http://arabtimesonline.com Add News en-US admin@arabtimesonline.com KUWAIT CITY, May 22: An introductory talk was delivered by Dr Adnan Zaidi, an American Board Certified Oncologist, at a local hotel recently about The Cancer Foundation (www.thecancerfoundation.pk), a notfor- profit organization in Karachi, Pakistan... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196507/reftab/69/t/Cancer-treatment-for-all/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 23 May 2013 06:15:16 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21, (Agencies): Kuwait’s Health Ministry reiterated that no cases of the coronavirus have been recorded in the country to date, emphasizing at the same time it is fully ready to treat any such case, in accordance with World Health O... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196470/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:55:05 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 21, (KUNA): The National Bank of Kuwait (NBK) has signed a financing agreement with a joint venture led by the local Associated Construction Co (ASCO) to finance the KD98 million ($342.2 million) Al Amiri Hospital expansion project,... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196466/reftab/69/t/NBK-to-finance-Al-Amiri-Hospital-expansion-project/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 22 May 2013 05:48:56 GMT  Saudi Arabia has reported another case of infection in a concentrated outbreak of a new strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year and spread into Europe, the World Health Organization (WHO) under its Director-General Margaret Chan... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196400/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:32:53 GMT ASTHMA is a chronic but a reversible obstructive lung disease that afflicts over 235 million people globally, according to estimates by the World Health Organisation.  It is also one of the most common chronic disorders in childhood. The stron... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196394/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:21:22 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 19: About 30 lab technicians gathered at the Ministry of Health office in Sulaibhikhat Sunday protesting the ministry’s last-minute decision to hire technicians from private companies in their stead. Speaking to the Arab Times,... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196388/reftab/69/t/30-lab-technicians-protest-MoH-U-turn/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 20 May 2013 06:07:36 GMT RIYADH, May 18, (AFP): A new case of the deadly coronavirus has been detected in Saudi Arabia where 15 people have already died after contracting it, the health ministry announced on Saturday on its Internet website. “One new case of novel coronavir... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196349/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 19 May 2013 06:10:36 GMT RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, May 17, (AP): Saudi Arabia says it has dedicated nine additional laboratories to help investigators track a deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS that appears to be centered in the kingdom. Thursday’s Health Ministry ann... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196313/reftab/69/t/Saudis-add-labs-to-track-coronavirus/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 04:44:05 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 17: Head of the Forensic Unit at Kuwait Center for Mental Health Dr Abdullah Hamadi was recently quoted as saying doctors, especially those working with the Kuwait Center for Cancer Control (KCC), should protect themselves against t... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196311/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 18 May 2013 04:40:08 GMT NEW YORK, May 16, (AP): A deadly new respiratory virus related to SARS has apparently spread from patients to health care workers in eastern Saudi Arabia, health officials said Wednesday. The Ministry of Health in Saudi Arabia told world health offi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196280/reftab/69/t/SARS-like-virus-hits-Saudi-health-workers/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:23:07 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16, (KUNA): A team of surgeons from Adan Hospital have just operated on five heart patients using valvereplacement methods hitherto untried in Kuwait, said the hospital director Dr Marzouq al-Azmi on Thursday. He said the heart valv... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196287/reftab/69/t/Adan-Hospital-uses-latest-approach-to-heart-surgery/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:33:19 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 16, (AFP): Kuwait is to bar foreigners from attending public hospitals in the mornings, local media reported on Thursday, in a decision activists labelled as “racist”. The decision comes after complaints in parliament of Kuwaiti pat... