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Emirates, India hospital deal offers special faresDubai-based Emirates has teamed up with top healthcare provider Apollo Hospitals to offer specially formulated fares for round-trip flights on the airline to the hospital’s flagship locations in India. As part of this tie-up, the patients and their attendants from 19 countr More… |
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Amadeus Egypt backs children’s cancer treatmentAmadeus, a leading technology partner to the travel industry, has announced today its pledge to donate ten piasters to Cairo University’s National Cancer Institute (NCI) per travel segment booked on its platform during Ramadan. Proceeds will go to helping cure children with More… |
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US anthrax probe reveals new bird flu mishapFederal health officials on Friday disclosed a new safety breach at a high-security U.S. laboratory involving dangerous avian flu, a lapse that came to light as they investigated the potential exposure of government researchers to live anthrax bacteria. The U.S. Centers for Disea More… |
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'Combining vaccines may help eradicate polio'Combining two types of polio vaccine, including one that is injected rather than given orally, appears to give better immunity and could speed efforts to eradicate the crippling disease, scientists said. British and Indian researchers said the inactivated poli More… |
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Dubai dental college, Julphar in scholarship dealDubai College of Dental Medicine (DCDM), a part of Dubai Healthcare City’s integrated academic and clinical operations, signed a scholarship deal with Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar) to support the UAE’s Ministry of Health dentists. As per More… |
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US drugmaker AbbVie offers $51bn for ShireUS drugmaker AbbVie raised its offer for London-listed hyperactivity and rare diseases specialist Shire to 30.1 billion pounds ($51.3 billion) on Tuesday, hoping to win over its reluctant target after three earlier offers were rejected. The latest 51.15 pounds a share cash-and-st More… |
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Bahrain hospital blames unpaid bills in wages rowA private hospital in Bahrain has blamed non-payment of medical bills by patients for delays in paying its own staff. The cash crunch at the International Hospital of Bahrain (IHB) has resulted in 23 doctors and employees resigning since last year, its head of More… |
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P&G, Carrefour launch Unicef vaccine drive in UAEProcter & Gamble (P&G) has launched its Pampers-Unicef campaign in the UAE in collaboration with Majid Al Futtaim’s Carrefour stores. The initiative is being run out across Carrefour stores in UAE as well as its online store. It will run until De More… |
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Oman malls test 400 women for heart diseaseCity Centre Muscat and City Centre Qurum, leading shopping malls in Muscat, recently conducted complimentary heart health testing for more than 400 women over a span of two weekends. The drive was part of a global awareness campaign called Go Red for Women and supported in the re More… |
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Bahrain launches health insurance planBahrain has officially launched the first phase of its National Health Insurance programme which is scheduled to run until July next year. Minister of State for Defence Affairs and Supreme Health Council chairman Lieutenant General Dr Shaikh Mohammed bin Abdul More… |
