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A US- based health expert has called on the governments in the Gulf countries to discourage open buffets in restaurants and public functions saying that they are a major contributor to the high prevalence of obesity and diabetes in the region. According to Dr Osama Hamdy, Medical Director of Obesity Clinical Programme and Assistant Professor of [...] Canada based international Company Cynoprod and the Jordanian renowned investor Mr. Zaher Nashat Al Masri, announced the launch of the most advanced dental manufacturing center in the world. The launch of the Dental Center, which is located in the Jordanian capital Amman, was announced during a gala dinner organized under the patronage of H.E. the [...] ICT for Health along with its US partners OTech Imaging is organizing its 4th PACS seminar in the Middle East with a special emphasis on EHR implementation & strategies, particularly the open source Electronic Health Record WorldVista, developed by VA. Course is delivered by industry leaders from US who carry over 25 years of experience [...] DuPont is today presenting “Advancing Food Safety through New Molecular Techniques” by George Tice, R&D Director, DuPont Qualicon, during the 5th Dubai International Food Safety Conference (DIFSC). John Hoffmann, Director Quality Assurance, Solae will address “Food Safety: Quality, Trust and Integrity” in Session 14 on February 24th. DuPont will also host a workshop on “Advancing [...] The conference will address several important topics pertaining to food safety such as quality assurance, regulatory compliance and food labeling, among others, with experts from Nestlé Middle East invited to address participants – who include delegates of regional regulatory and food control bodies as well as leading industry professionals – on the company’s pioneering initiatives [...] Along with its commitment to raising awareness about health concerns in the UAE, Emirates NBD, the largest banking group in the Middle East in terms of assets, announced today that it is hosting two consecutive medical screening events in coordination with the UAE Genetic Diseases Association (GDA). The event will give both Emirates NBD customers and [...] According to IMS, a leading healthcare market-intelligence consultancy, the women’s healthcare market exceeded US$16.5 billion worldwide in 2007 and this figure is poised to grow to $27.3 billion in 2019. Pfizer, the world’s largest research-based pharmaceutical company, are in Dubai during the opening day of the Obs-Gyne Exhibition & Congress, organized by IIR Middle East Life [...] Thousands of cancer patients across the Middle East are set to benefit from the knowledge of a world-expert in bone health, in the wake of a regional tour to educate cancer specialists on the latest research on managing bone complications brought about by the disease. More than 150 oncologists attended the lectures given by UK-based Professor [...] The Qatar National Cancer Society and SAH Global has announced that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to make the next generation of cancer treatment, Proton Therapy, available to cancer patients in Qatar. The agreement, the first of its kind in the Middle East, promises to promote Proton Therapy as the primary treatment for cancer [...] |
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