Health & Fitness
Snowga–mixing yoga with snow sports–takes off
July 30, 2015
Snowga–mixing yoga with snow sports–takes off
If there's snow, chances are there's Snowga, for the marriage of yoga and snow sports with a winter wonderland backdrop…
Two generic drugs reduce breast cancer deaths – Study
July 30, 2015
Two generic drugs reduce breast cancer deaths – Study
Two inexpensive classes of drugs available in generic form each reduce the recurrence of breast cancer in post-menopausal women as…
Boy who lost hands to infection gets double-hand transplant
July 29, 2015
Boy who lost hands to infection gets double-hand transplant
An 8-year-old boy who lost his hands and feet to a serious infection has become the youngest patient to receive…
Instead of curbing drinking, college kids try to curb consequences
July 29, 2015
Instead of curbing drinking, college kids try to curb consequences
A new study of college students finds that some of their “protective strategies” when they plan on drinking are actually…
Healthcare improving for older Americans
July 29, 2015
Healthcare improving for older Americans
The number of deaths, hospital stays and healthcare costs decreased among older Americans on Medicare over the past 15 years,…
Insulin resistance might increase Alzheimer’s risk
July 29, 2015
Insulin resistance might increase Alzheimer’s risk
Insulin resistance may increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease by depriving the brain of sugar needed for normal cognition, a…
WHO launches safe injection campaign in Egypt
July 28, 2015
WHO launches safe injection campaign in Egypt
The World Health Organization launched on Tuesday a national campaign to combat the spread of viral hepatitis through the promotion…
South Korea declares country effectively out of MERS danger
July 28, 2015
South Korea declares country effectively out of MERS danger
South Korea declared on Tuesday it is effectively out of danger from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS), more than two…
Arab female bodybuilder looks abroad for recognition
July 28, 2015
Arab female bodybuilder looks abroad for recognition
Flexing her muscles in defiance of the Gulf's conservative cultural stereotypes, bodybuilder Haifa Musawi has lost all hope of pumping…
US company to introduce new hepatitis C drug with 100% cure rate
July 26, 2015
US company to introduce new hepatitis C drug with 100% cure rate
An American company has announced on Sunday that it has conducted clinical studies of the Egyptian market of the genetic…