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196278/reftab/69/t/KUWAIT-TO-BAR-EXPATS-FROM-MORNING-TREATMENT/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 17 May 2013 05:17:49 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 14, (Agencies): Kuwait’s Ministry of Health made an administrative decision announcing strict guidelines on how to handle acute respiratory cases, particularly the novel coronavirus (nCoV), which it described as “a dangerous communi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196223/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 15 May 2013 05:53:11 GMT RIYADH, May 12, (RTRS): World Health Organisation (WHO) officials said on Sunday it seemed likely a new coronavirus that has killed at least 18 people in the Middle East and Europe could be passed between humans, but only after prolonged contact. ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196155/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:10:18 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 12: The Dasman Diabetes Institute (DDI) announced the launching of a program for Primary Health Care providers in Diabetes Care certified by the Joslin Diabetes Center (JDC), the world’s largest diabetes research center, diabetes cl... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196154/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 13 May 2013 06:09:15 GMT GENEVA, May 10, (KUNA): The State of Kuwait called for offering all required technological and financial help to parties to the S t o c k h o l m , Rotterdam, Basel conventions to help handle hazardous chemicals and wastes. “Every country has specia... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/196086/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 11 May 2013 05:42:57 GMT NEW YORK, May 7, (RTRS): A new study offers evidence to support what many people have learned for themselves: never go grocery shopping when you’re hungry. Researchers found that people who hadn’t eaten all afternoon chose more high-calorie foods ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195981/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 08 May 2013 06:05:04 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 4: A famous Filipino celebrity doctor arrived in Kuwait this weekend to hold a series of free health lectures and seminars for Filipinos and expatriates in Kuwait. Dr Sam Ramos, the CEO of Classique Hers International Corporation (C... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195870/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:26:00 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 4, (Agencies): The Director of Miteeb Al-Shallahi Health Center in Ishbiliya Dr Wafaa Al-Kandari says Kuwait is ranked 6th internationally in cases of diabetes and the rate is 23 percent according to recent statistics, citing obesit... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195869/reftab/69/t/Diabetes-Awareness-Day-launched-in-Farwaniya/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:20:30 GMT RIYADH, May 4, (AFP): Five Saudis who died after contracting a new SARS-like virus last week had not travelled abroad, a health ministry doctor said on Saturday. “After questioning relatives, it turned out that none of these people had been abr... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195868/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 05 May 2013 06:19:12 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 2: The nurses of Mubarak Al Kabeer Hospital who went on strike early last month say that none of their demands have yet been met by their company. Following the strike, the company, which provides nurses to hospitals in Hawalli,... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195786/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 03 May 2013 05:53:00 GMT KUWAIT CITY, May 2: Assistant Undersecretary for the Pharmaceutical and Medical Equipment Affairs in the Ministry of Health Omar Al-Sayed has announced the ministry’s plan to reduce the prices of medicines before the end of this year without any neg... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195787/reftab/69/t/Ministry-to-reduce-prices-of-medicines-before-end-of-year/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 03 May 2013 05:54:22 GMT PARIS, May 1, (AFP): Scientists said Wednesday they had found a brain region that controls physical ageing, and could target it to manipulate the lifespan of lab mice. The findings may be a step towards finding the holy grail of slowing human agei... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195766/reftab/69/t/Brain-may-hold-long-life-secret/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 02 May 2013 06:07:34 GMT WASHINGTON, April 30, (AFP): Money does indeed buy happiness, and more money leads to more happiness, according to a study released Monday by economic researchers. While a link between money and well-being is not surprising, the new study contr... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195726/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 01 May 2013 06:02:55 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 30: “Here in our community in Kuwait, we import the best equipment, we have some of the best surgeons and excellent facilities in our hospitals but still unfortunately we do not have the best patients”, remarked Dr Mohammad Jarall... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195723/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 01 May 2013 05:57:06 GMT The Indian Women's Association (IWA) - Kuwait will host a Medical Seminar COMMIT TO BE FIT!! A Medical Seminar under the initiative of Indian Women's Association's 'Reach for Health' will be held on Monday April 29, 6:30 pm at the Holiday ..... