Patients with mild gallstone pancreatitis usually stay in the hospital for several days, waiting for the symptoms to subside, before undergoing surgery to remedy the condition. A new study from researchers at…
Toxic form of a protein called Elk-1, connects three serious neurodegenerative disorders.
As we age, our brain also changes, like rest of our body. These changes in the brain are characterized by slowed thinking, occasional problems with remembering things. However, serious memory loss, confusion…
New Initiative In Respiratory Health: Better Care Offered To Asthmatics’ In UAE
A new initiative launched by the Authority and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in collaboration, will help set up a Dubai Respiratory Centre of Excellence to improve diagnosis and thereby provide early intervention and establish…
Breakthrough in Bowel Cancer Treatment: Offers Hope For Cure To Thousand’s Every Year
A new genetic study by British experts identified faults in specific genes or DNA that may be responsible for causing bowel cancer in individuals, giving rise to a probability for doctors to…
Cellular-Based Tele-Health Suite(TM) developed by Medical Care Technologies
Medical Care Technologies Inc. has begun to develop a secure Cellular-Based Tele-Health Suite™ that enables users to easily transmit vital signs data via the cellular network, to healthcare professionals utilizing the Medsuite™…
Microsoft focuses on Xbox applications
Microsoft hopes to vamp up its HealthVault and other health services by making it easier for users to do everything from tracking their caloric intake to counting their steps using their cell…
Introduction to HL7- Unlocking the power of Health Information
Visit the following link for an online introduction to HL7 basics – a flash Health Level 7 tour: https://www.hl7.org/documentcenter/public/training/IntroToHL7/player.html source: www.hl7.org
Canada enlists HIT in chronic disease campaign
More than 30 organizations from across Canada are forming partnerships in a $15.5 million series of initiatives aimed at preventing chronic disease – a challenge that the United States is also tackling….
Use IT as Healthcare ‘force multiplier’ says Vish Sankaran-Director-Federal Health Architecture Program of U.S
Speaking in Boston at the Healthcare Stimulus Exchange Roadshow, Vish Sankaran, director for the Federal Health Architecture Program, outlined his vision for the government’s role in promoting broader healthcare IT adoption via the…
Third-Hand Smoke: A Threat To Babies and Toddlers
After years of research that substantiated links between tobacco and lung cancer; and second-hand smoke and chronic illnesses, a latest study has revealed the threat caused by a new culprit- ‘third-hand’ smoke,…
Bayer Opens Largest Carbon Nanotube Pilot Facility in the World
Biomed company has opened a new Euro 22 million research facility that will be responsible for manufacturing new carbon nanotubes, according to a news report published on the Bayer News Channel. Specifically,…
Aerated Drinks Intake Linked To Pancreatic Cancer
Those who drink sugar-sweetened carbonated drinks were 87% likelier to develop pancreatic cancer than those who don’t, reveals the study published in Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention .The study was a collaboration…
Willpower Scores Higher Than Nicotine Patches: Quitting Smoking Possible Without Medications
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…