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	<title>Dubai Chronicle &#187; Health Issues</title>
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		<title>GCC cancer registry under development</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 15 Jan 2012 09:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Epidemiological data will help to establish trends and quality of cancer treatment in the region The Gulf Federation for Cancer Control (GFFCC), in partnership with various health authorities across the GCC, is calling for a GCC-wide cancer registry with the aim of greatly improving cancer care in the region. The registry will make available an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pediatric Innovation discussed at World Health Care Congress</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 13:37:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Experts from Children’s National Medical Center focus on Pediatric Innovation at World Health Care Congress in Abu Dhabi]]></description>
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		<title>Diabetes Care Update: Premix insulin</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2011/11/27/diabetes-care-update-premix-insulin/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2011 07:05:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Novo Nordisk would like to highlight the importance of Premix Insulin treatment in relation to management of diabetes.]]></description>
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		<title>Promising new therapy for depression discussed</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2011/09/24/agomelatine-a-promising-new-therapy-for-depression/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:39:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 6,000 healthcare professionals gathered at the 24th European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) Congress in Paris to discuss new data on Agomelatine, a new and innovative antidepressant developed by Les Laboratoires Servier – France. Prof. Sidney Kennedy, Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Toronto, Canada and Prof. Dan Stein, Professor and Chair of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Strokes rising among youth</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2011/09/07/strokes-rising-among-youth/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 06 Sep 2011 20:00:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cholesterol]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[High blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol are all the risk factors for stroke, researchers highlighted in a report published in the Sept. 1 issue of the Annals of Neurology magazine. During the past years, researchers noted a rise in stroke among youth. They discovered that diabetes, cholesterol and tobacco use &#8220;has also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Moving beyond Embryonic Stem Cells: iPS Cells</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2011/07/15/moving-beyond-embryonic-stem-cells-ips-cells/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Jul 2011 17:40:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For nearly two decades, the medical world and the American public have grappled with the lightning-rod topic of stem cells, in particular the controversy surrounding cells from human embryos. But when researchers four years ago successfully “reprogrammed” adult body cells to become stem cells, some thought the ethical debate was nearly over. Those redirected cells, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fighting Cancer with Cancer: Promising Use for Thyroid Cancer Gene</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2011/06/10/fighting-cancer-with-cancer-promising-use-for-thyroid-cancer-gene/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 06:38:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A mutant gene long thought to accelerate tumor growth in thyroid cancer patients actually inhibits the spread of malignant cells, showing promise for novel cancer therapies, a Mayo Clinic study has found. The findings will be presented by Mayo Clinic researcher Honey Reddi, Ph.D., at the Endocrine Society meeting in Boston. Dr. Reddi’s discovery could [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Middle East as Cosmetic surgery destination</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2011/04/14/middle-east-as-cosmetic-surgery-destination/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:49:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Medical Tourism]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Contributed by Hetty Proudhonne of Plasticsurgeryguide.com Combining travel to exotic locales with elective cosmetic surgery procedures is quickly gaining popularity throughout the world. Medical tourism is a booming industry, and one of the worldâ€™s regions that are benefiting the most from the boom is the Middle East. Most people may not immediately connect the countries [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Victoza, New Diabetes Drug Coming to four Gulf States</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2011/01/04/victoza-new-diabetes-drug-coming-to-four-gulf-states/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 04 Jan 2011 12:23:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Denmark-based healthcare company is bringing Victoza, described as a &#8220;revolutionary&#8221; new treatment for type 2 diabetes, to four Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries &#8212; the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Qatar and Bahrain on Jan 12. In a statement, Novo Nordisk said Victoza was to be used once daily, irrespective of meals. The company said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>German researchers reported possible HIV infection cure</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2010/12/15/german-researchers-reported-possible-hiv-infection-cure/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 05:23:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Researchers in Germany reported that they may have cured a man of HIV infection, according CNN. In the study, published last week online in the journal Blood, researchers at Charite-University Medicine Berlin treated an HIV-infected man who also had acute myeloid leukemia (a cancer of the immune system) by wiping out his own immune system [...]]]></description>
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		<title>One-Third of UAE Residents Could Have Diabetes or Prediabetes by 2020</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2010/12/07/one-third-of-uae-residents-could-have-diabetes-or-prediabetes-by-2020/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 07 Dec 2010 07:42:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One in three United Arab Emirates (UAE) residents could have diabetes or prediabetes by the end of the decade, according to a new analysis from international health and well-being company UnitedHealth Group (NYSE:UNH), released today at the World Health Care Congress Middle East meeting in Abu Dhabi. The report, â€œDiabetes in the United Arab Emirates: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>International House Dubai launches its &#8216;Fight Against Child Obesity&#8217; campaign</title>
		<link>http://www.dubaichronicle.com/2010/08/04/international-house-dubai-launches-its-fight-against-child-obesity-campaign/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Aug 2010 07:00:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[International House Dubai is getting together with Unicef to raise funds and awareness to go towards to their Fight Against Child Obesity in the UAE Campaign. Obesity is dramatically on the rise in middle and high income countries. According to the Central Statistics Department of the Ministry of Health, over 30% of children suffer from [...]]]></description>
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