Noor Dubai recognizes Dubai Hospital team
Noor Dubai, the UAE-born charity initiative focused on preventing and treating low vision and curable forms of blindness around the world, today hosted an...
Learning and Staying in Shape Key to Longer Life
People who are overweight cut their life expectancy by two months for every extra kilogramme of weight they carry, research suggests.
A major study of...
Why Women Have Plastic Surgery
Leading plastic surgeon explains why many women chose to opt for plastic surgery and how the process can affect their lives
The majority of women...
Thousands ‘Walk for Bones’
Thousands of people turned out at Dubai’s Safa Park to take part in Anlene’s ‘Walk for Bones’, a city-wide effort to raise awareness of...
How Much Coffee Is Too Much?
There are many publications in recent years trying to convince us that coffee isn’t as bad as doctors warn with claims that caffeine is...
Ge and Intel to form healthcare alliance
1. GE and Intel invest $250 million in new market opportunity;
2. Companies to market and develop innovative technologies
for independent living and chronic disease management
GE...
Low-cost weight loss program has long-term results
A non-profit, low-cost weight loss program offers the kind of long-term results that often elude dieters, concludes a study revealed by the University of...
Computer screens can damage your eyes! Here is help
How to reduce computer screen damage to your eyes
Nowadays we depend on electronics for work, fun and just about anything. That is why you...
Global skin care market expected to increase by 21.4% in 2014
The global skin care market grew by 4.2% in 2009, and it is expected to increase by 21.4% in 2014 reaching $80 million.
Black Friday Sales on Vitamins, Food Supplements and Organic Products
The winter holiday season is characterized not only with presents, merry songs and cheery mood, but also with overeating around Thanksgiving. Luckily, this time...
Women Who Exercise Regularly Less Likely to Develop Dementia
You may spend a lot of time working out, but there's a fitness reward you might not expect: better memory in your senior years.
New...
When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep, Bad Things Happen
Many people don't get enough sleep, and growing evidence suggests it's not only taking a toll on their physical health through heart disease, diabetes,...
Summer Heat Makes People Moody, Unhelpful
Summer heat affects all living things and for some can be even fatal.
A recently released study proved that when it's uncomfortably hot, people are...
Behavior in High School Predicts Success Later in Life
Being a responsible student, maintaining an interest in school and having good reading and writing skills will not only help a teenager get good...
Wireless devices raise risk of brain cancer; Five billion worldwide exposed
The cancer agency of the World Health Organization states using cell phones and other wireless gadgets may put humans at bigger risk of brain...
Polluted Environment Causes 1.7 Million Child Deaths a Year
More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such...
Playing Sounds during Sleep Boosts Memory
You might have studied all night for your test in the morning, and yet you have the feeling you just can’t remember anything....
3D Printed Silicone Heart In Need of Longer Lifespan
ETH researchers from the Functional Materials Laboratory have developed a silicone heart that beats almost like a human heart. In collaboration with colleagues from...