GE Announces Certification Training, Sales and Marketing Best Practices Sharing for Regional Extension Centers GE Healthcare announced today a new offering designed to support organizations that will soon be charged with facilitating…
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‘Worrying’ diabetes tests raise doubt on UAE’s healthcare
During a test of Diabetes out of the 400 volunteers who took part in the tests at Mall of the Emirates in Dubai, every person weighed more than their recommended body mass…
Sector Snap: UBS upbeat on medical tech stocks
A UBS analyst said Wednesday that medical technology stocks are trading at attractive prices, and raised his ratings or price targets on nine of them. Analyst Bruce Nudell upgraded shares of medical…
More than 20 mln People Vaccinated against A/H1N1 Flu in China
Beijing, November 24th November 2009 – China’s Ministry of Health (MOH) on Monday said on its website that 20.34 million people had been inoculated against the A/H1N1 flu nationwide as of Sunday….
Study shows stifling anger at work can kill
SINGAPORE, Nov 24th November 2009 : A Swedish study has found that men who bottle up their anger at being unfairly treated or for any other reason at work are up to…
Jordan seeks consolidating Medical ties with Kuwait
AMMAN, Nov 23rd 2009 (KUNA) – Jordanian health minister Dr. Nayef Al-Fayez has confirmed his country’s keenness to boost ties with Kuwait in medical fields. Al-Fayez said in a press statement, during…
Emirates’ mobile clinic mission brings health to thousands overseas
ABU DHABI Article syndicated from “The National” Last month, Rose Muruies arrived at a hospital in Juba and had to be guided inside by her family. After a short surgical procedure, the…
15 genetic triggers linked to birth defects in UAE found
20th November 2009 Dubai – 15 genetic triggers have been discovered in the UAE population that cause various disorders including birth defects this was stated at the by Dr. Bassam Ali associate professor…
Bone Implant May Reverse Skull Deformities
21st November 2009 : Babies born with craniosynostosis, a recent study has determined, may find renewed hope in synthetic bone matrix. Craniosynostosis is a condition that causes the plates in he skull…
Hikma pharmaceuticals wins SCRIP best company in emerging market Hikma pharmaceuticals wins SCRIP best company in an emerging market award
London – Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (“Hikma”) (LSE:HIK) (NASDAQ Dubai: HIK), the leading multinational pharmaceutical company in the Middle East and North Africa region, the USA and Europe, is pleased to announce that…
Dubai Medical Education Symposium calls for healthcare reforms
20th November 2009 : Graduate Medical Education Symposium, organised by The Harvard Medical School Dubai Center (HMSDC) Institute for Postgraduate Education and Research, a member of the Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum…
Cornell researcher works toward making biological imaging 1,000 times
20th November 2009 : Fluorescence lifetime imaging is a useful but relatively complex technique for probing the local microenvironment of a fluorescent molecule. The method can be used to help determine biochemical…
H1N1 poses threat to diabetics
While most people are aware that asthmatics are at high risk of having trouble fighting the H1N1 flu, people with Type I and Type II diabetes also are at high risk and…
A Dissolving Wound Dressing to Fight Deadly Infections
Seventy percent of all people with severe burns die from related infections. Now a new wound-dressing technology from Tel Aviv University could cut that figure dramatically. Prof. Meital Zilberman of TAU`s Department…
UAE to have biotech plant
The Emirates Biochemical and Pharmaceutical Co. has signed an agreement with Korean biomedical firms, G.L. Rapha and Hankook Korus Pharm, to set up the region’s first biotechnology plant in the UAE, The…