Dubai Municipality is considering changing the current food inspection system, as there are “opportunities for improvement” it was announced at the Food Safety Conference yesterday.

ABU DHABI - The National Centre for Tumors in Yemen will benefit from the Dh19.5 million grant given to it by the Abu Dhabi Government for the purchase of state-of-the-art X-ray units, diagnostic apparatus and laboratory facilities, construction of in-patient facilities, waiting rooms and transportation amenities.

DUBAI - The emirate’s oldest and busiest hospital, Shaikh Rashid Hospital will undergo a major expansion to accommodate the increasing number of patients.

Abu Dhabi, Jul 04th, 2009 (WAM)–Emirates World Humanitarian Mobile Hospital, has opened door for volunteering UAE national medical cadres at the UAE public and private hospitals to work in its first phase in South Sudan from mid July.
Elite of doctors and surgeons from top world teaching hospitals will take part to provide curative, surgical, training [...]

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Dubai: With the temperature rising to peak levels, summers in the UAE promise to test the endurance levels of everyone who dares to go outdoors.

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Dubai/Abu Dhabi: Vaccines for H1N1 are still under clinical tests and the only precautions travellers can take when going abroad on their annual vacations is to keep away from suspected cases, doctors advise.

DUBAI — The UAE Ministry of Health has suspended importing and distribution of all new herbal drugs and food supplements until the new registration procedure requirements are met.

Dubai UAE: Lower back pain is one of the top reasons people under the age of 45 go to see a doctor, second only to the common cold, according to leading pain experts at a recent medical event in Dubai.

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Dubai: Some prescription medicines should be listed in the law among “addictive misused narcotics” to curb their abuse, a senior official has said.

RAS AL KHAIMAH - RAK Hospital performed its first knee replacement surgery when a team led by Dr Friedmann Herwig from Austria operated on a 52-year-old South African woman using advanced knee prosthesis, a media release said.