First of all: Thanks to everybody who filled out the short questionnaire after your appointment. We know that you are most probably bothered with a lot of surveys. Each restaurant, hotel or shopping center will ask you to fill out a questionnaire. It is time consuming and you may wonder if anybody reads it anyway.
Doctor Heike Jacobs tells us about our brains Heike Jacobs, a specialist in neurology at Dubai’s German Neuroscience Center, on brain apps and the importance of sleep. By Mike Peake, Friday Magazine, 1 May 2015 Just how powerful is the human brain? People sometimes say that it packs more punch than a supercomputer. I’m sure
Nilanjana Gupta (Senior Web Journalist/Videographer) & Kymberlee Fernandes (Web Journalist) / 30 April 2015. According to a poll by Khaleej Times, more than 70 per cent of the respondents said children hardly interact with their parents because of their cell phone addiction. Are cell phones stealing away your kids? Snapchat, Whatsapp, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and
ABU DHABI, The National, Jennifer Bell, April 25, 2015 Experts are calling for better strategies to change outdated attitudes to mental health in the workplace and provide a better forum for employees to safely disclose any medical issue. Jared Alden, a Dubai-based psychotherapist, said employers often have a “shoppers mindset” when looking at their
Sleep Science, Khaleej Times Wknd., Mary Paulose (Chief Sub Editor), Friday, April 17, 2015 A recent study reinforces the belief that the female of our species needs more shuteye than the male. But in an imperfect world, is that even possible… and necessary? We find out… For starters, who doesn’t like getting a good, long
Khaleej Times, Asma Ali Zain (Deputy Chief Reporter) / 11 April 2015 For World Parkinson’s Day, German Neuroscience Centre, Dubai Health Authority, Rashid Hospital and the Parkinson’s Support Dubai are conducting an education and awareness campaign at the Sofitel Downtown Dubai from 12 noon to 5pm Parkinson’s disease is a disorder of the nervous
By 7DAYS, Megha Merani, 12.04.2015: THE UAE is in desperate need of a daycare facilities for people with Parkinson’s, the founder of a support group for the disease has said. Vonita Singh, who started the Parkinson’s Support Group Dubai to reach out to patients in the UAE, says patients and their families need urgent help
DUBAI: The Rashid Hospital-Neurology Department in Dubai aims to form a support group for Parkinson’s Disease (PD) sufferers. By Gulf Today, Mariecar Jara-Puyod, April 12, 2015: The initiative was disclosed on Saturday, during World Parkinson’s Day, in commemoration of Dr James Parkinson’s birthday (1755-1824) who established the neurodegenerative condition as a clinical entity in his
World Parkinson Day Dubai You are a Parkinson’s Patient or you know somebody suffering from Parkinson’s? Get ready and make sure you arrive in time. We are waiting for you here: Sofitel Sheikh Zayed Road, 11th April 2015, 12-5pm This one of a kind free of charge event offers the possibility to meet a comprehensive
More young people in the UAE are being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease because of genetic factors By Megha Merani, 7days: Young people in the UAE and their doctors are failing to spot the signs of Parkinson’s disease because they think it’s a condition only older adults develop, an expert has warned. The German Neuroscience
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