Industrialist, scientist find solution to medical waste
In a rare joint collaboration between industrialists and academics, Ziad Abichaker, head of Cedar Environmental, and Dr. Walid Saad, assistant professor of chemical engineering at the American...
Municipalities doubt promises to shut down Naameh landfill
Municipalities around the overflowing Naameh landfill fear the government will not close the site by July 17, as the Cabinet promised earlier this year. The prospect has raised the specter of a...
Abu Faour refers 4 doctors to judiciary over fake medical forms
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour Tuesday referred four doctors to the state prosecutor’s office for allegedly selling fake medical reports to help people obtain drivers licenses. Abu Faour said that...
Doctor in baby amputation case says conscience is clean
The doctor who allegedly misdiagnosed 9-month-old Ella Tannous, leading to a medical condition that required all four of her limbs to be amputated, said Tuesday that his conscience was clean. Dr....
S.Lebanon butchery closed after food poisoning
The Health Ministry Monday announced the temporary closure of a butcher shop in south Lebanon after seven people fell ill with suspected food poisoning. The ministry said Hamati Butcher Shop in...
Abu Faour warns against using chicken intestines as fish feed
Chicken intestines being used as a feed ingredient in several fisheries across the Bekaa Valley is “very harmful,” Health Minister Wael Abu Faour warned Monday. He said several fisheries along the...
Power sector’s emissions accelerate one year after carbon tax’s demise
Emissions from Australia’s main power sector are rising at an increasing rate one year after the end of the carbon price, with plants in Victoria fired by brown coal the biggest contributors,...
Lebanon Health Ministry files complaint against dentist
Health Minister Wael Abu Faour filed a complaint against a Lebanese dentist he accused of violating health standards, according to a statement released by the ministry. The complaint against Dr....
