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UUAE Healthy Future Study

A closer look at the UAE Healthy Future Study

Ann Marie McQueen November 7, 2023

We all hear about the risks and high rates of cardiovascular disease, diabetes and stroke in the Emirates – but what can be done about it?  A team that has grown to 30 researchers at New York University Abu Dhabi have been hard at work answering that question, working on a groundbreaking scientific effort focused on Emirati health. The UAE Healthy Future Study aims to determine how genetics, environment and living patterns of Emiratis contribute to chronic

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10 tips to quit smoking this Ramadan

Ann Marie McQueen March 20, 2023

With Ramadan approaching, Muslims around the world are preparing for a month of worship, reflection and fasting. For smokers, giving up cigarettes for up to 14 hours daily can be daunting, but it can also be the best time to stub it out for good. Dr Sandeep Thomas, a general medicine physician at Life Medical Centre, believes the spiritual focus during Ramadan can act as a strong motivator. “Religious beliefs and willpower were found to

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Abu Dhabi 360 is all about small changes for big results

Ann Marie McQueen February 1, 2023
The LiveHealthy Podcast
The LiveHealthy Podcast
Abu Dhabi 360 is all about small changes for big results
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Livehealthy editorial director John Bromley is a public health consultant and director of the U.K.-based National Social Marketing Centre, and he has been a driving force behind Abu Dhabi Sports Council’s Abu Dhabi 360 program. He has more than 20 years of experience in developing, implementing and evaluating behavior change programs in the UK and internationally. And he joins us to talk about how the Abu Dhabi government is working to engage everyone in the

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harm reduction

How “harm reduction” is a growing commodity in the Middle East

Emma Pearson November 3, 2022

The idea of harm reduction is not a new one, but a summit on the subject is sponsored by a leading tobacco company and an oil giant just might be.  The term has echoed through doctor’s surgeries and science labs for many years, and with governments around the world investing millions in reducing the effects of self-inflicted harm, it’s not surprising that big businesses are getting in on the action. Enter the region’s first-ever harm

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smoking

Crafty ways tobacco corporations keep the Middle East smoking

Jonathan Gornall May 30, 2022

Humans are notoriously bad at estimating risk. Most people fear flying far more than driving, even though the odds of dying in a car accident (1 in 107 in the US, for example) are far higher than perishing in an aircraft crash (about 1 in 11 million). What we are really good at, however, is self-deception. Take smoking. By now, just about everyone must surely know that tobacco is extremely bad for us in all

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