Health & Fitness

UK life expectancy stalls for first time since 1982

UK life expectancy stalls for first time since 1982

  Life expectancy has fallen in Scotland and Wales and has stopped improving for the first time since 1982 in…
India launches ‘Modicare’, world’s biggest health scheme

India launches ‘Modicare’, world’s biggest health scheme

  India on Sunday launched the world’s biggest health insurance scheme which Prime Minister Narendra Modi said would cover some…
UK Royal Medical society awards golden medal to Egyptian gynecology professor

UK Royal Medical society awards golden medal to Egyptian gynecology professor

  UK’s Royal Medical Society on Friday awarded Cairo University’s professor of gynecology Mohammed Abou al-Ghar a gold medal for…
Egypt launches largest screening campaign for Hepatitis C in the world

Egypt launches largest screening campaign for Hepatitis C in the world

  Egypt will launch the largest medical screening campaign for Hepatitis C in the world by applying a new initiative…
Cancer in Europe: more cases but fewer deaths

Cancer in Europe: more cases but fewer deaths

  The number of cancer cases has continued to rise across Europe, however mortality rates from the disease have fallen,…
Egyptian women’s squash team makes first victory

Egyptian women’s squash team makes first victory

  Egypt national women’s squash team made its first victory on Tuesday, in the World Squash Tournament held in Dalian,…
UN, Egypt launch national campaign for AIDS elimination

UN, Egypt launch national campaign for AIDS elimination

  The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and Egyptian Ministry of Health on Monday launched a national campaign for…
41 dead in Ebola outbreak

41 dead in Ebola outbreak

An ongoing Ebola outbreak is spreading across the Democratic Republic of Congo’s North Kivu province, and it has health officials…
US giant Monsanto known for controversial chemicals

US giant Monsanto known for controversial chemicals

  From “Agent Orange” and DDT to genetically modified crops, Monsanto has long been associated with controversial chemicals, but a…
Tahya Masr Fund aims to eliminate Hepatitis C in Egypt by 2020

Tahya Masr Fund aims to eliminate Hepatitis C in Egypt by 2020

  The Tahya Masr Fund (Long Live Egypt) announced in a Friday statement that the Hepatitis C virus in Egypt…
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