• JUNE 2, 2015
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    Employee Of The Month May 2015

    Employee Of The Month May 2015

    Each month we recognize and value an outstanding employee for their dedication, hard work, and contributions to our success. Our staff are our shining stars, our champions of the cause and out of the box thinkers. Especially in the medical field the personal touch is of utmost importance. We identify the employee of the month by
    • JUNE 2, 2015
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    Counterfeit drugs in the UAE – GulfToday feat. Dr. Jacobs

    Counterfeit drugs in the UAE – GulfToday feat. Dr. Jacobs

    DUBAI: The surest way to obtain genuine medicines and other medical products is to purchase from authorised pharmacies. By Gulf Today, Mariecar Jara-Puyod, June 01, 2015 A small community mall pharmacist who requested anonymity said Ministry of Health (MoH) personnel conduct periodic checks to ensure that no counterfeit or falsely labeled and falsified drugs make
    • MAY 31, 2015
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    GNC Dubai sponsors Ping Pong Event – Alzheimer Awareness

    GNC Dubai sponsors Ping Pong Event – Alzheimer Awareness

    Non-profit organization 4get-me­ not and the German Neuroscience Centre are hosting a Special Spin & Drive for Brain Health event on Friday June 5 at the Novo Cineplex in Oud Metha. Players of all age, are invited to take part in the tournament to raise awareness for Alzheimer's disease and potentially win prizes. A screening
    • MAY 31, 2015
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    Table Tennis Tournament in Dubai set to Raise Awareness of Alzheimer’s

    Table Tennis Tournament in Dubai set to Raise Awareness of Alzheimer’s

    Hosted by 4get-me-not Alzheimer’s, the event comes as part of the organisation’s latest ‘Spin & Drive for Brain Health’ campaign which seeks to promote the cognitive benefits of exercise Do you love to play Table Tennis? According to a growing body of research, bouncing that little white ball back and forth does more than just

    • MAY 31, 2015
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    ADHD increases death risk significantly – New study in The Lancet

    ADHD increases death risk significantly – New study in The Lancet

    A new study published in The Lancet showed that “ADHD was associated with significantly increased mortality rates”. The study used 1.92 million individuals of the Danish national registers and included 32 061 ADHD sufferers. People diagnosed with ADHD in adulthood had a higher MRR than did those diagnosed in childhood and adolescence”. Moreover females have a

    • MAY 23, 2015
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    Depression and Parkinson’s | The big link

    Depression and Parkinson’s | The big link

    Depression may either be a very early symptom of PD, or a causal risk factor. New research published in Neurology shows direct association between depression and subsequent Parkinson’s disease. Facts • On average, Parkinson’s disease was diagnosed 4.5 years after the beginning of the study • After 15-25 years, participants with depression were almost 50%

    • MAY 20, 2015
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    How to improve your attention span – 7DAYS feat. Psychologist Jared

    How to improve your attention span – 7DAYS feat. Psychologist Jared

     Caitlyn Davey | May 19, 2015 Technology has reduced our attention span by 25 per cent - but we’re also multi-tasking and absorbing more content than ever before. While you’re reading this, do you have the television on or your tablet open or perhaps you have eight other browser tabs open you are flicking between? 7DAYS

    • MAY 16, 2015
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    Handshake can predict stroke risk | Is it that easy?

    Handshake can predict stroke risk | Is it that easy?

    Sometimes we need scientists and scientific studies to discover pretty basic things. A new study in the Lancet suggests that measurement of grip strength is a simple, inexpensive risk-stratifying method for all-cause death, cardiovascular death, and cardiovascular disease. Testing grip strength is a low-cost way to predict the stroke risk. Think of it the next time

    • MAY 16, 2015
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    Poor sleep increases risk of heat stroke | Dubai Summer

    Poor sleep increases risk of heat stroke | Dubai Summer

    It’s hot already. Soon temperatures in Dubai will rise up to 50 °C. That’s not exactly fun for most of us. But insomniacs could have a much bigger problem. A new study found out that poor sleep is a risk factor for the development of heat stroke and illness. But there is a solution. The

    • MAY 13, 2015
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    German Neuroscience Center Dubai – Company Dinner 2015

    German Neuroscience Center Dubai – Company Dinner 2015

    Long overdue it was time again for our GNC company dinner. Time to eat good old #German food and bond with colleagues. Where else in #Dubai should we do it than in the #keller (THE #German restaurant in #JumeirahBeachHotel)? Watch (almost) the whole team having a blast. It was so great and yummy. We cannot