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195290/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 18 Apr 2013 07:23:14 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 28: Following the recent Kalium Kuwait Derma 2013 conference, the Arab Times met with Dr Francisco de Melo, the latest asset at Aesthetica Clinic in Dubai. A member at the Medical Science Society of Lisbon, Portugal and of the I... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195668/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 29 Apr 2013 07:17:43 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 28: Gastrointestinal problems are highly prevalent in the subcontinent and the Middle East, but it’s overshadowed by the huge attention given to cardiac and other ailments, says eminent gastroenterologist and chairman of Asian Ins... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195655/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 29 Apr 2013 06:32:06 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 27: MP Saad Al-Bous has forwarded questions to Oil Minister Hani Hussein and his Health counterpart Dr Mohammed Al-Haifi on the gas leakage in Ahmadi, reports Al-Seyassah daily. In a press statement recently, Al-Bous quoted Kuwa... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195618/reftab/69/t/MP-Al-Bous-questions-Oil-Health-ministers/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 28 Apr 2013 06:11:53 GMT NEW YORK, April 26, (AP): Scientists have identified a hormone that can sharply boost the number of cells that make insulin in mice, a discovery that may someday lead to a treatment for the most common type of diabetes. People have their own ve... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195581/reftab/69/t/Newfound-hormone-holds-hope-for-diabetics/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 27 Apr 2013 05:37:31 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 25: Director of Health Support Department at the Ministry of Health Dr Abeer Al-Bahwa announced that 76 percent of death cases in Kuwait occur due to chronic diseases, reports Al-Qabas daily. She said this during an event tit... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195548/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 26 Apr 2013 05:49:03 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 23: The Health Committee of the National Assembly met Tuesday to discuss the mechanism of improving the standard of health services and the cooperative societies draft law. The meeting was attended by the Undersecretary of Minis... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195473/reftab/69/t/MPs-TEAM-WITH-HEALTH-TO-IMPROVE-SERVICES/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 24 Apr 2013 06:24:11 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 21: Deputy Director of Kuwait Center for Cancer Control Dr Reem Al-Asousi has announced the launching of a new policy to conduct nutrition surveys for the first time in public hospitals, reports Al-Watan daily. Al-Asousi explain... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195411/reftab/69/t/Bid-to-hold-nutrition-surveys/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:09:57 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 21: Assistant Undersecretary for Medicines and Medical Preparations at the Health Ministry Dr Omar Al-Sayed has unveiled a plan to again reduce the prices of medicines in the local market before the year ends, reports Al-Anba dail... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195410/reftab/69/t/MoH-official-seeks-to-again-cut-prices-of-medicines/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 22 Apr 2013 06:09:31 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 20, (KUNA): Kuwait occupies the sixth place among nations with the highest rates of diabetes, said Minister of Health Dr Muhammad al-Haifi on Saturday. For that reason, Kuwait is dedicating enormous resources to spread awaren... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195376/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:06:10 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 19: Director of Farwaniya General Hospital Dr Humoud Al-Za’abi announced that they will soon expand the natural medicine and treatment wards with separate units for male, female and children, adding that they will install the late... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195330/reftab/69/t/Hospital-to-expand-natural-medicine-treatment-wards/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:56:47 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 19: MP Bader Al-Bazali says he submitted a query to the Minister of Health Dr Mohammed Al-Haifi about the air purification systems that the ministry bought in 2009 for the operation theatres in hospitals, indicating that these sys... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195329/reftab/69/t/MP-submits-query-about-air-purification-systems-in-operation-theatres/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:56:02 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 19: Head of Technical Affairs Department at the Ministry of Health Dr Majida Al-Qattan says the ministry has signed contracts with 25 doctors from Egypt and Jordan who are specialized in school health, adding that the ministry int... