The 3rd World Congress on Tea & Health: Nutraceutical and Pharmaceutical Applications. Last Advances, Controversies & Innovations will be held in Dubai from 3 to 4 December 2009. Tea World Congress plans…
Oman: Moving Forward
Having weathered the financial storm better than most, Oman’s banks are reassessing their strategies and looking for new sources of growth. Through the global financial crisis, Omani banks have proved remarkably resilient,…
Interview with Deo Onyango, GE’s Director GE Expands into East Africa through Nairobi Hub
Rachel Keeler speaks to Deo Onyango, GE’s Director for Commercial Development East Africa, about the company’s investment and CSR plans for the region. What is GE’s overarching strategy for East Africa? Let…
GE Healthcare and TeleHealth Services Brings Advanced Nurse Call Solution to Hospitals
GE Healthcare and TeleHealth Services Partner to Bring Advanced Nurse Call Solution to Hospitals Partnership brings together each organization’s unique expertise into one solution, helping facilities address patient care technology opportunities RALEIGH,…
More Girls than Boys – No Longer a Man’s World
(Article Written By Peter Litchfield for Biomed Middle East). If your two year old son is playing with dolls and his mum’s makeup, the fascination may not be as innocent as simple…
Philanthropists’ gift to support University of Iowa biomedical research
IOWA USA: John Poppajohn, an Iowa venture capitalist and philanthropist, known to have shaped Iowa State of USA’s future, along with his wife Mary, have made a $26.4 million gift to the…
Malaysian Firms Secure RM10.9 Million Orders At GITEX-DUBAI
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 4 reported by Bernama News Eleven Malaysian information and communication technology (ICT) companies secured orders worth RM10.9 million at the ICT trade fair, Gitex Technology Week, from Oct 18-22…
New Nano Drug Delivery System Eliminates Tumors after Single Treatment
Bioengineers at Duke University have created a way to load cancer drugs into nano-scale delivery modules for targeted delivery to tumors. Their research shows the possibility of destroying tumors in only one…
Ahli Hospital Qatar signs pact with insurance companies
Al-Ahli Hospital Doha Qatasr, yesterday signed a medical services agreement with Al-Koot Insurance and Reinsurance Company and their partner AXA Insurance–Gulf. The agreement will allow all Al-Koot/AXA medical insurance scheme members, mainly…
Qatar to cuts corporate tax
Qatar plans to slash corporate tax on foreign companies to a flat 10% starting next year as part of efforts to attract more foreign investments. “There is a (new) tax bill and…
New Study Shows Older Bypass Method Is Best
For decades, bypass surgery, in which surgeons improve blood flow to the heart by sewing new blood vessels to get around blocked ones, was done the same way. The heart was stopped…
Clever fools: Why a high IQ doesn’t mean you’re smart
IS GEORGE W. BUSH stupid? It’s a question that occupied a good many minds of all political persuasions during his turbulent eight-year presidency. The strict answer is no. Bush’s IQ score is…
Can evolution and religion can happily coexist
It has been the year of evolution. To coincide with the anniversaries of both Darwin’s birth and the publication of On the Origin of Species, Richard Dawkins published The Greatest Show on…
Siemens Unveils New Hearing Loss Options at SPLASH
Clearwater, FL, October 30, 2009 – Siemens Hearing Instruments, Inc., (www.usa.siemens.com/hearing ) one of the largest manufacturers of hearing instruments in the world, today announced several new product models and enhancements at…
Tajik Health Care Workers To Work In Saudi Arabia
DUSHANBE — Saudi Arabia’s Trade Chamber and the Tajik Interior Ministry’s Migration Service have signed an agreement allowing Tajik labor migrants to work in Saudi Arabia, RFE/RL’s Tajik Service reports. Saudi Employment…