Harvard to help in smoking ban
(eKathimerini) Jul 27, 2010
Greece is gearing up for a blanket ban on smoking in public places by enlisting the help of Harvard University, with which it signed an agreement yesterday to provide help developing the government’s anti-tobacco policies and mounting publicity campaign...

Large portion of Greeks overeat
(eKathimerini) Jul 27, 2010
Six out of 10 Greeks admit to overeating, while a third have an exaggerated idea of what constitutes a healthy serving,...

Greek doctors union calls for week-long strike
(Sofia Echo) Jul 16, 2010
For people living in Greece and Athens in particular, the anti-government protests, demonstrations, rallies and the obstructions to regular daily life that inevitably come attached with it, have become an everyday occurrence....

Hospital reforms ‘unenforceable’
(eKathimerini) Jul 06, 2010
Hospital doctors yesterday criticized government plans to overhaul the national health service with a slew of reforms, including the operation of daily afternoon surgeries at state hospitals, claiming that the proposed changes are impossible to enforce ef...

Clinic patient has eye removed
(eKathimerini) Jul 01, 2010
One of the 13 people who suffered complications after undergoing operations for cataracts at a private clinic had one of his eyes removed yesterday, as authorities suspended one of the four doctors who conducted the surgery....

Eye patients may go blind
(eKathimerini) Jun 29, 2010
Thirteen people who suffered eye infections after undergoing cataract surgery are in danger of losing some of their vision or going blind, doctors said yesterday....

Landmark German euthanasia ruling
(BBC) Jun 25, 2010
A top German court says it is not a criminal offence to cut off the life support of a dying person if that person has given their consent....

EC warning over hospital supplies
(eKathimerini) Jun 25, 2010
Greece could be hauled before the European Court of Justice and fined for failing to keep to EU-wide rules governing the procurement of medical equipment and supplies, the European Commission said yesterday....

Lung cancer risk 'cut by B vitamin'
(BBC) Jun 16, 2010
People with plenty of a B-vitamin in their blood appear to be at a reduced risk of lung cancer, even if they smoke, a European study suggests....

Greece settles debt to solve hospital crisis
(Business Week) Jun 15, 2010
Greece says it has struck a preliminary deal to pay off billions in debts to drug and medical suppliers, ending a standoff that caused severe shortages at state hospitals and forced urgent operations to be suspended....

Hospitals near meltdown
(eKathimerini) Jun 15, 2010
Doctors warned yesterday that hospital patients will begin to die soon unless the government can resolve an impasse with suppliers over more than 5 billion euros in debts....

Hospitals short of vital supplies
(eKathimerini) Jun 11, 2010
The economic crisis is beginning to have a serious impact on state hospitals, some of which do not have the capacity to carry out basic tests, which others are seeing suppliers return to reclaim their equipment due to outstanding debts....

Strong shift to state healthcare
(eKathimerini) Jun 07, 2010
Health Ministry data indicates a 30 percent increase since last year in the number of people visiting state hospitals for treatment, a development that experts from the sector link to the impact of the financial crisis on household budgets....

Crackdown on hospital drugs
(eKathimerini) Jun 06, 2010
The Health Ministry is implementing a system to control the use of medicines by state hospitals after inspectors discovered that excessive supplies...

Mediterranean diet helps existing heart disease, too
(Reuters) Jun 04, 2010
Eating a Mediterranean-style diet can help heart patients stay healthy, new research from Greece shows....