Is your diet heart-healthy? Even if you don't have any signs, symptoms, or family history of heart disease, it is important to eat a heart-healthy diet.

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The pain of arthritis makes it tough for many people to get a good night’s sleep. Worse yet, tossing and turning at night can actually increase the perception of pain.

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Three US citizens who lost their sight in childhood have reported a dramatic improvement in vision after having gene therapy in both eyes.

There was some improvement after the genetic fault in one eye was corrected four years ago.

Now, one woman has described her joy at seeing her children's faces, after her second eye was treated.

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New Guidelines: Diagnose Kids for ADHD at Age 4

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People who fail to brush their teeth twice a day are putting themselves at risk of heart disease, say researchers.

A Scottish study of more than 11,000 adults found those with poor oral hygiene had a 70% increased risk of heart disease compared with those who brushed twice a day.

The British Medical Journal study backs previous work showing a link between gum disease and heart problems.

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The MOH Pavilion at Aramco Exhibition Conducts Medical Examination on its Visitors

Within the framework of the MOH's participation in the Aramco Summer Cultural Program, held in Riyadh, the Ministry of Health, through its pavilion, is carrying out a program meant to conduct medical examination on its visitors (women), to detect breast cancer. Over the past four days, 63 cases have undergone clinical examination, as well as mammogram examination.
 

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JEDDAH – A study has shown that six percent of Saudi women take contraceptive pills without consulting a doctor, relying instead on the advice of friends or pharmacists.

 

Dr. Hisham Arab, Secretary General of the Saudi Society for Obstetrics and Gynecology and who carried out the study, said that only 30 percent of Saudi women using the pill do so under the supervision of a doctor.

 

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JIZAN – The mayoralty in Jizan has registered 156 cases of people who have contracted dengue fever over the past four months.

 

Issam Bin Salim Breik, Acting Mayor of the region, also announced that over 6,000 mosquito breeding grounds, considered a source of the disease, have been found all over the region.

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RIYADH: Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Prince Muhammad bin Nawaf attended a conference on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at the InterContinental Hotel in Riyadh.

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TABUK – Dysfunctional air-conditioners in the women’s internal medicine department of King Khaled Hospital here have been causing a lot of trouble to the patients. Some patients have even bought their own fans to beat the offensive weather.

 

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