Healthcare | Wednesday 10 August, 2016 7:39 am

Be Afraid Germs. It’s LISTERINE® Total Care Zero Mouthwash

Did you know that brushing alone only cleans 25% of your mouth, leaving behind millions of germs in the mouth1? Left behind, these germs quickly re-colonize on the teeth, leading to bad breath, plaque build-up and gum disease. LISTERINE® Total Care Zero is clinically proven to give users a deep ...

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Healthcare | Monday 8 August, 2016 5:42 am

Bupa Arabia launches new ‘International Health Plan’ covering members anywhere around the world

Bupa Arabia has announced launching a new International Health Plan for members to have access anywhere, anytime to a hospital or healthcare professionals, in Saudi Arabia or even when they are travelling abroad.  The ‘International Health Plan’ is Bupa Arabia’s first...

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Healthcare | Monday 1 August, 2016 2:07 pm

The head of the IAEA announced that peaceful atom will help in the fight against Ebola and Zika viruses

General Director of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Yukiya Amano is confident that peaceful atom will help in the fight against dangerous diseases of the XXI century, including Zika virus and Ebola.  As Yukiya Amano explained in the interview to the independent Latvian online...

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Healthcare | Monday 1 August, 2016 1:48 pm

Al Borg Laboratories warns about Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

Sexually transmitted diseases may not pose a serious phenomenon in our community as it is in Western countries thanks to the customs, traditions, and social lifestyle pattern; in addition to the adherence to the Islamic Law, which forbids sexual relations outside of marriage; however, these...

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Healthcare | Thursday 28 July, 2016 11:15 am

AVIVO Group buys majority stake in Kalium Group & Aesthetica Clinics

AVIVO Group – a leading healthcare services provider in GCC with 32 healthcare facilities under its umbrella, announced today that it has successfully completed the purchase of majority stake in   KALIUM Group, a well-established group in the field of medical aesthetics with a regional...

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Healthcare | Thursday 14 July, 2016 6:01 pm

Beat Diabetes Collaborates with Home Chefs to Create Healthy Recipes

Beat Diabetes, the community-focused initiative by the region’s leading retail and hospitality conglomerate Landmark Group, has partnered with Dubai’s food enthusiasts - Nadia Parekh, founder of home-based catering company Mélange, as well as Nabih and Ghalia, home chefs and...

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Healthcare | Thursday 14 July, 2016 10:50 am

The American and International Bodies (JCI, CAP) Renewed the Accreditations of Al Borg Medical Laboratories

The College of American Pathologists (CAP) and the Joint Commission International (JCI), have renewed their accreditation of Al Borg Medical Laboratories to apply all the international standards and quality requirements, which have been re-evaluated in the field by the Commission's experts;...

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Healthcare | Monday 4 July, 2016 5:26 am

SFDA approves Saudi-made medicine for Hepatitis C virus

The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) has granted a license to the first Saudi-made medicine for the treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV), local media said. The announcement reportedly comes in line with the strategy of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Tenth Saudi Development Plan,...

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Healthcare | Wednesday 29 June, 2016 9:33 am

Saudi Commission for Health Specialties Accredits UpToDate from Wolters Kluwer for Continuing Medical Education

The Health division of Wolters Kluwer, a leading global provider of information and point-of-care solutions for the healthcare industry, announced today that UpToDate®, its evidence-based clinical decision support resource, is now accredited by the Saudi Commission for Health Specialties...

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Healthcare | Monday 27 June, 2016 6:25 pm

Simple habits such as a daily walk can make a big difference in reducing complications of diabetes

Eye disease is one of the most serious and common complications of Type 2 diabetes - the chronic disease associated with obesity and lack of physical activity. If left untreated, diabetic eye disease can lead to blindness. With the rates of diabetes in the Middle East estimated by the...

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