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Some Asian airports tighten controls on bird flu fearsSeveral governments in Asia have ordered tougher screening of air travelers from China in an effort to contain a possible spread of a new strain of bird flu that has killed 23 people in the mainland and infected one visitor from Taiwan. More… |
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Experts urge mental illness screening in childrenLeading mental health experts are calling for school children to be screened for risk of mental illnesses such as depression and have devised a test that reliably identifies those at high risk. The test can be done on a computer a More… |
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Early colon cancer checks urged in KuwaitScreening for colon cancer is normally recommended at the age of 50, but in Kuwait, because of the unhealthy lifestyle, screening from the age of 40 is recommended, said an expert. “This is unfortunate, because it just means that more peop More… |
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Bahrain hospital conducts cancer screeningA second batch of colon cancer screenings was organised by American Mission Hospital (AMH) for Bahrain residents at the Isa Town Social Centre. It was part of AMH's five screening programmes being held in the country to combat the risk More… |
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Gulf Film Festival receives 1,250 entriesThe fifth Gulf Film Festival (GFF), the home of contemporary cinema from the Arabian Peninsula, has already received nearly 1,250 submissions from over 90 countries for its various competitions. The submissions for its Official Gulf, Offic More… |
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Gulf Film Festival receives 1,250 entriesThe fifth Gulf Film Festival (GFF), the home of contemporary cinema from the Arabian Peninsula, has already received nearly 1,250 submissions from over 90 countries for its various competitions. The submissions for its Official Gulf, Offic More… |
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Decide runs diabetes programme at festivalDecide Diabetes Programme is running a screening and awareness campaign for diabetes at the AlBatha Learning Festival 2012, which will end today (January 22). The festival took off on January 20 and has seen over 4,000 AlBahtha management More… |
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Omar Sharif to attend DTFF screeningEgyptian screen legend Omar Sharif will attend a special free outdoor screening of his 1991 film 'An Egyptian Citizen' (Al Muwaten Masri) at the Doha Tribeca Film Festival (DTFF) on October 28 at 9pm at the Katara Open Air Theatre. Viewer More… |
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New visa check on Bahrain-bound FilipinosThe Philippines government has ordered screening of its nationals bound for Bahrain on visit visas to keep a check on undocumented workers. The move follows the Philippine Embassy alerting its Bureau of Immigration about the practice of ma More… |
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Dubai film festival opens for entriesThe Dubai International Film Festival (DIFF) has opened its doors to films and filmmakers for its eighth edition to be held from December 7 to 14. A leading film festival of the Middle East, Africa and near Asia, Diff has invited entries f More… |
