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Saudi announces 3 more deaths from MERS coronavirus cases

The Saudi Health Ministry announced on Monday (May 5) three more deaths and three new Middle East Respiratory Syndrome ...

BD Launches New Point-of-Care System for HIV/AIDS Patients

- BD Biosciences, a segment of BD (Becton, Dickinson and Company) (NYSE: BDX), a leading global medical technology ...

Indonesia to offer cooperation in tackling MERS-CoV: Minister

The Indonesian government will offer cooperation to Saudi Arabia and other countries in tackling the Middle East ...

Ebola virus has killed 74 in Guinea

By April 28, 121 Ebola cases had been confirmed, including 74 deaths, in different treatment centers set up by the ...

Malaria remains endemic in five Indonesian provinces

Malaria is a major public health problem in most tropical countries, including Indonesia with five of its provinces ...

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 ...