Life & Style
Longer, stronger: Study reveals more reasons to take your vitamin E
May 26, 2015
Longer, stronger: Study reveals more reasons to take your vitamin E
Long established as a powerful antioxidant, vitamin E is important for the membrane that envelops your muscle cells, promoting proper…
Study: E-cigarettes good as short-term quitting aid
May 26, 2015
Study: E-cigarettes good as short-term quitting aid
A new study into how e-cigarettes can help people quit smoking long-term suggests that the biggest effects are felt over…
High salt diet could put the brakes on puberty
May 25, 2015
High salt diet could put the brakes on puberty
"Current salt-loading in Western populations has the potential to drastically affect reproductive health, and warrants further attention," says lead author…
Adult dating website hack exposes personal data
May 25, 2015
Adult dating website hack exposes personal data
A data breach at a website billed as "the world's largest sex and swinger" community may expose personal and sexual…
Some blind individuals see using echoes: study
May 25, 2015
Some blind individuals see using echoes: study
As scientists discover ways to transfer sensory elements such as sight and sound across bone, converting one to the other…
Study: High altitude may boost babies’ risks for SIDS deaths
May 25, 2015
Study: High altitude may boost babies’ risks for SIDS deaths
Lofty living may make babies vulnerable to sudden infant death syndrome, according to a Colorado study that found higher risks…
Battle ropes become popular go-to fitness tools in gyms
May 25, 2015
Battle ropes become popular go-to fitness tools in gyms
Battle ropes, the thick and heavy ropes that look as if they could tether a ship to shore, have become…
Liver transplant expert: 15 million Egyptians have hepatitis C
May 25, 2015
Liver transplant expert: 15 million Egyptians have hepatitis C
Liver transplant expert Dr. Mohamed Negm said there are 15 million Egyptians infected with hepatitis C.
Egypt sees encouraging signs against widespread practice of female genital mutilation
May 25, 2015
Egypt sees encouraging signs against widespread practice of female genital mutilation
According to the Egypt Demographic Health Survey of 2014, awareness against the practice of female genital mutilation (FGM) has slightly improved…
Official: Bird flu endemic in Egypt
May 25, 2015
Official: Bird flu endemic in Egypt
Seventy percent of poultry farms are unlicensed and bird flu has become endemic in Egypt, said President of the General…