Healthcare | Thursday 9 July, 2015 1:22 pm

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City’s Behavioural Science Patients Take Part in 9th ‘DIY Bazaar’

Patients from the Behavioural Science Pavilion (BSP) at Sheikh Khalifa Medical City (SKMC) are taking part in the 9th Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Bazaar project, this Ramadan.   Over four days patients from the BSP day centre and inpatient long term ward will display their handcrafted work for...

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Healthcare | Thursday 9 July, 2015 8:46 am

1000th GOSH patient receives cochlear implants

1-year-old Maxime from Ealing has become the 1000th patient at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH) to have cochlear implant surgery to enable him to hear and learn to speak.   After failing his newborn hearing tests, Maxime had hearing aids fitted at just eight weeks old but although...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 8 July, 2015 12:29 pm

GCC countries form 30% of the patients out of the 120 countries catered by Apollo hospitals

Apollo Hospitals, Asia’s pioneering healthcare provider, has stated that GCC states alone accounts for 30% of the traffic of medical patient flow to Apollo institutions in India out of the 120 countries that it caters to. This fact corroborates the fact that India’s medical tourism...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 7 July, 2015 1:25 pm

Eastern Clinical Laboratories Bags the "Building Healthcare: Best Technology Initiative Award"

The Eastern Group identified the importance of online presence to enable its stakeholders 24/7 access to diagnostic information and tests. Through its indigenously developed Web portal http://www.eclabs.ae and the complimentary Web App, the Lab has created the Eastern Diagnostic Network...

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Healthcare | Monday 6 July, 2015 2:12 am

Mosaic Medical Centre Calls for up to Date Vaccinations Prior to Summer Travel

Mosaic Clinic, a premium provider of health and dental care in Dubai's Downtown area, has issued an advisory notice asking parents to ensure children are up to date on their vaccinations before the summer vacation season leads to a spike in international...

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Healthcare | Monday 6 July, 2015 12:23 am

GCC and German Rheumatologists to establish “Spondyloarthritis” Center

In partnership with AbbVie Biopharmaceuticals, a global, research-based biopharmaceutical company, Rheumatologists from around the GCC journeyed to Charite Berlin University Hospital in Germany to discuss the recent updates in the management of Spondyloarthritis disease (SpA), a type of...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 1 July, 2015 5:41 am

‘Operation Smile’ gives hope to kids in UAE with facial deformities

Canadian Specialist Hospital (CSH), one of the leading private sector hospitals in the UAE, supported ‘Operation Smile’, an international children’s charity that provides corrective surgeries to children born with cleft lip, cleft palate, and other facial deformities. A study...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 30 June, 2015 1:48 pm

Early Detection Helps Prevent Onset Of Diabetes

According to the International Diabetes Federation’s Diabetes Atlas in 2014, around half of the estimated 387 million people living with diabetes worldwide are unaware because the general symptoms are so subtle they can be quite hard to recognise.    Abu Dhabi’s Imperial ...

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Healthcare | Monday 29 June, 2015 1:36 am

The Supreme Council of Health Launches Extensive “Our Future lies in our health” Campaign

The Supreme Council of Health (SCH), the responsible authority for healthcare issues in the State, kicked off its “Our Future lies in Our Health” awareness campaign, with an aim to encourage all segments of society to lead a healthy lifestyle and abandon harmful daily habits. This...

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Healthcare | Monday 29 June, 2015 1:21 am

Keep Walking During Ramadan

According to specialists at Abu Dhabi’s Imperial College London Diabetes Centre (ICLDC), it is extremely important to take regular exercise, even while fasting during the Holy Month of Ramadan.    ICLDC’s Dr Farhana Bin Lootah said that exercise is a key contributor to...

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