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195328/reftab/69/t/MoH-inks-deal-with-25-doctors/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 19 Apr 2013 23:54:41 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 16: The official spokesperson of Kuwait Doctors Association Marzouq Al-Azmi revealed that some of the recommendations referred to the Ministry of Health by the Parliamentary Health Committee are largely political, and are neither ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195234/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 17 Apr 2013 04:52:51 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 14: The Audit Bureau has begun investigations into the file of the ‘overseas treatment’ and the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Health Khaled Sahlawi has given this task to the technical advisor in his office Dr Ali Al-Foudari t... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195172/reftab/69/t/Audit-Bureau-begins-probe-into-overseas-treatment-file/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:45:12 GMT NEW DELHI, April 13, (AFP): Food served on Indian trains is prepared in filthy conditions with little regard for hygiene or health, a news channel said Friday, citing a report by the state-run railways’ officials. India’s CNN-IBN said it had ob... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195148/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:07:57 GMT BEIJING, April 13, (AFP): A seven-year-old girl is Beijing’s first human case of H7N9 bird flu, local authorities said on Saturday as China’s outbreak of the disease spread to the capital. The girl, whose parents are poultry traders, was in a stab... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195132/reftab/69/t/First-human-H7N9-bird-flu-case/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 14 Apr 2013 05:47:49 GMT LONDON, April 12, (KUNA): Carrying excess weight around the abdomen is linked to an increased risk of kidney disease, a study suggests Friday. It was already known that being “apple-shaped,” as opposed to “pear-shaped”, added to the risk of develo... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195106/reftab/69/t/Apple-shape-linked-to-risk-of-kidney-disease/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 13 Apr 2013 05:58:02 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 11: The Ministry of Health will soon start inspecting local pharmacies to ensure strict compliance with the new pricing regulation which covers 7,116 types of medicines, cosmetics and food supplements, reports Al-Anba daily quotin... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195077/reftab/69/t/MoH-to-start-inspecting-local-pharmacies/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:43:34 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 11, (Agencies): In an effort to control the growing prevalence of diabetes in Kuwait, Sanofi, a diversified healthcare leader, have partnered with the Kuwait Diabetes Society to host sessions with medical professionals to discuss ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195076/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:42:38 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 9: The rate of high blood pressure in adults has increased to 30 percent and it is considered one of the most common chronic diseases throughout the world, reports Al-Anba daily quoting Director of School Health Department Dr Ibti... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195007/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:10:34 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 9, (Agencies): Nurses at Mubarak Al-Kabeer hospital have ended their strike and would return to work tomorrow, Minister of Health Dr Mohammad Al-Haifi announced Monday evening. Al-Haifi, speaking to KUNA, said the nurses agreed ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/195003/reftab/69/t/Nurses-end-strike---Demands-to-be-met/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 10 Apr 2013 06:05:35 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 8: A large number of nurses working at Mubarak Al-Kabeer Hosptial went on an indefinite strike on Monday, halting the work process in the outpatient clinics. According to a source, “the strike occurred because officials cont... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194972/reftab/69/t/Nurses-in-Kuwait-go-on-an-indefinite-strike/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:09:59 GMT BEIJING, April 7, (Agencies): China reported three more cases of human infection of a new strain of bird flu on Sunday, raising the total number of cases to 21. Six of those who contracted the H7N9 virus have died. All 21 cases have been reported ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194931/reftab/69/t/Bird-flu-cases-rise-in-China/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:02:58 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 7: Around 76 percent of intermediate level students require orthodontic treatment and 11 percent of them need surgery while 18 percent should undergo maxilla treatment when they turn 18 years old, reports Al-Rai daily quoting Kuwa... