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Bad News Make People Eat More

You have probably found yourself eating more when hearing something bad. A new study says that economic crisis, political instability and other harsh news...

Weight Loss Express Rolls Out a Brand New Design

New Media Group’s website dedicated to healthy lifestyle, WeightLoss-Express.com, has a fresh new look. The team behind the project, decided to surprise visitors with...

MERS Spreads across Middle East

The Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus, or simply MERS, is continuing to spread across countries in the region. On Sunday, December 1, the Health...

Iran Announces First 2 MERS Cases; No Infection in the UAE

The Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome coronavirus continues to spread. While the health authorities said on Monday there is no infection in the UAE, Iran...

Ebola Cases May Reach 1.4 Million by February

The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is gaining speed with hundreds of new infections each week, but recently the American CDC defined the worst-case...

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...

Sharjah Art Museum organises breast cancer awareness lecture

Building on ‘Because We Care,’ the initiative of Sharjah Museums Department (SMD), Sharjah Art Museum (SAM) organised an awareness lecture on breast cancer...

Leading Humanitarians Meet in Dubai to Discuss Health Impact during Global...

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of United Arab Emirates and Ruler of Dubai,...

Doubts arise about the weight loss effect of green coffee bean...

Another Dr. Oz Show topic makes it to “The Whistle Blog” written by Diane Kress, RD CDE  registered dietitian, certified diabetes educator, owner and...

GCC’s health sector may skyrocket to AED 161 billion by 2015

Investment in Saudi German Hospital-Dubai signifies confidence in UAE’s robust health sector set to quadruple by 2015 The UAE’s health sector has received a resounding...

The perfect daily healthy diet

What to eat for breakfast, lunch and dinner Most of us know the main principles of a healthy diet - getting a good balance of...

Men’s health is a matter of balance, or so it should...

Today we live in a modern world, or so we believe. We got smartphones, wi-fi and personal vehicles. There are so many utilities and...

Why Fast Food Is Dangerous for Your Health

Waistlines are expanding around the world as fast food is spreading to every country, every town and city mall. New, uncommon before diseases...

100th MERS Case Confirmed in Saudi Arabia

As the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia expects more than 3 million pilgrims for the annual Hajj this October, the Ministry of Health is doubling...

World Cancer Day – Debunking Biggest Cancer Myths

Today is the World Cancer Day. The tradition of marking this day was originally started by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The...

Hunger, Cancer, Ebola, AIDS… Obesity Tops Them All

The Ebola virus is dominating all global news right now, with some countries starting to consider imposing travel bans and closing their borders. And...

Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know

Breast cancer is treatable in 2015. Medications and health research have reduced mortality, while the treatments are less invasive than twenty years ago, and...

Health Benefits of Ramadan Fast

The ninth month of the Islamic calendar is upon us, and Muslims across the UAE will start the traditional Ramadan fast, which prohibits eating...