disease
Zika result of ‘massive’ mosquito control failures
Health & Fitness
May 24, 2016
Zika result of ‘massive’ mosquito control failures
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Margaret Chan lashed out at family planning and mosquito control "failures" as root causes of…
Researchers recommend physical activity as ‘magic bullet’ in fight against obesity and cardiovascular disease
Health & Fitness
May 20, 2016
Researchers recommend physical activity as ‘magic bullet’ in fight against obesity and cardiovascular disease
A team of US researchers have declared that physical activity is the most effective way of tackling the global epidemic…
Court binds insurance authority to approve medication for ill child
Egypt
December 7, 2015
Court binds insurance authority to approve medication for ill child
The Administrative Court in Alexandria ruled to uphold children’s constitutional rights for government-financed treatment on Sunday, ruling in the favor…
NGO wins court ruling over free treatment of Gaucher’s disease
Egypt
November 23, 2015
NGO wins court ruling over free treatment of Gaucher’s disease
The Egyptian Center for Economic and Social Rights (ECESR) has won a court ruling that obliges the government to treat…
On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go
Health & Fitness
November 17, 2015
On World Toilet Day, one billion people have nowhere to go
Some 2.4 billion people around the world don't have access to decent sanitation and more than a billion are forced…
Study blames Upper Egypt pulmonary fibrosis morbidity on poultry industry
Egypt
November 15, 2015
Study blames Upper Egypt pulmonary fibrosis morbidity on poultry industry
The high rates of pulmonary fibrosis in Upper Egyptian provinces could well be attributed to air pollution connected to the…
El Nino threatens 11 million children in Africa with hunger, disease: UN
Environment
November 11, 2015
El Nino threatens 11 million children in Africa with hunger, disease: UN
Some 11 million children in eastern and southern Africa face hunger, disease and water shortages as a result of the…
Doctors protest death of colleague who contracted disease on duty
Egypt
November 9, 2015
Doctors protest death of colleague who contracted disease on duty
The Doctors' Syndicate is planning vigils next Saturday outside hospitals across the country to mourn the death of a colleague…
Ebola survivors can harbor virus in semen for at least nine months
Health & Fitness
October 16, 2015
Ebola survivors can harbor virus in semen for at least nine months
Ebola virus can exist in the semen of male survivors of the disease for at least nine months after their…
Virus behind Assiut epidemic remains ambiguous: health minister
Egypt
October 15, 2015
Virus behind Assiut epidemic remains ambiguous: health minister
The virus behind a recent small-scale epidemic in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Assiut remains unknown, Health Minister Ahmed Emad-Eddin…