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ADL Poll Of Over 100 Countries Finds More Than One-Quarter Of Those Surveyed Infected With Anti-Semitic Attitudes

- The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today released the results of an unprecedented worldwide survey of anti-Semitic ...

Developing countries have high levels of infant allergies: Expert

Health expert from Clinical Pediatrics at University of Southern California, Michelle Pietzak stated that infant ...

Herbalife Launches First Ever Asia-Pacific Wellness Tour

- Herbalife, a global nutrition company, announced the launch of its first ever Asia-Pacific wellness tour, which will ...

Diabetes patients in Indonesia reach 8.5 million in 2013

The number of diabetes patients in Indonesia rose from 8 million in 2011 to 8.5 million in 2013, becoming the seventh ...

diabetes battle "being lost" as cases hit record 382 mln - (d)

The world is losing the battle against diabetes as the number of people estimated to be living with the disease soars ...

Health Ministers Pledge to Achieve Leprosy-Free World at International Leprosy Summit

-     The International Leprosy Summit, organized by the World Health Organization (WHO) and The ...

Sanitation remains problem for Indonesia

Sanitation remains a large problem for around 100 million people in Indonesia, while 63 million others are still ...

Success story of Indonesia`s fight against tuberculosis

Daeng Nuru from Langkai island, South Sulawesi province, sits for five hours in a small boat to get to Research Center ...

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 ...

HIV/AIDS Remains Major Threat In Papua

The deadly disease of HIV/AIDS remains a major threat in the easternmost Indonesian province of Papua, where thousands ...

Govt pulling out all the stops to reduce maternal death rate

Indonesia`s maternal mortality rate of 228 per 100,000 live births remains the highest in Southeast Asia, but the ...

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 ...

Polar bears have symptoms of mystery disease: US Agency

Symptoms of a mysterious disease that has killed scores of seals off Alaska and infected walruses are now showing up ...

Thousands observe TB Day at National Monument Square

Thousands of people flocked to the National Monument (Monas) Square in Central Jakarta in a fun-bike and walk program ...

Islamic approach to tackle AIDS in Indonesia

World Vision Indonesia (WVI) launched the "Channel of Hope" (COH) with an Islamic context in response to HIV and ...