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Bahrain’s doctors seeking better facilitiesDoctors on duty at Bahrain's main public hospital claim they are being treated "worse than labourers" due to allegedly "filthy" conditions and bed shortages in the on-call rooms. They allege a ceiling even collapsed in a temporary accommodation at Salmaniy More… |
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1bn teenagers at risk of hearing loss due to loud musicSome 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices, including smartphones, and exposure to damaging levels of sound at noisy entertainment venues such as nightclubs, bars and sporting events, according to The World Health Orga More… |
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Bahrain to cut medicine prices by 50pcBahrain will slash prices of hundreds of medicines used for treatment of eye, ear, nose and throat conditions and gynaecology by 50 per cent starting from tomorrow (March 1), said a report. The new pricing cap represents the seventh phase of a GCC decision to unify cost of medici More… |
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Decision on Ebola mass vaccination in August: WHOAn independent advisory body will decide in August at the earliest on whether to recommend widespread introduction of an Ebola vaccine, depending on results of clinical trials and the epidemic's course, the World Health Organization said. All three worst-hit countries in West More… |
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Alba backs Bahrain International Garden ShowAluminium Bahrain has demonstrated its commitment towards a greener Bahrain by supporting and participating in the ongoing Bahrain International Garden Show (BIGS) 2015. The five-day show will conclude on March 1 at the Bahrain International Convention and Exhibition Centre. More… |
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Chinese medicinal herb compound shows promise for EbolaA drug derived from a Chinese medicinal herb is showing promise for combating Ebola infection, effectively imprisoning the virus inside cells so it cannot do its usual damage, scientists said on Thursday. The researchers said the compound, called tetrandrine, blocked infection of More… |
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Trucks to be used for waste disposal in Bahrain developmentUp to 20 truckloads of human waste will have to be hauled off every day from a set of luxury housing developments in the Riffa area in Bahrain to prevent sewage flooding the streets. The Gulf Daily News (GDN), our sister publication, reported yesterday (February 26) that More… |
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Epidemics alert centre planned in GulfAn early warning centre has been proposed to monitor emerging epidemics in the Gulf. Already in the planning stages, the centre is one of a set of recommendations to come from the three-day International Collaborative Conference in Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases (I More… |
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GE to support Kenyan healthcare modernisation effortThe Kenyan Ministry of Health has selected GE Healthcare as a key strategic technology and solutions partner, following the conclusion of an open tender process, as part of a wide-scale healthcare transformation programme. The programme will cover radiology infrastructure moderni More… |
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Stroke a top cause of disability among adults, deaths to doubleStroke is increasingly becoming a major health issues in the Middle East and North Africa region, with projections that deaths from it will nearly double by 2030, according to experts. It is the top cause of disability among adults worldwide and the third cause of death leading t More… |
