| A ray of hope for the elderly | | For the past several years, 69-year-old Abdul Aziz Al Kasab has been a regular visitor to the Community Centre for the Elderly in Al Mamzar, almost ever since his elder brother took up residence at the centre 17 years ago. | | 18 more NICU beds at Latifa soon | | Eighteen more beds will be added to the Latifa Hospital’s Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) with the construction of an annexe. | | Twins’ cord to life for younger sibling | | An Indian couple’s decision to store the umbilical cord blood in Dubai during the birth of their twins in 2010 has saved the life of their youngest child who was born with thalassaemia major. | | For a healthier and happier generation | | Hoping to get potatoes off their couches and school students moving, health officials have introduced a policy that will see Dubai’s next generation a healthier and happier breed. | | Preventive plans to tackle heart disease | | Paramedic first aid training has been implemented year round in the UAE to enhance paramedic capabilities and enable them to handle emergency situations in the event of a disaster, Dubai Corporation for Ambulance Services executive director Khalifa Al Drai says. | | Hard to find good info on drug safety in pregnancy | | Nearly every woman takes a medication at some point during pregnancy. Yet there’s disturbingly little easy-to-understand information about which drugs pose a risk to her baby, and what to do about it. | | Medical test for workers in more countries | | The pilot phase of the expatriate labour programme under which the medical fitness tests are conducted in three labour-exporting countries before the arrival of the recruited manpower in the country has achieved positive results, the Ministry of Health has said. | |
