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Washing your hands is the easiest way to save lives

Washing your hands is the easiest way to save lives

World Hand Hygiene Day (May 5) is the opportune moment to remember that germs are primarily transmitted by your hands…
Seminar: 96% of Egypt’s ancient monuments neglected

Seminar: 96% of Egypt’s ancient monuments neglected

At a seminar organized by the Engineers Syndicate, Abdel Halim Nour Eddin, an expert in archaeology, said 96 percent of…
Jackie Chan warns Singapore youth on drugs after son’s detention

Jackie Chan warns Singapore youth on drugs after son’s detention

Jackie Chan was named Singapore's first celebrity anti-drug ambassador on Thursday and the kung fu movie star sought to warn…
J&J seeks bioethics advice on compassionate use of drugs

J&J seeks bioethics advice on compassionate use of drugs

Dying patients sometimes seek emergency access to experimental medicines, desperate for a last-chance treatment even if there's little proof it…
Hospital efforts to save very premature babies vary widely in US

Hospital efforts to save very premature babies vary widely in US

They weigh as little as a pound yet force some of the toughest choices in all of medicine. Extremely premature…
Global greenhouse gas levels reach new monthly record

Global greenhouse gas levels reach new monthly record

In another ominous sign of human-caused climate change, US government scientists said Wednesday that global carbon dioxide concentrations have reached…
WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity

WHO warns of high blood pressure, diabetes, obesity

Health data released on Wednesday provided the clearest evidence to date of the spread of chronic diseases like diabetes and…
Egypt to host conference on protecting cultural heritage

Egypt to host conference on protecting cultural heritage

Egypt will host the International Conference for the Protection of Human Heritage under the slogan "Threatened Cultural Heritage" Wednesday, May…
Russian spacecraft falling back to Earth

Russian spacecraft falling back to Earth

Mohamed Shawkat Odeh, director of the International Astronomy Center, said on Wednesday that speculations of a spacecraft falling on Earth…
Bayt Madkour Pasha: A threatened archaeological house

Bayt Madkour Pasha: A threatened archaeological house

Bayt Madkour Pasha, a house built in accordance with Islamic architecture in the 19th Centurty, is at risk of being…
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