Sat, Sep 24, 2011
Obesity Findings in UAE:
98% of those polled think that lifestyle in the UAE leads to obesity.
92% of those polled were either trying to lose weight or were intending to lose weight in the future.
54% of those polled had been advised by their doctor to lose weight.
43% agreed that they have been subjected to taunting or negative comments, or suffered discrimination regarding their weight.
63% believed that there is sufficient support given to them when they are trying to lose weight.
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Sat, Sep 24, 2011
Key Sexual Transmitted Disease Facts
- 448 million new infections of curable sexually transmitted (syphilis, gonorrhoea, chlamydia and trichomoniasis) infections occur yearly.
- Some sexually transmitted infections exist without symptoms.
- In pregnant women with untreated early syphilis, 25% of pregnancies result in stillbirth and 14% in neonatal death.
- Sexually transmitted infections are the main preventable cause of infertility, particularly in women.
- WHO recommends a syndromic approach to diagnosis and management of sexually transmitted infections.
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Tue, Nov 09, 2010
The name diabetes itself is derived from the Greek verb diabainein, which means to stand with legs apart, as when passing urine. The ancient Greeks understood that there was a medical condition that caused an excessive amount of urine production, which is a feature of diabetes. There are actually two different kinds of diabetes, diabetes insipidus and diabetes mellitus. Mellitus literally means ‘honey-sweet urine’ and this form of the disease is associated with sugary urine (in early days, doctors would sometimes taste people's urine to make a diagnosis).
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Wed, Apr 07, 2010
The Emirates Cardiac Society joins forces with leading pharmaceutical organisation to drive down cardiovascular disease in the Gulf
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Wed, Apr 07, 2010
April 7 marks World Health Day, with the theme for this year’s annual awareness being urbanisation and health
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Wed, Apr 07, 2010
HealthFirst magazine was officially inaugurated by the UAE Minister of Health, Dr. Hanif Hassan, at the Arab Health Congress 2010, which took place in January. The title, now in its second issue, aims to bring important health and lifestyle advice to residents and visitors to the UAE by incorporating easy-to-understand information on medical issues, along with industry news and developments in the regional healthcare sector.
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