Getwell Medical Center: 2015

Sunday, December 27, 2015

Full Body Laser Removal Offer @ Getwell Soundarya

What Do Your Cholesterol Numbers Mean?

Monday, November 23, 2015

Well Women Checkup @ Discounted Price

Wednesday, November 11, 2015

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Offshore Medicals/OGUK/UKOOA MEDICALS

Every offshore worker must undergo and pass a medical examination which classifies them as medically fit to work in the offshore environment.. Similarly, any seafarer, under the Merchant Shipping Regulations 2009, is required to hold a valid medical certificate attesting their medical fitness to perform their duties.

Our doctors are approved by the UK Offshore Operators Association Health Advisory Committee, the Norwegian Health Board and by the Maritime Coastal Agency to carry out such examinations.

Some operators have their own requirements for offshore and seafarer medical examinations. We are able to meet any such requirements. Please forward any relevant forms at the time the appointment is made.

Getwell Medical center is doing the medicals with speedy reports and issuance of the certificates.

UKOOA/OGUK Medicals-Speedy and Economical

Although UKOOA sets out the minimum to be included in the medical sometimes doctors carry out a more in-depth examination if need be.

A typical examination will begin with you filling out a form on your medical history, and lifestyle e.g. alcohol consumption, exercise etc. Following this, the following will be carried out:

Physical examination by the doctor
Height, weight and resultant Body Mass Index calculation
Blood pressure and pulse
Vision testing
Lung function testing
Hearing test
Urine check
The doctor will also discuss the form you filled in, and carry out any additional checks they think necessary.

An UKOOA medical certificate is valid for a maximum of 2 years. Occasionally, employers request the examination to be carried out more frequently.

Some employers may ask for additional checks, e.g. drug test, to be carried out and may be Heart or lungs related etc checks , If indicated.

SEAFARER Medicals

The Maritime Coastal Agency has its own standards for the medical examination and this includes:

Medical History
Physical examination by the approved doctor
Urine check
In depth visual assessment
Hearing check

An unrestricted ENG1 certificate is valid for 2 years.

Offshore Medicals is the medical assessment booking platform. We facilitate the medical assessments that are required by the offshore industry to ensure an individual’s fitness to work within a specialist environment. To know more about our services, pls visit our site.

Monday, August 31, 2015

KNOW YOUR HEART

Heart is the natural pump, supplying oxygenated , purified and nutrient rich blood to body and removing the impure metabolic products.Heart disease is any condition that affects your heart’s ability to do its job, which is to pump blood throughout your body, feeding oxygen to all your tissues and organs. Sometimes, people are born with heart problems; this is called a congenital heart condition. More commonly, heart disease develops as we get older, usually rearing its ugly head for the first time in middle age or later. Heart disease is currently the number one killer .

Key risk factors for developing heart disease include:

A family history of heart disease
Poor eating habits
Lack of exercise or a sedentary lifestyle
High stress
Smoking
Being male
Being overweight
Having uncontrolled high blood pressure
Having uncontrolled diabetes
Having high cholesterol

Types of Heart Diseases,There are several types of heart disease, which can be divided into four groups:

Heart valve disease: Your heart has valves that control the flow of blood through its four chambers. You can be born with abnormalities in your heart valves, or they can be damaged by infection or changes that occur in your heart as a result of aging and poor lifestyle habits. Heart valve disease comes in two forms: stenosis, when the valves become too narrow for enough blood to pass through, and regurgitation, where the valve does not perform properly and allows blood to pass both forward and backward, instead of just forward
Coronary artery disease: The blood vessels leading to your heart can become damaged or blocked up by plaques, which are made up of cholesterol, calcium, and other material. Partially blocked arteries can lead to angina, where you develop chest pain, often upon exerting yourself. A heart attack occurs when one of the arteries becomes completely blocked.
Heart muscle disease: Many medical conditions directly or indirectly related to the heart, including coronary artery disease, diabetes, and heart valve disease, can eventually lead to damage to the heart muscles. When this happens, the muscles can no longer properly pump blood throughout your body. Eventually, this can lead to heart failure and arrhythmias.
Arrhythmias: Your heart needs to pump to a regular beat to effectively push blood throughout the body. When this beat becomes irregular, it’s called an arrhythmia. People who have other heart problems are more susceptible to arrhythmias.

Symptoms and signs

Shortness of breath
Weakness/fatigue
Leg swelling
Chest pain, especially with exertion
Signs of an impending heart attack that should send you immediately to the emergency room include a sudden onset of:
Crushing chest pain that may radiate down an arm or into your neck or jaw
Extreme shortness of breath
Stomach distress
Nausea and vomiting

What are the warning signs of a heart attack?

The following are the most common symptoms of a heart attack. However, each individual may experience symptoms differently. Symptoms may include:

severe pressure, fullness, squeezing, pain and/or discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes
pain or discomfort that spreads to the shoulders, neck, arms, or jaw
chest pain that increases in intensity
chest pain that is not relieved by rest or by taking cardiac prescription medication
chest pain that occurs with any/all of the following (additional) symptoms:
sweating, cool, clammy skin, and/or paleness
shortness of breath
nausea or vomiting
dizziness or fainting
unexplained weakness or fatigue
rapid or irregular pulse
severe stomach upset that comes on abruptly

Tests for Knowing about Heart and treating

ECG.
Echocardiography.
Stress test.
Stress-Echocardiography.
Holter Monitoring.
24 Hours Ambulatory BP monitoring
Stress MUGA
CTCoronary Angiography.
Coronary Angiography.
Laboratory est-Cardiac Profile including Cholestrol etc.

Also, if you have a family history of heart disease, hypertension, diabetes or stroke, or if you are a heavy smoker, it is extremely important to have your heart checked on a yearly basis and monitor your blood pressure regularly.

