• Mobile Phones can Cause Brain Tumours...

    Added On : 21st October 2012

    cell phones3Mobile Phones can Cause Brain Tumours, Court Rules

    A landmark court case has ruled there is a link between using a mobile phone and brain tumours, paving the way for a flood of legal actions.

    Innocente Marcolini, 60, an Italian businessman, fell ill after using a handset at work for up to six hours every day for 12 years.

    Now Italy's Supreme Court in Rome has blamed his phone saying there is a "causal link" between his illness and phone use, the Sun has reported.

    Mr Marcolini said: "This is significant for very many people. I wanted this problem to become public because many people still do not know the risks.

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  • 1 Million Polio Vaccines Given to Haj Pilgrims

    Added On : 21st October 2012

    al rabeah hajjcommRIYADH: More than 1 million polio vaccines were given to Haj pilgrims from endemic countries, Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah announced here yesterday.

    Al-Rabeeah was chairing the seventh meeting of the Haj Health Committee at his ministry headquarters yesterday. Chairmen of all related sub-committees were present to exchange notes about the progress of the health plan for the current Haj season.

    The minister said that polio vaccines were given to pilgrims who arrived at the Haj terminal from countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and Nigeria. He added that pilgrims who from the African belt were also given polio doses as a preventive treatment. The doses were given to both male and female pilgrims.

    Prior to the Haj season, the Saudi missions abroad requested pilgrims to produce quarantine certificate to issue Haj visas. They were certified against yellow fever, meningitis, polio and influenza depending on the countries of origin.

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  • Al-Rabeah Inspects Healthcare Projects

    Added On : 22nd October 2012

    al rabeah jeddahMinister orders speedy completion of hospital in east Jeddah

    JEDDAH — Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeah, Minister of Health, on Sunday toured a 300-bed hospital under construction in east Jeddah.

    Work on the multispeciality hospital started three years ago and 80 percent of the project has been completed.

    The minister inspected all the departments of the hospital and was briefed on the progress of work by Dr. Sami Badawood, director of health affairs in Jeddah, and the project's contractor.

    The minister stressed that the buildings and support facilities should be completed according to plan within the scheduled time.

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  • Al-Rabeah Inspects Healthcare Projects

    Added On : 22nd October 2012

    al rabeah jeddahMinister orders speedy completion of hospital in east Jeddah

    JEDDAH — Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeah, Minister of Health, on Sunday toured a 300-bed hospital under construction in east Jeddah.

    Work on the multispeciality hospital started three years ago and 80 percent of the project has been completed.

    The minister inspected all the departments of the hospital and was briefed on the progress of work by Dr. Sami Badawood, director of health affairs in Jeddah, and the project's contractor.

    The minister stressed that the buildings and support facilities should be completed according to plan within the scheduled time.

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  • KAU Campaign Sees 140 Women Donating Blood

    Added On : 23rd October 2012

    blood donation kauA young Saudi donating blood at the camp organized by King Abdulaziz University in Jeddah, recently. — Courtesy photoJEDDAH — About 140 women donated blood in a recent campaign organized by King Abdulaziz University here. In all, over 200 donors took part in the five-day campaign organized under the motto "Your Safety is Our Goal."

    Dr. Ibrahim Jumah, the supervisor of the campaign, said the organizers encouraged university staff, students and the public to donate blood to help meet the constant demand for blood in various health facilities.

    Blood transfusions are essential in cases where patients experience severe bleeding and face death due to blood loss. The campaign forms part of a larger initiative involving KAU and other government authorities such as the Civil Defense, Red Crescent and Border Guards.

    According to statistics one in every 10 inpatients need blood transfusions.

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  • Health Status of Pilgrims Reassuring

    Added On : 24th October 2012

    Mina: Minister of Health Dr. Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Al-Rabiah said that the health status of the pilgrims is reassuring.

    In remarks he made yesterday evening, the minister said that the health status of the pilgrims is excellent and until now, there are no health problems or epidemics.

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  • Strike Vitamin D Off the List for Cold Prevention?

    Added On : 25th October 2012

    Looks like we may have to cross out another supposed way to prevent the common cold.

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  • Faulty Medical Implants Investigation...

    Added On : 25th October 2012

    gongFaulty Medical Implants Investigation: Patients Failed by Poor Implant Regulation, Say Surgeons

    Patients are being "failed" by the poor regulation of artificial hips and other medical devices, which is potentially allowing dangerous products to be used in Britain, the Royal College of Surgeons warns.

    In a letter to The Daily Telegraph, the Royal College and the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA) warn that this week's revelations about the system are a "stark reminder" of the "urgent need to address the regulatory flaws".

    A joint investigation by this newspaper and the British Medical Journal discloses that the regulation of European medical products is also being "sub-contracted" to questionable Asian firms.

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  • Holy Cities Free from Epidemics, Says Al-Rabeeah

    Added On : 25th October 2012

    al rabeeah3Health Minister Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah said yesterday that all cases treated in the medical facilities in holy cities at this year's Haj either chronic or simple cases.

    Al-Rabeeah was inspecting the health facilities in holy sites in Makkah .

    "I praise the integration and solidarity between all departments namely the ministries of defense, interiors, health and the Red Crescent," he said.

    He said all are working in one system and that he was happy to see everybody well prepared with specialized manpower.

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  • King Fahad Specialist Hospital Obtains...

    Added On : 26th October 2012

    King Fahad Specialist Hospital Obtains ISO 27001 Certificate

    King Fahad Specialist Hospital in Dammam obtained the international ISO 27001 certification for global information security management. The united registrar of Systems Limited Company tested all policies and standards applied in the IT Management Service & Support Department at the hospital and evaluated its compliance with the requirements and specifications of ISO 27001.

    Talal Al-Juhani, head of the IT Management Service & Support Department, said, "The expansion in the use of digital technology in the hospital must be accompanied by an improvement in the quality of services and the application of all security and protection methods. This new achievement reflects the constant enrichment of our management system as per international standards with the ultimate aim of providing the best quality IT infrastructure services to our patients and staff."

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