Science of Circumcision: Abraham, Ishmael, Isaac or St. Paul?
Written and Collected by Zia H Shah MD, Chief Editor of the Muslim Times According to the Islamic understanding, Abraham, Ishmael and Isaac, may peace of God be on all […]
Circumcision study supports HIV theory
By Monte Morin, Los Angeles Times April 15, 2013, 11:16 p.m. Researchers say the foreskin can shelter troublesome bacteria, so its removal may bolster the immune system to keep the […]
Innovation success: Switzerland tops European innovation list
Mar 30, 2013 – 10:44 Switzerland is the most innovative country in Europe, comfortably ahead of second-placed Sweden, according to an annual study by the European Union. The Innovation Union […]
Children With Sleep Apnea Have Higher Risk of Behavioral, Adaptive and Learning Problems
Source: Science Daily A new study found that obstructive sleep apnea, a common form of sleep-disordered breathing (SDB), is associated with increased rates of ADHD-like behavioral problems in children as well as other adaptive and learning problems. “This study provides some helpful information for medical professionals consulting with parents about […]
Hydrogen Peroxide as an Integrative Therapy
By Dr Amtul Qudoos Farhat, MBBS, DCH (UK), FCPS (Pakistan) Assistant Professor, Fatima Jinnah Medical College, Pakistan A tool of nature which has been claimed to help Alter the […]
NY Physician Receives the Nation’s Highest Volunteer Service Award
Dr. Tahir Khan, a second year resident at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center has received the “President’s Call to Service Award” from President Barack Obama. This is the highest volunteer service award given by the President’s Council on National and Community Service. The award was presented to Dr. Khan by New […]
White Paper: Islamic Stand on Alternate Life Styles
By Ataul Wahid Introduction It is a modern trend to brand anyone who disagrees with alternate lifestyles as homophobic, intolerant, hateful and guilty of denying people their human rights. These […]
Antibiotics resistance ‘as big a risk as terrorism’ – medical chief
Source: BBC By Fergus Walsh – Medical correspondent The danger posed by growing resistance to antibiotics should be ranked along with terrorism on a list of threats to the nation, the government’s chief medical officer for England has said. Professor Dame Sally Davies described it as a “ticking time bomb”. […]
World’s first bionic eye approved by FDA, aims to treat blindness
RT: The world’s first bionic eye has been approved by America’s Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The futuristic retinal prosthesis will be used to treat a certain type of blindness. […]
Australian court rules in favor of genetic patenting
RT: An Australian court has ruled in favor of allowing a company to patent a human gene. Concerns have been voiced that allowing a company to monopolize genes will turn […]
Testosterone: Can it make you live longer?
Source: BBC Bombarded with adverts promising a longer, healthier life, BBC News Los Angeles correspondent Peter Bowes goes in search of eternal youth. Dr Jeffry Life, a Las Vegas-based age management doctor, is 74. He has the body of a man half his age. In fact he has a level […]
HIV-Resistant Cells Created By Stanford Researchers Could Protect Patients From AIDS
Stanford University Source: Huffington Post Researchers at Stanford University have created HIV-resistant T-cells, a breakthrough that, if proven successful in humans, could potentially stop the virus from developing into AIDS. […]
Managing Seven Common Conditions Without Medication
Science Daily: Mar. 26, 2008 — We’ve gotten used to taking pills for everything that ails us, but medications have side effects and cost money. The April 2008 issue of the Harvard Health Letter takes a look at how to manage seven common conditions without taking medication. It takes some discipline, […]
King orders two medical cities for Riyadh, Jeddah
ARAB NEWS Monday 24 December 2012 JEDDAH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has ordered the construction of two medical cities in Riyadh and Jeddah under the Ministry […]
Male Circumcision, From St. Paul to Hillary Clinton
Written and collected by Zia H Shah MD In a recent CNN video clip, in the context of the World AIDS Day, it was documented that the Secretary of State, […]
Alarm Over India’s Dengue Fever Epidemic
Source: The New York Times NEW DELHI — An epidemic of dengue fever in India is fostering a growing sense of alarm even as government officials here have publicly refused to acknowledge the scope of a problem that experts say is threatening hundreds of millions of people, not just in India but around the […]
Switzerland seeks to confirm top research spot
by Andreas Keiser, swissinfo.ch Switzerland tops all major research and innovation rankings worldwide, largely thanks to generous funding and a clear separation between public and private research, as well as […]
High Dose Vitamin C: A Complementary Cancer Therapy
Vitamin C is a time old Antioxidant, an anti aging and immunity enhancing agent. There is increasing evidence now that high dose of Vitamin C, which can only be given […]
Medieval Islamic Medicine: A Book Review
Author Prof. Peter E Pormann is primarily concerned with the transmission of the Greek medical and scientific heritage into the Islamic world. He has published on medicine and philosophy in Late Antique Alexandria, Greek-Syriac -Arabic translation technique, the history of mental illness and hospital provisions in tenth-century Baghdad, and medieval […]
A Doctor’s Ministry, Bridging Science and Spirit
Source: The New York Times Forty years ago, long before the recent afternoon when Dr. Joseph Dutkowsky knelt at the warped feet of his 4-year-old patient, he was a small-town teenager approaching his Catholic confirmation and needing to select a patron saint. He made an unlikely choice, a newly canonized […]