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Bahrain: Campaign To Curb Tobacco Use Gains Momentum
The Health Minister yesterday chaired the National Committee for Tobacco Control meeting to discuss the latest awareness drive initiated by the committee to curb...
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Saudi: High Alert As Freak Sandstorm Hits Jeddah
Saudi health chiefs issued an alert today amid freak weather conditions in the Kingdom’s western region.A sandstorm engulfed Jeddah, while 70km away in Makkah...
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Bahrain: New Clinics Reduce Waiting Period By 50% At SMC
The Head of the Department of Orthopedics at Salmaniya Medical Complex (SMC) has announced the addition of four new orthopaedic clinics to SMC.With the...
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Dubai: Restaurant Closed As 15 Affected By Food Poisoning
An American restaurant in Jumeirah has been shut down recently by the Dubai Municipality following reports of food poisoning.An initial investigation revealed that the...
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Bahrain: Zantac and Apo-Ranitidine Withdrawn From Market
Bahrain's National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) announced the withdrawal of all forms of Zantac and Apo-Ranitidine from the market as they contain N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).The...
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Bahraini Fashion Designer Invents Smart Abaya To Protect Wearers
Lulwa Salem has made a breakthrough in fashion designing by inventing a smart Abaya dedicated to protecting the women who wear it.Ms. Salem is...
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Bahrain: Health Insurance For Expats Mandatory By 2020
A compulsory health insurance law for expatriates is expected to be issued and applied by the beginning of 2020 revealed the Vice-Chairman of Solidarity...
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Bahrain: Traces Of Cancer Causing Substance Found In Popular Antacid
Bahrain’s National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) announced that some ranitidine medicines, including some products commonly known as the brand-name drug Zantac, contain a cancer-causing...
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Bahrain: Beware Of Rotten Fish Being Sold, 150kgs Of Putrid Fish...
A total of 150kgs of rotten fish was seized at the Manama Central Market according to the Marine Control Department at the Undersecretary for...
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Sharjah: All Private Schools To Have Free Drinking Water
Pupils in private schools and nurseries across Sharjah will receive free bottled water, the emirate's Ruler said.The emirate has more than 116 schools that...
