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UEMedical Places Focus on Obstetrics and Gynecology
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Abu Dhabi, UAE: United Eastern Medical Services (UEMedical), the healthcare developers behind the pioneering hospital project Danat Al Emarat for Women and Children, demonstrated its unyielding commitment to women’s health by supporting the Middle East Obstetrics and Gynecology Exhibition & Conference 2012 in Dubai
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Siemens at Obs-Gyne Exhibition & Congress 2012
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Siemens will be showcasing the ACUSON S2000 and ACUSON X300 Ultrasound systems, and the CLINITEK Status Analyzer, a point of care (POC) system for laboratory diagnostics.
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Top 5 killers in women in the UAE
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Maurice Faber, Vice President of Siemens Healthcare, Lower Gulf said: "Breast cancer is one of the most frequently diagnosed life-threatening cancers in women in the UAE.
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Pregnancy Increases Heart Attack Risk
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Heart attacks are often linked to high blood pressure, diabetes and smoking. But a new study suggests pregnancy can also increase the risk.
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Curbing C-sections could save countries billions
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Putting a halt to medically unnecessary cesarean sections could save more than $2 billion a year worldwide, a new study estimates.
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Obstetrics Medical Malpractice Suits Avoidable Through Training, Preparation and Communication
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Obstetrics Medical Malpractice Suits Avoidable Through Training, Preparation and Communication
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Onset of heart attack in Arab women often disguised as flu
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Experts at Women’s Health programme in Dubai to assess risk factors for heart disease in women
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Midwifery practices to be standardised across the UAE
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Dubai, UAE: A recent report published by the United Nations stated that “increasing women’s access to quality midwifery services has become a focus of global efforts to realize the right of every woman to the best possible healthcare during pregnancy and childbirth.”
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Women’s Health Issues Often Overlooked in the Arab World
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Prevention and education theme of the new Women’s Health Programme taking place in Dubai in April 2012. As is often the case in the Arab world many women are not part of the formal work force.
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Cell-CT: A New Dimension in Breast Cancer Research
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A new imaging technology under investigation at the Biodesign Institute at Arizona State University may help researchers pinpoint subtle aberrations in cell nuclear structure, the molecular biosignature of cancer, thus significantly improving diagnostic accuracy and prognosis by providing early detection of the disease.
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Tamoxifen, breast cancer treatment is known to be a human carcinogen.
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Data from epidemiological studies and clinical trials indicate a causal relationship between exposure to tamoxifen and cancer of the uterus (endometrial type).
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Advice to pregnant women - stay cool for baby's sake
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Queensland University of Technology (QUT) world-first research has found a link between increases in temperature and the incidence of stillbirth and shorter pregnancies.
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First genome sequencing clinical trial for triple negative cancer points to new treatments
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Initial results from an ongoing clinical trial, the first designed to examine the utility of whole-genome sequencing for triple negative breast cancer, were reported during the CRTC-AACR San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium.
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New Roche drug could alter breast cancer treatment
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Adding an experimental antibody developed by Roche to current treatment with Herceptin and chemotherapy added 6 months to the length of time certain breast cancer patients lived without their disease getting worse, according to new study results.
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Breast Cancer Genetic Profiling Has Not Achieved Personalized Medicine Yet
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Although ten years of genetic profiling has had an enormous impact on the understanding of breast cancer, progress on individualizing therapy has been rather limited, researchers from the UK and USA reported in The Lancet this week
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Fakih Gynecology & Obstetrics Center in Dubai to become Fakih IVF
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Fakih Gynecology & Obstetrics Center is in the process of going through a major corporate branding exercise which will include a change in its logo, name and visual identity. The Dubai headquartered clinic is also working on a strategy to give a common corporate brand identity to all its branches in the region and in the USA.
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When does pregnancy begin? Doctors disagree
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Though most doctors will give you a definition of when pregnancy begins, it's not always the same one, according to a new survey.
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Babies aplenty but where are the midwives?
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A recent report released by the Victorian Auditor-General’s Office highlighted the shortcomings in the strategic planning approach to providing safe and equitable maternity care in this state. Following this report, The Age (13 October) revealed that hundreds of women have given birth on emergency room trolleys, demonstrating the lack of appropriate environments for women giving birth.
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Multifaceted quality initiative can reduce adverse obstetric outcomes
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A new study published in the Journal for Healthcare Quality reveals that a multifaceted quality initiative can significantly reduce adverse obstetric outcomes, thereby improving patient safety and enhancing staff and patient experiences.
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Vaccine against breast cancer, ovarian cancer promising in trial
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Monthly shots of a cancer vaccine produced encouraging results in a small, very early trial of 26 women with metastatic breast or ovarian cancer (cancer that has spread to other sites around the body), most of whom already had had three or more rounds of chemotherapy.