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Arab Health, a premier healthcare exhibition in the Middle East, will be even larger in 2010, as the region’s healthcare industry continues to grow, the organizers said. With the addition of four new halls at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre, the next Arab Health from January 25 to 28, has expanded to accommodate more [...] The Yas Marina Circuit is all set to host the third annual diabetes walkathon, Walk UAE 2009, tomorrow (November 20). Organized by the Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), the initiative is in partnership with the Emirates Foundation for Philanthropy and Daman – the National Insurance Company. More than 10,000 members of the public are expected to [...] The first-comprehensive study looking at the rate of chronic respiratory diseases such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) across the UAE, will be launched next week by doctors at the medical faculty at the University of Sharjah, with the backing of UAE health authorities. The research will cover up to 1,500 UAE residents who [...] The Boston University Institute for Dental Research and Education-Dubai (BUIDRE), a member of Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum Academic Medical Center (AMC), today announced it organized a three-day dental health awareness and screening program for over 1,200 children at the Dubai International School in Garhoud. The program was part of the dental week campaign held from [...] Dubai The UAE yesterday launched a multi-million-dirham campaign against diabetes, specifically targeting mothers, in a bid to halt the pandemic which the minister of health said will take years to contain. Dr Hanif Hassan, Minister of Health, said the ministry is working with Johnson & Johnson, which he said is a “wonderful example of public and [...] Dr Rawya bint Saud al Busaidiya, Minister of Higher Education, received a number of medical education experts from Austria and Oman in her office at the Ministry on Tuesday. The visiting delegation from Austria consisted of Professor Dr Herbert Resch, Dean and Rector of Paracelsus Medical Private University in Salzburg, Austria and Erik Vissius-Irshaid, Director [...] On Wednesday, four medical associations said they might stop dealing with health insurance companies that do not commit to the 2008 price list. Jordanian Medical Association President Ahmad Armouti said that several providers of health insurance are still paying doctors, dentists and pharmacists according to the prices agreed upon by all parties in 1998 or 1994 [...] Few people would think to associate heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, stroke, osteoarthritis, endometrial cancer, colon cancer, gallstones, lung disease, pregnancy complications, poor menstrual reproductive health, bladder control problems and psychological disorders with obesity but the reality of the matter is that these are common conditions associated with disease. Obesity is the accumulation of excess [...] The Health Authority Abu Dhabi (HAAD) is now connected to a new portal that will offer instant access to major incidents and crisis situations, including a medical outbreak, a car accident or even a sudden attack. HAAD is using a Geographical Information System (GIS) effective on Wednesday to help detect the exact location of a medical [...] |
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