10 Tips to Avoid Weight Gain During Ramadan
Ramadan is the month of self-reflection, contemplation, prayers and good deeds. However, the routine of fasting and feasting can be challenging for the body....
New Drug Helps Dramatically with Weight Loss
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with clinical obesity, according to...
Haj Pilgrims Should Wear Masks
The new and deadly MERS coronavirus is considered a threat in Saudi Arabia where millions of pilgrims are expected for the annual Haj this...
COVID-19 Antibody Test Receives FDA Emergency Use Authorization
The serology test has a specificity greater than 99.8% and sensitivity of 100% (14 Days post-PCR confirmation)
The high specificity of the test...
Asia is Key to Driving Innovation in Drug Development
Asia is rapidly becoming a new frontier for drug development as Western companies seek to develop and register their products, while emerging Asian companies...
2018 Global Health Care Outlook: Working Towards Smart Health Care
Digital technologies are playing a vital role in reducing costs, increasing access, and improving care and the patient experience.
Global health care spending is projected...
Osteoporosis awareness campaign in line with CSR efforts
Emirates Holidays' Eid Al Fitr Offers
The Ministry of Finance (MoF) recently held an Osteoporosis awareness campaign urging participants to undergo regular medical checkups at...
Countries Begin Issuing Travel Bans over Ebola Scare
The World Health Organization, as well as other health experts, says travel or trade ban to any of the Ebola-affected countries in the current...
Dubai Announces UAE’s First Full Genome Sequencing of COVID-19 Virus
Dubai’s COVID-19 Command and Control Centre, CCC, has announced the UAE’s first full genome sequencing of the COVID-19 virus. The successful sequencing of the...
Cleaning at Home as Bad for Lungs as Smoking?
Women who work as cleaners or regularly use cleaning sprays or other cleaning products at home appear to experience a greater decline in lung...
New therapeutic treatment helps people lose more weight and keep it...
A new approach to weight loss called Acceptance-Based Behavioral Treatment (ABT) helped people lose more weight and keep it off longer than those who...
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...
Adventure Enthusiasts Show The Way to Reduce Lifestyle-based Risk Factors for...
Commemorating Pink October, Adventure Emarat, a UAE-based group of hobby hikers, has teamed up with Mubarak Medical Centre to host an event combining blood...
Obesity and Diabetes Diseases Rise in UAE
An estimated 1 in 5 people in the UAE have Diabetes, 47.5% of UAE residents are overweight, with a BMI of between 25 and...
How Physical Activity Saves Lives
Physical activity of any kind can prevent heart disease and death, says a large international study involving more than 130,000 people from 17 countries...
Middle East Arthritis Foundation Focuses on Rheumatoid Arthritis
Patients from across the region band together to increase awareness of Rheumatoid Arthritis
In an effort to raise public awareness of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in...
The Best Therapist to See When You’re Under Stress
Having a little stress in your life can be a good thing. It gives you a reason to accomplish your goals or solve a...
New Study on COVID-19 Estimates 5.1 Days Incubation Period
An analysis of publicly available data on infections from the new coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, that causes the respiratory illness COVID-19 yielded an estimate of 5.1...