Health & Fitness
How to protect yourself from dust storms
February 11, 2015
How to protect yourself from dust storms
The Health Ministry has advised people with allergies, children and pregnant women to wear wet masks, drink a lot of…
Google to add medical details to health topic searches
February 11, 2015
Google to add medical details to health topic searches
Google said it would add a feature wherein online searches on health-related topics would display relevant medical details on the…
Group walking may have many benefits, few harms
February 8, 2015
Group walking may have many benefits, few harms
Organized walking groups improve the walkers’ blood pressure, heart rate, total cholesterol, mood and other aspects of health with little…
Report: US women at risk of FGM more than doubles since 2000
February 6, 2015
Report: US women at risk of FGM more than doubles since 2000
The number of women and girls in the United States at risk of female genital mutilation has more than doubled…
Get rid of neck pain after a hard day’s work
February 5, 2015
Get rid of neck pain after a hard day’s work
Neck pain is common for employees at 9 am to 5 pm jobs that sit behind desks all day. To avoid…
Treating sleep apnea may lessen depression, too
February 4, 2015
Treating sleep apnea may lessen depression, too
For people with depression and obstructive sleep apnea, using a nightly device to improve breathing while asleep may also improve…
Yoga helps manage blood pressure
February 3, 2015
Yoga helps manage blood pressure
Doing yoga may help reduce blood pressure among people with hypertension, a new analysis of past studies suggests.“There is now…
Saudi centenarian witnessed the coronation of seven kings
February 1, 2015
Saudi centenarian witnessed the coronation of seven kings
The Saudi Al-Bayan website said al-Omeiri al-Rashidi, a 110-year-old Saudi citizen, witnessed the coronation of seven kings from King Abdulaziz…
Computer tracks eye movements to detect concussions
February 1, 2015
Computer tracks eye movements to detect concussions
A new piece of technology that tracks eye movements after a head injury might be able to detect concussions and…