Bioengineers at Duke University have created a way to load cancer drugs into nano-scale delivery modules for targeted delivery to tumors. Their research shows the possibility of destroying tumors in only one…
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Ahli Hospital Qatar signs pact with insurance companies
Al-Ahli Hospital Doha Qatasr, yesterday signed a medical services agreement with Al-Koot Insurance and Reinsurance Company and their partner AXA Insurance–Gulf. The agreement will allow all Al-Koot/AXA medical insurance scheme members, mainly…
Qatar to cuts corporate tax
Qatar plans to slash corporate tax on foreign companies to a flat 10% starting next year as part of efforts to attract more foreign investments. “There is a (new) tax bill and…
New Study Shows Older Bypass Method Is Best
For decades, bypass surgery, in which surgeons improve blood flow to the heart by sewing new blood vessels to get around blocked ones, was done the same way. The heart was stopped…
Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn’t mean you’re smart
IS GEORGE W. BUSH stupid? It’s a question that occupied a good many minds of all political persuasions during his turbulent eight-year presidency. The strict answer is no. Bush’s IQ score is…
Can evolution and religion can happily coexist
It has been the year of evolution. To coincide with the anniversaries of both Darwin’s birth and the publication of On the Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins published The Greatest Show on…
Siemens Unveils New Hearing Loss Options at SPLASH
Clearwater, FL, October 30, 2009 – Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., (www.usa.siemens.com/hearing ) one of the largest manufacturers of hearing instruments in the world, today announced several new product models and enhancements at…
Tajik Health Care Workers To Work In Saudi Arabia
DUSHANBE — Saudi Arabia’s Trade Chamber and the Tajik Interior Ministry’s Migration Service have signed an agreement allowing Tajik labor migrants to work in Saudi Arabia, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reports. Saudi Employment…
Official opening of iconic Burj Dubai announced
Dubai: The Burj Dubai will finally be opened on January 4, 2010, coinciding with the accession to power of His Highness Shaikh Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of…
UAE MoH, Microsoft Corp sign cooperation agreement
WAM Dubai, Nov 04th, 2009 (WAM): The Ministry of Health signed today a cooperation agreement with Microsoft Corp. to study the information systems in place in the ministry and work to improve…
DHA holds workshop on importance of evidence based data.
Dubai, 4th Nov. 2009: The Dubai Health Authority (DHA) is conducting a workshop to encourage healthcare practitioners and policy makers to use evidence based medicine and nursing in their field of work….
KU to take over Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital in 2013
KUWAIT: Kuwait’s Minister of Health Dr Hilal Al-Sayer announced yesterday that Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hospital will be handed over to Kuwait University in 2013. “The handover of the hospital will coincide with the…
Bahwan Healthcare unveils Nasa-developed AiroCide
MUSCAT — Bahwan Healthcare Centre, a SBG Suhail Bahwan Group venture in Oman, has partnered with Green Air Technology of the UAE to introduce the Nasa-developed AiroCide technology, a unique and patented…
Electronic clinical decision support for Middle Eastern hospitals
Hospitals in the Middle East are set to benefit from sophisticated electronic clinical decision support following a new commercial agreement between First DataBank International (FDB International) and GE Healthcare (GE). This new…
Philips betting on remote healthcare for future
AMSTERDAM reported by Reuters Philips Healthcare Unit is betting it can help doctors monitor patients remotely to keep an aging population healthier and battle rising medical costs in the Netherland. Hospital equipment…