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194930/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 08 Apr 2013 06:02:24 GMT CHICAGO, April 6, (RTRS): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Friday it has issued an advisory to US doctors that may help them identify any cases of the new bird flu virus known as H7N9, but stressed that no cases have been fo... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194895/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 07 Apr 2013 06:02:54 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 5, (KUNA): Kuwaitis and expatriates should plant vegetables in their homes to make it easier for them to adopt the organic diet which is good for the health, says Eng Hamad Al- Khulaeb — a Kuwaiti academic staff at the College of ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194875/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:08:34 GMT PARIS, April 5, (Agencies): A mutated bird flu virus that has killed six people in China displays worrying traits that warrant high vigilance, experts say, though the true extent of the threat is unclear. Most concerning is the virus’ wide geographi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194874/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 06 Apr 2013 06:07:42 GMT BEIJING, April 4, (Agencies): China said it was mobilising resources nationwide to combat a new strain of deadly bird flu that has killed four people, as Japan and Hong Kong stepped up vigilance against the virus and Vietnam banned imports of Chines... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194836/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:59:16 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 4: The National Assembly strongly criticized both the Minister of Health and the Minister of Interior on Thursday during a special session to discuss health and security issues in the country. On internal security issues, a t... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194833/reftab/69/t/Call-for-health-insurance-law-for-all/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 05 Apr 2013 06:57:17 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 2 (KUNA): Kuwait government is determined to enforce law to crack down on crime and address status of expatriates living here illegally, while building more hospitals and further improving health care for citizens. Deputy pri... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194766/reftab/69/t/Kuwait-government-to-enforce-the-law-improve-health-care-delivery/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:10:35 GMT SYDNEY, April 2, (AFP): An Australia-led study has identified a gene associated with a common form of epilepsy which could lead to earlier diagnosis, a researcher said Tuesday. Melbourne University academic Ingrid Scheffer said a number of genes l... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194765/reftab/69/t/Epilepsy-breakthrough-in-Australia-led-study/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 03 Apr 2013 06:09:23 GMT KUWAIT CITY, April 1: Leading multi-disciplinary non-profit organization, Fawzia Sultan Rehabilitation Institute (FSRI), recently held several workshops in collaboration with Gulf Bank to train physiotherapists in Kuwait on the pain-free Mulligan Co... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194728/reftab/69/t/Pain-free-physiotherapy-method-in-focus/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:08:39 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 31: Director of Al-Sabah Hospital Dr Abbas Ramadan stressed the importance of combating Diabetes, pointing out that Kuwait is the top 6th among the countries in the world affected by this disease, reports Al-Anba daily. He in... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194700/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 01 Apr 2013 05:54:50 GMT NEW YORK, March 30, (RTRS): Women taking a Chinese herbal formula experienced less than half the number of menopausal hot flashes they had before the treatment, according to a new study from Hong Kong. Among women taking an herbal mix called Er-xi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194648/reftab/69/t/Chinese-herbs-may-reduce-hot-flashes/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 31 Mar 2013 05:16:32 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 28: Director of Overseas Medical Treatment Department Dr Mubarak Al-Ajmi says the department always abides by the rules and regulations related to compensating patients with medical expenses incurred overseas, reports Al-Seyassah ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194586/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 29 Mar 2013 05:35:01 GMT GENEVA, March 27, (AFP): A 73-year old Saudi man has died in Munich from a lethal new SARS-like virus, the World Health Organisation said Tuesday, making him the 11th victim of the illness since its detection last year. The patient had been tra... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194571/reftab/69/t/Coronavirus-claims-Saudi/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 28 Mar 2013 07:05:54 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 27: The Consumer Protection Agency recently discussed with the officials of companies which distribute energy drinks the need to intensify efforts in regulating the sale of such products due to the detrimental effects on human hea... