Plot thickens over tanker explosion
6 hours ago
A wave of theories held sway on Thursday after it emerged that an explosion rocked the giant tanker M. Star in the Strait of Hormuz.
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Does heat come with a hitch?
6 hours ago
So it's another day of blue skies and HOT sunny weather. As you get ready for your day, slipping on the new silk blouse you just bought, you try to ignore that familiar yet scary feeling of the heat slapping you in the face as you open the front door just before you're brave enough to leave the safe and cool surroundings of your home.
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A variety of therapies for back pain
6 hours ago
DUBAI - Pain in the back can have devastating effects on a patient's health, productivity, and overall quality of life. Chronic pain syndromes and depression are major medical problems facing our society. Approximately 80 per cent of depressed outpatients reported painful somatic symptoms that included stomach pain, neck and back pain, headache, and nonspecific generalised pain.
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UAE among top 20 medical tourism destinations
6 hours ago
DUBAI - The UAE is among the world's top 20 destinations for medical tourism, according to a health tourism survey that has also revealed that the industry has yet to reach its full potential.
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Endoscopic surgery performed
successfully on cancer patient
6 hours ago
ABU DHABI - An elderly Emirati male diagnosed with stomach cancer successfully underwent an endoscopic surgery at Mafraq Hospital, the first to be performed by a hospital in the region without any incision.
The septuagenarian is stable and on the way to recovery.
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President orders aid to flood-hit areas in Pakistan
6 hours ago
ABU DHABI - President His Highness Shaikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered urgent delivery of relief to shelter displaced people in the areas of Pakistan hit by floods.
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Field of second hand dreams
6 hours ago
DUBAI - The dust piles high on the windscreens of a thousand cars. Rows of second hand trucks, saloons, and even farmyard tractors sit waiting to be sold.
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Health hazards of going head over heels on stilletos
13 hours ago
Back problems, foot deformities, and calf pain are all issues that women may face as a result of wearing high heels for prolonged periods of time.
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Barjeel founder has his art in the right place
13 hours ago
The Barjeel Art Foundation portrays the Arabian pulse through the artistic perspective of its founder Shaikh Sultan Saud Al Qasimi, who describes art as a powerful medium that Arabs can use to reach out to the rest of the world to explain their hopes and aspirations.
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Arabic names carry cultural significance
13 hours ago
Names are often derived from Arabic words indicating a positive characteristics.
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Need for pedestrian-friendly roads
13 hours ago
I have often seen people upset and in tears when fined for crossing the road in areas where there is an inadequate provision of pedestrian facilities.]
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Green buildings in GCC herald healthy practice
13 hours ago
The Emirates Green Building Council founder, Dr Sadek Owainati, said the UAE now had 517 such buildings awaiting registration with the US Green Buildings Council, followed by 42 in Qatar, 37 in Saudi Arabia, 13 in Oman, seven in Bahrain and three in Qatar, said.
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