The number of lab tests in government-run hospitals and central labs rose by 30 percent to reach 149 million tests in 2012 compared to 114 million in 2008, Al-Watan daily said quoting…
Gulf officials aim for joint health policy
Saudi Arabia will host this year the 78th meeting of Gulf Health Ministers Council, Health Ministry spokesman Khaled Marghalani said Sunday. The event will take place on Feb. 4 and 5, Marghalani…
Disease-fighting body decentralized
Health Minister Mohammed Alhayazie has decentralized the command and control center (CCC) to all health departments nationwide, and moved the body’s headquarters to Riyadh. The directors of the 20 departments would now…
Falling prices spur medicine imports in Qatar
DOHA: Qatar has witnessed a huge jump in the imports of medicinal and pharmaceuticals products due to falling prices. The total value of imports of medicinal and pharmaceutical products jumped 20.5 percent…
Biological bad luck blamed in two-thirds of cancer cases
WASHINGTON, Jan 1 (Reuters) – Plain old bad luck plays a major role in determining who gets cancer and who does not, according to researchers who found that two-thirds of cancer incidence…
GITEX : Securing the hospital network
At GITEX 2013, His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE, and Ruler of Dubai, outlined a long-term vision for a Smart Healthcare Model. As…
New travel healthcare firm in Dubai to hire 1,500
The newly launched preventive and travel healthcare company in Dubai Glosanté will invest Dh367 million ($100m) and hire around 1,500 staff to expand its operations in other countries over the next few…
Bitcoin – The Future of Currency?
Bitcoin (BTC) is a “Cryptocurrency” or “Digital Currency”. For a full definition – please read the wiki. Is it really the future of currency? I don’t know about that, but I do…
How to Study to Remember
Want to learn how to make your studying time more effective? Make things stick faster to your brain? Well this is the post for you. Let’s begin! Your memory works in three stages:…
What foods to eat to keep your eyes fit
Our eyes are complex and important organs that require maintenance in order to keep fit and see better. We can manage eyes to keep our vision as clear and crisp as possible. While your…
Vitamins D and MS
How vitamins D is related to Multiple Sclerosis ?
Rubella (german measles)
Hey Docs…. Today we gonna present you Rubella in a simple way to revise for your community medicine classes (PSM). Tends to occur every 6-8 years in epidemic form AGENT…
Medical Education Videos
Medclip.com is a great site to explore teaching and instructional videos for medical students, doctors and nurses. You can browse all their videos which are organised into categories such as Medical examination,…
Well Beginnings Product Line Review
I was one of the blogger moms lucky enough to review some of the Well Beginnings product line through Moms Meet . Let me tell you I was SO excited when this showed…