By YOUSUF MUHAMMAD | ARAB NEWS MADINAH: Sick pilgrims who are confined to hospitals in Madinah will be transported to Makkah and the holy sites to perform Haj, head of the follow-up unit at the Haj secretariat in Madinah Abdul Aziz Al-Ayoubi announced Monday. He said a special coordination meeting […]
The biomedical evidence for alternative or complementary treatments for cancer, beyond acupuncture, remains thin, although it probably didn’t harm Jobs Exact details of the alternative natural and traditional therapies tried by Steve Jobs before he underwent surgery in 2004 and eventually died of pancreatic cancer earlier this month have not […]
Manila: The Philippines welcomed one of the world’s symbolic “seven billionth” babies on Monday, after she arrived to a celebratory cheer at a packed government-run hospital. Weighing 2.5 kilos, Danica May Camacho was delivered just before midnight on Sunday amid an explosion of camera flashes in the delivery room at Manila’s […]
Source/Credit: Saturday, October 29, 2011 , by-AFP The world’s population of seven billion is set to rise to at least 10 billion by 2100, but could top 15 billion if birthrates are just slightly higher than expected, according to the UN. In a report ahead of ceremonies on Monday to mark […]
Kings College study breaks down 350 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine and predicts their activities covering 41 therapeutic areas in Western medicine. Chem-TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) breaks down 350 herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine. The digital database relates traditional Chinese herbal medicine to Western pharmaceutical counterparts on the […]
NGOs protest genetically engineered crop regulation The Jakarta Post A group of NGOs advocating agricultural issues are calling on the Agriculture Ministry to revoke its new regulation that allows cultivation of genetically modified organisms (GMO). The Executive Director of the Indonesian Center for Environmental Law, Henri Subagiyo, said in a […]
AMSTERDAM – A Dutch woman who held the title of the world’s oldest person when she died, aged 115, credited her longevity to a daily meal of herring, not smoking and limiting her alcohol intake. Six years later, however, scientists hope her genes may provide a better answer — and […]
Brian J. Gavriloff / Edmonton Journal Kelly McParland What would we do without health studies, which provide a steady source of evidence that no matter what you do in pursuit of good health and fitness, it’s wrong? Here’ what I’ve: Multivitamins will kill you: All those vitamins you’re dutifully taking […]
Ginger supplements reduced markers of colon inflammation in a select group of patients, suggesting that this supplement may have potential as a colon cancer prevention agent, according to a study published in Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research. Suzanna M. Zick, N.D., M.P.H., a […]
Source: The New York Times Author: Jack Healy KABUL, Afghanistan — Despite increased efforts to destroy fields of opium poppies and wean Afghan farmers off the country’s biggest cash crop, poppy cultivation in Afghanistan rose in 2011 and spread into areas once declared “poppy free,” according to a United Nations […]
They believe the research will lead to screening techniques to identify those at a particularly high risk of the condition. While it is known that eating too much and not taking enough exercise can lead to Type 2 diabetes, those of Indian, Pakistani, Sri Lankan and Bangladeshi ethnic origin appear […]
source.TOI on line. Men who eat 3 eggs a week at heightened risk of lethal prostate cancer (Thinkstock photos/Getty Images) Experts have warned that eating three eggs a week could significantly increase a man’s chance of dying from prostate cancer. The researchers found that men who consume more than […]
Religious leaders confront myths that stop faithful from donating organs Nothing should stand in the way of saving a life, particularly not death. Rabbi Reuven Bulka has spent years spreading that message within the Jewish community and beyond with limited success. He is up against centuries of the cultural belief […]
National media constantly discusses all the medication Jackson was taking to promote sleep, almost to the point of general anesthesia. But, they seldom pause to ask the question, as to why the world famous, successful and rich person had the problem in the first place. I want to share a video […]
Source: Science Daily Ibuprofen, naproxen, and related non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) — the subjects of years of study — still have some secrets to reveal about how they work. Vanderbilt University investigators have discovered surprising new insights into the actions of NSAIDs. Their findings, reported Sept. 25 in Nature Chemical Biology, […]
A London hospital’s trial of a prostate cancer drug has been stopped early because it was so successful doctors felt it would be “unethical” to deny the treatment to other patients. Medics halted tests of the life-extending drug because it would have been “unethical” not to offer the treatment to […]
Source/Credit: Aljazeera Pakistani officials say thousands of livestock have been killed in the floods, brought on by heavy monsoon rains. Officials at the ministry for food and agriculture said that a rapid response was needed to keep animals in flood affected areas alive. As Imtiaz Tyab reports from Mirpur Khas, the […]
Source/Credit: NPR It’s so hard anymore to get time with anyone — especially your doctor. So you really need to be prepared to make the most of each appointment. Take heart. The federal Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality has come up with a cheat sheet you can bone up […]
TORONTO, ONTARIO–(Marketwire – Sept. 19, 2011) – A proposed new policy on alternative medicine from the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario (CPSO) has drawn a firestorm of criticism even before it is adopted. In a response to the draft policy, the Committee for the Advancement of Scientific Skepticism […]
Source/Credit: The Times/Malta/Friday, August 19, 2011 , by AFP The world population will reach seven billion later this year, with increases in the number of people in Africa off-setting birth rate drops elsewhere, according to a new French study published yesterday. Looking much further ahead, the National Institute for Demographic Studies […]