It is cold, cloudy, less sunny and perhaps windy. The weather this season is very inviting and appears to give one the freedom to just venture out without wearing the one protective…
A 3D imaging Technique in the path of early detection of Alzheimer’s disease.
A new study published in the January 6 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology, found a new type of brain scan, Diffusion Tensor Imaging, (DTI),…
UAE Federal Law aganist Tobacco
Abu Dhabi: The federal law, issued by President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, restricts the sale and promotion of tobacco products in the country and bans coffee shops…
Laugh Your Way To Good Health
“Laughter is the best medicine”- this is an age-old adage that is seemingly gaining more prominence today. With new diseases on the rise that require our bodies be crammed with pills and…
Natural Compound ‘Quercitin’ Identified To Prevent Hep C Infection
Hepatitis C is an asymptomatic, chronic infection caused by hepatitis C virus and causes inflammation of the liver. This disease that is known to spread by blood-to-blood contact affects an estimated 270…
C. elegans Assisted Screening of New Drugs
Researchers at McMaster University have developed a way to propel and direct microscopic-sized worms (C. elegans nematodes) along a narrow channel using a mild electric field. The discovery opens up significant possibilities…
Screening for breast cancer at age 40 or earlier
Society of Breast Imaging (SBI) and the American College of Radiology (ACR) have recommended that breast cancer screening should start by the age of 40 or earlier in high risk patients with…
Novel biodegradable nanoparticles for drug delivery
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins University have created biodegradable nanosized particles that can easily slip through the body’s sticky and viscous mucus secretions to deliver a sustained-release medication cargo. The mucus-penetrating biodegradable…
Portable Computerized Weighing Scale To Help Obese Children Lose Weight
Mandometer, a new device developed by Cecilia Bergh, Ph.D., and Per Sodersten, Ph.D., researchers at the world-renowned Swedish academic health centre, the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, can now be used to…
Four New Healthcare Centres in Sharjah Soon
Sharjah– The emirate of Sharjah will soon have four new healthcare centres each in Qarain, Nazwa, Batayeh and Khorfakkan.The Director of Sharjah Medical Zone Sheikh Mohammed Bin Saqr Al Qasimi anounced this…
Researchers unveils the secret of the association of maltreatment and pain
A study conducted by the researchers from the American Headache Society’s Women’s Issues Section Research Consortium found that incidence of childhood maltreatment, especially emotional abuse and neglect, are prevalent in migraine patients….
HMC conducts workshop on Down’s Syndrome
DOHA: Focusing on parents of children with special needs, the Occupational Therapy Department (OTD) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) conducted a Down’s Syndrome Awareness Workshop, recently. The one-day event, which attracted approximately…
SCH Medical licensing unit to be linked with counterparts
DOHA: The Medical Licensing Department at the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) is planning to link itself electronically to its counterparts in other countries to speed up licensing procedures in Qatar. The…
Prince Alwaleed contributes SR500,000 for breast cancer campaign
RIYADH: Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, chairman of the board of trustees of the Alwaleed bin Talal Foundation, has donated SR500,000 for the second phase of a breast cancer awareness campaign in the…
Pomegranates could inhibit hormone-dependant breast cancer.
According to a study published in the January issue of Cancer Prevention Research, a journal of the American Association for Cancer Research,eating pomegranate or drinking pomegranate juice could prevent estrogen dependant breast…