Known for the Segway, Kamen also invented the first wearable insulin pump and AutoSyringe,portable dialysis machine and low-cost water filter for underdeveloped countries SAN ANTONIO–(Business Wire)– Internationally renowned inventor, entrepreneur and thought…
Bahrain’s health facilities get $24m boost
Bahrain’s health facilities are receiving a BD9 million ($23.9 million) injection as part of a comprehensive modernisation plan.The extra funds are in addition to the BD176 million already sanctioned for the ministry…
New rules may help doctors avoid excess CT scans
Too many young children are getting CT scans after a minor bump on the head, and a new set of guidelines may help doctors sort out which children need them and which…
Bahrain winning flu battle
Bahrain is winning the battle against swine flu, with one of the lowest infection rates in the world. Tough measures have so far kept the infection rate at less than one per…
34percent Saudi adults ‘have breathing problems’
A recent consumer research conducted by GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), in Saudi Arabia reveals that 34 per cent adults in the kingdom of Saudi Arabia experienced breathing problems during sleep. GSK revealed the findings…
Saudi Arabia Pharmaceuticals and Healthcare Report Q4 2009
In the updated Business Environment Rankings (BER), Saudi Arabia is ranked second, out of the 17 Middle East and African (MEA) markets surveyed. The country’s score is propped up by its sizeable…
Radicare subsidiary gets RM10m UAE deal
RADICARE (M) Sdn Bhd has expanded its Middle East venture when its subsidiary, Modern Technology Limited (MT), secured a contract worth more than RM10 million from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) government….
H1N1 treatment available at private clinics
14 September 2009 © Times of Oman 2009 MUSCAT — An official source at the department of private health institutions affairs at the Ministry of HealthMinistry of Health said here yesterday that…
Biomed sale kicks off
The Treasury Ministry has put up for sale a 85% stake in Biomed, a biotech firm specialised in the production of vaccines, sera and active pharmaceutical ingredients. The deadline for the submission…
Collegiate Biomed Engineering Prizes Awarded
The National Collegiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance has recently issued prizes in the annual Biomedical Engineering Innovation, Design and Entrepreneurship Awards (BMEIdea). The contest is designed to motivate young biomedical engineers to…
وزير الصحة.. مواطن يتلقى العلاج بعد اصابته بانفلونزا اتش 1 ان 1 وحالته مستقرة
ابوظبي في 16 يونيو / وام / اعلن معالي الدكتور حنيف حسن وزير الصحة أن الفحوصات المخبرية أثبتت أن مواطناً من الإمارات كان قادماً من الولايات المتحدة مصاب بانفلونزا اتش 1 ان…
Glaxo To Pull Out Of Cancer-Drug Venture With Synta
Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (SNTA) will see its cancer-drug venture with GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) end within 90 days, putting the treatment further into question after a late-stage trial was stopped earlier this year…
حمدان بن زايد يصدر قرارين بتعيين رئيس مجلس إدارة وأمين عام للهلال الأحمر
أبوظبي في 14 يونيو / وام / أصدر سمو الشيخ حمدان بن زايد آل نهيان ممثل الحاكم في المنطقة الغربية رئيس هيئة الهلال الأحمر .. قرارا بتعيين سعادة أحمد حميد المزروعي رئيسا…
Pfizer Looking for Mideast Acquisitions, Forecasts 10% Growth
June 14 Pfizer Inc., the world’s biggest drugmaker, is seeking acquisitions in emerging markets and the Middle East, and forecasts annual “double-digit growth” in the region in the next five years, a…
مؤتمر التخدير والعناية الطبية يختتم فعالياته اليوم
اختتم مؤتمر التشخيص والعناية الطبية الذي نظمته هيئة الصحة في دبي بالتعاون مع مؤسسة اندكس للمؤتمرات والمعارض الطبية فعالياته في مركز دبي العالمي للمؤتمرات والمعارض. استقطب المؤتمر الذي اشتمل على ثلاث مؤتمرات…