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Watch an audio slideshow of how traditional Icelandic rhubarb stew is made. Rhubarb is one of the few vegetables that grows effortlessly in Iceland and for that reason it used to be a highly-valued addition to the traditional diet of fish and lamb.
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Doctors at the Icelandic Cancer Society did not inform women of ruptured silicone implants having been detected in their breasts when they came in for a standard mammogram, rúv.is reports.
The working rule was that only women who were experiencing symptoms and had booked an appointment specifically to check on them were informed, weekly newspaper Fréttatíminn reports today.
A woman who booked a mammogram has filed a complaint to the Directorate of Health after realizing that a doctor detected leaking silicon in her muscle in 2008 and failed to inform her.
Since the case of the faulty PIP implants came about, the Cancer Society’s working methods have been changed.
According to the society’s chief of staff, Kristján Sigurðsson, until then, a leak from legally made silicone implants was not considered a health threat.
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One of the last tasks of Steingrímur J. Sigfússon while in office as minister of industries and innovation was to issue a regulation on Monday extending the reserve for whales in Faxaflói bay, off Reykjavík in Southwest Iceland. The regulation took affect at midnight.
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The Identification Committee of the National Commissioner of the Icelandic Police yesterday completed its investigation of human remains found by travelers on the beach Kaldbaksvík in Strandir, the eastern West Fjords, on Saturday.
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The government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir will formally step down after a state council meeting with President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson at his residence Bessastaðir at 11 am today. At 3 pm, the new government of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson will attend a state council meeting and afterwards formally take power.
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Air traffic was grounded at Keflavík International Airport for up to two hours this morning due to a failure in the flight data system. Due to the delay, many passengers missed their connecting flights.
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The 2013 April-May issue of Iceland Review & Atlantica has been released. Packed with informative and entertaining stories, highlights include an interview with outgoing Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir and the people who know her best, a photo essay of ice caves in Europe’s largest glacier and a colorful feature on life in the West Fjords.
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REVIEWS
The 11th Reykjavík Shorts & Docs. Catch it while it lasts!
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Fida Abu Libdeh moved to Iceland from East Jerusalem at 16, made her way through the Icelandic education system and now runs a promising startup company.
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Reykjavík Queer Choir’s annual spring concert takes place on Friday, May 24.
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