Medical News- Oman Insurance to Offer Cover for All 12 Complimentary and Alternative Medical Treatments at Dubai Healthcare CityDubai Healthcare City (DHCC), a member of Tecom investments, today announced Oman Insurance Company (OIC) will be the first to cover all 12 streams of Complimentary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) Treatments licensed by its regulatory body – the Center for Healthcare Planning and Quality (CPQ). Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Unani M […]
- Medical Tourism in Middle East a Two Way StrategyMedical tourism in the Middle East has unique dual position. On one hand, the region’s well-developed, modern and highly qualified expat doctors & hospitals are preparing to capture the International Medical Tourism market for elective procedures while on the other, international healthcare organizations are tapping into GCC’s affluent society in search […]
- Can These Household Chemicals Crush Your Son’s Masculinity?Elevated levels of two plastic-softening chemicals in pregnant women’s urine are linked to less-masculine play behavior by their sons several years later, according to a study published in the International Journal of Andrology. Phthalates, which are used in everything from vinyl floors to plastic tubing and soaps and lotions, are pervasive in the envi […]
- Healthcare Bills Will Hamper Medicare Services for Seniors and the Disabled18th December 2009 WASHINGTON, — Significant changes are needed in healthcare reform legislation to prevent senior citizens and the disabled from facing a difficult time obtaining homecare products through Medicare. The current legislation would likely prevent or delay many Medicare beneficiaries from receiving critical medical equipment that helps sus […]
- New Gum Could Detect Malaria19th December California USA : Chewing gum could cheaply diagnose malaria and other diseases in developing countries. Using a recent grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Andrew Fung and his colleagues at the University of California, Los Angeles are developing Maliva, a malaria-detecting gum that could offer cheap, new way to diagnose or monitor […]
- Scientific Breakthrough Could Bring Treatment Of Hearing Loss CloserA new study into hearing has uncovered the secret of our extraordinary ability to perceive a range of sounds – from a pin dropping to the roar of a jet engine – and could lead to a better understanding of deafness and hearing loss. With further research, it is hoped that we may soon be closer [...]
- Diabetes What Is It? What Can You Do?Article by Dalia Ghoneim for Biomed Middle East All of us love food and most of us have gone through a diet regimen, but have you ever been on a lifetime diet plan?!! Unfortunately that’s what 171 million people, almost 2.8% of the population (as of 2000) suffer from on a daily basis they have to [...]
- UAE University to Convene Foremost Significant Global Summit in 201016th December 2009 : Under the Patronage of His Highness Sheikh Nahayan Mabarak Al Nahayan, Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Chancellor of the United Arab Emirates University Global Health and the UAE Asia-Middle East Connections United Arab Emirates University (UAEU) is convening the world’s leading Health Scientists, Researche […]
- Swine Flu Fear Changes Social HabitsFrom fist-bump greetings to the increasingly common sight of hand sanitizers, people are taking precautions to avoid their neighbours’ germs. The H1N1 flu pandemic has changed social norms for people across the nation, as traditions like hearty handshakes and children reciting their wish lists on Santa’s lap come under suspicion. With swine flu arriving on t […]
- Poor Response to H1N1 Vaccination Drive in Saudi Schools19th December 2009 RIYADH/JEDDAH: As the stage is set to launch a national swine flu vaccination campaign among students by the Ministry of Health on Saturday, a lukewarm response has been reported from parents and guardians who have to signify their consent for the inoculation. Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal will inaugurate the provincial level campaig […]
- Oman Insurance to Offer Cover for All 12 Complimentary and Alternative Medical Treatments at Dubai Healthcare City
