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Saudi extends health insurance
Saudi Arabia's insurance market will get a boost in February when the government applies cooperative health insurance schemes to Saudis working in the private sector as well as to expatriate workers, reported Arab News. The scheme was approved in 1999 and will be applied to Saudis within three to five years.
AD, orthopaedic surgeon visits
Abu Dhabi's Hopital Franco-Emirien has announced the visit of well renowned surgeon to international sports stars, Professor Gerard Saillant, Head of the orthopaedics and sports department at Pitie Salpetriere University Hospital, Paris and Dean of the Faculty of Medicine at Paris University. He will be available from November 27 to 29.
Laser eye surgeon in Dubai
Laser eye surgeon Dr Alain Telandro from the CAP Ophtalmologie in Cannes, France is visiting the Magrabi Eye and Ear Centre in Dubai on November 27-28. He is the developer of the laser near vision correction to eliminate distance and near glasses.
Monday lectures on mental health
Belhoul European Hospital is continuing its Mind Mondays, psychology lectures by renowned Austrian psychiatric specialist Dr Bahar Celen that are free to the community every Monday. Dr Celen is in Dubai to focus on: depression treatment for men, women and children; psychological aspects of women's reproductive and sexual health; and anxiety disorders and treatment.
COPD misdiagnosed in UAE
To mark World Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Day, experts have adopted a new approach to tackle the dangerously low rates of diagnosis in COPD. Currently it is estimated that up to 50 per cent of people with the disease in the UAE are undiagnosed. COPD is a devastating lung disease exacerbated by smoking that progressively robs a person of the ability to breathe.
UAE medical malpractice
UAE medical professionals will be insured against malpractice from next month, Ministry of Health officials told Gulf News. Once this law is finalised such cases will be clear and easy to deal with, they said, adding that this law is expected to be ready within two months.
Winter ills hit Dubai
Sudden changes in the weather, common at this time of year, combined with the arrival of large numbers of international visitors affected by winter viruses, have increased the number of people suffering from coughs, colds and flu in Dubai, experts told Gulf News. Get plenty of fresh air, fresh fruit, vegetables and fluids, particularly those rich in vitamin C, they added.
AD, free anti-diabetes food
Abu Dhabi's Ahalia Hospital is opening from 8.30 to 10pm today to let the public sample free anti-diabetes dishes, reported Gulf News. This will mark World Diabetes Day. Guests can also receive a free diabetes check-up and hear advice on how to prepare anti-diabetes food.
Dubai, new heart-attack care
Dubai's Rashid Hospital will have new life-saving technology for heart-attack victims from next month. The Lifenet Receiving System installed at the accident and emergency unit will be the first of its kind in the UAE, reported Gulf News. Patients will get faster treatment thanks to a computer link-up.
Arab Lab 2005, six themes
The Arab Lab 2005 exhibition will be held from January 31 to February 3 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. This year's show will feature: automation, instrumentation, laboratory technology, bio-technology, robotics and diagnostics.
Leaders in Healthcare summit
Dubai is to host a Leaders in Healthcare summit alongside the annual exhibition Arab Health from February 12-15. Participating institutions include, the Cleveland Clinic, John Hopkins International, Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital NHS Trust, Partners Healthcare System and the University Hospital Hamburg.
UAE kids eat too much junk
UAE children are eating too much junk food and taking too little exercise, warned cardiologist Dr Najeeb Al Khaja from the Dubai Hospital. He told Gulf News that children now spend more time indoors playing video games while they should exercise at least twice a week on top of physical activity at school.
Sheesha a health hazard
Gulf News has highlighted the unhealthy nature of traditional sheesha pipe smoking with an article examining the impact on the health of sheesha waiters. Smoking increases gastric juices raising the acidity level and erodiing the stomach lining, said Welcare Hospital specialist Dr Suresh Puri.
Herbal medicines, cancer warning
Herbal medicines are operating outside the law, the head of the UAE Drugs Control Department Dr Easa bin Jakaa Al Mansouri told Gulf News. The use of herbal remedies is a growing concern worldwide, he said, and should be controlled. The main problem is that herbal medicine may be linked to chronic poisoning which could cause cancer, he added.
UAE RCA, mission to Fallujah
President Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the UAE Red Crescent Authority to send two planes carrying 90 tonnes of food as urgent relief for the people of Fallujah in Iraq, reported Wam. A convoy of trucks carring relief to the city will also be sent by road.
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