Healthcare | Monday 28 November, 2016 9:06 am

Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai Performs a Complex Eye Surgery to Remove Massive Orbital Tumour

Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, one of the Middle East's leading eye hospitals and a branch of the world renowned Moorfields Eye Hospital in London, has successfully performed a highly complex surgical procedure in which a team removed a large tumour from behind a 26 year old Arab ...

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Healthcare | Monday 28 November, 2016 3:02 am

Regional experts and policy makers launch first MENA Heart Failure Alliance

The MENA Heart Failure Alliance, the region’s first dedicated group for heart failure management, was launched during a regional experts event held in Abu Dhabi yesterday. The ‘Closing the Gaps in Heart Failure across MENA’ workshop brought together healthcare leaders, policy...

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Healthcare | Sunday 27 November, 2016 2:13 pm

Gulf Medical University receives recognition from Ghana Medical and Dental Council

In a bid to provide Ghanian medical students with state-of-art teaching facilities in the Middle East, the Ghana Medical and Dental Council on November 21, 2016 accorded an official recognition to the Gulf Medical University (GMU).  A high-profile team of delegates from Ghana Medical and...

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Healthcare | Thursday 24 November, 2016 8:33 am

The benefits of getting a second opinion for your dental work

Dentist Direct Dubai, a UK-based expert in dentistry with a holistic approach to oral health, offers free ‘Second Dental Opinion’, aimed at ensuring patients make the right decision for their dental treatment.   Seeking a second opinion on a dental situation especially on a...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 22 November, 2016 4:08 pm

ZonesCorp supports World Diabetes Day

As part of its corporate responsibility programme, ZonesCorp organised a special event for its employees and investors for "World Diabetes Day" to raise awareness about the disease. The event included number of educational lectures about prevention methods and ways to live with...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 22 November, 2016 3:58 pm

UAE to go Orange for the Elimination of Violence Against Women

The Dubai Foundation for Women and Children (DFWAC) announced the launch of its second ‘Orange’ Campaign, to mark the International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women as designated by The United Nations General Assembly (UN) on November 25th. Under the slogan...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 22 November, 2016 10:07 am

Prevention against infectious diseases key to healthy aging: say local experts in KSA

Decreased birth rates and longer lifespans indicate that the global population is aging, although rates of aging differ between countries. In 2010, the proportion of the population aged >60 years in the general Arab Region was 7%, and this proportion is expected to rise to 19% by 2050 for the...

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Healthcare | Monday 21 November, 2016 5:01 pm

Julphar reports first nine months earnings

Julphar Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries, the largest generic pharmaceutical manufacturer in Middle East and North Africa (MENA), announced sales revenue of AED 1,066 million in the first nine months of the year 2016. The company posted a gross profit of AED 622.9 million and its net profit for...

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Healthcare | Monday 21 November, 2016 5:30 am

Conference discusses holistic approach to manage diabetes

Participants of a medical conference here discussed a new holistic approach to manage type 2 diabetes. The discussions focused on new methods to reduce blood sugar levels, as well as the cardiovascular complications in diabetic patients. The conference was organized by Boehringer Ingelheim, a...

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Healthcare | Sunday 20 November, 2016 2:38 am

Dubai to host the 2nd Annual MENA Women’s Health Congress next December

Dubai to host the 2nd Annual MENA Women’s Health Congress on 8-10 December 2016 with the support of the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention. The annual event will be held this year in collaboration with the Bahrain Medical Society, the Saudi Society of Obstetrics and Gynecology and...

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