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SHARJAH — Young Zahra Ali’s pretty face appears puffy and rotund. She is also a wee bit shorter than an average six-year-old but is as chirpy and active as any child of her age should be.

DUBAI — The Dubai Health Authority has asked all clinical laboratories, including labs in clinics and polyclinics, to obtain international accreditation by December.

A newly formulated School Bill of Rights for children with diabetes will help end discrimination on admissions and push schools to attend to the child’s medical needs, health officials have announced.

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People requiring laser treatment for removal of unwanted hair will have to undergo complete physical and clinical exams prior to the treatment, including hormonal tests for some

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DUBAI - A system that gives healthcare providers access to a patient’s records in any government hospital in the country is ready for expansion, announced officials.

A federal legislation that will make it obligatory for schools to follow unified canteen and food safety guidelines is being readied, said officials

Prices of 67 drugs have been reduced by up to 40 per cent, the Ministry of Health announced on Tuesday.

Through a number of programmes in schools that border the lake in Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, WWF is encouraging children, teachers and village leaders in lake conservation

Modern humans could be descendants of Arabs from this region, according to Dubai-based scientists who say that their research on the modern scientific theory has proved

DUBAI — The UAE has introduced a broader coverage vaccine for pneumococcal disease (PCV-13), to protect children from seriou s upper respiratory diseases, in its National Immunisation Programme (NIP).