Health & Fitness

No matter how you take it, coffee can decrease the risk of colorectal cancer: new study

No matter how you take it, coffee can decrease the risk of colorectal cancer: new study

A new US study has found more evidence for the health-giving properties of coffee, finding that more than 2.5 cups…
First 3-D image of Zika virus could speed vaccine hunt

First 3-D image of Zika virus could speed vaccine hunt

US researchers announced on Thursday the first three-dimensional map of the Zika virus, an advance that some hope will speed…
Major study confirms moms’ smoking changes fetal DNA

Major study confirms moms’ smoking changes fetal DNA

Women who smoke while pregnant may harm their babies by chemically altering the DNA of the developing fetus, a major…
Complacency on Ebola may leave vaccine work unfinished: experts

Complacency on Ebola may leave vaccine work unfinished: experts

The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the Ebola emergency over, but action is still needed to fully develop effective…
Cairo Runners organizes Maadi half-marathon in aid of village lighting

Cairo Runners organizes Maadi half-marathon in aid of village lighting

Put on your sports outfit and prepare to join Cairo Runners for a half-marathon around the streets of Maadi on…
Telemedicine could expand access to medical abortions

Telemedicine could expand access to medical abortions

Women in the US without reproductive health services close to home might have an easier time getting medical abortions if…
Egypt among nations seeing unintended pregnancies despite contraception

Egypt among nations seeing unintended pregnancies despite contraception

Nations from Brazil to Egypt and Turkey are among developing countries with the highest rates of contraceptive failure, according to…
Losing weight with a high-protein diet can improve sleep quality, study finds

Losing weight with a high-protein diet can improve sleep quality, study finds

While most scientific studies have focused on highlighting the role of sleep in weight-loss diets, professor of nutrition science Wayne…
The waist craze: Chinese women compete online for thinness

The waist craze: Chinese women compete online for thinness

Chinese women are competing online to see who can be most paper-thin.The country’s social media sphere has in recent years…
Children’s fruit juices, smoothies have ‘unacceptably high’ level of sugar: study

Children’s fruit juices, smoothies have ‘unacceptably high’ level of sugar: study

Almost half of the fruit juices and smoothies marketed to children contain the equivalent of a child’s entire maximum daily…
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