By Charles EllinasJune 3 was World Bicycle Day, but in Cyprus, it went completely unnoticed. And for a good reason. Cypriots mostly use cars to go anywhere, even to shops down the road. In 2018, the United Nations General Assembly declared June 3 as World Bicycle Day to spread awareness about the benefits of cycling, … Read more
Gesy now offers rehabilitation services to patients with certain respiratory conditions.
– One in three people in Cyprus are hypertensive.
– For people in their 60’s, two out of three Cypriots have high blood pressure.
– Less than one-third of hypertensives have managed to regulate their issue with medication.
– Hypertension is the most common chronic disease and one of the most important contributors to mortality, morbidity, and poor quality of life.
– It is called the ‘silent killer’ and people are urged to seek professional help and measure their pressure properly.
Fact: Mass-produced wholegrain products, such as supermarket wholegrain breads and wholegrain breakfast cereals, were not associated with poorer health in a recent study.
Cyprus is facing a shortage of injectable diabetes medications due to increased use for weight loss, overwhelming pharmaceutical production capacity. The Health Insurance Organisation is seeking alternative sources to provide medications for diabetic patients. The Cyprus Patients’ Federation urges doctors to prescribe responsibly and for the public to prioritize these medications for those with genuine medical needs. Dr. Konstantinos Tsioutis emphasizes the importance of these medications for managing diabetes and expresses concern over critical global shortages caused by unnecessary prescriptions. Tsioutis calls for collaboration to ensure medications are only given to patients with valid medical justifications until the global supply chain improves.
AstraZeneca has initiated the worldwide withdrawal of its COVID-19 vaccine, Vaxzevria, due to a surplus of available updated vaccines since the pandemic.
Fact: Women who followed a traditional Japanese diet had less brain shrinkage over a two-year study period compared to women who followed a western diet.
Fact: Lipedema is characterized by the excessive buildup of fatty tissue in the legs and sometimes arms.
One in three Cypriots is overweight, with 36.1% of Cypriots aged 20 to 80 classified as overweight and 27.8% as obese. Among these, 46.9% of men and 26% of women are overweight, while 28.8% of men and 26.9% of women are obese. These statistics were reported by the Cyprus Association of Dietitians and Nutritionists ahead of World Obesity Day.