Health & Fitness
Obese children 4 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes: New study
April 29, 2017
Obese children 4 times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes: New study
New UK research has found that obese children are four times more likely to develop Type 2 diabetes than their…
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough
April 29, 2017
Home blood pressure monitors may not be accurate enough
Even as doctors are increasingly relying on home blood pressure monitoring to manage patients with hypertension, many of the devices…
Study links media violence to aggressive behavior, regardless of culture
April 29, 2017
Study links media violence to aggressive behavior, regardless of culture
An American study of young people in seven countries suggests that the violence they are exposed to via media content…
‘Plastic bag’ womb could help keep premature babies alive
April 28, 2017
‘Plastic bag’ womb could help keep premature babies alive
An artificial womb resembling a plastic bag has been used to keep premature lambs alive for four weeks outside of…
To have powerful brains we need this basic superfood – fruits
April 22, 2017
To have powerful brains we need this basic superfood – fruits
Humans likely developed large and powerful brains, researchers said recently, with the help of what is today the simplest of…
Young women with this disease may also develop an eating disorder
April 22, 2017
Young women with this disease may also develop an eating disorder
Young women suffering from coeliac disease, a chronic infection of the intestine triggered by eating gluten, may be at greater…
Epilepsy drug behind up to 4,100 ‘severe birth defects’ in France
April 20, 2017
Epilepsy drug behind up to 4,100 ‘severe birth defects’ in France
The epilepsy medication valproate is responsible for "severe malformations" in 2,15
Japan to fund, construct new Abou el-Reesh hospital project
April 20, 2017
Japan to fund, construct new Abou el-Reesh hospital project
President of Cairo University Gaber Nassar signed on Wednesday an agreement with Japan for the establishment of a new Abou…
Rare tumor weighing over 2kg removed from patient in Aswan
April 19, 2017
Rare tumor weighing over 2kg removed from patient in Aswan
A female patient had a rare fatty tumor of peripheral nerves weighing 2.2kg removed from her back in a surgery by…
Global surge in clinical depression is worrying: WHO
April 15, 2017
Global surge in clinical depression is worrying: WHO
Cases of depression have ballooned almost 20 per cent in a decade, making the debilitating disorder linked to suicide the…