The Hamad Medical Corporation has been identified as the regional centre of excellence within the Gulf for the treatment of severe liver diseases and other inherited metabolic disorders affecting newborns and infants….
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Dubai Healthcare City And DuBiotech To Support Abu Dhabi Medical Congress 2010
Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC) and Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech), both members of TECOM Investments, today announced their support for the fourth edition of the Abu Dhabi Medical Congress that will…
Kingdom drops 7 places in Global Gender Gap Report
Jordan’s ranking has slipped for a second consecutive year in an international report on gender equality. In the World Economic Forum (WEF) 2010 Gender Gap Report, released Tuesday, Jordan was ranked 120th…
Second national seminar on pulmonary disease
The second national seminar on Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) will kick off at the Conference Hall of the Sultan Qaboos University tomorrow under the auspices of Dr Abdullah bin Mohammed al…
Oman Food Safety meet begins on Oct 25
The two-day Oman Food Safety Conference, the first such forum in the Sultanate to increase awareness and provide industry experts with a forum to discuss challenges and issues facing the food industry,…
Scientists identify mutant protein in type 2 diabetes
University of Michigan scientists have identified events inside insulin-producing pancreatic cells that set the stage for a neonatal form of non-autoimmune type 1 diabetes, and may play a role in type 2…
‘Bad habits’ alert over obesity
BAHRAIN’S “killer” lifestyle accounts for more than 40 per cent of the country’s deaths, an expert said yesterday. People’s “bad habits” are the major cause of increasing cardiovascular diseases and diabetes, which…
Patients not required to get own medical supplies at government hospitals
Riyadh, Dammam: People receiving treatment at government hospitals should not get medicines or medical supplies on their own, a health official has said in strict accordance with the national health laws. Government…
Let’s together make a difference in the fight against breast cancer
October is observed as International Breast Cancer Awareness month, and it is important to realize that the fight to combat this disease is far from over. In 1985, October first became recognized…
Patients urged to take advantage of modern health care gadgets
Patients should use technology to their advantage and avoid relying on their own memory, health care professionals said at a conference on Tuesday. During Tuesday’s final day of the Arabian Public Health…
Fitness more important in fight against disease
Despite the established connection between obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease, being physically fit is more important than weight loss to decrease the occurrence of cardiovascular disease, a leading researcher told health care…
UMass hospitals will cut 350 jobs
Strained by flat patient volume and pressure from health insurers, UMass Memorial Health Care, which runs five hospitals, said yesterday it will eliminate about 350 jobs or nearly 2.6 percent of its…
Pfizer snaps up King Pharmaceuticals for $3.6bn
Pfizer has agreed to buy King Pharmaceuticals, a maker of prescription pain treatments, for $3.6bn in cash as the world’s largest drug company by revenues seeks to diversify its portfolio before it…
U of U researchers use MRI for diagnosing autism
University of Utah (U of U) medical researchers have made an important step in diagnosing autism through using MRI, an advance that eventually could help health care providers identify the problem much…
Centice introduces new PINPOINT Rx system for drug identification
Centice Corporation, a pioneer in chemical verification and identification using Raman spectroscopy and computational sensor technology, announced today the availability of the new PINPOINT Rx™ system. Combining advanced spectroscopy hardware technology, analytical…