JIZAN – The mayoralty in Jizan has registered 156 cases of people who have contracted dengue fever over the past four months.

 

Issam Bin Salim Breik, Acting Mayor of the region, also announced that over 6,000 mosquito breeding grounds, considered a source of the disease, have been found all over the region.

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RIYADH: Saudi Ambassador to the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland Prince Muhammad bin Nawaf attended a conference on Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) at the InterContinental Hotel in Riyadh.

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TABUK – Dysfunctional air-conditioners in the women’s internal medicine department of King Khaled Hospital here have been causing a lot of trouble to the patients. Some patients have even bought their own fans to beat the offensive weather.

 

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RIYADH: The Saudi Food and Drug Authority (SFDA) announced Tuesday that although the risks from E. coli are minimal in the Kingdom, the organization is monitoring all vegetables that are imported into the Kingdom for infection.

Saudi Arabia has temporarily stopped importing vegetables from European countries to prevent entry of agricultural products contaminated by the E. coli bacterium.

Minister of Agriculture Fahd Balghunaim said the import ban comes into effect Wednesday, adding that it would continue until the source of the virus becomes clear.

An official from SFDA said that import of vegetables from Europe is minimal since only five-star hotels use such items in the Kingdom.

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RIYADH: The Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association (SADA) introduced a story writing competition entitled “Alzheimer’s patient in our house” at five schools in Riyadh. Recently, the five prize-winning writers were named, with Ahmad Al-Jarbooa from Najd School winning the first prize.

The competition, organized by a team of volunteers, took place on the International Day for Volunteering and was enthusiastically received by students. More than 30 stories were delivered to the association.

“We pay great deal of attention to volunteer work, and we encourage all our 100 volunteers to be a part of the initiatives,” SADA Vice President Princess Madawi bint Mohammad said.

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‘Pink Eastern’ Breast Cancer Campaign Kicks Off

DAMMAM: The Saudi Cancer Foundation in the Eastern Province kicked off its “Pink Eastern” campaign Saturday to raise awareness of breast cancer.

The campaignÂ’s inauguration ceremony was held at Al-Andalus Auditorium in Dammam. It was officially inaugurated by Zarab Bin Saed Al-Qhathani, a representative from the governorÂ’s office, on behalf of Prince Mohammed Bin Fahd, Emir of the Eastern Province. Dr. Mohammed Adil, medical director of the Saudi Cancer Foundation, told Saudi Gazette that October is the month for breast cancer awareness around the globe.

JEDDAH - Going to a dentist is a painful and unpleasant experience for most of us. However, Nada Darwish HalawiÂ’s invention at the Ibtikar 2010 exhibition may put a smile on your face as she claims to have made an instrument that can detect dental problems at home without the need to visit a dentist.

 

A student in the Nursing College of King Saud University in Riyadh, Halawi calls her invention “Nada’s detector”, which is a “tooth cavity detector for use at home”.

 

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MAKKAH – A team of doctors in the Children’s and Maternity Hospital here allegedly left parts of a dead fetus inside a Saudi woman’s uterus for 40 days.

 

Mosa Al-Malki, the husband of the woman, said his wife miscarried and underwent an operation to remove the dead fetus from her womb. After that she suffered from severe pains and was taken to the hospital several times, but the doctors did not find anything wrong with her.

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A common genetic variant may be partly to blame for poor reading ability, research suggests.

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HEART ILLNESS NO. 1 KILLER AMONG OFWs: CONSULATE

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