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  • Abdullah Orders SR900m Tumor Center in Riyadh

    Added On : 8th November 2010

    RIYADH: The King Abdullah Center For Tumor and Liver Diseases will be set up at the King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, (KFSHRC), Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah announced here on Saturday.

    “We are thankful to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for having magnanimously agreed to call the new facility after his name,” Al-Rabeeah said, adding that the king has instructed to carry out the project quickly.

    The facility is part of an integrated strategy to treat tumors and liver diseases. It is estimated to cost SR906 million and will have 300 beds to serve citizens and residents in the Kingdom.

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  • Probe Sought Into Death in Taif Hospital

    Added On : 9th July 2009

    TAIF: A pregnant Saudi woman died at King Abdulaziz Hospital in Taif on Tuesday while undergoing a Caesarean section.

    The Health Affairs Department in Taif said the woman came to the hospital after going into early labor. The woman had failed to seek medical help since the beginning of her pregnancy.

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  • PROTRUDING HEART CHILD MOVED...

    Added On : 13th March 2009

    PROTRUDING HEART CHILD MOVED TO KING FAISAL HOSPITAL

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  • PEOPLE PRONE TO KIDNEY DISEASES...

    Added On : 13th March 2009

    PEOPLE PRONE TO KIDNEY DISEASES ADVISED CHECKUPS

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  • 'CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES INCREASE...

    Added On : 27th December 2008

    'CONSANGUINEOUS MARRIAGES INCREASE GENETIC PROBLEMS'

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  • PROBE ORDERED INTO CASE OF COMATOSE PATIENT

    Added On : 14th July 2008

    The Health Affairs Department opened an inquiry into the case of a Saudi patient who has been in a coma for a month in a private hospital in Jeddah where he came seeking treatment for a twisted ankle, Al-Madinah daily reported yesterday.

  • PLACES IN VARSITIES FOR KIDNEY DONORS

    Added On : 8th July 2008

    The Prince Fahd bin Salman Charitable Society for the Care of Kidney Patients yesterday announced the allocation of 5,500 university places in the coming academic year for kidney patients, donors and their families.

  • Newer Drugs Help RA Patients Live Longer

    Added On : 8th July 2012

    Downside to Biologics Is Lower Immunity, Increased Risk of Shingles, Others Find

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  • Women Could Delay the Menopause Indefinitely...

    Added On : 4th July 2012

    Women Could Delay the Menopause Indefinitely with Ovary Transplant: Doctors

    Women could remain fertile indefinitely after successful ovarian transplants lead to births and delay the menopause, doctors have told a conference.

    A technique to remove pieces of ovary, store it for decades and then replace it with delicate surgery could effectively put a woman's menopause 'on ice', doctors said.

    The only thing preventing them from having babies into their old age would be their physical ability to carry a pregnancy, they said.

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  • US Approves First Over-the-counter HIV Home-use Test

    Added On : 4th July 2012

    A home HIV test is expected to go on sale in the US within months, after winning regulator approval.

    The OraQuick test checks saliva from a mouth swab for HIV and can produce results in 20 to 40 minutes.

    Government estimates suggest 1.2 million people in the US are HIV-positive, but 20% do not know they are.

    The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it hopes the over-the-counter test will reach people who might not otherwise get tested.

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