Health-e Update

BIMC is dedicated to informing Bali residents of just how prevalent TB is and educating them so that they are able to identify the disease early and seek proper treatment. TB kills an estimated ...

If there’s a process involved in making the foods you eat they are probably not good for you. Here are the worst ingredients: Fructose corn syrup Consuming high-fructose corn syrup is the fastest ...

iHealth has designed connected healthcare devices like blood pressure monitors, wireless scales, glucose-monitoring systems, and fitness trackers that are the best in the market. Their new ...

  Erring on the side of caution, Indonesia has taken a number of preventive measures against the Zika virus after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the spread of the disease a ...

    At what age is it best to do the right thing and get tested and what are the specifics? Age 20-29 At this age, a cancer-related check-up should be part of your periodic health exams ...

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 ...

    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 ...

  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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

  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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

    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 ...

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 ...

    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 ...

    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 ...

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 ...