According to Shyam Kolvekar a leading heart surgeon, Butter should be banned to protect the nation’s health, Lolvker says only radical action can save growing numbers of young adults from heart attacks…
Using cell phones can be as hazardous as smoking
In the last 20 years, cell phones have dramatically changed the way people communicate. Now you can stay in contact with your friends, family and colleagues 24/7, from virtually anywhere in the…
Emergency health course in Kuwait finishes
The Kuwaiti Ministry of Health said on Sunday a new group of emergency paramedics had completed a training course on major accidents. The course, which was supervised by British advisors, is part…
Advanced Stage Breast Cancer Burden to Middle East Women
Dubai, United Arab Emirates: Breast cancer remains the most feared disease of women around the world. Heightened awareness of breast cancer risk in the past decades has led to an increase in…
UAE Aims to be Leader in Children’s Healthcare
ABU DHABI — The measure of a developed society is in how it treats its children, said Shaikh Nahyan bin Mubarak Al Nahyan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research said in…
UAE recalls J&J drugs after warning from U.S. agency
ABU DHABI, Jan. 17 (By Xinhuanet.com) — A massive Johnson & Johnson recall of over-the-counter drugs including pain relievers Tylenol, Motrin and St Joseph, a children’s aspirin, was extended to the United…
Dubai Health Authority announces opening of first ‘Samsung Medical Center’ next March
17th Jan 2010 Dubai UAE — Dubai Health Authority has announced the opening of Middle Easts’s first Samsung Medical Center in Dubai next March, under the patronage of Dubai Health Authority and…
UAE private hospitals struggling to retain nurses
Private hospitals in the UAE are struggling to retain nurses because of a salary disparity with government hospitals, the head of the Gulf’s largest healthcare network has said. “Getting and retaining manpower…
Saudi Hospitals Improving for a 100% healthy people
Article by By Muhammad Diyab for Aswaat.com The best way to measure a country’s progress is to look at the standards of its health care, for economic, military, cultural power, or anything…
Leading Ophthalmological Centers in the United States and Saudi Arabia Announce Affiliation
The Wilmer Eye Institute of Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore (USA) & King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital announced today that it will collaborate in research, education and patient care with the King…
Obese people Require Higher Doses Of Antibiotics
Apparently, “one size does not fit all”, with higher doses of prescribed antibiotics being recommended for patients for clearing infection in larger adults & kids too in some cases, because of rising…
OLS Dialog: An open-source front end to the Ontology Lookup Service
With the growing amount of biomedical data available in public databases it has become increasingly important to annotate data in a consistent way in order to allow easy access to this rich…
Using Telemedicine in education programme in Al Noor-Abu Dhabi
Al Noor Hospital in Abu Dhabi has tied up an agreement with US-based Children’s Hospital Boston, aimed at developing an educational programme through used of telemedicine technology, reported khaleej Times. The education…
Oracle releases clinical development analytics for healthcare sector
Middleeast: An Analytics software package has been released by Oracle, that is designed to provide critical insights in the healthcare sector. Hospital groups will now be able to improve clinical staff productivity…
Health Level Seven Announces Name Change to Reflect International Focus
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA – January 14, 2010 – Health Level Seven® International (HL7®), the global authority for interoperability and standards in healthcare information technology, today announced that the organization has changed its name…