Thousands of people gathered in Dubai on Monday evening to celebrate the opening of the world’s tallest building, now called the Burj Khalifa, after UAE President Sheikh Khalifa, according to dpa. The…
Biodegradable Particles Can Bypass Mucus, Release Drugs Over Time
Johns Hopkins University researchers 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 researchers say these nanoparticles,…
Bone Tendon Hybrids Could Quickly Repair Injury
When some one gets a knee ligament torn, the doctors can only do just a little due to limits of modern medicine: Repairing injured ligaments, tendons, and cartilage is difficult, much trickier…
Latest In Nanotechnology Innovation: An Artificial ‘Spaghetti’ Artery Developed For Use In Coronary Bypass
Amongst the latest in nanotechnology innovations is the revolutionary spaghetti like artificial artery that is claimed to reduce the risk of heart attacks during a bypass surgery. Developed by British scientists at…
Implementing Tele-ICU is challenging
Telemedicine technology, enables the intensivists to simultaneously monitor several [ICUs] from an off-site location, is increasingly common, but there is little evidence to support its use. According to a study in the…
Beating Swine Flu Race- New Automated System Accelerates Detection of Influenza Strains
Findings of a new study published in the American Journal of Pathology reveals that a new automated system developed by researchers at the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) and the Children’s Hospital…
Overcome Type II Diabetes Risk With Pedometers
A new UK funded diabetes study revealed that meticulous use of pedometers could cut the risk of developing Type II diabetes by 50% in individuals diagnosed as high risk patients. Pedometers are…
Image Quality Of Multidetector Computed Tomography Scans affected by physiological factors
A study that appears in the January issue of the American Journal of Roentgenology suggests that image quality of multi-detector computed tomography (MDCT) scans, used for the noninvasive detection of coronary artery…
Makkah hospital inspected following Egyptian woman’s death
MAKKAH: The Department of Health Affairs announced on Sunday that it is investigating a private hospital in the holy city regarding the death of an Egyptian woman who had to have an…
King Abdullah honors researcher with prestigious medal
RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has conferred the prestigious “First Rank King Abdulaziz Medal” on Saudi female scientist Dr. Khawla Al-Kuraya in recognition of her achievements in science…
Increased incidence of cardiac death among Nepalese in Qatar.
DOHA: The number of cardiac ailment related deaths is on the rise among Nepalese workers in Qatar. The Nepalese Embassy’s yearly progress report recorded a total of 115 cardiac deaths in 2009….
Kuwaiti doctors demand increment.
KUWAIT: Doctors have urged the Health ministry to take serious steps to improve their living conditions in the country. They demanded a salary raise that covers their living expenses and annual income…
SCH Receives 300,000 H1N1 Vaccine Doses
Doha, January 03 (QNA) – The Supreme Council of Health (SCH) has said that it received 300,000 swine flu vaccine doses from the French Health Ministry. SCH’s Director of Public Health Dr….
Seminar on new developments in swine flu delivered in Kuwait.
KUWAIT: The Egyptian Cultural Office organized a medical seminar under the patronage of the Egyptian Ambassador to Kuwait Taher Farhat. It was titled ‘New Developments in Swine Flu.’ Public health specialist and…
Nicotinamide overload maybe a possible trigger for type 2 diabetes
Considering the increased prevalence of type 2 diabetes over the past few years,researchers have suggested that there might be possible trigger for it from the environment or our diet.Diet is known to…