Health care

Envelopes mailed from India to a dozen Greek universities prompted an anti-terrorism investigation on Thursday after tests found an industrial irritant that triggered an allergic reaction in members of staff.

In his address at the official opening of the campaign the Head of State pointed out the purpose of this year "Bulgarian Christmas": to provide up-to-date high-tech equipment and support comprehensive care for such children.

Loncar offered Josifovski an opportunity to join a Ministry of Health team that deals with the prevention of corruption in the health care sector.

The number of health care professionals in Turkey reached 920,939 last year, the country's Health Ministry announced on Sept. 28.

Listed Athens Medical Group staged a three-week educational seminar for pre-med students from the US at the Athens Medical Center this summer.

A 5-year-old girl has died in the village of Variko in Florina, northern Greece, after an allergic reaction to an antibiotic.

According to reports on Wednesday, the girl fell ill on Tuesday evening and began vomiting before she fainted. She was pronounced dead on arrival at hospital.

In a strongly worded statement on Saturday, New Democracy's shadow minister for health, Vassilis Economou, berated the government for the state of "abandonment" of the Evangelismos Hospital in central Athens and the general situation at public hospitals.

A total of 32,913 beds for active treatment are needed to meet the needs of the population for hospital medical care. This is enshrined in the draft National Health Card (NHS), which was adopted by the National Commission and chaired by the Minister of Health and today it was approved by the Ministry of Health, the ministry said.

Doctor Vicentiu Saceleanu, the chief of the Neurosurgery Section of the County Emergency Clinical Hospital (SCJU) in Sibiu, was awarded again at the PRO INVENT International Research, Innovation and Inventions Salon in Cluj-Napoca, for discovering a new osteosynthesis material, designed for patients who need repair of cranium defects, according to a press release sent to AGERPRES on Tuesday.

Despite recent pressures, the healthcare sector in Greece may offer significant opportunities for growth, which would create demand for new skills, according to a study presented by the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (SEV) on Wednesday.