When you hear about workout, you probably think of a gym, a group class or a stadium. Have you ever thought that you might be forgetting the simplest choice of all? OUTDOOR WORKOUT! This was the innovative idea of the MCH Training people when they started working on the ELA KI ESU (Come with us) [...]
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Neurosurgeon Archontakis’ Guinness World Record
George Archontakis from Crete is the only Greek neurosurgeon who entered Guiness World Records for a very difficult surgery he carried out successfully. The surgery was conducted in 2002 on a young student who loved to harpoon fish in the sea. The student had a serious accident with the harpoon that could have killed him if [...]
Greek Donkey Milk, Olive Oil Cosmetics
Ten years ago, her husband made a farm with horses and donkeys in Edessa, out of love for the four-footed creatures. It was then that Crysoula Tsirogka, knowing about the beneficial properties of donkey milk, decided to give it every day to her child, who was facing respiratory problems. Since then, the child no longer [...]
The Cost of Jolie’s Blood Test in Greece
Many women were awakened by Angelina Jolie’s preventive mastectomy in order to reduce the risk of breast cancer. What led her to this decision and which test literally saved her life? Is this test available in Greece and how much does it cost? For the women who belong to the high-risk group, a simple blood [...]
Uninsured Children Will Get Vaccines
According to a Finance Ministry announcement on May 13, the Greek government is going to spend 500,000 euros ($650,000) this year to provide vaccinations for children whose families are poor and do not have health insurance. The ministry said that Alternate Finance Minister Christos Staikouras in consultation with Health Minister Andreas Lykourentzos and Alternate Health [...]
Organ Transplants Fall Fast In Greece
Organ transplant operations during Greece’s crushing economic crisis have dropped precipitously for a 12-year-old of only 7 per 1 million people in 2012 compared to 7.2 the year before. This caused concern among scientists who participated in an event at Mitera General Hospital organized by the hospital’s First Pathology Clinical Department under the title The [...]
Greeks First in Plastic Surgery
Spiegel, in an article published on May 9, draws attention to the paradoxical record that Greeks hold in plastic surgery despite the economic crisis. So except for a record in unemployment, in public debt and business bankruptcies, Greece now holds a record in cosmetic surgery as well. The German magazine goes as far as to [...]
HCDCP Announcement on Influenza Α(Η7Ν9)
The novel influenza Α(Η7Ν9) has put the Hellenic Center for Disease Control & Prevention (HCDCP) on standby. HCDCP is observing the Α(Η7Ν9) course and advises the Greeks who recently visited China to consult their doctor immediately, if they experience any symptoms of respiratory disease during the first ten days after their return to Greece. The [...]
Benefits of Spending Easter With Family
The pace of modern life may not leave many families with sufficient time to share meals. With the Greek crisis and current economic problems adding extra stress and anxiety to parents and their children alike, Easter time seems like a particularly good chance to get together, let go of the troubles even for a little [...]
Family Poisoned by Greens, Father Died
A 76-year-old man died on April 28, in the village of Itea near the town of Feres in the Evros region, northern Greece after consuming greens. Except for the father of the family, his wife and son also ate from the poisonous greens. According to Thrakinea.gr, both of them were transferred by ambulance to the [...]
Turkish Medical Tourism Lures Lesbos Residents
A private hospital in Adramyttion, Turkey is calling the residents of the Greek Island Lesbos for medical exams and hospitalization at very good prices, while they are bombarded with publicity in the press and on the Internet, according to an announcement issued by the Athens Medical Association (ISA). ISA notes that this is an “attack [...]
Schoolchildren In Greece Going Hungry
The Flemish newspaper De Morgen said in a story under the headline The Reality Greek Schools Have to Face: Pupils Search For Food in Garbage, that the country’s austerity crisis has cut so deep into government spending and people’s disposable income that some students are going without enough good. The newspaper’s reporter talked with a [...]
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Calendar – Exhibits, Concerts, Fun
- Crete Hosts Talks On Ancient Novels May 23, 2013
- Velos Mutiny Honored in Special Ceremony May 23, 2013
- Contemporary Theatrical Adaptation of Homer’s Iliad May 22, 2013
- A Greek Portfolio at The Benaki Museum May 22, 2013