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194560/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 28 Mar 2013 06:10:03 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 25, (KUNA): Minister of Health Mohammad Al-Haifi on Monday opened Ali Sabah Al-Salem Area’s Health Center specializing in primary health care. Speaking at the opening ceremony of the new center in Ali Sabah Al-Salem Suburb in Al... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194495/reftab/69/t/New-clinic-opened-in-Ahmadi-Governorate/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 26 Mar 2013 06:07:53 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 23: The Kuwait India Fraternity Forum, a socio cultural organization of Indians residing in Kuwait successfully launched KIFF Blood Donors Network with a mass blood donation camp on March 15 at Ministry of Education for private sc... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194420/reftab/69/t/Huge-turnout-for-KIFF-blood-donation-camp/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 24 Mar 2013 06:14:11 GMT NEW YORK, March 22, (RTRS): Doctors need to give antibiotics to more than 12,000 people with acute respiratory infections to prevent just one of them from being hospitalized with pneumonia, according to a new study. And that small benefit is outweig... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194399/reftab/69/t/Antibiotics-not-worth-risk-in-chest-colds/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 23 Mar 2013 06:11:17 GMT CANBERRA, March 21, (AFP): Experts on infectious diseases Thursday warned people to stay away from bats worldwide after the recent death of an eight-year-old boy bitten in Australia. The boy last month became the third person in the country to die... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194352/reftab/69/t/Global-alert-on-bat-virus/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:20:36 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 21: “Something that invests in the health, the future and prosperity of the Kuwaiti people is very much in our interest”, were the words of US Ambassador Matthew Tueller as he spoke late Wednesday evening at a “United against Diab... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194351/reftab/69/t/Seminar-urges-fight-against-diabetes/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 22 Mar 2013 07:19:42 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 19: ‘Universal’ is organizing the 4th Kuwait Medica Conference and Exhibition at the Hotel Crowne Plaza. The three-day event, which began today and continues until March 21, was inaugurated by Engineer Samir Al-Asfour, Assistant U... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194292/reftab/69/t/Kuwait-Medica-confab-exhibition-opens/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 20 Mar 2013 07:05:25 GMT LONDON, March 18, (RTRS): Deadly strains of tuberculosis (TB) resistant to multiple drugs are spreading around the world, and authorities urgently need another $1.6 billion a year to tackle them, global health officials said on Monday. Donors shou... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194252/reftab/69/t/Health-agencies-warn-of-global-TB-threat/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:30:59 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 18, (KUNA): The 5th Gulf Nuclear Medicine and 3rd Kuwait Society of Nuclear Medicine (KSNM) Conference kicked off here on Monday. The two-day conference, entitled “Recent Advances in Nuclear Medicine,” is sponsored by Minister o... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194245/reftab/69/t/Confab-to-tackle-latest-in-N-medicine/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 19 Mar 2013 06:10:09 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 15: The decision by Iran to expel former al-Qaeda spokesman Suleiman Abu Ghaith, gives an indication that there is a campaign against the group in Iran, the country which since long has given the al-Qaeda network members safe have... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194138/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 16 Mar 2013 06:23:19 GMT LONDON, March 14, (KUNA): A drug that may reverse autism is to be tested on children with the condition, scientists have revealed. Preliminary results show that the drug, already used to treat sleeping sickness, corrects autism-like symptoms in mi... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194095/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:07:34 GMT LONDON, March 14, (RTRS): Scientists have worked out how a deadly new virus which was unknown in humans until last year is able to infect human cells and cause severe, potentially fatal damage to the lungs. In one of the first detailed studies of ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194094/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 15 Mar 2013 06:07:18 GMT LONDON, March 13, (KUNA): Patients should be treated in the community rather than in hospitals because they can be “dangerous places”, some of the UK’s leading doctors warned Wednesday. The state-funded National Health Service (NHS) Alliance, whic... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194081/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 14 Mar 2013 07:13:12 GMT LONDON, March 12, (KUNA): Sleep loss can be an early warning sign of Alzheimer’s, new research suggests, as reported Tuesday. The findings from a study of apparently healthy volunteers point the way to new methods of detecting and monitoring th... