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Cadbury safe from melamine
A Cadbury Adams Middle East spokesperson has confirmed to Khaleej Times ingredients from China are not used in the manufacturing of its products outside China, and that they have also not imported any to the Middle East. Cadbury chocolates in the UAE market come mainly from the UK, Turkey, Poland and Singapore. The company's comments followed an earlier announcement that Cadbury was recalling 11 types of Chinese-made chocolates in Hong Kong, Taiwan and Australia, on fears they contained the industrial chemical melamine.
United Arab Emirates: Tuesday, September 30 - 2008 at 10:23

China dairy product ban being enforced
UAE authorities are strictly implementing a ban on Chinese dairy and related products which had been imposed because traces of the industrial chemical melamine had been found in them, reported Gulf News. Authorities say their vigil was stepped up after Hong Kong withdrew Chinese made crackers, Heinz baby cereal and Lotte's Koala Cookies on Friday for melamine contents. GSM decided to ban Chinese dairy and related products on September 25, ordering all such products to be withdrawn from the market until it has been confirmed that they are free from melamine.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 29 - 2008 at 08:23 |

Heart disease accounts for 28% of deaths in UAE
Cardiovascular diseases account for 31.4% of deaths in Dubai and 28% of deaths in the UAE, say health experts on the occasion of World Heart Day, which is being observed today. Citing a recent study they say that patients with heart diseases in the UAE could significantly reduce the risk of suffering a first cardiovascular event. The study was published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The results of the five-year Treating to New Targets study showed that patients with established heart disease who were prescribed larger doses of the drug 'atorvastatin calcium' reduced the relative risk of suffering a first cardiovascular event by 19%. The drug also provided a sustained reduction in the risk of a subsequent second, third, fourth, and fifth cardiovascular events.
United Arab Emirates: Sunday, September 28 - 2008 at 08:51

Dubai Health looks for HMCs
Dubai Health Authority has received 20 bids from health management companies (HMCs), willing to take part in the set up of Outpatient Care Practice clinics within the new health funding system. Three appointed HMCs will provide administrative, financial, and other value-added services, including the management and flow of funds to the practices and the negotiation of arrangements with hospitals and specialist clinics.
United Arab Emirates: Saturday, September 27 - 2008 at 11:41 |

Welcare to provide free heart health checks
Healthcare provider Welcare World Health Systems said it will be supporting this year's World Heart Day on Sunday 28th September, 2008, by offering free heart health checks for the public, at five Welcare healthcare centres in Dubai. The heart health checks, which include free blood pressure, blood sugar and BMI health testing, are aimed at helping residents in the UAE to 'Know Your Risk' - the theme of the World Heart Federation's World Heart Day 2008 campaign, and forms part of a world-wide screening initiative that will be carried out in more than a hundred countries on that day, according to a press statement.
United Arab Emirates: Thursday, September 25 - 2008 at 09:13 |

Daman signs Dubai eye hospital to provider network
Daman, the National Health Insurance Company and the largest health insurer in the region, and Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, have signed an agreement under which Moorfields will join the global healthcare provider network of Daman to provide specialist care and treatment to UAE Nationals and expatriates in the country. Daman was established by the Abu Dhabi Government to provide the compulsory health insurance plan for expatriates in the UAE. Holders of Daman insurance policies will now be able to access eye care services, consultations and treatment provided by Moorfields Eye Hospital Dubai, at the hospital which opened in Dubai in 2007.
United Arab Emirates: Wednesday, September 24 - 2008 at 09:50

Call to end foreign wives' medical fees
A Bahraini MP has called upon the government to start implementing a decision to exempt foreign wives of Bahrainis from paying medical fees in its hospitals and clinics, Gulf News has reported. Bahrainis do not pay for any of the services provided by the health ministry, unlike foreigners who are charged according to the treatment or service they receive.
Bahrain: Tuesday, September 23 - 2008 at 08:46

More awareness needed about plastic surgery
A leading physician in the UAE has called for more education to be offered to the public about cosmetic surgery. Dr Jeehan Qadir, the Executive Chairperson of the American Academy of Cosmetic Surgery Hospital based in Dubai Healthcare City, believes there is a lack of understanding about all aspects of what cosmetic surgery involves. She said stricter regulations were required, something the authorities were currently addressing, reported Khaleej Times.
United Arab Emirates: Monday, September 22 - 2008 at 10:18