Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI — Small groceries are still selling drugs in violation of a Ministry of Health imposed ban and have become a haven for counterfeit drugs as there is a close check on the pharmacies in the UAE. This has put the health of the residents to great risk.

DUBAI — Noura Abdel Aziz, a 37-year-old UAE national woman, is the first to donate umbilical cord blood to generate stem cells for her family’s future use at the newly-established Dubai Cord Blood and Research Centre that opened yesterday.

DUBAI — Ectopic Pregnancy is a leading cause of maternal mortality in the first trimester, says Dr Tazyeen Faisal, Specialist Obstetrician and Gynecologist at Canadian Specialist Hospital.

DUBAI —Top officials from the Ministry of Health have proposed a ban on smoking in public places at a preliminary meeting held to study the draft of the country's first National Anti-Tobacco Law.

DUBAI — Top officials from the Ministry of Health have proposed a total ban on smoking in public places at a preliminary meeting held to study the draft of the country's first National Anti-Tobacco Law.

DUBAI — The Ministry of Health has concluded its investigations into the alleged case of neglect, initiated by the parents of a new-born baby against doctors and staff of Al Baraha Hospital. But no details have been released to the anguished family as yet.

SHARJAH — A system malfunction in the portal linking typing centres with the Ministry of Health (MoH), Sharjah Medical District, has led to chaos. Private medical practitioners allege that the system failure is costing them huge sums.

DUBAI — Some private taxis in Sharjah are now operating illegally as the Sharjah Transport Corporation (STC) is no longer renewing their licences.

Women in the UAE have demanded that local health authorities launch a probe into the side effects of a locally available drug 'Diane 35' used to treat acne and hirsutism.

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DUBAI — Women in the UAE have demanded that local health authorities launch a probe into the side effects of a locally available drug 'Diane 35' used to treat acne and hirsutism.