Sun 29 Apr 2012

Health

Endangered species? One of the many Nasr City kiosks targeted in a recent crackdown by authorities.
26 Apr 2012
Kiosk nutrition: Candy, color and carbs
A hungry young boy runs up to the kiosk in the early afternoon and holds out a pound for the vendor. His brown shirt is mottled with dirt and his hair a tangled mop that ends just before reaching his shoulders. He wants a bag of chili...
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02 Apr 2012
World Autism Awareness Day in Egypt marks ongoing struggle
Monday marks the fifth annual World Autism Awareness Day, a day when autism organizations around the globe raise awareness through campaigns and fundraising events. This year, the Egyptian Autistic Society has launched its first large-...
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25 Mar 2012
New drugs mean hope of better vision for the elderly
As people grow older, the vulnerability to age-associated diseases increases. While some diseases are curable, others are chronic and can only be prevented, not treated. In a press conference held Thursday by the Egyptian Vitreoretinal...
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25 Feb 2012
Clinic in Zamalek seeks holistic approach to medicine
A trip to the doctor’s office can at times be dreadful. A patient has to block a period of one or two hours from their daily schedule while they wait in a room full of people who are also in pain, finally getting around 15 minutes...
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14 Feb 2012
Encourage her to get screened on Valentine’s Day
As Valentine’s Day is a chance to show appreciation for those you love, the Breast Cancer Foundation of Egypt decided to provide free mammograms to women to mark the holiday. “We thought it could be a nice gift for men to give...
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13 Feb 2012
‘Protect Your Child’ campaigns against pneumonia, but not without bureaucratic setbacks
Last year on World Pneumonia Day (12 November), the Egyptian Medical Students Association NGO launched the "Protect Your Child" campaign against pneumonia, aiming to expand awareness of the illness and vaccinate high-risk...
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05 Feb 2012
Immunotherapy: The quest to make seasonal allergies obsolete
Winter is the season of runny noses, coughing and wheezy chests. Allergies, regardless of severity, can be uncomfortable, but in severe cases they can dramatically affect your lifestyle. Both allergy testing and immunotherapy —...
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<p>A well preserved ancient Egyptian mummy lies inside a limestone sarcophagus in 2009.<br /><br /> &nbsp;</p>
29 Jan 2012
Researchers find cancer in ancient Egyptian mummy
A professor from American University in Cairo says discovery of prostate cancer in a 2,200-year-old mummy indicates the disease was caused by genetics, not environment. The genetics-environment question is key to understanding cancer. AUC...
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16 Jan 2012
Winter mosquitoes fight the cold
Contrary to popular belief, mosquito season isn't just summertime — you'll have to deal with them in winter, too. "Mosquitoes do not have hibernation periods," says Dr. Hassan Abou Bakr, professor of biological...
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15 Jan 2012
Q&A with Sherine Hamdy: Organ transplants, Islam and the struggle for human dignity in Egypt
Many accounts of Egypt’s black market organ trade have surfaced over the years when youths with shoddy scars would describe tales of amateur-performed organ transplants, executed for various tragic reasons, though usually revolving...
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