cancer
Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping
Health & Fitness
January 3, 2016
Italy confirms higher cancer, death rates from mob dumping
An Italian parliament-mandated health survey has confirmed higher-than-normal incidents of death and cancer among residents in and around Naples, thanks…
FDA proposes banning under 18-year-olds from indoor tanning
Health & Fitness
December 21, 2015
FDA proposes banning under 18-year-olds from indoor tanning
The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday proposed banning people under the age of 18 from using sunbeds and…
Environment, not ‘bad luck,’ mainly to blame for cancer: study
Health & Fitness
December 18, 2015
Environment, not ‘bad luck,’ mainly to blame for cancer: study
Environmental factors such as sunshine and tobacco smoke cause more cancers than random DNA mutations, researchers have affirmed -- contesting…
Smokeless tobacco users exposed to more nicotine, cancer-causing chemical
Health & Fitness
November 22, 2015
Smokeless tobacco users exposed to more nicotine, cancer-causing chemical
Compared to cigarette smokers, users of smokeless tobacco are exposed to equal or higher levels of nicotine and NNK, a…
Many children with cancer were born at risk: US study
Health & Fitness
November 20, 2015
Many children with cancer were born at risk: US study
Gene sequencing of more than 1,000 children and adolescents diagnosed with cancer found that as many as 8.5 percent were…
Egyptian professor invents drug to fight cancer cells
Science
November 9, 2015
Egyptian professor invents drug to fight cancer cells
Bahaa Eddin al-Gendy, a professor at the Department of Chemistry at the University of Banha in Qaliubiya, announced the invention…
Processed meat division criticizes WHO report
Egypt
October 29, 2015
Processed meat division criticizes WHO report
The Egyptian Processed Meat Division of the Federation of Industries criticized a Wednesday report by the World Health Organization categorizing…
#FreeBacon topic sizzles on social media after WHO meat report
Health & Fitness
October 28, 2015
#FreeBacon topic sizzles on social media after WHO meat report
Bacon lovers took to social media on Tuesday to express disdain over a World Health Organization report that said processed…
We cannot prohibit the production of processed meat: Health Ministry
Health & Fitness
October 27, 2015
We cannot prohibit the production of processed meat: Health Ministry
The Health and Population Ministry's role in dealing with meat products is only regulatory, according to spokesperson Dr. Khaled Megahed,…
Dark chocolate is good for your heart and arteries
Health & Fitness
October 26, 2015
Dark chocolate is good for your heart and arteries
Most scientific studies agree that antioxidant-rich cacao powder and dark chocolate help to protect the heart.