives of over 3,800 Italian 'semi-super-centenarians,' or people who have...
Greece
Hippocrates: The Greek Father of Modern Medicine
Born on the island of Kos, c. 460 BC, the Greek physician Hippocrates is considered the father of medicine.
Greece
Child With Unvaccinated Parents to Receive Transplant in Greece
A child from Cyprus who was refused a heart transplant in Germany because his parents are unvaccinated will have the procedure in Greece.
Due to be transported by air ambulance to Germany for the procedure, the three year old was...
Health
Scientists Regrow Legs in Frogs, Giving Hope to Humans
Scientists have grown legs in frogs through a new drug treatment that successfully regenerated the leg of a frog. The treatment is a landmark for regenerative medicine that may pave the way for human applications.
Scientists tested the cocktail of drugs...