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Blood Test can Predicts Rheumatoid Arthritis Before Symptoms Arise
Orignal article Courtesy Labmedica International Swedish researchers have identified several cytokines, cytokine-related factors, and chemokines that increase significantly prior to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease onset. These findings confirm those of earlier studies…
Salt Intake, A Threat To Youngsters
It is a known fact that consuming too much salt and not exercising enough increases blood pressure and puts people at a high risk of stroke and heart disease. A new study…
Aspirin Reduces Breast Cancer Risk: Study
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has stated that Aspirin reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence, spread of tumours and therefore death from the disease. Breast cancer…
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard
The idea of introducing a standard in the space of digital imaging was to develop a standard for the transmission of digital images so as to enable users to retrieve images and…
HealthPlus Women Health Center operational in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE: HealthPlus Women’s Health Center, the first to open in the planned network of 20 premium outpatient centers, was inaugurated on 16th February 2010. As a distinct ‘Center of Excellence…
Gulf Capital Acquires 75% of TechnoScan
Gulf Capital , one of the largest private equity firms in the Middle East , according to reports, has announced its acquisition of 75% interest in TechnoScan, the largest chain of medical diagnostic…
Scholarships available for HL7 e-learning course
HL7 International has launched an internet based online course on health informatics and HL7 standards which is available for self study and is tutor monitored. The aim of this course is to…
Contraception For Men: A New Trial To Commence
A new trial that has enrolled couples from Edinburgh and Manchester, United Kingdom, is commencing the testing of contraception for men that promises to relieve women of the burden of using a…
Equipping Individuals with computer skills for the healthcare industry
Northern Kentucky University is offering two new certificate programs aimed at unemployed professionals, one of which will focus on equipping individuals with computer skills for the healthcare industry. The courses are being…
HHS awards $760M to health IT extension centers, state HIEs
The Health and Human Services Department today awarded grants totaling more than $760 million to jumpstart the delivery of programs and services that aim to get healthcare providers on the road to…
Exposure To Sun Halves Risk Of Diabetes
In a latest study, experts have revealed that a diet high in fatty fish coupled with thirty minutes of exposure to sun twice a week was the key to a healthy life…
Pfizer sees the Middle East as an emerging market for women’s healthcar
Woman’s healthcare continues to play an increasingly important role in the growth and strength of the healthcare industry in the Middle East. According to IMS, a leading healthcare market-intelligence consultancy, the women’s…
Bangladeshi telemedicine firm to reach out to South Asian workers in ME
A Bangladeshi telemedicine company is set to provide healthcare services for more than five million South Asian workers in the Middle East and Malaysia in a couple of months. Telemedicine Reference Centre…
Biologists image birth of blood-forming stem cells in embryo
Biologists at UC San Diego have identified the specific region in vertebrates where adult blood stem cells arise during embryonic development. Their discovery, which appears in a paper in this week’s early…