Dubai Informer

Abu Dhabi Food Control Authority has ruled out the possibility of any of the contaminated American eggs being sold in the local markets here. The Authority also clarified VIMTO, a soft drink widely consumed by people in the emirate, is absolutely safe for consumption. The statement from the Authority came in response to rumors spread [...]

The Federal Authority for Nuclear Regulation (FANR), the UAE’s independent regulator for the nuclear sector, has issued two licences to the Emirates Nuclear Energy Corporation (Enec). The issued licences are titled: “Licence for Preparation of a Site for the Construction of a Nuclear Facility” and “Limited Licence for the Construction of a Nuclear Facility”. The [...]

The UAE has lifted a ban on import of living cows from Netherlands, France and Germany following a recommendation from the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) on import of living cows from countries or regions recognized as having a controlled Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) or mad cow disease risk. Issued by H.E. Dr. Rashid [...]

Dubai Municipality on Wednesday launched a campaign at Mall of the Emirates called “Tobacco-free Women,” which will last until May 31, 2010. The campaign is part of the World No-Tobacco Day that falls on 31st May every year. This year, the World No-Tobacco Day targets to combat smoking in women and girls, as women comprise [...]

Dr. Hanif Hassan, UAE Minister of Health, assured that the ministry attracts international expertise in various medical specialties noting that the UAE became a destination for specialists and major scientific medical conferences and has become known for its capabilities in organization and absorbing modern technologies in various fields. This was stated by the minister after [...]

The Emirates General Petroleum Corporation “Emarat” has announced its participation in sponsoring the Thalassemia Awareness Campaign held under the title “Emirates Free of Thalassemia”. The campaign is organized by UAE Genetic Diseases Association. Abdulla Hassan Al Noman, Manager, Retail Sales Operations at Emarat, stressed the importance of cooperation between the different authorities to defeat the [...]

In a dramatic, first of its kind eye operation in the UAE, surgeons at Tawam Hospital in Al Ain saved the sight of a 47 year old patient suffering from Thyroid Eye Disease, using a rare procedure called Lateral and Medial Orbital Wall De-compression. Dr. Habibullah Eatamadi, a Consultant Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgeon, diagnosed patient [...]

The World Health Organization Office for the Eastern Mediterranean Region in Cairo will begin today reviewing the UAE annual summary report on the eradication of polio disease. Dr. Mahmood Fikri, executive director for the Health Policies at the Ministry of Health stated that the regional office will convene its meeting with the certification committee from [...]

The Ministry of Environment and Water today lifted a ban on imports of live domesticated, wild and ornament birds and their products and derivatives from Spain. A resolution in this respect was issued by Director General of the Ministry Juma Al Matrouchi based on latest progress reports from World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) on [...]

Dubai has a new Fast Food Sensation – The Camel Burger. Residents and visitors of Dubai can’t seem to get enough of this new Camel Burger. “It’s a sensation,” Ramesh, restaurant manager at “Local House” said. “Everyone’s bored of beef and chicken. So, as soon as the word got out, we had queues of customers [...]

Shortly after the first cases of H1N1 flu was confirmed in the Persian Gulf among US soldiers in Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates has reported its first swine flu case. UAE Health Minister, Hanif Hassan, told the official WAM news agency on Sunday that a man who had recently returned from Canada was tested positive for [...]

The Dubai Thalassemia Center, the only one of its caliber in the Middle East, has been given high marks this week by visiting international medical experts. Hosted in the emirate by Dr. Khawla Belhoul of the Dubai Thalassemia Center, Drs. Ali Taher and Maria Capellini are in Dubai to lecture before a large and impressive [...]

Feng Shui is about energy or “Chi” and how it moves through our environment. The fact that we all connect with each other is not a “fad” nor is it a “new age thought”. It is a scientific fact proven through physics. However, for some reason many of us still have problems accepting this basic [...]

The UAE Minister of Health Humaid Mohammed Obeid Al Qutami today inaugurated the region’s largest healthcare and related services exhibition, Arab Health 2007, at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre. The 32nd Arab Health Exhibition and Congress 2007, organised by IIR Middle East, under the patronage of Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of [...]