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…
Link Between Leptin And Blood Sugar Could Pave Way For A Potential Cure For Diabetes
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…