Abu Dhabi- By the end of October 2009, fifteen kidney transplants with excellent clinical outcomes were performed at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) – managed by Cleveland Clinic. The multi-organ transplantation program…
Kuwait MoH mulls IVF gender selection
KUWAIT: The Health Ministry is mulling the implementation of gender selection of in vitro fertilization (IVF) babies based on medical bases, and not for social reasons, a Health Ministry official said yesterday….
HMC seeks to improve healthcare
DOHA Qatar: A Center for Healthcare Improvement (CHI) was launched yesterday for Hamad Medical Corporation’s (HMC) Doha, to make improvement in patient care. CHI will be a unique and one-of-its- kind body…
Big help at hand for premature, tiny babies
A premature baby’s arm can be as thing and small as two adult fingers, hence inserting a needle into the little limb to draw blood is not an easy job for a…
Sunlight May Halve Risk Of Advanced Breast Cancer
A recent study conducted by Northern California Cancer Centre, the University of Southern California, and Wake Forest University School of Medicine, has shown that women with increased exposure to sun have a…
Palmerolide A: A New Treatment For Skin Cancer
Palmerolide A is a natural substance that is today thought to provide better treatment and improve survival rates of patients suffering from melanoma. Synthesised by a team headed by professor Dennis G….
HealthcareTechnology advances critical for patients
Preparing to speak at the major HealthcareTech Summit in Dubai on 7-8 December, Mr Adil Ameer of Dubai Healthcare City talked about why the event is so important for medical information officers…
Qiagen buying test maker for $90 million
NEW YORK — Netherlands-based diagnostic products maker Qiagen NV said Monday it is buying privately held diagnostic test maker SABiosciences Corp. for about $90 million in cash. Qiagen said the Frederick, Md.,…
Medical physics
Medical physics is the application of physics to medicine. It generally concerns physics as applied to medical imaging and radiotherapy, although a medical physicist may also work in many other areas of…
The Future of Cooling – Novel Cooling technologies
This Technology is to develop novel cooling technologies to improve patient outcomes after acute ischemic events such as cardiac arrest, stroke, and traumatic brain injury. The RhinoChill System has been developed as…
The Health Care for All – Breast Cancer
Article by Engr. Ghassan Jaber The breast Anatomy The breast is a collection of glands and fatty tissue that lies between the skin and the chest wall. The glands inside the breast…
Entest BioMedical Discusses How Therapies in Development May Yield Lucrative Revenue
San Diego, CA (PRWEB) November 10, 2009 — Entest BioMedical, Inc. (OTCBB: ENTB) discussed its current therapies in development in the areas of immuno-therapeutic treatment of cancer and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease…
Ice cream: A New Medicine To Combat Cancer
Scientists in New Zealand are developing an ice cream that can combat side effects of chemotherapy in cancer patients. This ‘medical dessert’ is being formulated by the researchers at the University of…
Islet Cell Transplantation: A Newer Approach To Gaining Complete Insulin Independence
An experimental study conducted by scientists at Carolinas Medical Centre at Charlotte, N.C revealed that transplantation of islet cells in type I diabetics’ produces adequate insulin, thereby eliminating the need for a…
Full Text of His Higness Sheikh Mohammad Speech to Investors’ conference
Dubai, 9th Nov. 2009: The ruler of Emarat of Dubai His Highness Sheikh Mohammad bin Rashid Al Maktoom has reafirmed that “Dubai & Abu Dhabi are one family”. Following is the full…