Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi; the magical alchemist of all eras

The golden age of Islamic medicine is mostly marked by name of Ibn Sina (Avicenna), and his book, ‘Canon of Medicine’. However, many historians believe that Muhammad ibn

Magnesium; Invisible deficiency

Magnesium is the second most important essential minerals for humans. Magnesium is needed for more than 300 biochemical reactions in the body. Without magnesium we could

High fat dairy and reduction of obesity and diabetics

People are tired of hearing what is good and what is bad for their health. One day you hear that egg yolk is very bad with high cholesterol levels, and then you get bombarded

Navigating the world in the dark

Tlind people face lots of challenges coping with daily life. However, despite the challenges, now blind people can read, get educated, browse the internet and have access to

Children Corner

Ali Abbas is only ten. As a Muslim boy he has decided to start praying as Muslims do, to get into the habit of performing his Islamic rituals from an early age. But there is

Global Warming and human health

Global warming is a relatively new phenomenon and often in the headlines. It is regarded as one of the most serious environmental problems of our time and has attracted the

The menace of plastic

We have heard a lot about the harm of using plastic containers and that they can contaminate our food by releasing toxic materials, but most of us do not know why these

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD)

Many years ago in London, I came across an Egyptian medical student. While I was dreading the coming of the British winter, for Mariam who came from a country with

Dieting pills; ‘helpers’ or ‘killers’

Interpol launched a global alert over a potentially lethal dieting pill which was linked to the death of a British student. This prompted decisive action from the

Treating Prostate Cancer

When for the first time on 27th April 2015 the news of developing innovative 3D-printed shields for prostate cancer radiotherapy was published on the internet, the importance

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