• ANTI-SMOKING DRIVE TARGETS PRIMARY SCHOOL CHILDREN

    Added On : 24th October 2008

    JEDDAH: Primary school students in Makkah province have received anti-smoking awareness packages as part of the third national anti-smoking campaign organized by the Charitable Society for Awareness Against Smoking and Narcotics.

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  • MISWAK: A TRUSTED FORMULA FOR ORAL HYGIENE

    Added On : 28th September 2008

    A group of dentists at the King Saud University (KSU) have studied the medicinal properties of the miswak (teeth cleaning sticks) commonly used in Arab and Asian countries, and have concluded that “the beneficial effects of miswak for oral hygiene and dental health of a person using miswak are equal to, if not greater than, those who use toothbrush and paste.

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  • LUNG CANCER BREAKTHROUGH BY KSU TEAM

    Added On : 30th November -0001

    King Saud University (KSU) announced here Wednesday the discovery of a specific lung cancer biomarker to identify lung cancer, which greatly simplifies early diagnosis of lung cancer.

  • Lack of Sleep may Cause Obesity...

    Added On : 11th June 2012

    Lack of Sleep may Cause Obesity by Affecting Brain's Ability to Choose Healthy Food

    People more attracted to eating unhealthy food after not getting enough sleep, new research has suggested.

    Two new studies that scanned the brains of people who have been sleep deprived have revealed their brains react differently when presented with choices of healthy and unhealthy food compared to those who have had adequate sleep.

    The research showed that key areas of the brain related to reward were activated while activity in regions that control behaviour were inhibited.

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  • Social Phobia? Drugs, Therapy Work Equally Well

    Added On : 19th May 2012

    Combining Therapies Won't Provide Greater Relief

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  • Cancer: Questions Over Proton Beam Therapy

    Added On : 13th April 2012

    The Government is to spend £250 million on a cutting edge cancer treatment called proton beam therapy despite there being "no reliable, objective evidence" that it improves patients' lives.

    It has not been assessed for clinical or cost effectiveness by the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (Nice), according to an article in the British Medical Journal.

    Last week Andrew Lansley, the Health Secretary, revealed that University College Hospitals in London and The Christie in Manchester would each house a facility, to be fully open by 2017. They would treat about 1,500 people a year, mainly children. Up to £250 million will be spent on the facilities.

    Proton beam therapy is a form of radiotherapy that is particularly suited to tumours buried deep in the brain and spine, and eye tumours, because it causes less damage to less healthy tissue.

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  • Flu Risk Higher for Workers in Certain Industries

    Added On : 7th April 2012

    Reasons for Increased Workplace Risk Not Entirely Clear

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  • Bowel Condition may Increase the Risk...

    Added On : 26th March 2012

    Bowel Condition may Increase the Risk of Miscarriage

    Pregnant women with a common bowel condition may be 20 per cent more likely to miscarry, according to new research.

    The study is the first to look at the links between irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and miscarriage and suggests that pregnant women with the condition should receive additional antenatal care.

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  • Cheap Blood Test That Could Spot a Heart Attack...

    Added On : 22nd March 2012

    Cheap Blood Test That Could Spot a Heart Attack May be Available Within a Year

    simple and inexpensive test that can spot a heart attack waiting to happen could be available next year.

    Scientists say they are very close to the ‘holy grail of heart medicine’ – a rapid blood test that will pick up if someone is on the cusp of a heart attack.

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  • Poor Literacy 'Increases Early Death Risk for Elderly'

    Added On : 19th March 2012

    One in three adults aged over 65 in England have difficulty understanding basic health-related information, suggests a study in the BMJ.

    They are more than twice as likely to die within five years as adults with no literacy problems, it was found.

    The University College London study tested nearly 8,000 adults on their understanding of aspirin instructions.

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