A study showed result that more brain infarction or also known as a non-hemorrhagic stroke occurred more during the weekends and holidays. There was a significant correlation between alcohol ...

An adverse reaction to a food can be the result of either food allergy or food intolerance.  Many people think these two terms mean the same thing, but they do not. A food allergy occurs when the ...

You might want to know the health facts for travelers.  Here are the facts, including estimation of the risk of getting sick from traveling. The basic facts 8 million travelers travel to a ...

Your kidneys filter waste from your blood and also regulate other functions of your body.  Healthy kidneys clean your blood by removing excess fluid, minerals, and waste.  They also produce ...

The Sanur Village Festival was held for the sixth time this year 19 – 23 November 2011.  This year, the event was held at Matahari Terbit Beach in Sanur. The timing and larger location was ...

This year’s Rock n’ Run marks the events eleventh consecutive year. The proceeds of this year’s charity event were donated to the Smile Foundation.  The funds are designated to help children in ...

BIMC Hospital is delighted to announce the addition of the new Echocardiography facility performed by our cardiologist commencing November 2011. An echocardiogram often is referred to in the ...

Chickenpox, also known as varicella, is a highly contagious and self-limited infection that most commonly affects children between 5-10 years of age. The disease has a worldwide distribution and ...

The carpal tunnel syndrome is compression of the median nerve which passes through the carpal tunnel in the wrist. This is a very common syndrome mostly complained by women aged 30 to 50. The ...

BIMC Hospital continues to support the annual Food Festival which is one of the biggest events in Bali. This year the set up of Food Festival was a bit different from previous years. The Food ...

Helicobacter pylori, also known as H. pylori, are a bacterium that is commonly found in the stomach. It is present in approximately one-half of the world’s population. H. pylori are ...

Appendicitis is acute inflammation of the vermiform appendix. The appendix is a small ‘dead end’ pouch, like a little tube, that comes off the caecum. The caecum is the first part of ...

Herpes simplex is a common infection caused by the herpes simplex virus (HSV) which can cause a vesicular rash anywhere on the skin or mucous membranes. There are two major strains, HSV-1 and ...

On 21 of September 2011, BIMC Hospital received a visit from Sunrise school. 14 children aged from 5 years old arrived at BIMC Hospital at 10 am and were very excited to see the hospital. Dr. ...

WILL YOU WALK WITH US ON 22nd OCTOBER 2011 IN NUSA DUA?     Pink Ribbon Fever is spreading like wildfire through Bali, as momentum builds up for the third annual Pink Ribbon Walk at Nusa Dua on ...

Electrical injury occurs when an electric current runs through a portion of the body, usually from either a man-made source or lightning.  The outside of the person’s body may appear to have only ...

Diarrhoea is defined as the abrupt onset of abnormally high fluid content in the stool: more than the normal value of approximately 10 mL/kg/d in the infant and young child, and more than 200 g/d ...

Human exposure to toxoplasmosis is common wherever cats are found.  About 20 to 40% of healthy adults in the US are sero-positive, these are people who are evidently found infected but have no ...

Nose bleeding is a very common symptom that can happen to anyone from children to the elderly. The medical term is epistaxis. One out of every seven people will develop a nosebleed at some time ...

BIMC hospital was officially opened on 27th July 1998. This year, BIMC Hospital celebrated 13 years of service. To celebrate the 13th anniversary, BIMC Hospital organized several activities and ...