Health & Fitness
Bad eating habits can start in daycare
October 17, 2016
Bad eating habits can start in daycare
Some daycare centers may find “clean plate club” policies hard to resist, even though working too hard to control what…
PepsiCo sets global target for sugar reduction
October 17, 2016
PepsiCo sets global target for sugar reduction
PepsiCo Inc has set a target for reducing the amount of sugar in its soft drinks around the world as…
Why parents are stressed out by their own smartphones
October 14, 2016
Why parents are stressed out by their own smartphones
(Reuters Health) - Parents searching for elusive work-life balance may see smartphones and tablets as a way to escape the…
Florida declares new area of Zika transmission in Miami
October 14, 2016
Florida declares new area of Zika transmission in Miami
Florida officials on Thursday announced a new area of Zika transmission in the Miami region and have called on the…
New research names environmental factors that can increase the risk of dementia
October 13, 2016
New research names environmental factors that can increase the risk of dementia
A new review of research has created a shortlist of everyday environmental factors that may increase the risk of developing…
Rotary launches breast cancer awarness month with Gezira Club event
October 10, 2016
Rotary launches breast cancer awarness month with Gezira Club event
October is upon us, and that means so is International Breast Cancer Awareness Month.According to research conducted by the American…
Little evidence that antibiotics help open surgical wounds heal
October 9, 2016
Little evidence that antibiotics help open surgical wounds heal
There are no high-quality trials assessing whether using antibiotics or antiseptics on open surgical wounds speeds healing by slowing the…
Exclusive: US lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency
October 7, 2016
Exclusive: US lawmakers to investigate funding of WHO cancer agency
Oct 6 Officials from the U.S. government's health research agency are to be questioned by a congressional committee about why…
Egypt to be free of hepatitis-C by 2020: health minister
October 6, 2016
Egypt to be free of hepatitis-C by 2020: health minister
Egypt's health minister announced on Tuesday that more than 800,000 people have been treated for hepatitis C since January 2016,…
A natural DIY remedy for coughs
October 5, 2016
A natural DIY remedy for coughs
As the weather changes, flu spreads among children as well as the adults. It spreads even more when students return…