In an effort to develop and provide health care services for citizens in the Sultanate, Ministry of Health is currently working on significant health projects at a total cost of more than…
UAE lifeline for Hepatitis
DUBAI — Hepatitis and tuberculosis are no longer deportable offences in the UAE except for a category of workers, according the new medical fitness testing rules published by the Dubai Health Authority…
Soon, breath test to detect cancer
12 August 2010 Scientists from an Israeli institute are developing a novel breath test that can detect early signs of breast, lung, bowel and prostate cancer. The team believes that further work…
Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Moving From South Asia to U.S.
A dangerous new mutation that makes some bacteria resistant to almost all antibiotics has become increasingly common in India and Pakistan and is being found in patients in Britain and the United…
Breast cancer death rates fall by a third
Between 1989 and 2006 they fell by 34.3 per cent – faster than in any other major European country. Cancer charities last night hailed the declining figures as evidence that new treatments…
Pea plant grew in man’s lung
A Massachusetts man who was sick for months has the answer to his medical mystery. Doctors found the root of his problem — a pea plant was growing in his lung. Ron…
FDA panel vouches for epilepsy drug effectiveness
British drug maker GlaxoSmithKline and Valeant Pharmaceuticals International said Wednesday that a panel of 13 federal health experts unanimously agreed there is “substantial evidence” the potential epilepsy treatment ezogabine is an effective…
Menstrual Cramps May Affect the Brain
Menstrual cramps may actually change the structure of women’s brains, according to new research in the journal Pain. Primary dysmenorrhea (PDM) — menstrual pain in otherwise healthy women — affects between 20%…
High stress ‘delays pregnancy’
A scientific study has shown for the first time that high stress levels may delay pregnancy. Oxford University experts measured stress hormones in women planning a baby naturally and found the most…
Treatment found for severe skin disease
As children’s diseases go, it is surely one of the cruellest. Skin that blisters and turns into gaping sores with the slightest bump or pressure. Open wounds in the mouth and digestive…
MRSA infections declining
Dangerous infections caused by the bacterium methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, or MRSA, appear to be declining in healthcare settings across the nation, the federal government reported Tuesday. An analysis conducted by the Centers…
Health officials gear up for flu vaccination season
This time last year, health officials were scrambling to protect kids going back to school against what was feared to be an exceptionally deadly flu outbreak. And while that scare has passed,…
Colder Weather May Trigger Heart Attacks
A significant drop in temperatures may trigger heart attacks in elderly people, new research indicates. Scientists in the U.K. say they found that each drop in ambient temperature of 1 degree Celsius…
Extremely Drug-Resistant Infections Spreading Fast
Is this the beginning of the end of the antibiotic era? NDM, a gene that makes germs impervious to many antibiotics, is spreading worldwide among bacteria in the gut that most commonly…
Inhibiting Prostate Cancer Without Disturbing Regular Body Processes
A kinase is a type of enzyme the body uses to regulate the functions of the proteins required for cell growth and maintenance, and researchers have discovered that one in particular plays…