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Healthcare
Severely burned girls learn to cope at retreat
10 months ago
Angela Brady has been socially isolated her entire life after a house fire severely burned her face when she was an infant. But the 18-year-old found happiness earlier this month at a Southern California program called “Angel Faces” that focuses on psychological healing for... Full story
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Healthcare
High-dose vitamin D prevents fractures in elderly
10 months ago
A new analysis of nearly a dozen studies testing vitamin D in older individuals has concluded that it takes a daily dose of at least 800 international units (IU) to consistently prevent broken bones. A dose that high was found to reduce the risk of hip fracture by 30 percent and other... Full story
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Healthcare
Kuwait’s Minister of Health sends his best wishes for the opening of Great Ormond Street Hospital’s New Morgan Stanley Clinical Building
10 months ago
London 2012 Olympics Chairman Lord Coe opens the new building with UK athletes First part of Mittal Children’s Medical Centre benefitting patients Kuwait, 5 July 2012: Dr. Ali Al Obeidi, Kuwait Minister of Health, sent his best wishes as London 2012 Olympics Chairman, Lord Coe... Full story
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Four GCC countries rank amongst world’s 10 fattest nations
10 months ago
Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain have all ranked amongst the world’s top ten fattest nations with obesity rates expected to severely affect global food security, a new report has said. The average person in Kuwait, the second fattest country in the world behind the United... Full story
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Healthcare
Hot spot in medical tourism
10 months ago
Dubai is fast emerging as cost-effective destination for quality healthcare solutions Dimitri K (full name withheld at request) flew all the way from Ukraine to Dubai for a complicated reconstructive dental surgery. After the doctors in his home town left his teeth in what he calls... Full story
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Healthcare
Hot spot in medical tourism
10 months ago
Dubai is fast emerging as cost-effective destination for quality healthcare solutions Dimitri K (full name withheld at request) flew all the way from Ukraine to Dubai for a complicated reconstructive dental surgery. After the doctors in his home town left his teeth in what he calls... Full story
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Healthcare
With CPR, two bystanders are better than one
10 months ago
When somebody suffers cardiac arrest in a public place, the odds of survival are better when more than one bystander comes to the rescue, according to a Japanese study. But the researchers, whose report appeared in the journal Resuscitation, said that there was no survival advantage to... Full story
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Healthcare
The not-so-sweet reality of diabetes
10 months ago
Diabetes causes several skin changes after its onset — but did you know your skin can reveal signs of the disease much before your blood sugar rises? If you have been living in this region for some time, there is a high probability that either you or someone you know has been... Full story
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Healthcare
China reports bird flu outbreak
10 months ago
Authorities in China’s remote northwestern region of Xinjiang have culled more than 150,000 chickens following an outbreak of bird flu, officials said. The outbreak of the H5N1 strain of avian flu initially killed 1,600 chickens and sickened about 5,500, the agriculture ministry said ... Full story
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Healthcare
Students should be provided nutritious food: Mohammed
10 months ago
Healthy young minds require good nutrition, and His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai, said a sound nutritional system must be implemented in schools to prevent the spread of diseases among students and to contain... Full story
Monday May 20, 2013
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