Breast Cancer Awareness Month: Myths Debunked
October is recognized worldwide as the Breast Cancer Awareness Month, focused on the prevention of the most common and frightening type of cancer in...
People in 80% of the Urban Cities Breathe Bad Air
More than 80% of the people living in urban cities that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed WHO limits....
UAE’s healthcare market is estimated to touch Dhs44bn ($12bn) by 2015
Over the years, the UAE has witnessed significant expansion in healthcare and wellness facilities, which has put emphasis on the appeal for healthy living....
Newer Vaccine Technologies Deployed to Develop COVID-19 Shot
Researchers look to messenger RNA encased in nanoparticles, DNA plasmids, molecular clamps, and other approaches as they rush to design a vaccine against the...
How to Beat the Heat and Stay Healthy
Spring has arrived in many parts of the world, but in Dubai summer is already coming with its extremely high temperatures. Other than being...
Wearable Health Monitors Move to The Next Level – Electronic Skin
A new, electronic skin microsystem tracks heart rate, respiration, muscle movement and other health data, and wirelessly transmits it to a smartphone. The electronic...
Inside Story – The swine flu threat
The UN has warned that the virus has the potential to become a pandemic, but said the world was better prepared than ever to...
AMAN signs cooperation agreement with ALICO
Dubai Islamic Insurance and Reinsurance Company, Aman, signed today a co-operation agreement with the American Life Insurance Company, ALICO. Under the agreement, Aman will...
Top Global Fitness Trends for 2014
The American College of Sports and Medicine (ACSM) published its annual survey on global fitness trends which are currently on the rise. However, the...
World Autism Awareness Day 2015: 6 Facts You Should Know
On April 2 each year we mark World Autism Awareness Day and although it is estimated that around 1 percent of the global population...
Early Detection Increases Prostate Cancer Survival Rates to 99 Percent
According to the World Health Organization, prostate cancer is one of the top five most common cancers among men, affecting almost 1.3 million...
Russia Starts Testing Coronavirus Vaccine Prototypes
Russian scientists have begun testing prototypes of potential vaccines against the new coronavirus on animals. This is happening in a laboratory in Siberia, as...
Abu Dhabi to Use Drone Technology for Medical Supply Transfer and...
First of its kind project in the Middle East and North Africa will use drones to deliver and transfer medical supplies between healthcare facilities...
WHO: Ebola Is the Worst Health Emergency in Modern Times
The Ebola death toll has surpassed 4,000, while more than 8,000 cases of the disease have been reported. Today, the World health Organization said...
Shoulder Pain: When to Worry
“A shoulder is a group of bones – humerus, scapula and clavicle that work together for all the movements of the arm and shoulder...
How Video Games Change Your Brain
Scientists have collected and summarized studies looking at how video games can shape our brains and behavior. Research to date suggests that playing video...
Dubai’s Five Star Hotels Unveil Daily Free Classes for a Month
Fanatical about fitness or a self-confessed couch potato? It doesn’t matter which, the Dubai Fitness Challenge has arrived and it’s time to get moving!...
Adults Also Affected by Summer Brain Drain
Summer brain drain is usually associated with children and school holiday. However, not many people are aware of the fact that adults are also...