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closeHapus filterKeep Kids Fit and Healthy This Summer
Keep Kids Fit and Healthy This Summer — The school year comes with plenty of structure, and all that scheduling can help encourage healthy habits. Put a little rhythm into those lazy Bali days with activities that will keep them interested and fit. You can sign your child up for numerous activities on the holiday
Bali Measles Update
Bali Measles Update — The New South Wales Health department has recently advised travellers to be alert for signs and symptoms of measles infection after the fifth diagnosis of measles in NSW since the beginning of March 2018. Cases include an adult and three infants who acquired their infection while travelling in Asia including Bali.
The BIMC Siloam Dialysis Centre: Probably the World’s Best
The BIMC Siloam Dialysis Centre: Probably the World’s Best — For dialysis patients, foreign travel need not be an unobtainable consideration. In fact, dialysis patients of all modalities – in-center hemodialysis, home hemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis – should be encouraged to look at foreign travel as a very doable adventure. When visitors to Bali step off
The Prevalence of Bedbugs on the Rise
The Prevalence of Bedbugs on the Rise — Bedbugs are easy to transport in luggage and very hard to get rid of and for this reason they have become an especial nuisance for hotels and other public spaces so learn how to avoid getting bitten! How can a bedbug affect you? The main health issue
Providing Technology to the Disabled
Providing Technology to the Disabled ― December 3 is International Day of Persons with Disabilities with this year’s theme focusing on the enabling conditions envisaged in the 2030 Development Agenda for Sustainable Development. In a time of rapid digitalization, technology provides innovative solutions for the disabled and according to the UN General Assembly: “Technology is
Does Volcanic Ash Pose a Health Risk?
Tens of thousands of villagers were relocated from the 12k radius surrounding Mt. Agung this past September with the main safety concern being a potential eruption of extreme heat and toxic gas from possible pyroclastic flows. To date no eruption has occurred and outside the danger zone the only health issue from Mt. Agung
The Perils of Travelling Without Emergency Medical Insurance
Health-e regularly provides in-bound travelers with tips on how to keep safe while visiting Bali and Indonesia although all the advice in the world cannot help those who travel without the right medical coverage. Take Australian travelers as one example. Each year just under a million adults still go overseas without travel insurance but
Relocating to Bali?
If you are deciding on an expat life in the world’s most popular island destination, whether on a sabbatical or early retirement, you will need to keep your mental and physical health in check by following some sensible lifestyle choices. Drink and eat sensibly Relocating to Bali doesn’t mean an endless summer of bliss
Measles Remains Issue in Indonesia
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently announced Bhutan and the Maldives as measles free, having eliminated the infectious viral disease becoming the first countries in their region to stop the highly contagious child killer. WHO said the Maldives has not reported any case of indigenous measles since 2009, and Bhutan since 2012. Bhutan and
A Safe Bali Beach Vacation
Bali’s beaches are famous for their surfing and their sheer beauty with hundreds of thousands of tourists arriving specifically to swim, body-board or surf along the island’s coastal fringe. Yet accidents happen often with visitors vulnerable to sunburn, treacherous undercurrents — even a small but very real risk of tsunamis. Here are six key tips
Why Jet Lag Is Worse When You Fly East
Jet lag is awful no matter where you’re heading yet regular travellers will know that your body clock seems to take longer to recover when you’re flying east, rather than west. Physicists have finally been able to explain why this could be happening, using a mathematical model to show that our brain cells respond differently
Visiting Bali with Diabetes
Some 10 percent of people with diabetes experience problems with diabetes control when traveling. Visit Bali and travel safely with these tips: Carry a doctor’s letter: your trip through airport security will go smoother if you plan ahead: Ask your doctor to write a letter alerting airport officials about your diabetes and your need to
Self-Driving Bali Safely
The cost of leasing a car compared to a motorcycle in Bali is so negligible that it’s hardly worth consideration especially given the savings of a few dollars could mean your life and that of the person saddled behind you. Of the 95 foreign tourists and expatiates who died in Bali in 2015, almost double
Silent Signs of Coronary Thrombosis
Typical symptoms of heart attacks such as chest pain and/or pressure, cold sweat, extreme weakness, are well understood. But there are more subtle signs you’re having a heart attack that can be easily missed. If you experience any of the following symptoms, see a BIMC doctor immediately. If a couple flights of stairs are usually
Shifting Resolutions
Setting a performance goal may help you stay more motivated compared to a weight-loss goal. Start with say 10 pull-ups or 20 push-ups or touch your toes 30 times throughout the day, adding more week after week, to create a healthy shift from focusing purely on aesthetics to performance. Bad habits and bad ideas go
Dying for a Drink
The lists of countries with unregulated bars that’ll pour you a deadly, illicitly produced drink containing methanol are many and growing. Numerous outbreaks due to drinking fake alcohol in recent years were reported in Cambodia, Czech Republic, Ecuador, Estonia, India, Kenya, Libya, Nicaragua, Pakistan, Turkey — even normally vice-free Norway. But it’s the young travelers
Rabies Then and Now
In 2011 the Balinese government made a significant effort to curb the spread of rabies through vaccinations and culling however the 500,000 dogs on the island at the time presented enormous challenges they weren’t prepared for. A total of 55 patients were treated, 30 of them succumbing to the fatal virus while 25 tested positive
Two Zika Cases Prompt Australian Advisory to Indonesia
Urging its citizens to protect themselves from mosquito bites and other dangers while traveling in Indonesia,the Australian Dept. of Health website listed the country with “sporadic and limited” Zika virus cases amongst 49 countries with varying degrees of transmission. Sporadic transmission means from time-to-time there is a case yet Indonesia has only two confirmed cases
A Positive Space for Children
BIMC Hospitals now provides a pediatric specialist specifically to meet inquiries from the expatriate community and families travelling with children to the island. BIMC recognizes visits to medical facilties can be a bit unnerving for children. To get around what can be a traumatic experience, BIMC Hospital designed a space that is easeful
Fitness Training the Functional Way
Over the years, we have witnessed a shift toward making training more functional, a concept originally used by physical therapists in rehabilitation exercises that mimic what patients did daily at home or work. This has proven to be highly beneficial so that patients can return to their lives or jobs after an injury or surgery.
Health Officials: Zika Not New to Indonesia
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 global emergency. The country has had a limited history of Zika infections that date back to 1978 and 1981 with some new apparent
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 hygiene is the single most effective way to prevent the spread of infections, including the common cold and influenza.
“Rabies : Asia’s Invisible Killer”
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 elsewhere in the West. However, residents and medical workers in Bali cannot forget the epidemic of the bite-transmitted infection that
What Kind of Sunburn Leads to Cancer?
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 residents to slow down, shed some clothing, take a walk, relax. That’s why there are so many happy people here, year after year, Bali is one of the