Michail Zoumakis

Background / Aim: Angiosarcoma is a malignant endothelial cell tumor and accounts for approximately 2% of all soft tissue sarcomas. Primary pulmonary angiosarcoma is extremely rare, only a few cases have been reported. We describe the case of a 64-year-old man who presented with primary pulmonary angiosarcoma. Case Report: The patient presented wit...

ΣΚΟΠΟΣ: Ένα από τα πλέον αμφιλεγόμενα ζητήματα της βιοτεχνολογίας είναι η ανάπτυξη και η κατανάλωση γενετικώς τροποποιημένων τροφίμων, καθώς και οι επιπτώσεις τους στη δημόσια υγεία και στο περιβάλλον. Τα Μέσα Επικοινωνίας, ως ισχυρότατος παράγοντας διαμόρφωσης της κοινής γνώμης, μπορούν να συμβάλουν στην ανάπτυξη μιας ουσιαστικής επικοινωνίας μετα...

[Hellenic Journal of Nursing Science] Cancer is probably the greatest threat to human societies globally. Currently, the majority of cancer patients suffer daily from a tremendous emotional stress and agony due to an expected premature death in the near future. On the other hand, the conventional treatment of the disease has many types of side effe...

Σκοπός: Η καρδιοαναπνευστική αναζωογόνηση αποτελεί ύστατο όπλο της ιατρικής επιστήμης απέναντι στο θάνατο. Ωστόσο, για πολλούς ασθενείς στο τελικό στάδιο μίας ανίατης ασθένειας, έχει θεσπιστεί η εντολή DNR για περιπτώσεις ανακοπής εξαιτίας της νόσου. Σκοπός της παρούσας εργασίας είναι να διερευνηθεί βιβλιογραφικά ο ρόλος της κρατούσας θρησκείας δια...

In their Article, Giovanni Forzieri and colleagues [1] provide plausible estimates of extreme weather-related risks for future European generations under a scenario of no adaptation. Another study [2] found that moderate temperatures cause most of the temperature-related mortality burden. People living in artificially cooled and heated environments...

Το κρίσιμο πρόβλημα της ανάλυσης των χρονολογικών σειρών της θνησιμότητας έχει απασχολήσει σε μεγάλο βαθμό την επιστημονική κοινότητα κατά τη διάρκεια των τελευταίων δεκαετιών, λόγω της κλιματικής αλλαγής. Ο στόχος των αντίστοιχων στατιστικών μοντέλων είναι η εκτίμηση της μακροχρόνιας τάσης, της εποχικότητας, των ακραίων τιμών και των στοχαστικών σ...

The primary aim of this study was to investigate the leading factors contributing to human discomfort due to environmental conditions in the Municipality of Thessaloniki. The research has focused on investigating factors related: (i) to extreme heat load by using the cumulative maximum temperature excess and frequency and duration of heat wave epis...

Τα ακραία φαινόμενα θερμικής καταπόνησης στον ανθρώπινο οργανισμό είναι ένα σημαντικό είδος περιβαλλοντικής έκθεσης, το οποίο συνδέεται με αυξημένη συνολική νοσηρότητα και θνησιμότητα. Κατά τη διάρκεια των τελευταίων δεκαετιών, η αύξηση της συχνότητας εμφάνισης ισχυρών επεισοδίων καύσωνα και ο συνδυασμός υψηλών θερμοκρασιών, υγρασίας και ατμοσφαιρι...

As a result of climate change in Greece, heat stress-related mortality episodes are expected to increase in severity and frequency in the near future. In this study, the effect of extreme heat stress on mortality: (I) in the general population and in specific population subgroups more susceptible to the effect of heat, (II) people with cardiovascul...

Heat stress-related mortality is one of the most commonly known and accepted health impacts of climate change in Greece, because of great political sensitivity following the major heat waves of 1987, 1988 and 2007 and the expected increase in frequency and intensity of extreme heat events in the near future. In the present study, an attempt was mad...

