InFocus | Arab Health 2007
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Sunday Jan 28
A shot of urgency in a vaccine debate
Once accepted without question as a parental responsibility, immunization has lost the urgency that used to propel it, in part because mass vaccination has been so successful.
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Sunday Jan 28
Deaths from heart disease fall by a third
The number of people dying from heart disease has fallen by more than a third in the past 10 years, thanks to a decline in smoking, a recent report published in the UK reveals.
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Sunday Jan 28
No more compromises for the young
The Arab Health Exhibition offers a comprehensive workshop on the Ponseti method in an effort to improve clubfoot treatment in the region. The deformity affects one to two individuals per 1,000.
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Sunday Jan 28
Promising a healthy future
The Arab Health Exhibition beginning today is set to attract the best medical minds and present the latest technologies. It promises to be the largest ever staged in the Middle East and will feature 16 conferences and workshops during the four-day event.
