Majid Al Futtaim has launched its 10 regional health awareness campaign ‘Feel the Beat,’ offering complimentary cardio-health screening for women at shopping malls in the UAE, Bahrain, Egypt, Lebanon and Oman.

The leading shopping mall and leisure pioneer is collaborating with the American Heart Association and Emirates Cardiac Society for the two month-long campaign.

The"...

Bahrain has stopped importing all drugs produced by the Gulf Pharmaceutical Industries (Julphar).

The National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) has directed government departments and the main supplier of Julphar drugs to enforce the ban.

In a statement issued today, the regulatory authority said that the ban does not apply to Julphar drugs which are currently available"...

Sergey Burlakov, a Paralympic athlete and four-time amputee, visited nanoM on September 16th. nanoM is a sports and human performance facility that is the first of its kind in the world, and Burlakov visited to undergo a series of tests.

Karan Rekhi, Vice President - Operations of Emirates Healthcare, said, “An inspirational hero like Sergey proves that you can do anything you set your mind to. He passed our tests at nanoM with flying colors;"...

The Health Ministry has announced that Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) is ready to receive all birth cases redirected from Jidhafs Maternity Hospital due to the development and maintenance work taking place at the latter in implementation of the ministry's strategy to develop public hospitals to improve services to citizens .

The Health Ministry said two additional"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Roughly 175 million Europeans have obstructive sleep apnoea, according to a late-breaking abstract presented by ResMed today at the European Respiratory Society’s annual ERS Congress in Paris. Leading researchers estimate 90 million Europeans have moderate to severe sleep apnoea, meaning they experience at least 15 breathing events an hour during sleep.

These statistics are based on the"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Boehringer Ingelheim announced results from the OTIVACTO study, an observational European real-world study of 7,443 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) patients treated with Spiolto® (tiotropium/olodaterol) Respimat®, which were presented today at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2018 in Paris, France.1 Patients in the study reported both improved physical functioning and general condition and high satisfaction with their"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Taiwan, with high quality medical service and world’s top IT industry, has becoming one of the leaders in global healthcare technology and provider. On November 29 - 30, MEDTEX will focus on 3 key trends: Intelligent Healthcare, Next-generation Biotherapeutics, and Bio-Innovation. Jointed by over 30 world-renowned experts.

At CEO forum, leaders from Merck, Teva, Hitachi, and Nvidia will"...

(AETOS Wire)-- Biolog-id, a world leader in connected health solutions, today announced the establishment of its U.S. operational center in Atlanta. This new site will enable Biolog-id to continue the growth of its presence in North America and offer its business solutions in the biggest health market in the world.

Biolog-id LLC’s offices are located in Alpharetta, 15 minutes north of Atlanta, Georgia."...

• INSTAGE® trial results published in the New England Journal of Medicine1

• Trial provides clinical data on patients with IPF and severe impairment in gas exchange usually excluded from clinical trials1
• Efficacy and safety profile of nintedanib in patients with advanced IPF was consistent with that observed in patients with less advanced disease in earlier trials1,2,3,4
• Sildenafil plus nintedanib did not provide significant benefit versus nintedanib alone1

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A 31-year-old Caucasian male, a baseball player, was extremely active athletically and in great physical shape until he was struck with osteoarthritis of the right shoulder and left knee. While the young sportsman wanted to build his career in baseball, the increasing pain levels made it difficult for him to perform well. After having tried varied treatments, with no effective results, the young man opted for Stromal Vascular Fraction (SVF) treatment which not only reduced his painful symptoms but also increased his range"...