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Dubai to host Thoracic Association conference

The Ministry of Health is investigating a drug found in some cold remedies which has been linked to hundreds of strokes among young women and which is banned in the United States.

The Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services has issued a timetable of working hours during the holy month of Ramadan which began yesterday. Director General, Ahmad Atiq Al Jumeiri, said all authorities had been notified about the new timings.

A Dh3 million donation by a national businessman has enabled the authorities to replace 80 per cent of the water tanks in public schools.

Women in the UAE are more prone to obesity than men because of their lifestyle, according to a senior physician.<

The Ministry of Health will allow pharmacies to remain open around the clock from the beginning of next year.

Safe motorists will get their last chance to be recognised as stars of the road today as the Caltex RoadStar campaign enters its final day.

National Human Resources entered into a strategic alliance yesterday with Nicholson International to help develop its services.

An international conference on medical science was opened yesterday by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Deputy Ruler of Dubai, Minister of Finance and Industry and Chairman of the Dubai Department of Health and Medical Services.

Dubai Men's College students will embark tomorrow on a unique seagoing assignment to the Far East as an extension of their work placement experience in the Higher Colleges of Technology's (HCT) Trade and Transportation Diploma programme.

The "Dubai - the City that Cares 2000" Ramadan promotion will hand out Dh5.2 million in prizes to lucky shoppers from November 22 to December 30.

The Dubai Men's College yesterday opened its new hi-tech networking facility "open house" which offers a course in Internet and networking technology.