Tag: Diabetes
World Diabetes Day – UAE and The World
The World Diabetes Day is traditionally marked on November 14. This initiative is led by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and it focuses on...
Diabetes and Obesity are Top Priorities for GCC Doctors
The International Family Medicine Conference and Exhibition concluded after three days of scientific sessions, workshops and symposiums. More than 2000 visitors and participants attended...
Average age of death in MENA has Increased by 30...
A recent report has unveiled the changes the Middle East and Africa (MENA) region has undergone in the healthcare industry over the past 20...
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...
Job Loss as a Heart Attack Risk Factor
New study in the US discovers that unemployment and loss of a job can result in a higher risk of heart attack (acute myocardial...
Walk 10 minutes a day for longer life
Exercise boosts life expectancy
A new large study shows that moderate, but regular physical activity can expand life span by 3.5 to 4.2 years even...
Diabetes is leading cause of blindness in adults
Scientific research indicates that diabetes is the top cause of blindness among adults aged between 20-74 years. This is because high blood sugar can...
Fast food emerges as main cause of obesity in Dubai
Obesity in Dubai becomes a growing concern
According to the data of the statistic center of the Government of Dubai, the city’s population has increased...
Diabetes tightens its grip, doubling its deaths by 2030
Alarming study reveals the unsweetened truth about diabetes
A deeply unnerving study indicates that the number of deaths from diabetes will double by 2030. According...
Practical Diabetes Program for physicians and educators kicks off
The Ministry of Health has launched in cooperation with Health Authority - Abu Dhabi (HAAD) and Dubai Health Authority (DHA) a new multidisciplinary educational...
19.2 percent of UAE population diagnosed with diabetes
Diabetes drug proven to prevent kidney failure in 2 out of 3 diabetic patients
Servier Pharmaceutical Company called attention to the diabetes epidemic in...
Green Coffee Bean: An effective weapon against obesity
Green coffee bean is not a stimulant
“Weight loss” supplements are not usually recommended by doctors, because most of them do not really deliver the promised results....
Dubai Healthcare Sector focuses on Prevention
The focus of Dubai’s health care sector is undergoing a major shift. Stronger emphasis is now placed on prevention rather than treatment of health...
Diabetes research findings provide insights for policymakers
The research focused on understanding the burden and costs of diabetes and cardiovascular disease in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, with specific analyses on complications, treatment patterns, patient outcomes and projected risk.
Diabetes hits one in five in the UAE
New numbers released by the International Diabetes Federation show that 19.2% - or 800,000 people - in the UAE now live with diabetes.
Diabetes Care Update: Premix insulin
Novo Nordisk would like to highlight the importance of Premix Insulin treatment in relation to management of diabetes.
Strokes rising among youth
High blood pressure, smoking, diabetes, obesity and high cholesterol are all the risk factors for stroke, researchers highlighted in a report published in the...
Managing Diabetes during Ramadan
The National Health Insurance Company- Daman today announced plans to organize an educational seminar titled “Managing Diabetes during Ramadan” on July 16 ahead of...