For further information, please contact @ Getwell Medical Center (+971 4 3595935)

Saturday, August 15, 2015

Happy Independence Day

Saturday, August 8, 2015

Seven Steps to Help Your Body Recover from Diabetes

The good news (about time!) is that most individuals with Type II diabetes are able to reverse or dramatically mitigate their disease with the proper steps. If you’ve been around my blog much, you might be able to guess what I’m going to suggest:

1. Get Insulin Problems Under Control– Diabetes is triggered by insulin resistance and regaining proper insulin sensitivity can help reverse the process. Limit consumption of sugars, grains and processed carbohydrates and focus on healthy proteins, fats and green veggies.

2. Get Your Fats in Good Balance– Overabundance of Omega-6 fats in the diet is a contributing factor in diabetes. Pay attention to your intake of Omega-3 and Omega-6 fats and try to get them closer to a 1:1 ratio. For many people, supplementing with a good quality Omega-3 oil can help while dietary adjustments are being made. Avoid Omega-6 seed oils and their sources (these are used at almost every restaurant). Eat fatty fish like salmon and sardines for the Omega-3s.

3. Fix your Gut– Not the beer gut, your intestines. Grains and toxins cause damage to the intestinal lining and facilitate leaky gut syndrome. Depleted beneficial bacteria in the gut caused by poor diet, antibiotic use or being bottle fed as a baby can make the problem worse. Remove the grains, avoid toxins whenever possible and take a high quality probiotic to help the intestines heal. As a note: some people will have continued damage to the gut with exposure to grains, especially gluten, as little as only every 10 days or even every 6 months.

4. Exercise– Even the mainstream medical community recognizes the advantage of exercise, as it increases the muscles ability to use insulin and over time can help fix insulin resistance. All exercise isn’t created equal though and fortunately, smaller amounts of high intensity exercise have been shown to have a better effect on insulin levels (and weight loss) than an hour of daily moderate cardio. According to the Healthy Skeptic: “A pair of studies done at McMaster University found that “6-minutes of pure, hard exercise once a week could be just as effective as an hour of daily moderate activity“, according to the June 6, 2005 CNN article reporting on the study.” I recommend high intensity exercise anyway for its various health advantages, and it is great for diabetes control. too.

5. Lose Excess Weight– Obesity and Diabetes often go hand in hand, and while the debate still rages on if one causes the other, studies show that losing weight can help mitigate diabetes, and also lowers your risk of getting it to begin with. Certain dietary and lifestyle improvements can help you lose weight and are beneficial for diabetes reversal as well.

6. Reduce Stress– Stress raises cortisol and can lead to hormone imbalance, insulin issues and increases risk for certain types of disease. Work to reduce your sources of stress from lack of sleep, exposure to toxins, mental and emotional sources and poor diet. Getting quality sleep every night can help reduce stress hormone levels and is great for blood sugar.

7. Supplement– Supplements can help your body heal from diabetes, especially while your body works to gain proper insulin reactions again. Supplements often associated with helping diabetes symptoms and improving the disease are cinnamon, omega-3 fatty acids, alpha lipoic acid, chromium, coenzyme Q10, garlic, and magnesium.

Monday, July 6, 2015

Tips for Healthy Ramadan Fasting

Fasting during Ramadan carries a high risk of dehydration as food and drink are limited to before sunrise and after sunset. Furthermore, as fasting individuals are encouraged to wake up very early to have their Suhoor (or pre-dawn meal), sleep deprivation and dehydration can lead to headaches.

1. Don't skip Suhoor (pre-dawn meal)
2. Don't overeat during Iftar (dinner)
3. Avoid eating fried foods, salty foods and high-sugar foods
4. Drink as much water as possible

A well-balanced diet is key to healthy fasting during Ramadan.

Saturday, June 27, 2015

Women's Health: Home Exercises that makes you fit

Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Back Pain; Treat Yourself...

Sunday, June 21, 2015

Happy Father's Day

Saturday, June 20, 2015

Lose Weight & Tone your Skin With our New Slimming Method "Powershape"

Live your Life, not your Pain: Physiotherapy Treatment

Special Dental Offer

Thursday, June 4, 2015

Treat your Back and Neck Pain

Sunday, May 10, 2015

Summer Health Check Up Offer...

Saturday, April 4, 2015

World Health Day on 7th April

World Health Day has been celebrated annually on 7 April. Each year a theme is selected for World Health Day that highlights a priority area of concern for WHO.

The theme for World Health Day this year will be 'Food safety'. The purpose of the day is to raise awareness of the importance of food safety. And, here are the World Health Organization's 'Five keys to safer food', keep clean, separate raw and cooked food, cook food thoroughly, keep food at safe temperatures and use safe water and raw materials.

It's very important that we know how important food safety is. Did you know that food that contains harmful bacteria, viruses, parasites and chemical substances is responsible for over 200 diseases, from diarrhoea to cancers. So, we all need to be aware of the threats to food safety, the diseases they can cause and how to protect ourselves so World Health Day will focus on these points.

World Health Day gives all of us a worldwide opportunity to focus on key public health issues that affect the international community.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

World Autism Day

Sunday, March 29, 2015

World Health Day - 7th April 2015

Live your Life; Not your Pain

Monday, March 23, 2015

Soundarya Services

Sunday, March 22, 2015

Soundarya Aesthetic Services

Saturday, March 21, 2015

Happy Mother's Day 21 March 2015 - UAE

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

Non Surgical Hair Restoration Treatment

This non-surgical hair treatment reactivates the dormant and dying hair follicles by using plancenta protein, cysteine and amino acids together with menthol camphor and eucalipthol that improves blood circulation to the scalp, keeping it healthy and also regulates hair grease to promote oxygenation.