Climate change is projected to increase minimum, mean and maximum air temperatures and the frequency of very hot days, as heat waves become more frequent, intense and prolonged hot-weather episodes responsible for high excess morbidity and mortality rates. The present study examines the temporal fluctuations in heat wave occurrence and intensity in...

As climate changes, a direct effect of rising temperatures is an increase in the frequency and severity of extreme heat wave episodes. In the present study, an attempt was made to study the temporal fluctuations in heat wave occurrence and intensity and heat – related mortality, during the warm period (May, June, July, August and September) for the...

As a result of climate change, heat waves are expected to increase in severity and frequency. Taking into consideration the heavily stressed air quality conditions in the city of Thessaloniki, Greece, an attempt was made to study the temporal fluctuations in heat wave occurrence and intensity, during the summer period for the years 1970 – 2009. The...

ΚΕΦΑΛΑΛΓΙΑ (JOURNAL OF HELLENIC HEADACHE SOCIETY) 2012; 20(3): 114-121. Giant cell arteritis (GCA) is a chronic vasculitis of large and medium-sized vessels. It is a frequent type of secondary headache disorders in White individuals aged over 50 years in Western countries. The typical presentation of GCA is that of a new-onset headache. Permanent v...

ΚΕΦΑΛΑΛΓΙΑ (JOURNAL OF HELLENIC HEADACHE SOCIETY) 2012; 20(3): 95-108. Tension-type headache (TTH) is the most prevalent subtype of all primary headache disorders in the general population. In addition, it is the least studied, despite having perhaps the highest total socioeconomic impact. The typical presentation of a TTH attack is that of a mild...

Since air pollution levels are strongly dependent on atmospheric conditions, it is important to take both into consideration when examining the effects of weather on human health. In this study, the discomfort conditions were estimated by using several air-quality stress indices based on air-pollutant concentrations in the center of Thessaloniki. A...

Taking into consideration the heavily stressed air quality conditions in the city of Thes-saloniki, Greece, an attempt was made to study the temporal fluctuations in heat wave occurrence and intensity during the summer period (June, July and August) for the years 1970–2005. The results demonstrate a continuous warming trend as well as the increase...

Heat stress-related mortality is among main impacts of climatic extremes on human society. An extreme heat wave can be catastrophic or not depending on its intensity, extent and duration, but also on the population adaptation to the local climate and the awareness of the public authorities. Excess monthly mortality was established, for total and ca...

As a result of climate change, heat waves are expected to increase in severity and frequency. Hot weather extremes appear to have a profound effect on human health and well-being. In addition, humidity affects human comfort, and the perceived temperature by humans is largely dependent on atmospheric moisture content. The danger posed by the combine...

In the present study, an attempt was made to give a preliminary estimate of heat-related mortality in northern Greece, during the summer period, for the years 1970–2009, with special regard to extreme heat waves. Long-term trends in the human mortality data, for the hot period of the year, can be influenced by different demographic factors (change...

ΚΕΦΑΛΑΛΓΙΑ (JOURNAL OF HELLENIC HEADACHE SOCIETY) 2011; 19(1): 5-22. Migraine is an episodic neurological disorder, the centerpiece of which is a severe headache, generally associated with nausea, and/or light and sound sensitivity. It represents a common health problem, affecting up to 12 percent of the general population and remains one of the mo...

Εισαγωγή - Σκοπός: Ο σκοπός της εργασίας αυτής είναι η σύγκριση των αποτελεσμάτων της αποκατάστασης της βουβωνοκήλης με βύσμα/πλέγμα μεταξύ των ασθενών με ηλικία 80 ετών και άνω και αυτών με ηλικία κάτω των 80 ετών. Μεθοδολογία: Κατά την περίοδο Απρίλιος 2001 - Αύγουστος 2008 χειρουργήθηκαν 525 ασθενείς για βουβωνοκήλη χρησιμοποιώντας βύσμα/πλέγμα....

Air pollution episodes in urban coastal areas follow certain pre-determined patterns, being associated with certain local meteorological conditions and emission of primary pollutants. In this study, the synoptic and local scale atmospheric circulation that prevails during air pollution episodes in a coastal major city in Greece, Thessaloniki, is ex...