Mortality rate among breast cancer patients in the UAE is 44% compared to just 27% in more developed countries With mortality rate among breast cancer patients in the UAE at 44 percent*…
Category: Physiotherapy & Rehabilitation
Jeddah hospital beds to increase by over 1,000
Three new hospitals are set to open in Saudi Arabia in the next year in a bid to tackle long waiting lists and overcrowding, officials have said. Sami Badawoud, the head of…
Osteoporosis risk high among UAE women
Women between the ages of 19 to 50 need to get at least 1000mgs of calcium every day and at least 10 to 15 minutes of sun on hands, arms and face…
Humanity transcends all boundaries
JEDDAH: In an old-fashioned and very overcrowded annex to King Fahd Hospital in Jeddah there are some committed professionals who routinely save lives on a shift system 24 hours a day. Some…
GSK introduces Breathe Right Nasal Strips to the Middle East Region
A solution for 34% of adults suffering from night-time breathing problems GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a world leader in healthcare, introduced to the Middle East market Breathe Right Nasal Strips as a solution to…
Rents decline 13% in Q3 but DIFC and DHCC remains stable
Office rents in Dubai have declined 13 per cent in the third quarter of 2009 compared to the previous quarter due to increased supply of office space in the emirate, said Asteco….
Middle East to Participate at MTA Medical Tourism Conference in LA
“The Private hospital Association of Jordan is doing all what is needed to keep Jordan the first choice for the medical tourism patients from the middle east and the world, by helping…
Online Best Practice Programs Help Healthcare Providers Overcome Travel Restrictions
With business travel budgets expected to remain tight through 2010, online clinical best practice programs may offer the healthcare industry its best educational value, according to Sara McMannus, Program Manager of GE…
Erfan and Bagedo Hospital Chooses Cisco for Improved Healthcare in Saudi Arabia
JEDDAH, SAUDI ARABIA <Courtesy Marketwire – October 15, 2009) – Cisco today announced that the Dr. Erfan & Bagedo General Hospital, one of the oldest private hospitals in the Kingdom of Saudi…
Mubadala’s mega lab project to start ops this year
Mubadala Healthcare on Sunday announced that the first phase of its National Reference Laboratory (NRL) project for the UAE will begin operations later this year. The 12,000-square-foot lab, which will be based…
Study Offers Hope for Advancement in Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
Montreal, Canada – Siemens Healthcare has announced today its initial findings of a new imaging biomarker device developed by its molecular imaging biomarker research facility in collaboration with Dr. Jian Q. (Michael)…
Glaxo To Pull Out Of Cancer-Drug Venture With Synta
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (SNTA) will see its cancer-drug venture with GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) end within 90 days, putting the treatment further into question after a late-stage trial was stopped earlier this year…
Pfizer Looking for Mideast Acquisitions, Forecasts 10% Growth
June 14 Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, is seeking acquisitions in emerging markets and the Middle East, and forecasts annual “double-digit growth” in the region in the next five years, a…