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Bisophenol A (BPA) is a chemical commonly found in polycarbonate plastic bottles and the aluminium lining of food andbeverage cans. A new research done on mice found that mouse pups born to mothers who were exposed to a high content of bisophenol A were at a higher risk of developing asthma. The results of the study [...] Recent recommendations released as part of a report from the Senate Finance Committee on the controversial drug, may spell the doom for GlaxoSmithKline’s multi-billion dollar diabetes drug Avandia as it has been linked to heart problems. The call for the drug’s demise comes as Dr. David Graham and Dr. Kate Gelperin, both epidemiologists with the FDA, [...] Low-risk Sleeve gastrectomy is most popular among morbidly obese people, a Kuwaiti surgeon said Wednesday. The procedure involves dividing the stomach vertically into two parts without damaging it, surgical expert at Amiri Hospital Dr. Khalid Al-Anzi told KUNA. Patients are allowed to eat most kinds of foods in small portions after the hormone that triggers hunger is [...] RAK Hospital, a state-of-the-art multi-specialty healthcare facility jointly set up by the ETA Star Healthcare and the Ras Al Khaimah Government and managed by Sonnenhof Swiss Health (SSH), has successfully performed an angioplasty procedure the first of its kind in the northern emirates, outside of Sharjah. The procedure was the first-ever interventional procedure to be [...] Focusing on parents of children with special needs, the Occupational Therapy Department (OTD) of Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) conducted a Down’s Syndrome Awareness Workshop, recently. The one-day event, which attracted approximately 30 participants, was one in a series of workshops designed to reach out to parents, particularly the mothers of children with Down’s Syndrome. Its aim [...] Vitamin-fortified foods and dietary health supplements can ease health worries. But what kinds of vitamins are right for you? And how much of them should you take, and how often? A research group from Tel Aviv University has done the most comprehensive and accurate study of clinical data on Vitamin E use and heart disease to [...] 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 [...] A senior cardiologist has urged people to take better care of their health as the number of cardiac diseases is growing fast in the UAE and called for a simple change in lifestyle for a better quality of life. Taking care of cardiac patients is expensive, he said, noting that it costs Dh5,000 to open a [...] The report released by the department of health and medical services Dubai also said that of this 10 percent, approximately 38 percent of cases are Emirati and 62 percent of cases are expatriates. Health professionals are now increasingly concerned with the number of UAE residents who are at risk of heart attack due to undiagnosed hypertension. Ahead [...] Children should be active for at least one hour every day, and have no more than two hours of sedentary time during the same time period, if they are to be protected from developing heart disease later in life, according to medical and exercise experts. The advice comes ahead of World Heart Day on September 27, [...] |
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