Health & Fitness
Why diets don’t work?
June 4, 2015
Why diets don’t work?
or centuries, men and women have worked tirelessly to fit the physical molds of their time. Diets, which have ranged…
Health minister heads meeting for new Higher Committee for Organ Transplant
June 4, 2015
Health minister heads meeting for new Higher Committee for Organ Transplant
Health Minister Adel al-Adawy headed a meeting of the new Higher Committee for Organ Transplant to stress the importance of organ…
US regulators to discuss ‘female Viagra’
June 4, 2015
US regulators to discuss ‘female Viagra’
A drug nicknamed the "female Viagra" because it could help increase women's sex drive, will be discussed for a third…
After Ebola, world still unprepared for global pandemic: MSF
June 4, 2015
After Ebola, world still unprepared for global pandemic: MSF
The global health system is unable to handle another mass epidemic like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, Médecins Sans…
Egyptian doctor contributes to discovering cure for paralysis caused by accidents
June 3, 2015
Egyptian doctor contributes to discovering cure for paralysis caused by accidents
Dr. Mahmoud al-Sherbiny is an Egyptian expatriate professor of intensive care, who, together with his international team, has discovered a…
Consumers can be seduced by healthy food
June 2, 2015
Consumers can be seduced by healthy food
Healthy eaters jump on the bandwagon when a restaurant, grocery store, school cafeteria or family member make the foods accessible,…
How’s your romantic relationship? Check your blood pressure to find out
June 2, 2015
How’s your romantic relationship? Check your blood pressure to find out
A wife's stress could have important implications for her husband's blood pressure, according to a recent study conducted at the…
Tests for new cancer drugs not reliable enough, doctors say
June 2, 2015
Tests for new cancer drugs not reliable enough, doctors say
Drugmakers including Bristol-Myers Squibb Co and Merck & Co are testing which patients will most benefit from new cancer treatments…
Qigong gaining popularity as healing tool in the West
June 1, 2015
Qigong gaining popularity as healing tool in the West
Qigong is a thousand-year-old discipline that integrates physical postures, breathing techniques and focused intention to heal the body and mind.…
How to live 100 years: Supercentenarians share their secrets
June 1, 2015
How to live 100 years: Supercentenarians share their secrets
According to her family, the oldest Frenchwoman alive, Eudoxie Baboul, aged 113, owes her longevity to cassava semolina. From genes…