A review of hundreds of smoking cessation studies revealed that most ex-smokers parted ways with their addiction without the help of any medicated patches or pills, reviving the old faith that will…
Gastric Surgery Offers Significant Weight Loss To Obese Teens
A recent Australian study found that gastric banding surgery offered significant weight loss in obese teens, when compared to lifestyle interventions that have been advised so far to keep weight under check….
Collaboration with The Magdi Yacoub Foundation – Aswan Heart Centre
The Magdi Yacoub Foundation and the Qatar-Aswan-London (QAL) Advanced Cardiovascular Institute are establishing the Aswan Heart Centre (AHC) with the aim of improving the healthcare of the heart and providing advanced cardiac…
iCT Health installs state-of-the-art PACS system at Oman’s Khoula Hospital
iCT Health, the healthcare technology company that provides innovative and powerful life care solutions that transform care delivery, has successfully installed its tightly-integrated web-based Picture Archival and Communications System (PACS) at Oman’s…
Committee formed to combat Alkhurma Virus in Saudi
RIYADH: Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah formed a committee Sunday to combat Alkhurma virus which is transmitted from animals to human beings. The committee which will be headed by Dr. Ziad Al-Memish,…
Abraaj sees first Saudi healthcare deal within 6 months
RIYADH, Jan 24 (Reuters) – Dubai-based private equity firm Abraaj Capital may close its first transaction in Saudi Arabia within the first half of the year with a deal most likely to…
New Saudi hospital turns to county’s healthcare professionals
The Brighton Township drug and alcohol rehabilitation center has signed a letter of intent to manage what will tentatively be called Saudi Care Brighton Hospital outside Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The Livingston County…
Prometric Wins Exclusive Multi Year Contract with Qatar Supreme Council of Health
DOHA, Qatar & DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, February 8, 2010: The Supreme Council of Health, Qatar (SCH) today announced that it has signed an exclusive long term agreement with Prometric, the world’s…
Dubai’s Clemenceau Medical Center amongst top ten best hospitals for medical tourism
Beirut-based Clemenceau Medical Center (CMC), an affiliate of Johns Hopkins International, was ranked one of the world’s top ten best hospitals for medical tourism in 2010 by the Medical Travel Quality Alliance…
Hospital in Dubai Healthcare City Receives JCI Accreditation
Dubai-UAE: 7 February, 2010 – Dubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of TECOM Investments, today announced that The American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital (AACSH) located at the integrated healthcare free zone…
Siemens Healthcare Chooses Cordys to Manage Logistics
Cordys said it has been chosen by Siemens Healthcare for managing and continuously improving key logistics processes in 125 countries, including Germany, the USA and China. In a release, the company said…
Siemens Healthcare wins $70m Iraq hospital deal
Siemens Healthcare, an arm of German conglomerate Siemens AG, has won a $70m deal to kit out government hospitals in Iraq, its largest single order to date in the Middle East. Under…
Some viruses use fats to penetrate a cell
SV40 viruses use an amazing means of communication, in order to be able to penetrate into a cell: fats, whose structure must fit like a key in a lock, ScienceDaily reported Jan….
Funds support local vaccine-making
PATH has received an award from the Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to support the enhancement of sustainable influenza vaccine production in…
UAE hospital offers treatment for falcons
ABU DHABI: Under the watchful eyes of a white-coated doctor, two orderlies in scrubs sedate the patient on a paper-covered stainless steel table, then begin the procedure – trimming her vital hunting…