Health

Health is a fundamental source of happiness for any human being. Any amount of wealth may prove worthless for an ailing individual, an editorial in a local English language daily has said. The editorial, in today’s edition of The Gulf Today, said, “Hence, it is sad to note that the …

Doing crossword puzzles and Sudoku does not protect against mental decline, according to a new study. The idea of “use it or lose it” when it comes to our brains in later life has previously been widely accepted. But a new Scottish study suggests it has no effect on mental …

Smartphones, tablets and video games are physically changing the brains of adolescents, early results from an ongoing $300 million study funded by the National Institute of Health have shown, according to a report by “60 Minutes.” Scientists will follow more than 11,000 nine- to 10-year-olds for a decade to see …

Toilet seats are far cleaner than the average mobile phone – a shocking new study has revealed. Initial Washroom Hygiene took swab samples from smartphones and found the average device is nearly seven times dirtier than a toilet seat. Those clad in leather cases harboured the most bacteria and even …

Sheikh Khalifa Medical City, SKMC, has developed its technological systems to accelerate its pharmaceutical services to patients, by launching the first smart pharmacy in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. SKMC Smart Pharmacy, the largest pharmacy in the emirate, accelerates patients’ drug dispensation processes, ensuring drug safety and efficiency via artificial …

A UAE newspaper has said that the global prevalence of adult diabetes has nearly quadrupled since 1980, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the effective way to combat the trend is to encourage people to eat healthy food, be physically active and avoid excessive weight gain. “Diabetes is …

Medical staff at Mafraq Hospital have enabled the family of a deceased man to donate four of his organs – including his heart – saving the lives of four people in need of an organ transplant. The donation is the third heart donation in UAE, the 9th case of a …

A new discovery could explain why obese people are more likely to develop cancer, scientists say. A type of cell the body uses to destroy cancerous tissue gets clogged by fat and stops working, the team, from Trinity College Dublin, found. Obesity is the biggest preventable cause of cancer in …

Dr. Mohammed Al falasi, Emirati, head of ENT surgery at Tawam Hospital, succeeded in eradicating a stage 4 (5 cm) cancerous tumor from the mouth of a 50-year-old patient. The operation took 10 continuous hours, leading the number of these rare  surgeries to reach 50, with a success rate exceeding …

In line with the Third Annual Meeting of the Global Future Councils held in Dubai today, members of the Global Future Council on Health and Healthcare emphasised the importance of future technologies and their impact on re-inventing and re-designing healthcare systems worldwide. Moreover, they pinpointed that these technologies would provide …