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Medicine - A new standard of care for Benign Prostate Hyperplasia presented in Beirut (iloubnan.info - August 05, 2010, 17h03)

Clemenceau Medical Center hosted GreenLight Laser Workshop that presented a recent advancement in laser technology: GreenLight high-performance system (HPS) 120-W laser, an innovation in the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH – enlargement of the prostate gland). Read more

Medicine - Hoffmann-La Roche presented in Beirut the latest results about systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (iloubnan.info - July 29, 2010, 11h14)

Hoffmann-La Roche presented today during a media induction, the latest results about systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (sJIA) that were presented in the 2010 European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) congress. The session took place at Riveria... Read more

Medicine - ‘Bellevue’ and USJ’s Faculty of Medicine Sign an Affiliation Agreement (July 19, 2010, 20h41)

‘Bellevue Medical Center (BMC)’, represented by its Medical Director, Dr. Ghassan Maalouf, and ‘Saint Joseph’s University’s (USJ)’ ‘Faculty of Medicine’, represented by its Dean, Professor Fernand... Read more

Medicine - Khalifa joins Royal College of Physicians of London (iloubnan.info - July 02, 2010, 11h30)

BEIRUT – Health Minister Mohamad Jawad Khalifa joined on Friday the Royal College of Physicians of London. Commenting his new membership, Khalifa said he was honored to be given the opportunity to apply his membership to strengthening... Read more

Medicine - New breakthroughs in diabetes, cardiology and gene therapy (iloubnan.info - June 26, 2010, 09h30)

Beirut based Clemenceau Medical Center (CMC) affiliated with Johns Hopkins Medicine International (JHMI) hosted the second “Johns Hopkins Internal Medicine Symposium” on Wednesday 26 May 2010 with the participation of international and... Read more

Medicine - Khalife: 23% reduction on 118 medicines' prices (June 22, 2010, 19h51)

BEIRUT - Minister of Public Health Muhammad Jawad Khalife announced during a press conference on Tuesday that a 23% reduction on the prices of 118 medicines will be soon effective. The Minister also said that "Health Ministry was expecting... Read more

Medicine - A fundraising event to fight Breast Cancer : Think Pink event supports May Jallad Foundation (iloubnan.info - June 22, 2010, 15h00)

For the third year in a row, the “Think Pink” breast cancer charity dinner was held yesterday night at the Sky Bar to raise funds in support of breast cancer patients in Lebanon. With a guest list of more than 1000 contributors, the... Read more

Medicine - Sleiman meets with a delegation from the Arab Pharmacists Union (iloubnan.info - June 07, 2010, 21h00)

BEIRUT - President Michel Sleiman received on Tuesday a delegation from the Arab Pharmacists Union, headed by Dr. Adib Shanan. Dr. Shanan thanked the President for the reception and praised the current political, security, and... Read more

Medicine - TFI: 10 years of struggle against tobacco in Lebanon (iloubnan.info - June 04, 2010, 10h00)

The Swiss ambassador to Lebanon, Mr. François Barras hosted yesterday at his residence, the tenth anniversary of Lebanese NGO Tobacco Free Initiative (TFI). Unique NGO dedicated to fight against smoking; TFI was founded in May 2000, following... Read more

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