Red Alert: New Map Shows Countries That Exceed Air Pollution Limits
A new WHO air quality model confirms that 92% of the world’s population lives in places where air quality levels exceed WHO limits. Information...
How Men Can Deal with Cancer Diagnosis
Often the emotional preparation to deal with cancer diagnosis is the toughest test.
Any kind of cancer diagnosis is life-changing. There suddenly are many decisions...
Tools for Social Influence: Facial Expressions
Maybe it was a sweet-as-pie, pretty-please smile meant to talk a friend into sharing her dessert, or a serious stink eye intended to shake...
Tips on Renewing Your Health Insurance in UAE
You may feel the renewal of health insurance in UAE takes a lot to take in. A month before your policy expires you’ll be...
WHO announces school measures to reduce impact of pandemic H1N1 flu
WHO is today issuing advice on measures that can be undertaken in schools to reduce the impact of the H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Recommendations draw on...
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...
When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep, Bad Things Happen
Many people don't get enough sleep, and growing evidence suggests it's not only taking a toll on their physical health through heart disease, diabetes,...
Relationship Between Sugar and Cancer Now Clearer
Belgian scientists say they’ve made a research breakthrough in the relationship between sugar and cancer.
Researchers found yeast with high levels of the sugar known...
Increased number of MERS cases in UAE prompts for actions
Instead of leaving MERS virus protection as simply government officials’ concern, the private sector in the UAE should take some actions for informing and...
How to Manage Diabetes during Ramadan
A major change in the dietary pattern happens during Ramadan compared with other times of the year. Fasting Muslims are required to refrain from...
What Leads Certain People to Seek Vengeance?
People who enjoy hurting others and seeing them in pain are more likely to seek revenge against those who have wronged them, according to...
Doctors Urge Diabetic Patients to Have Regular Ear Checkups
Report suggests people with elevated glucose levels are twice as likely to develop hearing impairment
Doctors in Dubai based Canadian Specialist Hospital are urging their...
With This New Device You Can Identify Cancer in Seconds
A team of scientists and engineers at The University of Texas at Austin has invented a powerful tool that rapidly and accurately identifies cancerous...
World Autism Awareness Day – Understanding Autism
Every year, on April 2, the world marks the Autism Awareness Day. The tradition was established by the United Nations General Assembly back in...
Is There a MERS Threat Just Ahead of Hajj Pilgrimage?
Health professionals are advising the elderly, young kids, and people with chronic diseases to postpone their travel to Mecca this year to avoid the...
Fast food emerges as main cause of obesity in Dubai
Obesity in Dubai becomes a growing concern
According to the data of the statistic center of the Government of Dubai, the city’s population has increased...
Gender Inequality in Willingness to Punish: Who Is More Cruel
A new research measures gender differences in cooperation and punishment behavior. Results showed that men punish more than women, men obtain higher rank, and...
Leaner or Plump during Ramadan?
*Words by Cynthia Bou Khalil, Nutritional Consultant and Clinical Manager Excellence
Ramadan, a period dedicated to spirituality, self-reflection and spending time with loved ones, no...