Cell phone: A blessing or a curse? (Part 2)

Because of the recent publicity on the negative side effects of the mobile’s radiation on the human body and particularly the brain, today’s article will handle and discuss ways to minimize such harmful effects.

Keeping your mental health strong

The song “Walk a Mile in my Shoes” talks about seeing life from someone else’s point of view, and being able to step into someone else’s shoes is the route toward achieving good mental health.

Talise Spa — The place for self-discovery

Plutarch’s words in “Life of Antony” about the regal beauty Cleopatra come to greet you at the doors of Talise. Located in a palace as a sort of escapade along the Coast of Palm Island in Dubai, Talisan offers a world of indefinite regality and smooth contours.

A Piece of ‘Chocolat’

Chocolat is a gourmet chocolate café located on the brink of the Courtyard in Jeddah’s Khaldiya district. Founded by a couple who have pursued their passion for chocolate, the café provides uniquely crafted chocolates with a wide range of French pastries, cakes and macaroons, all of premium quality.

Americans get too much health care, say doctors

Doctors have a diagnosis for what’s wrong with health care in the United States: there’s too much of it. In a poll of US primary care physicians published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, nearly half of them said their patients received too much medical care and more than a quarter said they were practicing more aggressively than they’d like to.

1 comments

Healthlines: Bonding with your baby

Some mothers react intuitively in a way that smoothes their child’s progress through life while others seem to clash constantly with their child.

2 comments

Childhood vaccine funds agreed for more poor nations

LONDON: The GAVI international immunizations group said on Tuesday it had agreed more than 50 new deals to fund potentially life-saving vaccines for children in 37 developing countries.

Cell phone: A blessing or a curse? (Part 1)

We have become so dependent on this small talking gadget that we feel helpless without it. Since the 1990s, the mobile phone has become a “must.”

3 comments

Why exercising is relaxing

Many are returning to work and school after the summer holiday season. After a hard day, we often want to chill out in front of the television. However, just sitting doesn’t always bring our stress levels down.

Looking for a fitness buddy? Get a dog

NEW YORK: When it comes to getting fit a person’s best friend just might be a four-legged one.

Cancer cost 'becoming unsustainable' in rich nations

STOCKHOLM: An explosion of new technologies and treatments for cancer coupled with a rapid rise in cases of the disease worldwide means cancer care is rapidly becoming unaffordable in many developed countries, oncology experts said on Monday.

Dutch doctors urge end to male circumcision

AMSTERDAM: Dutch doctors want politicians and human rights groups to speak out and discourage the practice of male circumcision in the Netherlands because they say it is a “painful and harmful ritual,” and a violation of children’s rights.

2 comments

Tooth decay prevalent among Alaska native children

ANCHORAGE, Alaska: Native Alaskan children living in remote villages have rates of tooth decay about four times the national average, a government study showed.

2 comments

Look after your skin in hot weather

Your skin is a reflection of your inner health. Our skin plays a central role in our beauty — the overall appearance gives that come-hither message.

Body odor? Gene disorder may be the culprit

NEW YORK: For some people with troublesome, unexplained body odor, an uncommon genetic disorder once known as “fish-odor syndrome” may be to blame, according to a study.

After the holiday season are you fitter or fatter?

I can see a certain keenness to get back on track and take up healthy eating and get back into exercise with renewed vigor and extra determination.

Love what nature has provided

Too much of one type of food or bad food can change your journey in life to a different destination: ill health, stress, even premature aging and diseases.

Step up and care for your heart

We've seen a definite rise in heart disease over the past twenty years; heart problems are on the increase and are starting to affect people at a much younger age.

1 comments

Study finds sniffer dogs can smell out lung cancer

LONDON: German scientists experimenting with sniffer dogs have found they can accurately detect lung cancer by smelling breath samples.

1 comments

Exercise makes you feel happy!

A good quality of life is something we all aspire to and for this we need to feel happy, self-confident and to have good health.

1 comments

Studies show 15 minutes of daily exercise can help

LOS ANGELES: Don’t despair if you can’t fit in the recommended 30 minutes of daily exercise. Growing evidence suggests that even half that much can help.

Obesity: The new plague sweeping through affluent countries

Not long ago mankind battled famines and plagues. Just over 150 years back Ireland had the great Irish Potato Famine killing a quarter of the population.

3 comments

Ramadan in Dubai: a month of soaring food waste?

• Dubai food waste jumps 20 pct in Ramadan • 1,850 tons of food thrown out in holy month in 2010 • Iftars at the top end venues are often exorbitantly priced • Wasting the blessing of Allah does not fit in the Islamic notion of moderation, says scholar

10 comments

Bharat

Bharat opened its gateway to Jeddah with a promising aura that it is the first, and perhaps only, fine dining Indian experience in the city. A prodigy of Leylaty Group, Bharat sustained its realm to present a rich cultural backdrop to India and its culinary art.

0 comments

Start to run!

Many people have difficulties beginning a new running habit. They plan to start, buy a good pair of running shoes, a fashionable outfit and maybe even a fancy running watch, yet never take that first step, thinking it to be an impossible task.

1 comments

Asthma and Children: Symptoms, signs, treatment, diagnosis and statistics

Most children with asthma develop symptoms before the age of six, and many begin wheezing before one year. It is important to diagnose infant asthma because if left untreated, inflammation can cause permanent damage to the lungs, says Dr. Samya Helmi, a pediatrician at a private clinic.

Shakelicious: Shake your taste buds!

Shakelicious is Jeddah’s very own shake shack, held firm on a small founding stone in Al-Khalidiyah district. With its funky display of colors and flavors marked behind a counter of goodies, it is safe to say Shakelicious is a temptress.

1 comments

Scientists too are interested in health!

Whenever we speak of natural health or treatments, many skeptics, especially members of the medical community, scoff at the notion or dismiss it along with other alternative cures.

1 comments

The benefits of running

We all know that in order to stay healthy, we need to move our body — preferably 30 minutes a day and a minimum of five times a week.

2 comments

FreshBerry: Let the creative flavors flow!

It is said that “money cannot buy you happiness, but you can buy ice cream, and that is kind of the same thing.”

Saudi Arabia

Women are seen at a popular shopping mall in Riyadh in this file photo.

Marketing gimmicks behind women’s shopping obsession

ABHA: A debate is going on whether Saudi women who spend most of their time in malls and markets during the weekends are simply trying to alleviate their boredom or they are seriously addicted to shopping.

0 comments

Project under way to spruce up Wadi Batha

Biochemistry grads complain about neglect

World

Prime Minister Donald Tusk, center, celebrates. (AP Photo/Alik Keplicz)

Polish PM wins new term, markets buoyant

WARSAW: Donald Tusk has become the first Polish PM since the fall of communism to win a second consecutive term following his Civic Platform’s election victory, nearly complete results showed on Monday.

Food & Health

Saudi Arabia

World

Middle-East

Sports

Latest comments

Other links