Laughter, they say, is the best medicine… I’m starting to think that there is a lot of truth to this popular statement. Researchers for years have been lauding the benefits of humour and its healing abilities, both physical and psychological. Laughter, studies have shown, lowers your blood pressure and helps your heart beat more smoothly. [...]
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If you haven’t heard of them then you live under a rock! ABRI, the Dubai band that is clearing the desert sand from the ears of music lovers across the Middle East are breaking out with their debut album, ‘Sunchild’, released on November 1st, 2007. Recently, the band has garnered plenty of press, a rowing [...]
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The Wii Fit has been released in Japan and will hopefully be released in the Middle East in coming months. Nintendo, as I mentioned in an earlier post, is pretty brilliant when it comes to adapting games for practical purposes. Now with the Wii Fit, gamers can develop core body strength, [...]
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Get this! The December issue of Medical Times Middle East reported that the recent FDI Annual World Dental Congress, held in Dubai revealed statistics comparing sugar consumption patterns worldwide. At 50kg per person per year, the UAE consumes more than double the average of developed countries. In developing nations, individuals consume less than 5kg of [...]
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Here are some really interesting figures and a map released this year by the International Diabetes Federation that show the prevelance of diabetes around the world and project what it will be in 2025. Notice how the Middle East and more specifically, Gulf countries are affected. Why do you think diabetes is affecting the region so much?
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One of the comments I keep hearing about in relation to Inspired by Diabetes is that people don’t know how to be inspired by a disease. I would like to turn your attention to a couple examples that will show you it is possible to be inspired by diabetes.
‘A Lifetime of Diabetes’ by Teresa Ollila. [...]
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This is a great idea. Nintendo is really smart.
http://www.glucoboy.com/
Posted by Jonathan on Monday, December 3rd, 2007 at 5:20 on Gaming Today: News for Gamers
The DS can do a lot of things these days: tune into TV, test your brain, make you look like a fool whenever your asked to blow into the mic while playing [...]
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It’s not just diet, genes and exercise that have an impact on whether or not you acquire Type 2 Diabetes, according to researchers at Columbia University, sleep duration might also play a factor.
According to an article posted this week on Medical News Today, if you sleep for too long or too short, you can potentially increase [...]
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