Novartis announced today that new six-year data reinforce the long-term efficacy and safety profile of once-yearly Reclast® (zoledronic acid) injection in postmenopausal women with osteoporosis. The study of more than 1,200 women…
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Scientists find tocotrienols helps to reduce triglyceride levels
Scientists from Singapore found that tocotrienols, which are members of the Vitamin E family, are effective in lowering the levels of triglyceride, a form of fat in the blood. High levels of…
Philips Net Beats Estimates; `Cautious’ on Fourth-Quarter Sales
Royal Philips Electronics NV, the world’s biggest lighting company, posted a better-than-estimated increase in third-quarter profit, while saying it’s “cautious” on sales for the final three months of the year. Net income…
Researchers identify genes that predict early menopause
The first research from the Breakthrough Generations Study could lead to a test to predict a woman’s reproductive lifespan. The findings, published today in Human Molecular Genetics, could have considerable impact on…
Scientists find unexpected function of cell’s protein-making machinery
When cells make the proteins that carry out virtually every function of life, it’s vital that the right things happen at the right times, and — maybe more importantly — that wrong…
Al Mazrouei Inaugurates Abu Dhabi Medical Congress
Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) and Member of the Executive Council, inaugurated today Abu Dhabi Medical Congress (ADMC), one of the fast growing…
Researchers identify impact of BMI on blood pressure difference in overweight children
Small changes in weight can make bigger differences in the blood pressure for overweight children, compared to those at normal weight, according to a new study. Researchers tracked blood pressure, height and…
Researchers find benefits of food with anti-inflammatory effects on healthy individuals
For the first time researchers have found out what effect multiple, rather than just single, foods with anti-inflammatory effects have on healthy individuals. The results of a diet study show that bad…
PTC announces ataluren Phase 2b efficacy data at International Congress
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. today announced that final analyses of Phase 2b efficacy data suggest the investigational new drug ataluren slowed the loss of walking ability in patients with nonsense mutation dystrophinopathy, a…
Visa health tests to be speeded up
EXPAT employees should get their work visas faster after private hospitals and clinics were given the green light to conduct mandatory pre-employment medical tests. The tests, which also cover family members, used…
Look, learn and act on breast cancer
Women are wearing pink ribbons, there’s a Facebook campaign and pink-themed benefits are being held the world over, because October doesn’t just mean it’s finally cool enough to eat outside again. It…
Silver studded bacteria could help treat common cold and flu
Finally scientists may have found a potential cure for common cold. They have found “silver bullets” in yogurt that could destroy viruses and provide a cure for the flu and common cold….
Hospital emergency services vow
HRH the Premier yesterday instructed Health Minister Dr Faisal Al Hamer to upgrade the Salmaniya Medical Complex Accidents and Emergency Award. Chairing yesterday’s Cabinet session, he also gave directives to step up…
Poor quality nurses ‘need education to improve’
Nurses in the Middle East are generally of poor quality and will improve only if the region gets serious about local training, doctors and health officials said yesterday. According to Obaid al…
FDA approves BOTOX as prophylactic treatment for Chronic Migraine
Allergan, Inc. (NYSE: AGN) today announced the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved BOTOX® (onabotulinumtoxinA) for the prophylactic (preventive) treatment of headaches in adults with Chronic Migraine,a distinct and…