Health-e Update

Jet Lag Reaches New Levels Due to Longer Flights — Total visitor numbers to Bali are expected to increase by 26.3%, to 18.2 million in 2020, according to a major recent report released by Hotel ...

Preventing Tropical Cold & Flu Viruses in the Workplace — Colder climates are not the only environments where the cold and flu virus can flourish. Equatorial regions like Bali experience not ...

BIMC Hospital Nusa Dua has routinely offered hand hygiene education to schools in Jimbaran and Uluwatu, and of recent has added other awareness information such as how to properly handle medical ...

Interventional Pain Management — A report released in April by Research & Markets points out that the global opioids market size is growing at a staggering pace in Asia Pacific largely due to ...

Knee Arthroscopy at BIMC  — This past April witnessed Tiger Woods winning the Masters for the fifth time, his first since 2008. And what makes his return to prominence, at 43 years old, nothing ...

Big Tobacco Using Social Media to Lure Youth — May 31 is “World No Tobacco Day” and this year Health-e looks at how social media is helping tobacco companies hook a new generation of Indonesian ...

Jakarta Air Pollution a Major Health Concern — There is no disputing Jakarta living conditions have advanced considerably with vastly improved infrastructure, MRT trains now underway and better ...

Is Genomic Medicine for All Finally Here? — As reported in the Clinical OMICs, there is a possibility the next great transformation in healthcare started in the Queen Mary University of London. ...

The Truth About Cooking Oils — Much of Indonesian cuisine is made by goreng (fried) though if you enjoy eating locally you need to consider the oil you are consuming. The oils that are least ...

World Immunization Week: Theme: #VaccinesWork — BIMC is doing its part the week of April 24-30, which aims to promote the use of vaccines to protect people of all ages against disease saving ...

Healthy People Sleep Well — March 15 is World Sleep Day, created to raise awareness of sleep as a human privilege that is often compromised by the habits of modern life. A consistent seven to ...

Vaccines for the Elderly — Almost one out of every three people will develop shingles in their lifetime and your risk of the virus increases as you grow older when our immune systems tend to ...

Fight Against Dengue — The dengue virus infection incidence has grown dramatically in recent years, with some 390 million infections annually.  In January, various news media reported that ...

World Kidney Day : March 14 — This year’s campaign will focus on the burden of kidney disease, the disparities and access to healthcare with the theme — “Kidney Health for Everyone ...

Lose Weight with the Help of an App — Getting that weight down doesn’t have to feel like a chore. It’s totally possible to make working toward a goal fun and rewarding, and apps that ...

Watching Your Blood Pressure — Recently released, the first FDA-approved smart watch blood pressure cuff is highly lauded for its easeful design and convenience. High blood pressure affects ...

Prevent Disease with High Fiber Diet — A recent meta-analysis looks at 40 years of medical research to find out the ideal amount of dietary fiber to prevent chronic disease and premature ...

Breakfast and Diabetes Connection — You’ve heard it often — “breakfast is the most important meal of the day” — and recent research published in the Journal of Nutrition backs up that ...

Drink 8 Glasses of Water a Day Health Myths — No need to count cups. Research shows people who gulp a glass of H2O when they’re thirsty get enough to stay healthy and hydrated. Water-rich foods ...

Preventive Health Screenings — There’s an easy way to chart a course for better health and possibly avoid such diseases as diabetes and heart disease and you can do so with only a few hours out ...