Statement from the American Heart Association following Senate report on Avandia
The US Senate Finance Committee has released a report, which followed a two-year inquiry into the safety of the diabetes drug Avandia (rosiglitazone), and the...
How to choose a Plastic Surgeon
What patients need to look for before going under the knife
Doctor Luiz Toledo, a Dubai based consultant plastic surgeon and professor...
International Medical Convention addresses Novel Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment
New medication by Roche to relief the burden of the disease & stop its progression
International and regional medical experts meeting in...
Health gets priority with Weight Loss Show
The Weight Loss Show exhibition, an innovative event being organized during Dubai Shopping Festival to address the alarming issue of obesity in...
Providing cancer patients with the best possible chance of retaining their...
The future in hair loss prevention travels to the Middle East
The next generation in scalp coolers will be showcased by Paxman Coolers...
H1N1 vaccinations under scrutiny
When swine flu was first identitified it sent the world into a panic, then the World Health Organisation declared it a pandemic.
The H1N1 virus,...
More Worrying Results for UAE Diabetes
Sanofi-aventis and Ministry of Health tests
Show 100% overweight results in 400 random volunteers
Figures released by Sanofi-aventis and the UAE Ministry of health...
Sanofi-aventis announces results of research in the use of Lantus®(...
1. Two new meta-analyses confirm once-daily Lantus® efficacy and reduced risk of hypoglycaemia compared to NPH Insulin
2. With lower dose, Lantus® achieves similar and...
Problem Cellulite
So many women suffer from the dreaded orange-peel effect, yet very few know how to combat the problem.
At least 80 per cent of...
The Truth about ‘Bio-identical’ Hormone Therapy
Are bioidentical hormones safer and more effective than traditional hormone therapy?
Since the release in 2002 of the Women's Health Initiative report, hormone replacement therapy...
Do you know that one out of five people in UAE...
Could you have diabetes and not know it?
Glucose (also known as blood sugar) is produced by the body from the foods that you...