RIYADH: Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah has commended Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah and his medical staff at the King Fahd Specialist Hospital in Dammam on Friday for their…
Breast Cancer detection may now be possible without a biopsy
Breast cancer is one of the most common conditions among women. The importance of screening cannot be stressed enough. Through clinical evaluation, imaging studies, and biopsies as needed, the chances of detecting…
Biomedical researchers aid in car safety for pregnant women.
Biomedical researchers and car manufacturers are now working hand in hand to make automobile travel safer for pregnant women and develop better crash protection features in future vehicle design.Almost all automobile manufactures…
New Multidrug Resistant Bacteria On The Loose: Increases Dangerous Infection in U.S. Hospitals
A new strain of bacteria, Acinetobacter baumannii, is showing a dangerous surge in U.S. hospitals, as reported by the journal Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology. This too is a multidrug resistant strain…
GCC Countries to Benefit From Gastrointestinal Surgery for Treatment of Selective Type II Diabetes
The first Diabetes Surgery Summit (DSS), an international conference held at the Catholic University of Rome, Italy, witnessed an audience of more than 50 scientific and medical experts, to mutually define and…
Using CT scans to see plaque in coronary arteries
The test, called, coronary artery calcium scoring, is meant to reveal patients at risk for heart attack but may prompt some to get unnecessary surgery. It seems like the pinnacle of medical…
Contracts to Develop Field Tests for Radiation Exposures
Nine contracts worth up to $400 million have been awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) to develop more effective tests and…
SPIE Photonics West to bring reports on new life-improving photonics
BELLINGHAM, Washington, USA — Advances that enable new treatments for cancer, better energy-efficient lighting, more robust communications systems, and other quality-of-life improvements will take center stage next month at SPIE Photonics West…
Tips for caring for your heart during holidays
You know those fatty and fried appetizers on the party buffet are bad for you. Holiday shopping bills and pesky family members bring on boatloads of stress. Dr. Kelly Larkin, ER medical…
Positive response towards premarital health screening
DOHA: Pre-marital health screening carried out by the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) as part of increasing public awareness has shown a positive response, the SCH said yesterday.The campaign was conducted oi major shopping malls in the city….
Tumor progression maybe associated with ‘self-seeding’ of cancer cells
The most deadly aspect of cancer is its ability to spread, or metastasize. Cancer cells initially group together to form a primary tumor. Once the tumor is formed, cells may begin to…
Diabetes expected to affect over 3 million Jordanians by 2050
AMMAN – More than three million Jordanians are expected to be affected by diabetes in 2050, unless they adopt a healthy lifestyle, a health expert warned on Thursday. Kamel Ajlouni, director general…
Small changes in protein chemistry play large role in Huntingtons disease
In Huntington’s disease, a mutated protein in the body becomes toxic to brain cells. Recent studies have demonstrated that a small region adjacent to the mutated segment plays a major role in…
Qatari Government to impose medical fees in private sector
DOHA: With complaints abounding about the high fees charged by several private healthcare facilities in the country, official sources from the Supreme Council of Health (SCH) have hinted that a mechanism will…
Qatar to enforce comprehensive health insurance law
DOHA: Qatar is well on its way to enforce a comprehensive health insurance law which will benefit both, nationals and expatriates. The proposed law will not put any financial burden on the…