Physical Abuse Rampant at Jeddah Rehab Center: Probe
JEDDAH The physical abuse of disabled children at the Jeddah Rehabilitation Center was occurring long before the abuse case of a young handicapped child at the center was revealed, Al-Hayat newspaper reported.
During the investigations into the case, it was revealed that two Indian workers at the center had previously been accused of and punished for abusing two other disabled residents.
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A new study from Australia may offer a new way of identifying people at risk of glaucoma years before vision loss happens.
Glaucoma is a leading cause of blindness. But because vision damage often occurs gradually, most people with the eye disease do not realize they have it until a good deal of their sight has been lost. If caught early, though, there are medications and procedures that may help treat glaucoma.
In the study, researchers were able to predict who was at increased risk of developing the eye disease with some accuracy by measuring blood vessel thickness in the retinas of study participants using a computer-based imaging tool.
Those with the narrowest vessels at the beginning of the study were four times more likely to have developed glaucoma a decade later.
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Read MoreRIYADH King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center (KFSHRC) does not have sufficient equipment and capacity to handle the 12,000 cancer cases it receives every year even if it were to increase its current capacity three times, senior hospital officials told Al-Watan daily.
This problem will remain unsolved as long as the hospital receives this huge number of cases on an annual basis, which is more than it can handle, officials said.
In order to find a drastic solution to this issue, the health sector should receive more financial support similar to the one many advanced countries receive.
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Glasses that Beat the Blues: The Latest High-tech Specs can Treat Dizziness and Deafness - and even Combat Depression
Gone are the days when specs were just for seeing with.
Researchers are now working on high-tech glasses that can help people hear better, sleep better, and even feel happier.
'It's only recently that researchers have started to realise that there may be more to wearing glasses that simply having better eyesight,' says Dr Frank Eperjesi, head of optometry at Aston University, in Birmingham.
Recent research suggests that altering the type of light that enters the eye can have knock-on effects in the body.
Read MoreMAKKAH As dengue fever cases have increased lately in some Makkah neighborhoods, some citizens complain that hospitals are misdiagnosing the cases and are forced to visit other hospitals for the correct diagnosis and medical treatment, Al-Madinah newspaper reported on Saturday.
People should watch out for two symptoms that could indicate that there is a possibility of dengue. Patients experience high temperatures and a blood test should indicate low platelets and white blood cells.
Director of Al-Noor Specialist Hospital in Makkah Dr. Abdulsalam Noor Wali said the hospital receives about 10 suspected cases of dengue fever daily.
A special medical team and additional specialist clinics were readied to deal with the cases.
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RIYADH: The medical complex that is being built in the north of Jeddah will be named King Abdullah Medical Complex in Jeddah, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah announced in Riyadh yesterday.
Making the announcement, Al-Rabeeah expressed his thanks on behalf of his ministry to Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Abdullah for agreeing to name the hospital after him.
He said the nation is grateful to the king for his continuous support and for serving the citizens by providing them with the best health care facilities and services.
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JEDDAH The role health plays in the lives of the Kingdom's residents has evolved and changed over time.
No longer viewed as simply the absence of disease, health has rather become a state in which optimal physical, mental, and social well-being is achieved.
The commonly-held belief that it is up to the doctor to recommend a treatment that will result in good health is also changing and people are realizing that it is up to them to be more responsible, hence taking charge of their health by eating well, exercising and living a healthy lifestyle.
Read MoreMADINAH The Saudi Cancer Society in Madinah has conducted cancer detection tests on 8,000 suspected cancer cases. The tests were conducted with the cooperation of Madinah Health Affairs Directorate and Taibah University.
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