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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...

Who Uses Complementary and Alternative Medicine and How

Help sought from complementary, alternative medicine to remedy health problems A new and extensive study has charted the use of complementary and alternative medicine in...

‘Yoga For Smiles’ campaign in partnership with Yogafest Dubai

Yogafest Dubai, Middle East’s longest running and largest health and wellness outdoor festival dedicated to yoga, mindfulness and eco living is back this year...
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The Health Bank Launches Diabetes Management Program on World Health Day

Following a successful pilot programme earlier this year, The Health Bank (THB) has announced the launch of Diabetes Connected Care programme. The programme, available...

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...

Stop Caring About Five Things to Feel Happier

Happiness comes from the little things, like listening to birds’ songs, watching the sunrise with someone you love, or even watching your favourite TV...

Practicing Yoga Reduces Depression Symptoms

People who suffer from depression may want to look to yoga as a complement to traditional therapies as the practice appears to lessen symptoms...

Unemployment Healthier Than a Stressful Job?

A new paper published in the International Journal of Epidemiology finds that people employed in low paying or highly stressful jobs may not actually...

CDA conducts awareness session on Down syndrome

The Community Development Authority in Dubai (CDA) in cooperation with UAE Down Syndrome Association, organised an awareness session titled “Ability not Disability”, aimed...

UAE among world’s 10 fattest nations

Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Bahrain have all ranked among the world’s top 10 fattest nations with obesity rates expected to severely...

Aging population and disease management key topics at Arab Health

37th edition of Arab Health Exhibition and Congress, the region’s largest healthcare event

Nutrition Tips, Complimentary Health Screenings only during Ramadan

The Western Board-Certified team of Health Experts at Valiant Clinic have put together a Health Tips Guide for fasting in Ramadan for optimal...

MERS Virus Found in a Camel

The Health Ministry of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia released a statement on Monday, which says that researchers have found the deadly Middle Eastern...

GCC States Unite Over Ebola Prevention

Nations from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) gathered at an urgent meeting on Wednesday to discuss joint measures for prevention and control of the...

Top Rated Healthcare Wearables of 2014

During the last MEMS Executive Congress dedicated to micro electromechanical systems, it was predicted that 2015 will be the year of healthcare wearables. Experts...

Falling in Love Only Takes about a Fifth of a Second

A meta-analysis study conducted by Syracuse University Professor Stephanie Ortigue reveals falling in love can elicit not only the same euphoric feeling as using...