HIV: Early detection to better life
The Voluntary Counselling and Testing Service (VCT) has urged anyone who feels he/she has been exposed to HIV infection to
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Disabilities Unit Project launched at SQU
Muscat: The Disabilities Unit Project at Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) set up in cooperation with Oman LNG, was inaugurated at
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Walkathon for breast cancer awareness
Participants and staff from Anantara Al Jabal Al Akhdar Resort at Jabal Akhdar undertook a ‘Walkathon’ for breast cancer awareness
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Steak is back on menu after a review of red meat risks
Cutting back on red and processed meat brings few if any health benefits, according to a review of studies involving
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Child health tops vision 2050
Child care and overall development of children are some of the key features of the Sultanate’s Health Vision 2050, according
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MOH suspends registration of Zantac medicine in Oman
Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) suspended the registration of the medicine Zantac, even though the US Food & Drug Administration
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She needed captions to recognize the places shown on TV
“Voices of Alzheimer’s Caregivers” is a series of experiences and stories of caregivers who could be professionals or family members
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The power tool
Power yoga is a powerful way of maintaining fitness by energising and calming mind. It is a quick way to
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Suicide kills one person every 40 seconds, says WHO
LONDON: Across the world, one person takes their own life every 40 seconds, and more people die by suicide every
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Cancer now ‘leading cause of death’ in rich countries
Cancer has become the leading cause of death in rich nations, overtaking heart disease, according to the results of two
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WHO reviews sultanate Health Information System (HIS)
Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH) received this week Experts delegation from World Health Organization Regional Office for Eastern Mediterranean
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Using mobile to take break not good for your brain: Study
NEW YORK: Using a mobile phone to take a break during mentally challenging tasks does not allow the brain to
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London HIV patient becomes world’s second AIDS cure hope
LONDON: An HIV-positive man in Britain has become the second known adult worldwide to be cleared of the AIDS virus
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Dengue cases touch 48
The Ministry of Health said that 48 cases of dengue fever have been reported so far — all from the
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Meatless meals!
Sonia Elks – As rising numbers of people start 2019 vowing to go vegan for environmental and other reasons, chefs,
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6th OSOG InternationalConference Begins
Muscat:The Sixth International Conference of the Omani Society of Obstetrics & Gynecology (OSOG) began on Friday in collaboration with the
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Health Minster Receives Omani Researcher
H.E. Dr. Ahmed Mohammed Al Saidi, Minister of Health, received recently at his office the Omani Researcher Dr. Halima Al
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NDEC Celebrates World Diabetes Day
The National Diabetes and Endocrine Center (NDEC) of the Royal Hospital in collaboration with the Oman Diabetes Association has begun
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Workshop on Seasonal Influenza
Muscat: The Ministry of Health (MOH), represented by the Directorate General of Diseases Surveillance & Control (DGDSC) organized recently an
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Oman’s first conference on obesity begins
Oman’s first Obesity Conference is highly significant as the prevalence rates of overweight and obesity in the Sultanate is currently
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Omani doctor participates in eradicating Hepatic Hemangioma in France
Muscat: In a remarkable achievement, the Omani doctor and surgeon trainee, Abdallah Yahya al Farai, participated as part of a
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