Life & Style
Al-Masry Al-Youm staff climb Saint Catherine to support tourism
December 27, 2015
Al-Masry Al-Youm staff climb Saint Catherine to support tourism
As part of Al-Masry Al-Youm’s tourism promotion initiative, a 40-member team led by famed climber and adventurer Omar Samra climbed…
Weight loss surgery may increase fracture risk
December 27, 2015
Weight loss surgery may increase fracture risk
Certain types of weight loss surgery may weaken bones, increasing the risk of breaks, according to a recent study from…
South Korea, Japan to tackle thorny ‘comfort women’ issue
December 27, 2015
South Korea, Japan to tackle thorny ‘comfort women’ issue
Senior officials from South Korea and Japan will meet on Sunday to prepare for talks between their foreign ministers to…
Darkness begone! Lights ward off Nordic winter blues
December 27, 2015
Darkness begone! Lights ward off Nordic winter blues
Each year, Old Man Winter drops his curtain of darkness over the Nordic countries, not lifting it again until April…
China officially ends one child policy: state media
December 27, 2015
China officially ends one child policy: state media
China officially ended its one child policy on Sunday with the signing into law of a bill allowing all married…
CNN:Christmas lights around the world – How we light up the holidays
December 26, 2015
CNN:Christmas lights around the world – How we light up the holidays
Lights. Camera. Christmas! For some, the holiday season means department store Santas, the annual trip to church and confusion over how exactly to…
Social factors influence ‘metabolic syndrome’ risk around menopause
December 26, 2015
Social factors influence ‘metabolic syndrome’ risk around menopause
For women in midlife, risk factors for heart disease and diabetes tend to become more common, and social factors may…
Home for the Holidays? Hold the sugar, please
December 26, 2015
Home for the Holidays? Hold the sugar, please
Bagged or boxed, brown or powdered, Americans are buying markedly less sugar this year, a trend nowhere more noticeable than…
Unhappiness may lead to bad choices, but it probably won’t kill you
December 26, 2015
Unhappiness may lead to bad choices, but it probably won’t kill you
Even though poor health is a known cause of unhappiness, and bad lifestyle choices often follow bad moods, misery alone…
No need to avoid ‘happy baby pose’ in prenatal yoga?
December 26, 2015
No need to avoid ‘happy baby pose’ in prenatal yoga?
Even though women are often advised to steer clear of certain yoga poses late in pregnancy, many of these moves…