Asma Ali Zain

SHARJAH — Buses from Sharjah to other emirates now commence their journey from the new bus terminal in Al Jubail (opposite the Fish Market), instead of Al Rolla Square.

DUBAI — Another patient will undergo a kidney transplant surgery at Shaikh Zayed Military Hospital in Abu Dhabi on October 12, following the success of a similar operation on October 1.

DUBAI — Doctors in Dubai Hospital performed a rare surgical procedure to “repair” what they said is the longest vertical dissection (tear) ever recorded in a patient.

DUBAI — Net surfers in the UAE have said they were not being able to gain access to Facebook, the social networking web site, and were apprehensive that like Orkut, it might have been banned too.

DUBAI — Nine-year-old Arwa Javed has not enjoyed a normal life since birth, say her parents.

DUBAI & SHARJAH — Phone users in the UAE are making the most of the healthy competition between the telecom giants in the country.

DUBAI — The Ministry of Health (MoH) is studying the possibility of opening alternative medicine centres in its hospitals and health centres, said a senior official yesterday.

DUBAI — Annual medical check-ups have been made compulsory for all UAE nationals, the Ministry of Health said yesterday. The check-ups would be free.

DUBAI — The Ministry of Health's (MoH) campaign against the most prevalent diseases in the UAE, including diabetes and obesity, has revealed that 40 per cent of its own employees are overweight.

DUBAI — Health practitioners, including pharmacists, working under the Department of Health and Medical Services (Dohms) will now be required to consult a handbook of guidelines before prescribing antibiotics.