diseases
Egypt seeks lowest global rates of Hepatitis C: Sisi
Health & Fitness
December 15, 2018
Egypt seeks lowest global rates of Hepatitis C: Sisi
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi announced on Saturday that his government aims to reduce the rate of Hepatitis C virus…
China culls 38,000 pigs as swine fever spreads
World
September 3, 2018
China culls 38,000 pigs as swine fever spreads
More than 38,000 pigs have been culled across China, state media said Sunday, as the world’s largest pork producer…
22.8% of Egyptians are smokers: National Health Survey
Life & Style
July 23, 2018
22.8% of Egyptians are smokers: National Health Survey
According to a National Health Survey monitoring risk factors for non-communicable diseases in Egypt, around 22.8 percent of Egyptians…
Zuckerberg fund pledges $3 bn to banish disease
Health & Fitness
September 22, 2016
Zuckerberg fund pledges $3 bn to banish disease
Mark Zuckerberg and his wife on Wednesday pledged $3 billion over the next decade to help banish or manage all…
Antibody shields monkeys from ‘HIV’ for months
Health & Fitness
April 29, 2016
Antibody shields monkeys from ‘HIV’ for months
Just one shot of a lab-produced antibody protected macaques against a sort of monkey HIV for nearly six months, said…
Why do Alzheimer’s patients stop recognising loved ones?
Health & Fitness
April 13, 2016
Why do Alzheimer’s patients stop recognising loved ones?
Many families are confronted with the harsh reality of Alzheimer's when a family member suffering from the disease no longer…
Study: Brain Scans May Identify Concussion-Related Disease
Health & Fitness
April 8, 2015
Study: Brain Scans May Identify Concussion-Related Disease
A brain-scanning technique might one day help identify people with a disease linked to concussions in football and other sports,…
64% Egyptian men suffer from erectile dysfunction
Egypt
January 24, 2011
64% Egyptian men suffer from erectile dysfunction
Sixty-four percent of Egyptian men aged between 35-70 suffer from erectile dysfunction (ED), andrology experts said on Thursday at a…
Health Ministry: Abu Zaid died of brain infection
Egypt
July 8, 2010
Health Ministry: Abu Zaid died of brain infection
Controversial Islamic scholar Nasr Hamed Abu Zaid's death earlier this week was caused by a severe cerebral infection, the Health…