The relationship between obesity and diabetes has intrigued scientists for ages. While research corroborated a definitive link between obesity and diabetes, the exact reason between obesity and diabetes is still being understood….
Are You Listening To Your Body’s Many Cries For Water?
Picture this. A man marooned on a desert, is soaked in perspiration and parched with thirst, drags his feet across the sand just in the hope of finding some water to quench…
The dangers of a diet high in salt
Any component in excess or lower than required amounts can have undesirable effects on health. This also applies to one of the basic ingredients that’s inevitable in most of the food that…
Was The Swine Flu Scare Just A Hoax?
Statistics have told us the true story. There is a yawning gap between the numbers of predicted deaths due to swine flu vis-à-vis the actual numbers. 2009 witnessed WHO declaring swine flu…
UAE and KSA Tops the Arab Health Awards shortlist
•Saudi and UAE healthcare pioneers and practitioners of distinction to be honoured for contribution towards regional growth and development Organisations and Individuals from the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab…
Longevity Gene Could Slow Cognitive Loss and Dementia
As people grow older they experience memory loss and progressive decline in brain function. However it was found through latest research that people who possess the ”longevity gene” suffer less cognitive loss…
India To Be Global Hub for Low-Cost Medical Devices
29th December 2009,Bangalore, India–Medical equipment and services giant GE Healthcare is on a consolidation drive in India. Early October, GE announced plans to integrate three of its stand alone business units and…
Caesarean A Risky Affair For Mothers
Since time immemorial, natural birth was considered the best way to deliver a baby as it offered limited complications and faster recovery for mothers. Until five years back, the thought of a…
Jordanian Firms Aim To Produce Biological Drugs
Jordanian drug manufacturers have applied for approvals by the Jordan Food and Drug Administration to produce biological medicines, Jordan Times has reported. All drugs currently manufactured in the kingdom are chemical-based pharmaceuticals,…
First Non-Invasive Technology for Treatment of Uterine Fibroids Awarded MHLW Approval in Japan
January 13 TIRAT CARMEL, Israel, January 13 InSightec Ltd. announced today that Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has approved the company’s ExAblate(R)MR-guided Focused Ultrasound (MRgFUS) system for the treatment…
New Findings on -How Cells Turn Cancerous?
Researchers from Yale Cancer Center and the Fudan-Yale Center for Biomedical Research at Fudan University in China have provided an insight into how certain cells become cancerous. Their study which has been…
Male Chromosome:Fastest Evolving Part of the Human Genome
For millions of years it was believed that the human Y chromosome is a stagnant part of human genome and is degrading constantly having lost 1,393 of its 1,438 original genes over…
Al Ain Hospital to Eliminate Paper Based Medical Records
UAE–Al Ain Hospital has advised all its patients to bring their identification documents with them on their next visit as the hospital has started computerising data to eliminate paper-based medical records. The…
Haiti Earthquake May Have Killed More Than 100,000 says The Prime Minister
The Prime Minister of Haiti said today that he feared an earthquake which devastated Port-au-Prince could have killed “well over 100,000” people. The quake struck the Haitian Capital yesterday afternoon, bringing down…
Abu Dhabi: Health Care Opportunities
Successful health care reforms, potential privatisation and growing patient demand make Abu Dhabi’s health sector an attractive investment opportunity. Zaid Al Siksek, the chief executive of the Health Authority – Abu Dhabi…