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UNICEF reports declining breastfeeding rates in East Asia

The United Nations Children`s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday voiced alarm at the decline of breastfeeding across East Asia, ...

Mom`s stress during pregnancy can affect baby`s iron status : study

Newborns whose mothers are under stress during the first trimester of pregnancy may be at risk for low iron status, ...

Program seeks to lower high maternal mortality rate in six provinces

Six provinces in Indonesia continue to have the nation`s highest maternal mortality rates, at over 50 percent. ...

Depok city implements `one day no rice` policy

Depok Mayor Nur Mahmudi Ismail said he had adopted a "One Day No Rice" policy to contribute to the efforts to ...

Floods in urban areas said to increase poverty in East Asia-Pacific

The World Bank has stated that flooding in urban areas and cities creates a higher risk of increasing poverty in the ...

Lion Air passenger dies

A passenger of Lion Air JT 366/786 from Surabaya to Tarakan, East Kalimantan, died at Sepinggan airport, Balikpapan, ...

Kerry to Expand Center of Excellence with New Cell Science Laboratory Serving Bio-Pharma Customers G

-     Kerry Ingredients & Flavours is expanding its customer center of excellence in Beloit, ...

Newmont Outlines Community Investment Programs for Conga Project in Peru

-     Newmont Mining Corporation (NYSE: NEM) today outlined a number of community investment ...

Study finds potential risk factor for developing dementia, alzheimer`s disease in women

A hormone derived from visceral fat called adiponectin may play a role as a risk factor for development of all-cause ...

Poverty still to loom large in 2012

Despite the government`s continuous people`s welfare boosting efforts, poverty is likely to continue looming large in ...

Sig food lab expected to gain international accreditation

The food laboratory of PT Saraswanti Indo Genetech (SIG) to test the analysis of genetically modified products, ...

Brazil is world champion in fighting hunger: WFP

Brazil is a world leader in the fight against hunger and its experience can be shared with other countries, visiting ...

Indonesia's population grows to 241 million in 2011

The Indonesian population is estimated to have increased to more than 241 million this year, far exceeding the results ...

In developing world, poor still means thin

"First world" health problems such as obesity and heart disease may be gaining ground in developing nations, but they ...

Colorcon and BASF Announce Collaboration to Develop Film Coating Applications

-     Colorcon, Inc. and BASF have announced a collaboration for the development of future film ...