Spotlight: Stones that give you pain
MUSCAT, JAN 7 – In the Sultanate and other Gulf countries, average life time prevalence of stone disease in men
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Health
Spotlight: Staying fit
The gym and fitness industry has, of late, flourished in the country. The credit for this boom partially goes to
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71pc Omanisation in MOH
Muscat: Oman’s health sector has made great strides over the last thirty years, revealed the Ministry of Health’s annual report
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Spotlight: Beat burnout for better life
Headache, boredom, constant tiredness, stomach pain and high blood pressure – all of this could be related to work stress.
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Spotlight: Time to lose weight
Muscat: While an estimated 33 per cent of Oman’s population are obese, an equal percentage is overweight as well. Women
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Insurance to be made mandatory for visitors
Muscat: Oman will soon join the league of countries that have made travel insurance mandatory for all types of inbound
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Spotlight: Employers must implement weight control programme
As a precautionary step to cut down the healthcare costs offered by employers to the staff, each institution should pursue
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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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