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Jordan provided a stunning look at the new integrated healthcare technology system being implemented for the people of Jordan in the coming year. The project, named “Hakeem” to symbolize the National E-Health Program in Jordan, is managed by the Jordanian non-profit agency Electronic Health Solutions, with technology implementation and integration provided by Perot Systems Corporation. The demonstration [...] The world’s leading provider of medical assistance, international healthcare, security services and outsourced customer care to international travelers and expatriates,International SOS has expanded its premises at the Dubai Airport Freezone (DAFZ). “We are growing by an average of 20% per annum and are seeing positive indications of an improvement in business outlook,” said Olivier Ryder, Regional [...] Seha announced the appointment of Dr. Tej Maini as Chief Executive Officer at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) managed by Cleveland Clinic as of 22 October 2009. Dr. Maini served as Senior Vice President of Global Solutions at the Cleveland Clinic, and is very familiar with SKMC and chaired the SKMC Steering Committee for the last [...] Prime Minister Nader Dahabi on Wednesday voiced Jordan’s readiness to provide Bahrain with skilled medical manpower and said Jordan’s health capabilities are at the service of the Kingdom of Bahrain. The premier remarks came during a meeting with Bahraini Health Minister Faisal bin Yaqoub Al Hamar during which Dahabi and the Bahraini official discussed scopes of [...] Lebanon must move urgently toward a comprehensive ban on smoking in public places, tobacco advertising and event sponsorship, and add warning labels to tobacco products in order to avoid thousands of preventable tobacco-related deaths annually, health experts said Wednesday. Speaking at a tobacco control workshop for journalists organized by the Health Ministry’s National Tobacco Control [...] As part of the ongoing strategy of Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) and Abu Dhabi Health Services Company – SEHA to improve medical services, SKMC managed by Cleveland Clinic starts offering minimally invasive Surgery as well as Bariatric Surgery for the treatment of Morbid Obesity. Minimally Invasive Surgery offers patients less pain, shorter post-operative recovery [...] The establishment of full-fledged physiotherapy and rehabilitation departments at all regional hospitals is currently under way, said Mohammed Hassan Ali, Under-Secretary, Planning Affairs, Ministry of Health. He was speaking at the two-day 2nd Physical Medicine Symposium on “Prevention and Early Intervention” which began here yesterday. Ali said the symposium, organised by Khoula Hospital, assumes importance in [...] In a study – a molecule found in a curry ingredient can kill oesophageal cancer cells in the laboratory, suggesting it might be developed as an anti-cancer treatment, scientists said on Wednesday. At the Cork Cancer Research Centre in Ireland, researchers treated oesophageal cancer cells with curcumin — a chemical found in the spice turmeric, which [...] Alongside visitors in excess of an estimated 5,000 from related sectors including fitness, sports and lifestyle, will take part in the UAE’s first B2B sports-focused event in Abu Dhabi. Sports Arabia 2010 takes place from February 2 to 4, 2010 at Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre. “Sports Arabia is set to provide a platform for the region’s [...] There is between 30 to 40% of mental illnesses in the UAE are schizophrenia-related, while another 30 to 40 per cent belong to the bipolar disorder category. This was one of the issues highlighted at a medical symposium on mental illness organised by AstraZeneca in Dubai and Abu Dhabi today. Leading doctors practicing in the UAE threw [...] |
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