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Ministry Declares War on Mumps, Measles, Rubella
Added On : 17th September 2011
RIYADH: The Ministry of Health is launching a national campaign for immunization against measles, rubella and mumps on Saturday.
The ministrys campaign is to be two-pronged creating awareness and inoculating the targeted group of people.
Though the campaign begins Saturday as planned, a formal launch of the program will be held in the presence of Education Minister Prince Faisal bin Abdullah and Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah at the Health Ministry headquarters in the capital on Sunday, ministry spokesman Dr. Khalid Al-Mirghalani said on Friday.
Al-Mirghalani explained that the ministry will launch a countrywide awareness campaign during the first week and the vaccination will begin on Sept. 25.
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Coming to Terms with Cancer in KSA
Added On : 25th May 2011
Cancer is an emotionally charged word. It is the disease that no one speaks about. When I was growing up, if someone had it, the term cancer was not even pronounced. Our elders would say, She has that illness, and gloom would descend over their faces. Decades ago, cancer was considered a death sentence. Fortunately, that is no longer the case.
Today, with advances in spotting the disease early on and treating it, a growing number of cancer patients can expect a full recovery and live to tell their heroic stories. Yet, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done because cancer incidence in the Kingdom is on the rise.
The first step to curb the cancer rise in our country is to increase public awareness on how it can be prevented, and how to look for warning signs. Knowledge is power. My focus is on the most common male cancers, since female cancers are documented far better, particularly in this part of the world, than their male counterparts.
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Heart Doctors Ban Football
Added On : 3rd November 2010
TABUK: Doctors have advised a football fanatic in Tabuk to give up supporting his team out of fear for his heart.
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Woman Delivers in Parking Lot
Added On : 13th July 2010
HAIL A mother delivered her baby boy under the scorching sun in the parking lot of King Khaled Hospital here after clinics would not admit the woman, her husband said.
The man, who requested anonymity, said he took his wife from Wadi Saqf village, about 80 km southwest of Hail, to find a clinic. No clinic would admit his wife so he was forced to travel to Hail.
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KIDNEY FAILURE CASES INCREASE,...
Added On : 21st March 2009
KIDNEY FAILURE CASES INCREASE, BUT
FACILITIES ARE HARD TO FIND
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MRI SCANNING
Added On : 14th June 2008
ANYONE who has had a Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) scan will know that although they are painless in themselves, they can be an unpleasant examination. Having had around eight MRI scans, all in various hospitals in Jeddah, I speak from personal experience. Unfortunately, many staff working in hospitals become blasé and lose their bedside manner; what is a routine part of their day is a worrying event in the day of their patient who is possibly anxious, upset, or in pain, and needs reassurance. The best scan I have experienced had Filipino technicians who regularly communicated with me during the procedure, asked me if I was okay and made comments like Not long to go now, and Only a few minutes more.
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Arthritis Stem Cell Jab 'Could Ease Pain for Millions'
Added On : 11th July 2012
An injection of stem cells taken from body fat could one day help patients recover from crippling osteoarthritis.
The treatment, which has been successfully trialled on animals, helps the body regrow tissue and cartilage that has been damaged by the degenerative condition.
Although still at an experimental stage, experts say the therapy could be 'transformational' for the six million people in the UK who suffer from the condition.
Early results suggest the treatment, from Australian company Regeneus, could delay the need for joint repair by 10 or 20 years. There is the possibility that it could stop the disease's progression altogether if caught early.
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Acute Back Pain: Spine Therapy No Help
Added On : 10th July 2012
Study: Spinal Manipulation No Help for Acute Low Back Pain
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New Devices Improve Diabetes Control
Added On : 9th July 2012
Insulin Pump, Shots Equally Effective, but Pump Plus Monitor Is Best
By combining insulin pumps with continuous blood sugar sensors, people with diabetes get better blood sugar control than those using finger-stick testing and insulin shots, new research suggests.
The findings come from an analysis of studies comparing new technologies to traditional methods for monitoring and controlling blood sugar.
The studies find that old-fashioned insulin injections control blood sugar just as well as insulin pumps. But most studies find that people get better results by combining the pumps with new blood sugar-monitoring devices.
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FDA Limits Long-Acting Asthma Inhalers
Added On : 9th July 2012
Ruling Restricts Use of Serevent, Foradil, Advair, and Symbicort
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