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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 ...

Joint Commission International launches hand hygiene tool, helps hospitals reduce infections

- Joint Commission International (JCI) is providing the Targeted Solutions Tool® (TST®) for Hand Hygiene at no ...

Smoking bans cut premature births and child asthma attacks

Banning smoking in public places has helped to cut premature births by 10 percent, according to new research from the ...

Polluted air linked to 7 million deaths in 2012: WHO

Air pollution killed about 7 million people in 2012, making it the worlds single biggest environmental health risk, ...

Bill Gates supports Indonesia Health Fund establishment

American business magnate, investor, computer programmer, inventor and philanthropist William Henry "Bill" Gates III ...

Stevia Can Help with the Southeast Asia-Pacific Obesity Concerns

- As the 12th International Congress of Obesity soon begins in Kuala Lumpur, the Southeast Asia-Pacific obesity ...

Jayapura district to be free of malaria by 2026

The Jayapura district administration is committed to eliminating malaria in three phases, as part of the "Malaria-Free ...

Swine flu kills 19 in Syria out of 59 suspects: Health Minister

Syrian Health Minister Saad al- Nayef said that swine flu has killed 19 people in Syria, mainly in the central ...

Indonesia hemmed-in between benefits and hazards of tobacco

The Indonesian government has not yet discussed whether it will ratify the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control ...

Advanced Energy for Life Campaign Launched to Build Awareness and Support to End "World's Number One Human and Environme

- Calling global energy poverty the world's number one human and environmental crisis, Peabody Energy (NYSE:BTU) today ...

Smog continues to blanket North, Central China

Smog will continue to blanket Chinas north and central regions on Saturday as the the National Meteorological Center ...

Hong Kong culls chickens, bans live imports after H7N9 found

Hong Kong began culling 20,000 chickens and suspended imports of fresh poultry from mainland China for 21 days on ...

Indonesia joins global road safety movement to reduce traffic accidents

Driving in Jakarta is very challenging, if not very scary, for some people as the capital citys roads are mostly ...

President Yudhoyono launches Traffic Safety Movement

President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono flanked by First Lady Any Yudhoyono launched a National Traffic Safety Pioneering ...

Top International Hospitals to Hold Summit in Asia to Address Efficiency, Patient Safety Issues

- Growing concern over patient safety is at the heart of every serious discussion among healthcare providers across ...