http://bimcbali.com Just another WordPress weblog Wed, 10 Feb 2010 12:22:47 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en AYANA Resort and Spa Bali is not only a lovely resort to spend your holiday in Bali, but also a safe place to stay. Among the many qualifications of their staff, is first aid certification. Accidents can happen anywhere, anytime. Medical assistance is not always readily available on the spot.  It ... http://bimcbali.com/news-update/saved-one-soul.html "Patient comes first". This is one of BIMC doctors' motto in practice. Our doctors use all available resources to identify the diagnosis and give proper treatment. In some special cases, BIMC doctors need to consult other doctors, specialists in their field, for definitive treatment. One of them is Dr. Dianwaty, ... http://bimcbali.com/news-update/dr-dianwaty-sppd.html BIMC Hospital has recently installed Global Positioning System (GPS) units into their Advanced Life Support Ambulances in order to improve response times and streamline dispatch operations. BIMC Hospital is proud to be the first to use GPS in their ambulances and is happy to be part of a new era ... http://bimcbali.com/news-update/bimc-hospital-has-installed-gps-into-their-ambulances.html Don't be fooled if you ever get this diagnosis.  It doesn't mean you're eligible to compete for a gold medal.  Here's the real truth about athlete's foot. The official medical term is tinea pedis.  Tinea means infection from dermatophyte fungi and pedis means foot, so it clearly is a fungus infection ... http://bimcbali.com/medical-news/athlete%e2%80%99s-foot.html Swine flu is a highly contagious acute respiratory disease of pigs caused by influenza A virus.  It causes high levels of illness and low death rates in pigs. Swine influenza viruses may circulate amongst pigs throughout the year. Studies show 30-50% of commercial US swine have been infected ... http://bimcbali.com/medical-news/what-is-swine-flu.html Another year has past, and this year in 2009, BIMC celebrated its 11th anniversary on July 27th. This is not just a celebration of 11 years of existance, it is also a celebration of the accomplishments since it was first established in 1998 from a 2-consultation-room clinic to a 4-level-hospital. Education ... http://bimcbali.com/news-update/bimc-hospital-11-years-of-service.html More than 30% of adults snore, at least a few nights each week.  Imagine how many people's sleep are disrupted from one person's loud snore and what is more a concern is when snoring causes health problems. Snoring happens when the muscles in the roof of your mouth (soft palate), tongue ... http://bimcbali.com/medical-news/snoring-and-sleep-apnea.html The discovery of x-ray by Wilhem Roentgen in the late 1800s is one of the greatest contribution in medicine. From an X-ray we can know problems happening inside the human's body. Further studies have developed the conventional X-ray to the more advanced diagnostic equipments, such as the CT-Scan, Ultrasound, etc. But ... http://bimcbali.com/medical-news/digital-imaging-x-ray.html Ultraviolet rays in sun light can cause serious and often irreversible harm to the body. This can range from eye damage to the more extreme, skin cancer. Prevention must start from early age. For the skin, sun blocks or sunscreens have been proven effective. Bali is located just ... http://bimcbali.com/medical-news/blocking-the-sun.html Why are people more likely to get car sick in the back seat than in the front? Why are drivers less likely to get car sick than front seat passengers? Why do some people get sick in the car only when they read? On a bumpy flight, ... http://bimcbali.com/medical-news/motion-sickness.html