The Veterans Affairs Department, United States wants to be able to track when and how its physicians respond to medical alerts sent to them via the agency’s computerized patient record system (CPRS)….
Happiness- The New Mantra For A Healthy Heart
After ten years of monitoring 1700 patients for their heart conditions, U.S researchers have concluded that individuals that are most anxious and depressed are at the highest risk of developing a heart…
Orange Peels, Newspapers May Lead to Cheaper, Cleaner Ethanol Fuel
Scientists may have just made the breakthrough of a lifetime, turning discarded fruit peels and other throwaways into cheap, clean fuel to power the world’s vehicles. University of Central Florida professor Henry…
Kuwait declered swine flu free
KUWAIT: “Kuwait is swine flu free,” said a senior Ministry of Health (MoH) official on Tuesday, revealing that the data for January indicated that no new cases of the H1N1 (swine flu)…
Medical projects worth Dh3.67bn under way in Dubai
Dubai 18th Feb 2010: Government healthcare projects worth Dh3.67 billion are going ahead in Dubai despite the economic slowdown and the debt issues. Dubai Health Authority (DHA) the state Authority for healthcare…
Belatacept: A New Drug For Kidney Transplant To Be Used In Humans
A recent study published in the American Journal of Transplantation revealed that a new drug, Belatacept, has been found to decrease organ rejection by the immune system post transplant, enhance kidney function…
Drug Distribution System
Pharmacy services in a hospital can be defined as ‘Premises licensed for the retail sale or supply to the hospital outpatient department and/or inpatient areas of drugs which have qualified licensed persons…
Blood Test can Predicts Rheumatoid Arthritis Before Symptoms Arise
Orignal article Courtesy Labmedica International Swedish researchers have identified several cytokines, cytokine-related factors, and chemokines that increase significantly prior to rheumatoid arthritis (RA) disease onset. These findings confirm those of earlier studies…
Salt Intake, A Threat To Youngsters
It is a known fact that consuming too much salt and not exercising enough increases blood pressure and puts people at a high risk of stroke and heart disease. A new study…
Aspirin Reduces Breast Cancer Risk: Study
A new study published in the Journal of Clinical Oncology has stated that Aspirin reduces the risk of breast cancer recurrence, spread of tumours and therefore death from the disease. Breast cancer…
Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) standard
The idea of introducing a standard in the space of digital imaging was to develop a standard for the transmission of digital images so as to enable users to retrieve images and…
HealthPlus Women Health Center operational in Abu Dhabi
Abu Dhabi, UAE: HealthPlus Women’s Health Center, the first to open in the planned network of 20 premium outpatient centers, was inaugurated on 16th February 2010. As a distinct ‘Center of Excellence…
Gulf Capital Acquires 75% of TechnoScan
Gulf Capital , one of the largest private equity firms in the Middle East , according to reports, has announced its acquisition of 75% interest in TechnoScan, the largest chain of medical diagnostic…
Scholarships available for HL7 e-learning course
HL7 International has launched an internet based online course on health informatics and HL7 standards which is available for self study and is tutor monitored. The aim of this course is to…
Contraception For Men: A New Trial To Commence
A new trial that has enrolled couples from Edinburgh and Manchester, United Kingdom, is commencing the testing of contraception for men that promises to relieve women of the burden of using a…