#public health

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World Health Organization and Alzheimer's Disease International Say Dementia Must be a Global Health

-     New Report Calls on Nations to Recognise Dementia as a Public Health ...

Triple bomb attack kills nine in Thailand

Three bomb attacks minutes apart killed nine people and wounded more than 100 on Saturday in the main town in ...

Bloomberg Philanthropies Announces Additional $220 Million to Fight Global Tobacco Use

-     - Progress to date includes 1.2 billion people protected by effective tobacco control ...

Feeding baby on demand associated with higher iq in school

Should your baby be fed according to a schedule or on demand? A new study suggests that demand-feeding is associated ...

US-Indonesia strengthening health cooperation

US Deputy Chief of Mission (DCM) Ted Osius and Indonesian Ministry of Health Secretary-General Ratna Rosita co-chaired ...

President Yudhoyono picks new deputy ministers for foreign affairs, health

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono on Thursday morning was able to confirm two persons, Wardana and Ali Ghufron Mukti, ...

Workplace pollutants tied to kids` asthma risk

A mother`s exposure to airborne pollutants may increase the likelihood that her unborn child will later develop ...

UNICEF: Indonesia's infant mortality rate still high

Indonesia`s infant mortality rate is still high although it showed a downward trend in the past few years, United ...

Some 8,000 in SE Sulawesi at risk of contracting HIV/AIDS

Southeast Sulawesi has an estimated total of 8,000 people spread in 10 districts and two cities who are at risk of ...

ASEAN Foundation, Royal Philips hold discussion on healthcare affordability

The ASEAN Foundation and Royal Philips Electronics jointly conducted a round table discussion on "Healthcare ...

Minister hopes RI to raise its competitiveness rating

Trade Minister Mari Elka Pangestu hoped Indonesia would continue improve its competitiveness until it reached a ...

Young women, adolescent girls face high risk of HIV infection

A new report titled, " Opportunity in Crisis: Preventing HIV" from early adolescence to young adulthood, indicates ...

Over 1,000 houses along code river flooded

A flood triggered by heavy rains inundated at least 1,190 houses along Code riverbank in Yogyakarta on Saturday ...

Oscar(R) Nominees Receive (XTIO2 INC.) XTI 360(TM) Nano Coating Anti-Germ System

-        XTIO2 INC. (http://www.xti.tm) (XTI) presented the 83rd Academy(R) ...

Ibuprofen could cut Parkinson`s risk: study

Adults who take the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen may reduce their risk of getting Parkinson`s disease by about 27 ...