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Powdered Taro Corms with Pulverized Eggshells as Flour Substitute wins RECFON’s Youth Creation 2021

San Quintin National High School from the Philippines emerged as the first-place winner in SEAMEO RECFON’s Youth ...

Icure acquires drug product approval for world’s first donepezil patch for treating dementia of the Alzheimer type in Korea

Icure Pharmaceutical Inc. (KOSDAQ: 175250), a biopharmaceutical company in Korea, announced today that its donepezil ...

Vice Minister equates Indonesia's diabetes problem to an iceberg

Diabetes problem in Indonesia has exhibited an iceberg phenomenon that necessitates early detection efforts to lower ...

68 million Indonesians obese due to unhealthy diet: ministry

Sixty-eight million adults in Indonesia are obese due to unhealthy diet and lack of physical activity, Ministry of ...

Government encourages industry to produce nutritionally balanced food

The government, through its Coordinating Ministry for Human Development and Cultural Affairs, has encouraged the ...

Governor pushes to increase fish consumption to prevent stunting

Governor of West Sumatra Mahyeldi called on the public to boost fish consumption as a means to create a new, smart ...

Healthy diet, physical activity can help prevent obesity: expert

Obesity can be prevented by controlling sugar, salt, and fat intake and through physical activity, acting Director for ...

Early detection of stroke must be improved: Health Ministry

Early detection of stroke risk factors needs to be improved given the relatively high cost of handling patients in ...

Segmented communication necessary to reduce smoking prevalence: expert

The government should implement a segmented communication strategy in the campaign to reduce smoking prevalence by ...

Ensuring national food security

This year marked the second time the World Food Day (October 16) was observed amid the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ...

Smoking, obesity can cause kidney cell carcinoma: specialist

Smoking, obesity, and high blood pressure can cause Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC), a type of kidney cancer, a specialist ...

Early detection effective to prevent risk of developing breast cancer

Early detection is an effective way to prevent the risk of developing breast cancer by increasing the likelihood of ...

160 students vaccinated against COVID-19 in East Jakarta

At least 160 students of the state Islamic senior high school (MAN) 2 in Ciracas, East Jakarta received COVID-19 jabs ...

Aceh residents must remain alert for family cluster infections: IDI

Aceh chapter has appealed to residents of Aceh province to continue to comply with the health protocols and remain ...

Health Ministry issues guidelines on vaccination of children

The Health Ministry has issued guidelines on the vaccination of 12- to 17-year-olds against COVID-19. “With ...