Free screening for Osteoporosisat Anlene’s ‘Walk for Bones’
Anlene, in partnership with MBC’s morning show, ‘Sabah Al Kheir Ya Arab’, is giving away hundreds of thousands of dirhams worth of bone...
Non-financial Assets Key to Long Life
Non-financial assets key to 100-year life, according to London Business School expert
Investing in non-financial assets such as friends and family is crucial to living...
Obesity: Causes and Treatments
Obesity is one of the most serious modern-day diseases resulting from the new global lifestyle. It has become a real threat to public health...
Bone scanning programme alerts women to the dangers of osteoporosis
More than 124,000 women across the GCC have been assessed to see if they are at risk of developing the devastating disease osteoporosis, thanks...
Mauritius Premium Visa Holders Eligible for Free Covid-19 Vaccination
The government of Mauritius has expanded its Covid-19 vaccination programme to include all citizens, residents and long-term international visitors over the age of 18.
Visitors...
Depression in teens affects the stomach, anxiety the skin
Mental disorders and physical diseases frequently go hand in hand. For the first time, psychologists at the University of Basel and Ruhr University Bochum...
1500 medical tourists seek treatment through Dubai every day
Emirates Airlines is said to fly in 1,500 medical tourists daily to Dubai airport before they take onward flights to destinations such as India,...
Revolutionary New Health Initiative Coming to Help Improve the Wellbeing of...
The Health Authority – Abu Dhabi (HAAD), the regulatory body of the healthcare sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, announced today that the...
Eating at ‘Wrong Time’ Spoils Dieting
A new high-precision feeding system for lab mice reinforces the idea that the time of day food is eaten is more critical to weight...
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...
Emirates Arthritis Foundation presents ”Food for Thought”
Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic arthritic autoimmune disorder that affects one in every two thousand;
Eating habits...
Telehealth: Why To Choose Online Therapy
We are going to look at the reasons you may not seek treatment and how online therapy can help
Region’s First Licensed Teledentistry Platform Launched
The MENA’s fastest-growing, direct-to-consumer clear aligner startup partners with United Arab Emirates regulators on region’s first licensed teledentistry platform
Smileneo’s licensed, doctor-directed, clear aligner treatment...
The Thirteenth Edition of the Dubai World Dental Meeting Started...
The thirteenth edition of the Dubai World Dental Meeting – DWDM 2011 started today at the Novotel World Trade Centre Hotel, with more than...
Slightly Overweight People Live Longer
Being slightly overweight may actually not pose a risk to health, but even adding years to life. According to a new study, moderately overweight...
World Arthritis Day 2017: ‘Don’t Delay, Connect Today’
The Middle East Arthritis Foundation (MEAF) today reaffirmed its support to people living with arthritis, as World Arthritis Day is fast approaching and will...
MERS Slowing Down in Saudi Arabia
There have been no new cases of the Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus (MERS Co-V) in Saudi Arabia during the past three weeks, or...
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...