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In a study conducted by Dr. Haider M Al Attia, Consultant Internal Medicine and Rheumatology at Al Noor Hospital, Airport Road, Abu Dhabi, tested the density of the femur bone in140 predominantly Arab male patients aged 55 years and over – who were attending hospital for the treatment of other conditions – to determine the [...]
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The first joint meeting between the Emirates Cardiac Society and the American College of Cardiology formed the basis of the growing incidence of heart diseases, which is ranked as the number one cause of death in the Gulf States. Recent studies show that more than half of the population in the Gulf states suffers from abnormal [...] Minister of Health Nayef Al Fayez said Jordan puts its expertise in health insurance, medical engineering and blood banks at the services of Yemen. // < ![CDATA[// // ]]> At a meeting with his Yemeni counterpart Abdul Karim Rase’, Al Fayez said health cooperation increased tangibly in the last few years, especially [...] The Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD) announced that 38 health insurance violation cases, including suspected cases of fraud, forgery and abuse had been uncovered during inspection visits conducted by the Audit Section of the Health Insurance Regulation Department at HAAD. HAAD issued fines ranging from AED 10,000 to AED 20,000 per violation to clinics, pharmacies, [...] The government plan in combating bird flu has proven successful, Minister of Health Hatem El-Gabaly said, explaining that the death rate from the H1N5 virus has substantially decreased and citizen awareness has increased. El-Gabaly was in parliament Tuesday to respond to several investigation requests about the effectiveness of the precautionary measures taken against bird flu, which [...] Hamad Medical Corporation is hosting the first ever Middle East Metabolic Dieticians workshop on the 2nd and 3rd of April, at Hajar auditorium. Over 60 dieticians and physicians from GCC and other countries such as Lebanon, Egypt, Jordon, Libya and Syria, along with experts from Germany, will discuss and deliberate on the latest developments in the [...] Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah announced Monday that applications for setting up new dialysis units in private hospitals should go through a high committee appointed by the minister before they get formal approval for license from his ministry. There are more than 3,000 dialysis machines in 177 dialysis units, including 30 in private health clinics and [...] A law on health insurance for citizens will be passed during the current parliamentary term and the government has concluded a three-year study of the bill, officials said. “It’s high time it was approved to serve citizens and reduce the burden shouldered by the health sector in general,” stressed officials. Furthermore, officials emphasized that the [...] Productiveness, human rights and reintegration to the society of the mentally challenged are the main focus of the three-day Mental Health Awareness Campaign which opened yesterday at the Hamad General Hospital. Organised by the Psychiatry Department at the Hamad Medical Corporation, the event includes an exhibition of the arts and crafts work of the patients, interactive [...] This two-day gathering is organised at the initiative of Tunisia’s General Practitioners Association in collaboration with the International Family Doctors Association, with the participation of several Tunisian and foreign doctors. Themes on the agenda include pneumology, cardiology, endocrinology, neurology, pain treatment, mother and child health and aesthetic medicine. The Congress aims to enhance the general practitioners’ role [...] |
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