Healthcare | Wednesday 12 July, 2017 12:17 pm

Deliveroo Raises AED 136,000 for Emirates Red Crescent

Deliveroo – the region's premier food delivery service – has successfully raised AED 136,000 through its Ramadan campaign with Emirates Red Crescent. These funds will be allocated to support the vital humanitarian work of the Red Crescent Authority in the UAE.   Anis...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 12 July, 2017 9:59 am

Saudi Arabia approves physical education program in girls’ schools

 Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Education (MoE) has approved a physical education program at girls’ schools starting in the coming academic year. Education Minister Ahmed Al-Issa issued a decree on Tuesday, under which classes will be gradually implemented starting in the 2017-2018...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 11 July, 2017 5:22 am

Masimo Announces CE Marking of rainbow® Super Sensor

Masimo (NASDAQ: MASI) announced today the CE marking of the rainbow® Super DCI®-mini sensor, a reusable spot-check sensor that features Masimo SET® Measure-through Motion and Low Perfusion™ pulse oximetry and rainbow SET™ technology with multiple physiologic...

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Healthcare | Monday 3 July, 2017 4:00 am

Tristar steps up safety awareness for heavy vehicle drivers as temperature soars in the UAE

As the UAE temperature soars to 50 degrees, Tristar Group’s Health and Safety Department has designed a special training program for truck drivers to manage fatigue, use safer routes, avoid road rage, and take extra care when driving in the scorching heat.   The programme makes...

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Healthcare | Monday 26 June, 2017 3:37 am

Danat Al Emarat Hospital welcomes 4 newborns including a twin by the time Eid was announced

A pair of twins were born at Danat Al Emarat Hospital for Women and Children by the time Eid was announced. The twin (girl and boy) are the first children for the family and weighed 2 kg each. Mr Humaid Saeed A Badi, the father of the twins, said “The birth of our twins by the time Eid was...

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Healthcare | Sunday 25 June, 2017 2:46 pm

Hospital opened to serve Grand Mosque visitors

On behalf of Makkah Gov. Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, his deputy Prince Abdullah Al-Saud recently opened a 50-bed emergency hospital in the presence of Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah. The hospital is equipped with the latest medical devices, and has a 10-bed intensive care unit, Al-Rabiah...

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Healthcare | Saturday 17 June, 2017 6:15 am

Merck Becomes Member of the Worldwide Innovative Network in Personalized Cancer Medicine - WIN Consortium (Paris)

Worldwide Innovative Network in Personalized Cancer Medicine - WIN Consortium proudly announces today that Merck, which operates its biopharmaceutical business as EMD Serono in the U.S. and Canada, becomes a member of the WIN Consortium. WIN is a network of 40 academic institutions and...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 13 June, 2017 6:44 am

New tax doubles price of cigarettes, energy drinks in Saudi Arabia

Prices of cigarettes and energy drinks have doubled with the implementation of an excise tax that became effective midnight Saturday in a measure unprecedented in the Kingdom. The excise tax, commonly known as a “sin tax,” is imposed on “unhealthy products” that are likely...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 7 June, 2017 12:53 pm

Makkah residents to be trained to deal with heart attacks

Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, Makkah governor and adviser to King Salman, on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Health Minister Tawfiq Al-Rabiah in Jeddah to implement “Makkah, the City of Safe Heart,” an initiative to teach citizens outside the health sector to...

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Healthcare | Tuesday 6 June, 2017 3:19 pm

Health Ministry urges hypertension patients to reduce salt intake during Ramadan

The Health Ministry on Monday advised patients with hypertension (high blood pressure) to reduce consumption of salt and fried foods during Ramadan. The announcement is part of the ministry’s annual health-and-safety awareness program conducted during the holy month. A ministry official said ...

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