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More Americans use mobile device while driving than europeans

A study has found that 69 percent of U.S. drivers talked on their cell phone while driving compared to 21 percent of ...

Indonesia still unable to eradicate leprosy

Although Indonesia has managed to reach leprosy elimination stage, the country has not been able to completely ...

Economist Intelligence Unit Report Calls for Global Policy Innovation to Tackle the 'Silent Pandemic' That is Hepatitis

-- Experts recommend comprehensive approach to combat global health issue -     A new Economist ...

Dengue threat to remain in 2013

Dengue fever will continue to loom large next year, so all Indonesians should be prepared to deal with an ...

UMCG Enrolls First Patients in PneumRx RENEW Pivotal Trial for Treatment of Severe Emphysema

- PneumRx, Inc., a leader in interventional pulmonology, announced today that University Medical Center Groningen has ...

367 HIV/AIDS cases recorded in Mimika this year

The Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health division head of Mimika Health Office, Saiful Taqin, has ...

Malaria Remains A Threat In Indonesia

Indonesia is still among the countries hardest hit by malaria, with almost half of the nation`s 244 million population ...

Some 95% of teenagers expected to have understanding of AIDS by 2015

The government has set a target that approximately 95 percent of Indonesian teenagers should have comprehensive ...

Bio Farma exports products to 117 countries

Indonesian vaccine-making company Bio Farma has exported its product to 117 countries, making it one of the largest ...

Study Demonstrates Radioembolization Using SIR-Spheres Significantly Improves Overall Survival

-Survival of patients treated with SIR-Spheres more than double that of patients who received best supportive care, ...

Lebaran services not routine

President Susilo Bambang Yudhono has stated that the health and security services provided to Id-ul Fitr travellers ...

Ebola outbreak in Uganda kills 13 - official

An outbreak of the deadly Ebola virus has killed 13 people in Uganda and efforts are under way to contain the ...

300,000 people in U.S. living with chagas disease

As many as 300,000 people in the United States may have chronic Chagas disease, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control ...

Polio eradication shifts into emergency mode

-       New cases at lowest levels ever, but funding gap threatens ...

CoMO Calls for Parents to Be Aware that Meningitis Vaccines Do Not Fully Protect

-     New research presented at the European Society of Paediatric Infectious Diseases (ESPID) ...