It may be called the kiss of life, but mouth-to-mouth resuscitation could actually be anything but. According to experts, the treatment can in fact hinder heart attack patients’ chances of survival. Under…
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Opportunities for medical tourism to New Zealand
International consultant Deloitte has conducted a strategic study for an unnamed client investigating the potential benefits medical tourism could bring to the New Zealand health sector and the wider economy. Findings highlight…
Healthy babies born after using new egg screening technique
Four women have given birth to healthy babies after having their eggs genetically screened using a technique that offers new hope to childless couples. The success could help women who have failed…
Ukraine gaining in popularity for health tourism
Medicare Europe is a British medical tourism agency that focuses on Eastern European countries for dental care, IVF, eye care and cosmetic surgery. It has set up a European office in Kiev…
Careful now . . . David Cameron and unions set to clash over health and safety laws
THE government was on a collision course with unions last night after Prime Minister David Cameron pledged to accept recommendations for health and safety laws to be scaled back. A report by…
Yoga ‘provides pain relief for chronic muscle ache’
Patients with a common condition that causes pain throughout the body could ease their symptoms by practising yoga, a study has found. Fibromyalgia (FM) is a disorder causing widespread musculoskeletal pain and…
Singapore taps Asia’s rising middle class in medical tourism boom
Asia’s economic growth and an expanding middle class have fuelled strong demand for medical tourism in Asia, tapped by key players such as Singapore. The small city-state is considered a pioneer in…
They can’t pull the wool over my eyes. Well, not any more
I am not one of life’s natural interrogators. It wasn’t the way I was brought up. In fact, looking back, I suspect there were North Korean children who questioned aspects of the…
Disfiguring tropical disease surges in Afghanistan
An outbreak of a tropical disease caused by sand fly bites that leaves disfiguring skin sores has hit Afghanistan, with tens of thousands of people infected, health officials said Friday. Cutaneous leishmanisis…
Landmark Group Launches Second Edition Of ‘Beat Diabetes’ Walkathon
Landmark Group, the region’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerate, today announced the launch of the second edition of its ‘Beat Diabetes’ walkathon, a corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiative aimed to further spread…
Doctors want prescription for best medicine
Doctors say they are fed up with fruitless efforts to encourage out-of-shape patients to exercise – advice that often falls on deaf ears. Some now wonder if perhaps written prescriptions to exercise…
Novel approach to automated detection of bacterial pathogens in food
Technologies for rapid detection of bacterial pathogens are crucial to maintaining a secure food supply. Researchers from the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) and the Bindley Bioscience Center…
Managing allergic disorders in children
Allergic disorders are among the most common problems addressed by pediatricians. They affect over 25% of the population in developed countries. In the developing countries, the magnitude of the problem is not…
Latest SEHA Healthcare Campaigns Revealed During Abu Dhabi Medical Congress 2010
Abu Dhabi Health Services Company PJSC (SEHA) has revealed a series of educational campaigns to engage communities from across the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during a robust exhibition agenda at this year’s…
Higher tax to combat smoking stressed
Participants of a forum organized by the Ministry of Health in Riyadh on Wednesday stressed the need for a strong legal framework to combat smoking, including imposition of a higher tax on…