55 types of cancer found among Arabs

DUBAI - At least 55 types of cancer have been documented in the Arab population in the region, according to a preliminary survey done by the Centre for Arab Genomic Studies.

Nasa chronicles Dubai’s progress

DUBAI — A dramatic video of Dubai’s exponential growth viewed from space over the past 11 years has once again put the emirate in the spotlight.

Nasa chronicles Dubai’s progress

Nasa chronicles Dubai’s progress

A dramatic video of Dubai’s exponential growth viewed from space over the past 11 years has once again put the emirate in the spotlight.

Nasa chronicles Dubai’s progress

Nasa chronicles Dubai’s progress

A dramatic video of Dubai’s exponential growth viewed from space over the past 11 years has once again put the emirate in the spotlight.

‘Green’ lights, all along

DUBAI - It’s a light idea but with a heavy impact. One knows Dubai’s mega event, the Dubai Shopping Festival, is around the corner when one fine day the entire city is lit up like a Christmas tree.

Kick habit or pay more to puff

Kick habit or pay more to puff

DUBAI -Taking a puff is one step closer to becoming expensive as authorities have agreed to implement a unified GCC-wide 200 per cent import and health tax on tobacco products.

Call for patient-centred culture

Call for patient-centred culture

DUBAI - Leaders in healthcare have been urged to transform the overall patient experience and make it the heart of the healthcare delivery systems.

Call for patient-centred culture

Call for patient-centred culture

Leaders in healthcare have been urged to transform the overall patient experience and make it the heart of the healthcare delivery systems.

Focus shifts in new insurance model

DUBAI - Access to primary healthcare and treatment for chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart conditions will be part of the new health insurance model being planned for Dubai, according to senior health officials.

iPhone app launched for cancer patients

DUBAI - Cancer patients can take full medical advice and book appointments with oncologists from the UAE Ministry of Health via a simple iPhone/iPad application.