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Doctors at COVID Rehabilitation Event appeal for Smoking Cessation

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Doctors at COVID Rehabilitation Event appeal for Smoking Cessation

90% tobacco users in the world are smokers. Nicotine Replacement Therapy most successful way of staying away from cigarettes

  • Raised awareness on the effects of smoking on Second-hand smokers
  • 1.2 million Premature deaths per year are related to secondhand smoke worldwide.
  • Second-hand smoke responsible for low-birth weight, pregnancy complications and sudden infant death syndrome
  • Only 3% people succeed in their efforts to quit, 97% fail as nicotine is highly addictive
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Pure Health expands lab facilities for COVID-19 testingat Obaiduallah Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah

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Pure Health expands lab facilities for COVID-19 testingat Obaiduallah Hospital, Ras Al Khaimah

Ras Al Khaimah; September2021: Pure Health, the leading integrated healthcare solutions provider in the UAE, launched theirextended laboratory service offerings at the Ibrahim Bin Hamad Obaidullah Hospital in Ras Al Khaimah to include COVID-19 RT- PCR testing.

Healthcare facilities in and around Ras Al Khaimah can now use the laboratory facilitiesof the hospital operated by the UAE Ministry of Health and Prevention (MOHAP) located in Al Oraibi area, Ras Al Khaimah, for COVID-19testing.

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Eureka Forbes Coronaguard achieves 94.9% reduction in covid-19 virus

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Eureka Forbes Coronaguard achieves 94.9% reduction in covid-19 virus

Results scientifically proven in tests carried out in a BSL-3 laboratory by the independent Dutch research organisation, TNO

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, 7th September 2021:Tests done by internationally accredited laboratory TNO show that the Eureka Forbes Coronaguard achieves a 94.9% reduction in the covid -19 virus after 15 minutes in a BSL-3 lab setup. This test corroborates earlier tests done by accredited laboratories in India and Mexico which showed that the Coronaguard reduced surrogate viruses of SARS COV-2 and other coronaviruses in enclosed spaces of upto 100 square meters. These results involved both tests with viruses in air and on surfaces.

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HAND SANITIZERS CAN LEAD TO SEVERE EYE INJURIES IN YOUNG CHILDREN, EXPERTS WARN

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HAND SANITIZERS CAN LEAD TO SEVERE EYE INJURIES IN YOUNG CHILDREN, EXPERTS WARN

Cleveland Clinic Abu Dhabi’s ophthalmologist likens ocular injuries in children by ingredients in hand sanitizers to those suffered by workers exposed to chemical spills on worksites

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