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Ladies: it’s Cervical Cancer Month
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Posted on : January 11, 2016

Ladies: it’s Cervical Cance...

January does not just mark the start of a new year, it’s also Cervical Cancer Awareness Month and here’s what you need to know. Cervical Health Awareness Month hopes to raise awareness of this ...
Get Healthy with Superfoods
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Posted on : January 11, 2016

Get Healthy with Superfoods

    Health-e takes a look at this category of nutrition found in nature and best of all many items grown or purchased right here in Bali. It’s no secret superfoods is the latest ...
Manage Pain Safely
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Posted on : December 3, 2015

Manage Pain Safely

  BIMC Hospital Group along with Siloam Hospital Denpasar, will hold a pain management event at Lippo Sunset Plaza, Saturday, December 19. The round table discussion will be presented by Dr. ...
AIDS ‘cure’ coming—true or false?
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Posted on : November 23, 2015

AIDS ‘cure’ coming—tr...

Google the words “AIDS” and “breakthrough” and you get so many promising reports, you can’t be blamed for thinking the end of the pandemic is coming soon.So as World AIDS Day is marked once again ...
Holiday Drinking—What is Normal?
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Posted on : November 23, 2015

Holiday Drinking—What...

Many people think of December as “party time,” when friends, coworkers and family gather to celebrate the end-of-the-year holidays. And alcohol usually plays a role. So as we approach the end of ...
Can Red Meat Cause Cancer?
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Posted on : November 23, 2015

Can Red Meat Cause Cancer?

  The UN’s World Health Organization now says red meat can increase the risk of cancer, and so, too, hot dogs, bacon and processed meat. As is often true with such warnings, it is followed ...
Smoking in Indonesia
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Posted on : October 29, 2015

Smoking in Indonesia

The facts are grim. In general, the prevalence of smoking is declining in Northern and Western Europe, North America and the Western Pacific region, and on the increase in some countries in Asia, ...
Is it heartburn…or something else?
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Posted on : October 29, 2015

Is it heartburn…or somethin...

Q : When is a burp more than a burp and something perhaps to be concerned about? A : When the burp is a symptom not for just simple heartburn but for something called “gastroesophageal reflux ...
Beyoncé Made Me Do It
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Posted on : October 29, 2015

Beyoncé Made Me Do It

4 Detox Ingredients You Need to Add to Your H2O This is it? Even if lemon does “alkalize the body” and mint “aids digestion” and cucumber has “anti-inflammatory properties” and ginger “cleanses ...
Children and Diabetes
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Posted on : October 29, 2015

Children and Diabetes

First the bad news The are two kinds of diabetes. But before explaining, it should be understood that the incidence in children is increasing in both types, especially in environments such as ...
Rainbow Rice—Is It Healthier?
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Posted on : October 7, 2015

Rainbow Rice—Is It He...

    Everybody knows about brown rice, long judged to be healthier than white. What about all those other colors now offered in shops and restaurants? Can the color of your rice make you ...
Hard to pronounce, easy to contract
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Posted on : October 7, 2015

Hard to pronounce, easy to ...

Osteoporosis may not roll off the tongue easily, but globally, one in three women and one in five men over the age of 50 will contract it in their lifetime. A disease that literally means “porous ...
Easiest way to avoid illness
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Posted on : October 7, 2015

Easiest way to avoid illness

    To some, the idea of having an annual Global Handwashing Day (October 15) may cause a smile, but in terms of what it means, it never is something to laugh about. Simply put, hand ...
Flu season’s coming — Are you ready for it?
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Posted on : October 7, 2015

Flu season’s coming —...

    The statistics vary from year to year, but influenza along with other respiratory disease is always on Indonesia’s top 10 killer lists, as well as a pandemic that sweeps much of the ...
5 Myths About Heart Disease
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Posted on : September 9, 2015

5 Myths About Heart Disease

Heart disease myth and misconception—much of it spread on the Internet—can put your heart and life at risk. As World Heart Day is celebrated this month, September 29, you can boost ...
An Apple a Day? Says Who?
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Posted on : September 9, 2015

An Apple a Day? Says Who?

  An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Oh, yeah…who says so? The phrase may date back to 1866 when the proverb’s original form was “Eat an apple on going to bed, and you’ll keep the doctor ...
“Rabies : Asia’s Invisible Killer”
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Posted on : September 9, 2015

“Rabies : Asia’s Invi...

Bali may be regarded as paradise on earth, but it also offers serious health risks that are almost invisible. One of these is rabies, a disease now unknown in Australia, Japan, much of Europe and ...
What Kind of Sunburn Leads to Cancer?
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Posted on : August 3, 2015

What Kind of Sunburn Leads ...

  Bali is an outdoor place, justly praised for its beaches and world-class surfing, its dedication to enjoying unspoiled nature. It’s benevolent climate year-round tells visitors and ...
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Posted on : August 3, 2015

‘Pass the sugar, please…’

The Threat of Sugary Drinks   “A Spoonful of Sugar” is a song in Walt Disney’s movie Mary Poppins, sung by Julie Andrews in 1964 but still a popular film for children of all ages. Half a ...
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Posted on : August 3, 2015

Women Who Are Prone to a ‘M...

One of the great heart disease myths is that it is, primarily, a man’s disease. In fact, it is the No. 1 killer of women and is more deadly than all forms of cancer combined. How did this ...