Health & Fitness
Study: Short people’s genes may confer higher heart risks
April 9, 2015
Study: Short people’s genes may confer higher heart risks
Short people have more risk for heart disease, and now researchers may know why: Genes that govern height also seem…
Official: Sovaldi cure rate reaches more than 95%
April 8, 2015
Official: Sovaldi cure rate reaches more than 95%
Yehia al-Shazly, member of the National Committee for the Fight Against Liver Viruses, said “rate of recovery of patients cured…
Study: Brain Scans May Identify Concussion-Related Disease
April 8, 2015
Study: Brain Scans May Identify Concussion-Related Disease
A brain-scanning technique might one day help identify people with a disease linked to concussions in football and other sports,…
WHO participates in raising awareness on rare diseases in Egypt
April 7, 2015
WHO participates in raising awareness on rare diseases in Egypt
Health Ministry’s pharmaceutical department, in coordination with Novartis Egypt, has held an awareness-raising event of the sidelines of the Rare…
Vigorous exercise helps people live longer: study
April 7, 2015
Vigorous exercise helps people live longer: study
Vigorous exercise, the kind that makes you sweat, get red in the face and breathe hard, may be better than…
Daily weigh-ins may encourage weight loss
April 6, 2015
Daily weigh-ins may encourage weight loss
Getting on the scale every day may boost enthusiasm for healthy behaviors and lead to greater weight loss, according to…
Second Carmat artificial heart patient ‘never felt so good’: newspaper
April 5, 2015
Second Carmat artificial heart patient ‘never felt so good’: newspaper
The second patient to receive an artificial heart made by French firm Carmat is leading a normal life including physical…
Paris plans to become ‘world cycling capital’
April 5, 2015
Paris plans to become ‘world cycling capital’
Paris is planning to invest €150 million to double the number of cycle paths across the city, a move it…
Stress, depression boost risks for heart patients
April 5, 2015
Stress, depression boost risks for heart patients
For people with heart disease, high levels of stress coupled with depression increase the risk of heart attack and death,…
Walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings
April 5, 2015
Walking may help overweight people curb sugar cravings
Walking for 15 minutes may help overweight people at least temporarily reduce cravings for high-calorie, sugary snacks, a small study…