Healthcare | Sunday 29 November, 2015 3:32 pm

Dennis Daniel (Physiotherapist MPT MSK (UK))

  BACK PAIN if you are having back pain you are not alone, 8 out 10 people will be affected by it at some point in their lives. 90% of the time low back pain is recurrent.  The peak age of incidence of low back pain is 30 to 50 years old. 80% of the time acute neck and back pain...

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Healthcare | Sunday 29 November, 2015 2:29 am

Incentive for border health workers

The director of the Health Department in Jazan, Ahmed bin Mohammed Al-Sahli, has said that the Health Ministry will pay SR20 million to workers at hospitals in the southern borders, pointing out that these incentives had been promised by the ministry to workers who continue to work...

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Healthcare | Saturday 28 November, 2015 12:17 pm

Accord signed for postgraduate medical training in Britain

The Kingdom and Britain signed an executive agreement on Wednesday in Riyadh on medical training for Saudi postgraduate students on specialized subjects. The agreement was signed by Health Minister Khalid Al-Falih and Minister of State for Community and Social Care at the Department of Health...

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Healthcare | Thursday 26 November, 2015 3:30 am

Saudi lab ranked ‘among the best’

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) has ranked the laboratory of the National Guard’s King Abdulaziz Medical City (KAMC) in Riyadh as one of the “best in the world.” Abdulaziz Al-Ajlan, head of the hospital’s pathology and laboratory sciences department, said the...

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Healthcare | Saturday 21 November, 2015 5:28 am

Closer health cooperation ‘vital’ for Muslim countries

Muslim countries should forge closer health ties to attract scientists, reduce costs of purchasing medicines and tackle the growing threat of infectious diseases, said Health Minister Khalid A. Al-Falih on Thursday. Al-Falih was speaking at the two-day Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s ...

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Healthcare | Thursday 19 November, 2015 3:57 pm

Experts Commit to World-Class Healthcare Services Across the Region at MENA MedTech Forum

Experts from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) healthcare industry have committed to navigating through a rapidly changing landscape to ensure healthcare provision in the region is second-to-none. That was the message from an expert panel bought together to discuss ‘Managing changing...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 2:54 pm

Primary Health Care To be Highlighted in IFM 2016

The International Family Medicine (IFM) takes “Overcoming Challenges in Primary Health Care” as its theme for the 3rd edition scheduled to be held from 17 – 19 April 2016 at the Dubai International Convention and Exhibition Centre. The scientific committee has announced earlier...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 18 November, 2015 2:31 pm

MiX Telematics to co-sponsor Al Khobar’s Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Conference

MiX Telematics, a leading global provider of fleet and mobile asset management solutions, in conjunction with channel partner First Information Technologies, is the silver sponsor for the upcoming Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) Conference in Saudi Arabia. The event, being held in Al Khobar...

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Healthcare | Sunday 15 November, 2015 7:00 am

Sultan Al Qasimi witnessed NCD Alliance Forum launch

His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan Bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah witnessed the inauguration of the global forum on Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) held under the patronage and presence of Her Highness Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, Wife of His...

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Healthcare | Saturday 14 November, 2015 1:54 am

DIABETES CLAIMS ONE LIFE EVERY SEVEN SECONDS AROUND THE WORLD

According to a report by World Health Organization (WHO), Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the number one cause of deaths globally claiming more lives annually than from any other cause. CVD is a major complication of diabetes and the leading cause of early death among people...

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