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Qatargas Participates In Qatar Health

Qatargas is participating as a silver sponsor in the first Qatar International Medical Congress and Exhibition (Qatar Health 2009), being organized by Hamad Medical Corporation from 12 – 16 December at the Doha Exhibition Center.

Qatar Health 2009 aims to showcase the advances in healthcare in the State of Qatar in particular, in addition to regional [...]

Medical Research Conference Starts in Al Ain

The SEHA Research Conference in Al Ain began today, with eminent research authorities from around the world providing insights into many of the Middle East’s most innovative healthcare methods, techniques and findings.

The conference includes a wide range of topics ranging from investigations into congenital and genetic disorders by Dr. Lihadh Al-Gazali, Professor, Faculty of Medicine [...]

Health Awareness Day Organized by Dubai Medical College

A ‘Health Awareness Day’ was organized by the Dubai Medical College (DMC) to emphasize the importance of a healthy lifestyle and eating habits. The events began with a walkathon around the Arabian Centre in association with the Dubai Police, followed by athletic sports at the college grounds. A detailed screening and assessment of basic parameters [...]

Gethealthykuwait Discusses to Teenage Obesity

Gethealthykuwait, Kuwait’s national health campaign for better nutrition and weight management, continued its efforts to combat the rising obesity cases in Kuwaiti schools after visiting Hind Middle School in Jabriyah to provide 44 students and teachers with free testing and consultations, reaching 220 testing and consultations in four schools and 2322 total testing and consultations [...]

Al Rabie Leading Proponent of Health Programs

Al Rabie Saudi Foods Co. Ltd. once again spearheads the campaign for healthy living in the recently celebrated 2009 International Breast Feeding Week held at the King Fahd Medical City’s Women’s Specialist Hospital.

During the period, daily seminars were conducted in antenatal clinics organized by Nutrition Department and Breast Feeding Committee under the theme “A Vital [...]

Over Hundred Firms Attend Medical Conference

Qatar Health 2009, an international medical congress and exhibition opened at the Doha Exhibition Centre yesterday. About 100 local and international companies are presenting the latest healthcare technology and services at the five-day exhibition.

The event is being organized by the Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) jointly with the Supreme Council of Health (SCH).

The Minister of Public [...]

Obesity Link to Fizzy Drinks

Think twice before you guzzle down that next can of cola. With more than 80 per cent of the UAE’s adolescent and young women regularly downing fizzy drinks, they run a higher risk of becoming obese and getting osteoporosis later in life.

These were the findings of a study conducted by Dubai Medical College students, titled [...]