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194033/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 13 Mar 2013 06:42:44 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 11, (KUNA): Kuwait Nephrology Association (KNA) is later this week marking World Kidney Day, which is celebrated on the second Thursday of March each year. KNA is joining leading international nephrology associations and soci... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194004/reftab/69/t/Association-to-mark-World-Kidney-Day/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:46:14 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 11: The Medical Commission for Overseas Treatment had reportedly approved the payment of KD 18,000 to a Kuwaiti citizen for treatment in the United States which he initially carried out at his own expense, reports Al-Seyassah dail... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/194003/reftab/69/t/Rules-violated-in-healthcare/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:44:44 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 9: The Second Training Session on Combating Osteoporosis was launched on Thursday at Abdullah & Sharifa Al-Mahari Medical Center in Khaldiya. During the event, Director of Capital Health Zone Dr Tariq Al-Jasser affirmed that... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193924/reftab/69/t/Training-session-on-combating-osteoporosis-launched/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:43:35 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 9: Director of Natural Medicine Hospital Dr Ammar Al-Baroun said the contract to establish the new natural (herbal) medicine hospital with a capacity of 300 beds will be awarded soon and the consultancy office in charge of the pro... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193923/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 10 Mar 2013 06:42:02 GMT CHICAGO, March 8, (RTRS): The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on Thursday warned state and local health officials about potential infections from a deadly virus previously unseen in humans that has now sickened 14 people and kill... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193897/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 09 Mar 2013 06:18:33 GMT GENEVA, March 8, (KUNA): The State of Kuwait reiterated Friday its full commitment to abide by the rights of people with special needs and take all necessary measures to empower them as per the Constitution and the international conventions. “K... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193889/reftab/69/t/Kuwait-commited--to-care-for-disabled/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 09 Mar 2013 05:58:22 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 7: The Ministry of Health allegedly committed legal and administrative errors when it paid a total of KD 22 million to Kuwaiti doctors and it is now trying to recover the amount by deducting KD 1,400 monthly from their salaries fo... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193847/reftab/69/t/MoH-finance-error-draws-doctors-ire---Fury-over-pay-cuts/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:36:50 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 7:  The Civil Service Commission (CSC), in response to the request of the Health Ministry for 30 employment slots to recruit sign language personnel, stressed the need to merge these slots with those approved earlier, reports Al-W... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193845/reftab/69/t/Bid-to-hire-sign-language-personnel-in-hospitals/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 08 Mar 2013 05:34:35 GMT NEW YORK, March 6, (RTRS): Always look on the bright side of life — it may even help your cholesterol. US researchers writing in The American Journal of Cardiology have found better levels of “good cholesterol” and other markers of heart health in... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193832/reftab/69/t/Smile-carries-good-cholesterol/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 07 Mar 2013 07:05:52 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 6, (Agencies): Minister of Health Dr Mohammad Al-Haifi is intending to reject the proposal for separate allocation of clinic hours for citizens, indicating that it would lead to discrimination in providing health services among ci... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193816/reftab/69/t/Minister-plans-to-shun-separate-clinic-hours-proposal-for-citizens/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 07 Mar 2013 06:30:36 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 5, (KUNA): The Cabinet, in its weekly meeting Monday, assigned the Civil Service Commission (CSC) to consider a full health insurance for firemen and to report back with a full study as soon as possible. The Cabinet highly ap... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193785/reftab/69/t/Government-to-consider-full-health-insurance-for-firemen/Default.aspx John Fernandes Wed, 06 Mar 2013 06:35:31 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 3: The Pre-Marriage Medical Examination Center has asked 90.7 percent of 1,295 men and women planning to get married not to press ahead with their wedding plans because they tested positive for various genetic disorders like thala... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193708/reftab/69/t/90-pct-men-women-fail-pre-nuptial-test/Default.aspx John Fernandes Mon, 04 Mar 2013 06:11:18 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 2, (KUNA): Under auspices of Kuwaiti Minister of Health Dr Mohammad Al-Haifi the first GCC conference on iron overload (hemochromatosis) opened here on Saturday with a constellation of eminent specialists from around the globe tak... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193678/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 03 Mar 2013 07:07:45 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 1: MP Nawaf Al-Fezai has presented a query to the Minister of Health Dr Mohammed Al-Haifi about Yiaco Company that provides laboratory and X-ray services to patients in Ahmadi area, reports Al-Anba daily. He wants to know if ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193643/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 02 Mar 2013 06:06:07 GMT KUWAIT CITY, March 1: Kuwait Municipality and Ministry of Health will hold discussions in the coming days about establishing a by-law on standardization of prices of medicines in pharmacies, reports Al-Shahid daily quoting reliable sources. The... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193642/reftab/69/t/Bid-to-standardize-prices-of-medicines/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 02 Mar 2013 06:03:47 GMT KUWAIT CITY, Feb 28: Ministry of Health has warned doctors from issuing sick leaves to individuals who do not deserve to get them, adding that they will be referred for investigations in case violations in this regard are discovered by the concerned... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193602/reftab/69/t/Doctors-warned-against-issuing-sick-leave-to-people-not-ill/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:08:30 GMT KUWAIT CITY, Feb 28: The Public Relations and Coordination Unit at the Medical Emergency Department successfully implemented its contingency plan for the national holidays from Feb24-26, reports Al-Jarida daily quoting Unit Head Waleed Al-Othman. ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193599/reftab/69/t/Medical-dept-successfully-implemented-contingency-plan-from-Feb-24-26/Default.aspx John Fernandes Fri, 01 Mar 2013 07:05:13 GMT KUWAIT CITY, Feb 24 : The proposal to allocate outpatient clinics exclusively for Kuwaiti citizens in the mornings was discussed recently in a meeting of the Health Zone Council, during which the council members unanimously voted in favor of the p... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193496/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 26 Feb 2013 06:19:17 GMT DETROIT, Feb 23, (AP): It’s been called one of medicine’s “open secrets” - allowing patients to refuse treatment by a doctor or nurse of another race. In the latest example, a white man with a swastika tattoo insisted that black nurses not be a... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193460/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sun, 24 Feb 2013 06:42:09 GMT KUWAIT CITY, Feb 22: Head of Endocrine and Diabetes Unit at Jahra Hospital Dr Sameer Al-Shimmari revealed that more than 27 percent of people in Kuwait are suffering from diabetes, reports Al-Anba daily. Dr Al-Shimmari warned those suffering from ... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193406/reftab/69/t/Over-27-pct-of-people-in-Kuwait-suffer-from-diabetes/Default.aspx John Fernandes Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:22:14 GMT KUWAIT CITY, Feb 20: The Faculty of Medicine at Kuwait University hosted a seminar workshop by bioinformatics analyst Yousef Al-Enezi, outlining the process behind the spread of HIV, as well as past treatments and prospective bio-nanotechnological c... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193361/reftab/69/t/Finding-cure-for-HIV-rather-than-treatment/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 21 Feb 2013 07:58:38 GMT KUWAIT CITY, Feb 20, (KUNA):  Kuwait University and Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Sciences (KFAS) have signed a research cooperation agreement to create a register for the donors of stem cells and placenta through a relevant research proj... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193343/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Thu, 21 Feb 2013 06:48:37 GMT LONDON, Feb 18, (KUNA): Fizzy drinks should be taxed, fast food outlets near schools limited and new parents given specific advice on how to feed their children properly to help tackle spiralling levels of obesity, an influential medical group has d... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193278/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:44:46 GMT KUWAIT CITY, Feb 18:  The Ministry of Health has taken the required steps to prevent an outbreak of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) in accordance with the directive of the World Health Organization (WHO), reports Al-Rai daily quoting Minist... http://arabtimesonline.com/NewsDetails/tabid/96/smid/414/ArticleID/193270/reftab/69/Default.aspx John Fernandes Tue, 19 Feb 2013 06:32:23 GMT