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How to Renew Your Body: Fasting and Autophagy Yoshinori Ohsumi October 5 2016 by Dr. Jason Fung, M.D. in Intermittent fasting On October 3rd, the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine to Yoshinori Ohsumi for his discoveries of mechanisms for autophagy.   But what is autophagy? The word […]

Tobacco Smoking in Dubai Schools – Research 2010 Tobacco use and associated factors among school students in Dubai, 2010: intervention study H.A. Obaid, M.A. Hassan, N.H. Mahdy, M.I. ElDisouky, Farouq E. Alzarba, S.R. Alnayeemi, M.C. Rillera and B.S. AlMazrooei ABSTRACT  Tobacco smoking is an emerging problem among adolescents in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). This […]

Researches, Audits & Papers Published Tobacco use and associated factors among school students in Dubai, 2010: intervention study. The Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. H.A. Obaid, M.A. Hassan, N.H. Mahdy, M.I. ElDisouky, F.E. Alzurba, S.R. Alnayeemi, M.C. Rillera1 and B.S. AlMazrooei Job Satisfaction among Professionals in PHC  2008 (writing report) Job Satisfaction among non Professionals in […]

Problems that can be prevented by timely intervention and health promotion through Wellness Promotion Program are list below: Click Here   Anaemia Behaviour Modification Obesity in Adults Physical Activity Smoking Alcohol Immunization Chemoprevention Aspirin for the Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Events Folic Acid Vitamin D Calcium Visual and Hearing Impairment Blood pressure Type 2 diabetes Cholesterol […]

Wellness Promotion  Wellness Promotion Services include clinical preventive measures  education and the promotion of healthy life styles based on the best available evidence assist in keeping people healthy and safe   Yet  research shows that even the most effective and accepted wellness promotion services are not delivered regularly in the primary health care setting  For example  […]

Chlamydia   All sexually active non pregnant women under 25 years of age should be screened opportunistically for chlamydia infection (A). Those infected should be screened again after 6 12 months because of the high risk of reinfection Male partners of infected females should be treated (A). Men who have sex with men should be screened […]

Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)  A key skill involved in the assessment and management of STIs is taking a sexual history. A nonjudgmental environment which is supportive for patients to discuss sexual matters is essential. It is important to ask open questions and to avoid terms that make assumptions about sexual behaviour or orientation (e.g.; by […]