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Mitya Underwood

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Kanye set to hip-hop back to region

Feb 3, 2012

Kanye set to hip-hop back to region

Rapper has advance party in UAE for film project, reports say Read article "Kanye set to hip-hop back to region"

Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed grants National Day wish

Dec 10, 2011

Visits nine-year-old Alyazia at her school last week to celebrate 40th anniversary of the UAE.Read article "Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed grants National Day wish"

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Road safety

DangerDriving hashtag has Twitter abuzz

May 23, 2012

An online road safety campaign started by an Emirati university student topped Twitter's trending topics for three days, but enforcement is needed to make a real difference.Read article

Roads outside capital's schools to be widened, made safer

May 23, 2012

As well as widening the roads, signs and markings will also be improved to clearly inform motorists they are in school zones and to reduce their speed to 30kph.Read article

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Medical practices 'put lives at risk'

Dec 29, 2009

Medical practices 'put lives at risk'

A culture of overprescribing medication is putting lives at risk and having a serious impact on public health, the capital's health authority warns.Read article Medical practices 'put lives at risk'

UAE pays bigger bills for its pills

Jul 11, 2009

The World Health Organisation survey finds that some medicines can cost up to 23 times the recommended international price.Read article UAE pays bigger bills for its pills

Latest Comments

Biggest killers: unhealthy lifestyles, dangerous roads

May 11 , 2012 | 12:44PM GST

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Traffic accidents kill more young people older than 10 than any other trigger, says a brand new study, released last week. According to the study, traffic deaths are a worldwide epidemic on a par with malaria and tuberculosis. Unlike other epidemics, this one can be easily stemmed by instituting and enforcing traffic safety rules, such as separating motorists from cyclists and pedestrians, requiring helmets for motorcycles, seat belt mandates and tough measures for drunk driving. You might like to <a href="http://www.cardealexpert.com/news-information/auto-news/traffic-largest-killer/">buy used car</a> or a new car instead.

Dubai may stop deporting expatriate TB cases

Apr 26 , 2012 | 03:13PM GST

sesil

Hi friends ! Regarding to the new guideline released last Feb 2011-TB cases guideline (fit or not to work)-site 46 I am just very sad and could not understand why this people are playing so badly with as? Even we take our responsibilities to make the treatment and we are medical fit to work. 1/We are not ill,we are not dangerous!!! 2/We are young and health!!!!! 3/We have the right to be happy and be with our family members!!! Let as make group in Facebook against this rules.Let as make public discussion (radio and TV).Let as write official letters to Institutions of human rights ,International health organisation.Let as be a group and let them we are existing!!!Only as a group we are strong and we can make changes !!! P.P I want to hear all of you,what do you thing about this?

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