Health & Fitness
13 firms request to join Sovaldi production
October 31, 2015
13 firms request to join Sovaldi production
Thirteen Egyptian pharmaceutical company have filed a request with the Health Ministry to participate in the production of US-developed hepatitis…
Basketball players may be at heightened risk of lung clots
October 31, 2015
Basketball players may be at heightened risk of lung clots
Basketball players could be at heightened risk for dangerous blood clots that travel to the lungs, according to a small…
Stereotyping makes life harder for young female surgeons
October 31, 2015
Stereotyping makes life harder for young female surgeons
Women in surgical training programs who feel that those around them endorse negative stereotypes about female doctors have poorer psychological…
Married people do better than most singles early after heart surgery
October 30, 2015
Married people do better than most singles early after heart surgery
Formerly married people may be at an increased risk of disability or death soon after heart surgery, suggests new U.S.…
Novartis, Juno face production hurdles for new blood cancer drugs
October 30, 2015
Novartis, Juno face production hurdles for new blood cancer drugs
As drugmakers including Novartis, Juno Therapeutics and Kite Pharma race to launch what may be the most effective treatments ever…
New WHO study shows 3.7 billion people have herpes virus worldwide
October 29, 2015
New WHO study shows 3.7 billion people have herpes virus worldwide
A new study released in the World Health Organization's PLOS One journal shows that two-thirds of people — or 3.7…
Public pharmaceutical companies launch a campaign to avoid losses
October 28, 2015
Public pharmaceutical companies launch a campaign to avoid losses
The Pharmacists' Syndicate launched a campaign on Tuesday to save public sector pharmaceutical companies from losses, which amounted this year…
#FreeBacon topic sizzles on social media after WHO meat report
October 28, 2015
#FreeBacon topic sizzles on social media after WHO meat report
Bacon lovers took to social media on Tuesday to express disdain over a World Health Organization report that said processed…
We cannot prohibit the production of processed meat: Health Ministry
October 27, 2015
We cannot prohibit the production of processed meat: Health Ministry
The Health and Population Ministry's role in dealing with meat products is only regulatory, according to spokesperson Dr. Khaled Megahed,…
WHO experts signal victory over 1 of 3 polio strains
October 27, 2015
WHO experts signal victory over 1 of 3 polio strains
The world should stop vaccinating children against one of the three strains of the crippling polio virus as part of…