He mentioned that the sports industry is booming into a million dollar industry in the near future. Considering this he has hinted that all professionals related to sports participants and their performance should upgrade their skills and knowledge to meet the future demand.

Major Abduladheem Kamkar, Head of Physiotherapy Section, Department of Medical Services, Dubai Police and Chairman, Emirates Physiotherapy Society, UAE emphasized on the special role and its contribution of the physical therapy profession and the physical therapists in particular in intervening and optimizing the athlete's...

Pathway Genomics, a genetic testing laboratory specializing in genetic testing for nutrition and exercise response, inherited disease, prescription drug response and health condition risks, has received membership in the American Clinical Laboratory Association (ACLA). As the nation’s leading industry group to advocate lab interests with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Congress, ACLA was created in 1971 and is committed to promoting public awareness about the value of laboratory services in preventing"...

Aspire Academy, a leading sports institution, has launched a health promotion programme that encourages the use of 10,000 steps per day, according to Qatar News Agency (QNA).

The programme, scentificially proven in improving public health, will be implemented with a huge contribution from the collective expertise in Aspire Zone Academy.

Aspire Zone President Hilal Alkuwari said the programme will launch to coincide with the multiple events taking place in different Qatari regions.

It will include personal medical examinations through mobile health clinics equipped with...

Reaffirming its commitment to Health, Safety and Environment (HSE), Al Hassan Engineering Co SAOG (AHEC) recently celebrated its 5 million safe man hours at the Saih Nihayada Depletion Compression (SNDC) project site of Petroleum Development Oman (PDO).

The function was graced by Abla al Riyami, Gas Director PDO, Said al Maktoomi, Contract Holder — PDO, K S Jung, Site Manager — GS EandC and the AHEC team was led by Hassan bin Ali Salman, Chairman-AHEC Abla al Riyami congratulated AHEC on achieving this milestone and emphasised the ongoing need for developing HSE as part of...

Heartbeat Experts reported today selling 20 KOL identification and KOL management software projects in the Asia-Pacific region in the fourth quarter of 2011. These projects include implementations in China, Japan, Korea, India, Indonesia and Australia. The company reported that its clients span pharmaceutical, medical device and diagnostics manufacturers.

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Diffusion Pharmaceuticals LLC announced today that it has opened for enrollment a clinical trial testing the company’s lead drug candidate trans sodium crocetinate (TSC) as a first-line treatment for newly diagnosed primary brain cancer, also known as glioblastoma or GBM. Currently there is no cure for GBM and patients have an average life expectancy of 18 months after diagnosis.

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World leader in fertility treatments, Ferring Pharmaceuticals, announced today at the 2012 Updates in Infertility Treatment (UIT) meeting that the company will initiate a new educational initiative with the International Federation of Fertility Societies (IFFS) and publishing group Elsevier* to support a series of educational programmes and meetings. The IFFS is an international organisation representing over 70 national fertility societies.

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A new hospital is to be built between Askar and Jow, said Shaikh Abdulla bin Rashid Al Khalifa, Governor of the Southern Area. He told the Bahrain News Agency (BNA) that approvals had already been obtained and land was already earmarked for the project.

“When the hospital is built, it will be the third general hospital in the Kingdom of Bahrain,” said the governor. The opening of the King Hamad University Hospital, in Muharraq is indeed a historic occasion for the Kingdom, he added. It becomes the second general hospital in the country and is expected to provide enhanced healthcare...

Over 500 interventional cardiologists, cardiac and vascular surgeons, general practitioners, primary care physicians, emergency room physicians, critical care physicians, nurses, cardiovascular laboratory technologists, paramedics, hospital administrators, healthcare professionals are all set to come together to improve the healthcare system and the fight to save vulnerable heart attack patients.

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Iran has launched domestic manufacturing of Factor VII protein, which is used in treating hemophilia, IRNA reported.

Factor VII (formerly known as proconvertin) is one of the proteins that causes blood to clot in the coagulation cascade. It is an enzyme (EC 3.4.21.21) of the serine protease class.

Hemophilia is a group of inherited blood disorders in which the blood does not clot properly. Bleeding disorders are due to defects in the blood vessels, the coagulation mechanism, or the blood platelets. An affected individual may bleed spontaneously or for longer than a healthy person...