Health & Fitness
Working out while fasting
August 15, 2011
Working out while fasting
To many people, Ramadan means food and good company. As a result many of us forget about their workout routines…
Healthy, balanced diet crucial during Ramadan fasting
August 3, 2011
Healthy, balanced diet crucial during Ramadan fasting
Fasting during Ramadan is an opportunity to reset your metabolism and reduce extra weight by adopting a healthy, balanced diet.…
Professors highlight prevalence of Hepatitis C in Egypt, call for more funding
July 28, 2011
Professors highlight prevalence of Hepatitis C in Egypt, call for more funding
Gamal Esmat, professor of hematology and gastroenterology at Cairo University, believes that more attention must be paid to the prevention…
Social initiatives: Alashanek Ya Balady’s fight against child pneumonia
June 28, 2011
Social initiatives: Alashanek Ya Balady’s fight against child pneumonia
Developing a critical strategy for controlling pneumonia, the main cause of child mortality in Egypt and developing countries, is the…
Benefit from this year’s summer vacation
June 21, 2011
Benefit from this year’s summer vacation
As summer rolls around again, it’s easy to get sucked into wasting your vacation, lying on the couch, watching television…
Health reality check: The 5 habits you’ll be paying for later
June 7, 2011
Health reality check: The 5 habits you’ll be paying for later
At any given time in a day, you may stop to ask yourself if what you’re doing, in that very…
Eliminating the stigma of AIDS
June 2, 2011
Eliminating the stigma of AIDS
The Forum to Fight Stigma and Discrimination against People Living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA) held a press conference at the Flamenco…
A Cretan diet: A natural shield against heart problems
May 28, 2011
A Cretan diet: A natural shield against heart problems
The Cretan diet is recognized as a foundation for our modern healthy diet. Despite westernization, in many Greek villages the…
Reflexology: Natural healing for the imbalanced body
May 10, 2011
Reflexology: Natural healing for the imbalanced body
Reflexology is a massage therapy used to relieve tension and treat illness by applying circular pressure to ‘reflex points’ on…
Six steps to healthy spring skin
April 29, 2011
Six steps to healthy spring skin
No matter what your skin type is, it is important to alter your skin care regime during seasonal changes. In…