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New crisis looms at Ambulance Victoria as corporate staff prepare to strike

Ambulance Victoria is facing a fresh industrial crisis, with almost 900 corporate and backroom staff preparing to walk off the job after more than six months of stalled wage negotiations with the Allan government. The planned stoppages threaten to disrupt the administrative…

14 November, 2025

GREECE·HEALTH

Greek Christmas Question: Melomakarona or Kourabiedes?

This is the eternal Christmas question Greeks are challenged with every year: the traditional to-die-for Greek sweets during the festive days: Melomakarona or Kourabiedes? Melomakarona are egg-shaped calorie-bombs. They are soft and soaked in syrup made of honey or sugar and water.…

18 December, 2019

HEALTH

What are Fats?

Photo credit to Trainer Academy Fats are an essential part of our diet and are important for good health. There are different types of fats, with some fats being healthier than others. To help make sure you stay healthy, it is important…

11 December, 2019

HEALTH

What are Carbohydrates?

Carbohydrates are the sugars, starches and fibers found in fruits, grains, vegetables and milk products. Though often maligned in trendy diets, carbohydrates — one of the basic food groups — are important to a healthy diet. “Carbohydrates are macronutrients, meaning they are…

5 December, 2019

HEALTH

What is Protein?

Protein is a macronutrient that is essential to building muscle mass. It is commonly found in animal products, though is also present in other sources, such as nuts and legumes. There are three macronutrients: protein, fats and carbohydrates. Macronutrients provide calories, or…

27 November, 2019

HEALTH

Pomegranate Oil: Greece’s Golden Elixir the World can’t get enough of

A Greek exporter of pomegranate oil says that he cannot make enough product to satisfy the current world demand for the oil of this fruit, which features in the mythology and traditions of several cultures. Stefanos Kassidis recently told the Athens-Macedonian News…

16 November, 2019

HEALTH

8 rules we can learn from the Greek Diet and Lifestyle

The Greeks have given the world many gifts, ranging from politics to science as well as architecture. The Greeks have been drivers of so many important fields that are still so relevant today. While all of those things are wonderful in their…

16 November, 2019

HEALTH

Horta: The many benefits of these magical Greek greens

Everyone – absolutely everyone – who has a friend or relative from Greece, has heard of the word “horta”. Literally translating into English as the humble ”weed,” the meaning of the word horta in the modern Greek language encompasses every green that one…

2 October, 2019

GREECE·HEALTH

Chemotherapy treatment “postponed” in big Athens hospital due to lack of funds

Cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy in Attiko Hospital in Athens were shocked to be informed that their treatment is postponed on indefinite time. The patients were informed by phone last Thursday. Hospital workers’ President and doctor at Attiko ICU, Mihalis Rizos, told news…

25 September, 2019

COMMUNITY·HEALTH

Dementia and the specific needs of Greek Australians

By 2057 there will be an estimated 1 million Australians living with dementia. In that same year there will be 8.8 million people over the age of 65 years. In 2017, 15% of Australians (3.8 million) were aged over 65 years. By…

20 September, 2019

GREECE·HEALTH

Study finds that Greeks drink much less alcohol than most other Europeans

According to a recent study conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Greeks drink less alcohol than the average European. More specifically, the WHO study includes findings from thirty different European countries (the 28 member-states of the EU plus Switzerland and…

13 September, 2019

COMMUNITY·HEALTH

Food star ratings fail on sugar: Choice

Some top-selling cereals that have four out of five health stars plummet to just 1.5 when added sugars are factored in, Choice says. Choice is demanding a major change to Australia’s star rating system for food, saying consumers are being denied the…

26 June, 2019

HEALTH·SCIENCE

Study: Brain drain is the biggest worry of Greeks and Europeans

A survey conducted recently by YouGov for the European Council on Foreign Relations shows that the nations of Southern and Eastern Europe worry more about emigration than immigration. The trend of millions of young, educated people leaving Southern and Eastern Europe to…

5 April, 2019

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HEALTH- Page 7

New crisis looms at Ambulance Victoria as corporate staff prepare to strike

Greek Christmas Question: Melomakarona or Kourabiedes?

What are Fats?

What are Carbohydrates?

What is Protein?

Pomegranate Oil: Greece’s Golden Elixir the World can’t get enough of

8 rules we can learn from the Greek Diet and Lifestyle

Horta: The many benefits of these magical Greek greens

Chemotherapy treatment “postponed” in big Athens hospital due to lack of funds

Dementia and the specific needs of Greek Australians

Study finds that Greeks drink much less alcohol than most other Europeans

Food star ratings fail on sugar: Choice

Study: Brain drain is the biggest worry of Greeks and Europeans

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