Asma Ali Zain

DUBAI — The Ministry of Health has drafted a law to maintain professional medical ethics, and this law will be in place by the end of the current year, said UAE Minister of Health, Humaid Mohammed Obaid Al Qutami yesterday.

DUBAI — The ReNu with MoistureLoc Multi-Purpose Solution sold in the Middle East region will not be withdrawn from the market as it is perfectly safe, said the UAE distributors of the solution manufactured by Bausch & Lomb. Opthamologists also said that there were no reports of such cases in the UAE until now.

SHARJAH — With power breakdowns and water shortages hitting Sharjah frequently, residents have questioned the readiness of civic bodies to meet the rapidly growing infrastructural needs of the emirates.

DUBAI — A man who travelled from Dubai to Lahore on Airblue has recently claimed that the airline misplaced his baggage containing reading material worth Dh18,690, and in doing so, put his blossoming banking career at stake.

DUBAI — Caveat emptor - May the buyer, or in this case the consumer, beware: Several health diseases including cancer, birth defects or genetic changes could well be the result of prolonged use of common plastic products, according to doctors and research analysts.

DUBAI — Couples in the UAE will now be subjected to pre-marital tests for screening of different diseases — a move by the Ministry of Health that aims at producing a healthy future generation.

SHARJAH — A routine fire drill and training session conducted by the Civil Defence Unit at the Sharjah City Centre triggered panic among the people yesterday.

DUBAI — The Ministry of Health (MoH) will provide more incentives — including revising salary structures — to male nurses so as to encourage them to join the health sector in the country,” said Dr Abdul Ghaffar M. Al Hawi, Assistant Under-Secretary for Curative Medicine at the ministry.

DUBAI — The need for a law to protect the rights of special individuals has been underlined by the recommendations committee of the first UAE Down's Syndrome Forum that was held at Rashid Hospital recently.

DUBAI — Selected Primary Healthcare Centres (PHCs) being operated by the Ministry of Health have extended their timings and will remain open to public till 1am.