Ancient Greek plays resonate with Marines
(Los Angeles Times, CA) Aug 15, 2008
At a conference dedicated to finding new ways to help Marines recover from post-traumatic stress and other disorders after serving in Iraq or Afghanistan, the Marines are looking to an ancient source: the plays of Sophocles....

Clinic probed over baby bug
(eKathimerini) Aug 12, 2008
An Athens prosecutor yesterday ordered an investigation into why 10 babies born at the capital’s Aretaieion hospital within the past month suffered rectal bleeding believed to have been caused by the same bowel-inflaming disease....

Hope for end to rejection drugs
(BBC) Aug 07, 2008
Scientists develop procedure which may help transplant patients avoid the need to take anti-rejection drugs....

Zammit's father makes plea to Greek Minister
(ABC News) Aug 05, 2008
The father of the Australian tourist beaten to death last week in Greece has called for better medical care on islands popular with tourists after talks with Greek Health Minister Dimitris Avramopoulos....

Nicosia hospital declared 'fully disinfected'
(Famagusta Gazette) Aug 02, 2008
Nicosia general hospital's intensive care unit has been declared fully disinfected and free of all resistant micro-organisms which had been infecting patients....

Asthma no obstacle to success in sport
(eKathimerini) Aug 01, 2008
Tests on Greek athletes who will be competing in the Beijing Olympics this month show that at least one in 10 have asthma, according to allergy experts who say the affliction is not a barrier to success for athletes....

Heart problems rare for remote Greek monks: doctors
(Reuters) Jul 30, 2008
Monks from medieval male-only communities on Greece's Mount Athos have far lower levels of heart and lung disease than average Europeans despite only rudimentary healthcare, Medecins du Monde said on Wednesday....

Greece tops fat league as diet of the Med decays
(Guardian) Jul 30, 2008
Greece, the nation that gave rise to the idea of well-formed muscular men in the name of Adonis, now has the highest prevalence of obesity in the EU, according to a report issued yesterday....

Hour's exercise 'to lose weight'
(BBC) Jul 29, 2008
Women who want to lose weight - and keep it off - need to be exercising for almost an hour, five days a week, according to US experts....

Mediterraneans abandoning region's healthy diet
(AFP) Jul 29, 2008
People in Mediterranean countries are abandoning the region's widely praised healthy diet in favour of food that has too much fat, salt and sugar, the Food and Agricultural Organization warned Tuesday....

Kids can beat egg allergy, Greek study indicates
(Indianapolis Star) Jul 29, 2008
Gradually exposing children with egg allergies to cooked egg could help them overcome the allergy, a new study reports....

Birth weight 'sets future health'
(BBC) Jul 23, 2008
Blood vessel changes linked to poor health later in life can be spotted within a few years in boys born small, say scientists....

Drug for deadly prostate cancer
(BBC) Jul 22, 2008
Scientists say a drug to treat aggressive prostate cancer may be the most significant advance in the field for 70 years....

Breastfeeding trust hormone clue
(BBC) Jul 18, 2008
Scientists have for the first time shown how a "trust" hormone is released in the brains of breastfeeding mothers....

Nicotine 'linked to memory boost'
(The Press Association) Jul 15, 2008
Nicotine's addictive properties are closely tied to its ability to improve memory and learning, new research has shown....