Study: Stockings for stroke patients don't work
Special stockings commonly given to stroke patients to prevent blood clots don t work, a new study reported Wednesday.Doctors often prescribe the tight, thigh-high stockings to patients who have suffered…
Voice Dialogue: Interactive Therapy
Voice dialogue is the latest in alternative medicine, offering a new approach to exploring oneself. It involves engaging oneself in a personal dialogue to explore the variety of voices one…
Videogames delivering workouts along with fun
Videogame lovers are being coaxed off couches as the industry sprints ahead with a trend toward fitness titles and motion-sensing controllers.The premier Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) that wrapped in Los…
Japan mouse study finds hair-loss gene: researcher
Experiments on mice have revealed a gene that is linked to early hair loss, a Japanese researcher said Tuesday, sparking hopes for a treatment to prevent thinning and baldness in…
INTERVIEW: Nissan prefers to be cautious about the market, says MD
CAIRO: Nissan sees great potential in the Egyptian automotive market and expects a lot of opportunity for growth in industrial activities with Egyptian players. Nissan's investment in its factory and…
TMG to shift focus to hotels and tourism sector
CAIRO: Talaat Moustafa Group (TMG) Holding is changing a 20-year strategy centered on the construction sector to focus more on the hotels and tourism sector, its executives said this week.…
Egypt's gospel according to St. Shehata
You gotta hand it to Khaled Youssef; each and every one of his last four films has stirred heated debate.Youssef Chahin's protégé became an almost overnight sensation with films that…
With a Grain of Salt: Obama not Tom Thumb
I decided not to attend Obama's address at Cairo University, because the invitation I received stipulated very clearly: "Please limit personal items. For security reasons, do not bring bags. Signs…
Educating Americans about Muslim voices
NEW YORK: President Barack Obama has extended an open hand of friendship in his landmark Cairo speech to the Muslim world - seeking to engage Muslims with a commitment of…
Obama begins a new beginning
It was at Cairo University s Festival Hall that the great diva of Egyptian song, Um Kulthoum, held her greatest concert triumphs in the 1950s and 1960s.In the hall with…