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An active lifestyle can help manage the plethora of diseases that are posing a huge challenge to populations in the GCC region, according to Neil Manwaring of Nexus Global Events, the team behind the UAE’s first B2B sports-focused exhibition and conference in Abu Dhabi, Sports Arabia 2010. As an example from a recent report from the [...] Jordan’s King Abdullah launched the National eHealth Program “Hakeem” on Tuesday to create a database of medical histories of patients across the Kingdom in the long term. During a visit to Prince Hamzah Hospital, where the project was launched, King Abdullah also instructed the government to provide the state-run hospital with the equipment and staff needed [...] About 4,000 new cancer cases are registered every year in the Kingdom, a figure expected to increase to 8,000 by the year 2020 and 20,000 by 2050, a health expert said on Tuesday. Mahmoud Sarhan, director of the King Hussein Cancer Centre, said international research and studies show that by 2010, cancer will be the leading [...] Syria agreed late Monday to register Jordan manufactured medicines even if alternatives are available there, a Jordanian official said. Mohammad Rawashdeh, the director of Jordan Food and Drug Administration (JFDA), said that Damascus previously did not allow the registration of Jordanian medicines if there was an alternative in Syria. The JFDA director described the registration of Jordanian [...] General Electric (GE) has launched a new equity fund GEGE Healthymagination Fund, which will make investments in highly promising healthcare technology companies. The $250 million (Dh918m) fund will invest in companies globally that have innovative diagnostic, IT, and life sciences technologies aligned with the strategic objectives of GEGE’s Healthymagination initiative. The fund will also support healthcare [...] Again Qatar is organizing for the second time Genetic Symposium by Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC). It will take place at Hajar Auditorium on Saturday. The symposium, entitled Advances in Medical Genetics, will see world experts and researchers from UAE, Saudi Arabia, Germany and Qatar presenting papers and sharing research findings. It will highlight the latest [...] Now Dubai has won the bid to host the International Diabetes Federation’s 21st World Diabetes Congress that will take place in December 2011. The prestigious congress is a platform where the global healthcare community and diabetes stakeholders join hands to tackle the pandemic which has now become a global healthcare burden. His Excellency Qadhi Saeed Al [...] Female veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars are less likely to complain of painful physical conditions than their male counterparts, according to a US study. The study of more than 91,000 US veterans runs counter to what is seen in the general population where women typically show higher rates of chronic pain conditions, including migraines, [...] A series of professional development sessions will be presented by Consultants from Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, a division of Johnson & Johnson (Middle East) Inc., for eye care professionals from across the GCC. The program sessions will cover the role of eye care professionals in Diabetes, clinical advances [...] |
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