RIYADH The Ministry of Health will
launch a campaign to vaccinate first grade students during the next academic year, Al-Watan reported.
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SUICIDES UP AS LIFE GETS PEOPLE DOWN
Added On : 8th December 2008
MAKKAH The pressures of life are beginning to take their toll with the
number of suicides in Saudi Arabia increasing to 266 last year, with Saudi citizens accounting for 100 of the cases.
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KFSH TO SET UP SR96M ONCOLOGY UNIT
Added On : 31st July 2008
The management of King Faisal Hospital signed a
one-year contract with an architectural firm to design the SR96 million King Abdullah Oncology and Liver Center.
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Flame Retardant Found in Some Common Foods
Added On : 12th June 2012
Researchers Test 36 Food Samples, Detect Flame Retardant in 15
A common flame retardant is found in many popular foods, including fish and turkey, according to new research.
Researchers tested foods such as meats, fish, and peanut butter.
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Varicose Veins can be Glued Shut 'in an Hour'
Added On : 19th May 2012
Varicose veins can be treated in just an hour with a novel procedure that involves gluing them shut, doctors have said.
Minute quantities of a special non-toxic glue are injected into the affected veins, using a tiny catheter guided by ultrasound.
Blood then finds its way through other more healthy veins and the diseased varicose veins wither and become less visible. Early trials have shown good results.
By the age of 65, one in three Britons suffer from the swollen blueish veins in their legs, that bulge just under the surface of the skin. They are caused by blood putting downwards pressure on weak vein walls. Experts now think genes play a large role in who gets them.
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Asthma Drug 'Protects Sufferers...
Added On : 23rd April 2012
Asthma Drug 'Protects Sufferers from Life-threatening Symptoms Caused by Common Cold'
Research could help reduce hospital admissions and deaths as a result of asthma attacks
Scientists are developing a drug that will protect asthma sufferers from life-threatening symptoms caused by the common cold.
A study shows an anti-viral agent known as SNG001 prevented two out of three asthmatics from getting worse after catching a cold, while those on dummy treatment found it more difficult to breathe.
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New Treatment for Prostate Cancer...
Added On : 17th April 2012
New Treatment for Prostate Cancer Gives 'Perfect Results' for Nine in Ten Men: Research
A new treatment for prostate cancer can rid the disease from nine in ten men without debilitating side effects, a study has found, leading to new hope for tens of thousands of men.
It is hoped the new treatment, which involves heating only the tumours with a highly focused ultrasound, will mean men can be treated without an overnight stay in hospital and avoiding the distressing side effects associated with current therapies.
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1/4 of Women Have Pelvic Floor Disorder
Added On : 16th April 2012
Older Women, Overweight Women Have Higher Risk
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One-a-day Heart Pill to Stave Off Stroke...
Added On : 30th March 2012
One-a-day Heart Pill to Stave Off Stroke is Given the Green Light
The first once-a-day anti-clotting drug for patients with an irregular heartbeat has been given the green light for use on the NHS.
Rivaroxaban works as well as warfarin, a treatment based on rat poison which has been used since the 1950s, but with fewer side effects.
Hundreds of thousands of patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) could be eligible, which may prevent 5,000 strokes a year.
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FDA OKs Generic Boniva for Bone Loss
Added On : 21st March 2012
3 Firms to Sell Ibandronate, Once-Monthly Osteoporosis Pill
Three generic drugmakers may now sell their own versions of the bone-loss drug Boniva, the FDA ruled today.
Boniva, known by the generic name ibandronate, is a once-a-month pill prescribed to prevent or to treat bone loss from osteoporosis.
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