Health
Attacks on hospitals reveal more than just a lack of security
Egypt
August 27, 2012
Attacks on hospitals reveal more than just a lack of security
MAHALLA — The doors to the Mahalla Public Hospital’s emergency department are closed. The walls and floors are covered in…
Club targets niche audience with new pole fitness classes
Health & Fitness
July 23, 2012
Club targets niche audience with new pole fitness classes
With years of pop culture imagery and sex industry stereotypes firmly imprinted on our brains, it might be difficult to…
Mubarak ‘in critical condition’
Egypt
June 10, 2012
Mubarak ‘in critical condition’
An Egyptian security official says former President Hosni Mubarak has been slipping in and out of consciousness, more than a…
How organic is ‘organic’?
Food
May 17, 2012
How organic is ‘organic’?
When deciding between the types of fruits, vegetables, meat and poultry to buy for your family, you are expected to…
Doctors Syndicate chief threatens to hold sit-in if health budget not raised
Egypt
May 14, 2012
Doctors Syndicate chief threatens to hold sit-in if health budget not raised
Doctors Syndicate head Khairy Abdel Dayem sharply criticized the Cabinet for allocating only 4.8 percent of the budget for the…
Urbanization, marriage, poverty and shame: The many faces of obesity in Egyptian women
Health & Fitness
May 8, 2012
Urbanization, marriage, poverty and shame: The many faces of obesity in Egyptian women
“I want to go back to my old body. I can't even see myself!” The woman in the Al-Sabtia clinic…
Egypt produces first foot-and-mouth vaccine
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Egypt produces first foot-and-mouth vaccine
The Holding Company for Biological Products & Vaccines (VACSERA), which is affiliated with the Health Ministry, together with Nivac Pharmaceuticals,…
Woman dies in front of hospital refusing to admit her
Egypt
March 11, 2012
Woman dies in front of hospital refusing to admit her
A woman died at the entrance of a private hospital in Alexandria after the hospital refused to admit her before…
Pope Shenouda’s health stable, says secretary
Egypt
March 10, 2012
Pope Shenouda’s health stable, says secretary
Pope Shenouda's health is stable and reassuring, the pope's secretary told Al-Masry Al-Youm on Saturday. Bishop Armia denied reports that the Church…
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Egypt
March 6, 2012
State of emergency declared in Minya over foot-and-mouth disease outbreak
Foot-and-mouth disease, a viral infection that infects and kills cattle and other cloven-hoofed animals, has spread in five villages in…