RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) announced Tuesday that although the risks from E. coli are minimal in the Kingdom, the organization is monitoring all vegetables that are imported into the Kingdom for infection.
RIYADH: The Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association (SADA) introduced a story writing competition entitled “Alzheimer’s patient in our house” at five schools in Riyadh. Recently, the five prize-winning writers were named, with Ahmad Al-Jarbooa from Najd School winning the first prize.
‘Pink Eastern’ Breast Cancer Campaign Kicks Off
JEDDAH - Going to a dentist is a painful and unpleasant experience for most of us. However, Nada Darwish HalawiÂ’s invention at the Ibtikar 2010 exhibition may put a smile on your face as she claims to have made an instrument that can detect dental problems at home without the need to visit a dentist.
A common genetic variant may be partly to blame for poor reading ability, research suggests.
Changes in Screening Guidelines Lead to 6% Drop in Mammogram Rates, Study Shows
Mammogram rates in the U.S. have declined by nearly 6% among women in their 40s since screening guidelines were revised in 2009, according to a new study.
"This represents a small but significant decrease," say the Mayo Clinic researchers, because the guideline changes were controversial when they were released.
With the revised guidelines, the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) called for mammograms to begin for women at average risk at age 50 and occur every two years until age 74. This was a change from its 2002 recommendations, which called for women to have mammograms every one to two years starting at age 40.
