Dubai, 28 May 2010 – Dr. Hanif Hassan Ali, UAE Minister of Health, assured that the wise leadership stresses on excellence and quality in all health sectors through training and continuous medical…
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Biomedical research into motor neurone disease ‘is major advancement’
New research into motor neurone disease (MND) has been welcomed as a significant step forward in understanding the disease. The MND Association is funding a study that will use stem cells to…
CMS seeks comments from public on rule for hospital telemedicine privileging
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) in America has issued a proposed rule to revise the conditions of participation for hospitals to allow for a new privileging process for telemedicine…
GE Healthcare Announces New Compatibility for Fractional Flow Reserve Evaluation with the Mac-Lab Hemodynamic Recording Systems
GE Healthcare, the $17 billion medical technology division of General Electric Company, today announced the expansion of Mac-Lab’s validation of compatibility to the Volcano’s SmartMap Pressure Instrument and PrimeWire Pressure Guide Wire…
UAE Ministry of Health Announces First Nutrition Strategy in the UAE
Dubai, 25th May 2010 – In cooperation with the World Health Organization “WHO” Mediterranean Regional Office, the Ministry of Health launched the first national nutrition strategy that aims for improving the nutritious…
Boston University biomedical engineers develop new nanopore method for DNA sequencing
Sequencing DNA could get a lot faster and cheaper – and thus closer to routine use in clinical diagnostics – thanks to a new method developed by a research team based at…
ClinTec International launches the first Global Academy of Clinical Research Excellence (ACRE)
ClinTec International, the global clinical research organisation, with offices located in over 40 countries, announces the opening of its Global Academy of Clinical Research Excellence “ACRE”, at the 2010 PABME (Pharmaceutical and…
Leading life science free zone, DuBiotech, at PABME 2010
Dubai, UAE – May 24, 2010: The Dubai Biotechnology and Research Park (DuBiotech), a major life sciences free zone in the Middle East and a member of TECOM Investments, is participating at…
Social care program for cancer survivors in Kuwait
KUWAIT: Being diagnosed with cancer is a life-changing experience not only for the survivors, but also for their families, and many will tell you that their greatest fear was that of the…
Siemens introduces stereoscopic ultrasonic imaging
Siemens Healthcare has developed a new software program that will give obstetricians and gynecologists the possibility to produce 3D stereoscopic views of a patient’s ultrasound scan. The new image management software dubbed…
Best Practices in medical education discussed at Dubai Medical College Symposium
Dissemination of best practices in medical education is one of the key objectives of the ‘Medical Education Symposium 2010’ to take place at the Dubai Medical College (DMC) on Sunday, May 23rd….
Virusus could be used to treat cancer – Biomedical Researchers
Biomedical researchers are investigating development of new forms of cancer treatment by using viruses. That was suggesteby Dr Mark Matfield, scientific coordinator at the Association for International Cancer Research, who noted the…
GE Makes India Lab for Global Markets
During a recent visit to India, John Dineen, president and CEO of GE Healthcare, presented a dual-slice computed tomography imaging system called HiSpeed Dual, which he described as a “giant leap.” It…
Novartis ties up with Exhealth to promote ‘No Tobacco Campaign’ in Dubai
Recent WHO reports indicate that tobacco use continue to kill more than 5 million people worldwide each year and this number is expected to grow. Novartis a leading pharmaceutical company in the…
UAE pharmacists gather in Abu Dhabi for Globalpharma conference
Dubai – UAE May 20, 2010:- Reinforcing its efforts to support the academic needs of healthcare professionals in the UAE, Globalpharma, a subsidiary of Dubai Investments Industries (DII) and a leading player…