Dementia can be prevented by training the brain

Medan (ANTARA News) - Senility today is not only suffered by those who are elderly, but also young age, but to prevent it can be done by training the brain from an early age.

Nerve Specialist Hospital Martha Friska Medan in Medan Friday Budi Santoso said that in principle the older one will be even greater risk of dementia, but if the brain is trained from an early age, senility or dementia it can be overcome.

"Exercising the brain by reading or doing a different job every day can prevent the dementia. Bottom line, use the brain every day, if not senile, then use the brain as well as possible," he said

He said that every person has the potential to dementia even some people have a higher chance than others, for that, the best one can do is try to reduce the risk factors.

"In Indonesia, people age 65 years and over, about 15 percent suffer from dementia and people with dementia at the age of 95 years about 50 per cent. This number may actually be reduced by training the brain from an early age," he said.

According to him, dementia is not the name of a specific disease, but a term to describe a group of symptoms that may be caused by abnormalities in the brain.

Someone who is experiencing dementia, will decline in intellectual function that socialization activities will be affected. People with dementia will also lose the ability to solve problems and maintain emotional.
"Some of the diseases that cause dementia are Alzheimer's, vascular dementia, and others. Dementia commonly suffered the elderly, but the disease is not part of the normal aging process," he said. (JRD / KWR)

BKKBN National Coordination Meeting titles population control

Jakarta (ANTARA News) - The National Population and Family Planning (BKKBN) held a coordination meeting of national partnership with the Indonesian Doctors Association (IDI) and the Indonesian Midwives Association (IBI) for successful population control program.

"Coordination Meeting was held to strengthen partnerships so that there is synergy in the face of quite complex issues related to the current demographic situation," said Acting. BKKBN head Sudibyo Alimoeso in Jakarta on Friday.

Sudibyo explained, partnership National Coordination Meeting was opened by the Minister of Health Nafsiah Mboi is a follow up of a national working meeting (Rakernas) program of national population and family planning held in Jakarta on January 30, 2013.

"National Workshop resulted in the formulation of policies and operational strategies in 2013, and the translation of its operation will be discussed at the Coordination Meeting," he said.

He added that Indonesia still faces considerable problems associated complex demographic situation both in terms of quality and quantity.

"In terms of quality, generally measured variables are education, health and economy. Specifically I highlight from the health sector there seems to be a consistent progress especially infant mortality rate (IMR) and maternal mortality rate (MMR)," he said.

Role of midwives, according to him, is also very significant in reducing the MMR.

"In addition, family planning education and counseling by doctors and midwives will be significant in the community to raise awareness for family planning in rural communities generally have more confidence to physicians or other health professionals," he said.

Psy launched "gentleman"

Seoul (ANTARA News) - Hips swaying while South Korean rapper, Psy, launched a new video songs and dance in a concert in Seoul, which was packed with fans, on Saturday and about 160 thousand more follow the "online".

They want to prove whether it can repeat the new album splendor "megahit" "Gangnam Style".

Video Gangnam Style is the largest video audience on YouTube, with the amount of 1.5 billion opening, and dance "riding horse" that imitated people around the world ranging from Eton schoolboy to UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

But the recent appearance of "Harlem Shake" which became a dance is loved the world, be a gamble for "Gentleman" and Psy 35-year-old has stated that he is aware of the high expectations.

"Of course I feel no burden than before, because a lot of people are watching," he told a news conference ahead of the show.

"I thought today was an expression of gratitude for the success of 'Gangnam style'," he told Reuters.

Video "Gentleman" with the chorus line "I'm a mother, father Gentleman" dance featuring rapid gyrations of Psy that appears with typical bespectacled, wearing a jacket kinds there are light blue, light pink and white sparkles.

Fans - most wearing white clothes like Psy request before the concert - meet the 50 thousand seat stadium at the World Championships. The concert was also broadcast "stream" over the internet.

"Gentleman" released on Friday midnight and opened 1.2 billion times on YouTube before the concert. The song reached position 90 on iTunes.

"I think it's really interesting, funny.'s Very difficult compared to the classic. Gangnam Style is perfect," said Mark McKeon (25 years), teachers who witnessed the concert, and he feels this new song will be good too.

"When I heard the song only, not good, but now with many people dancing together, okay well," chirping a South Koreans on Twitter. (M007/B002)

6.7 million Indonesian men buying sex

Batam (ANTARA News) - The Ministry of Health recorded until the end of 2012 the number of men in Indonesia who became clients of female sex workers reached 6.7 million and became the most high-risk spreading the disease HIV / AIDS.
"The spread of HIV / AIDS in Indonesia is the highest of men who are not loyal and become customers of female sex workers (FSW)," Health Minister (Menkes) Nafsiah Mboi, in Batam, Tuesday.
In Indonesia there are about 230,000 female sex workers spread across Indonesia, especially areas that there are many ports and borders.
"In every port there must be a red-light district. Many men from the area tersebutlah WPS customers so that high numbers," he said.
He said the number of subscribers reached 6.7 million WPS and about 75,000 of them also with injecting drug use resulted in approximately 4.9 million women who marry them are particularly at risk of contracting HIV / AIDS.
"In Indonesia, there are 4.9 million women who married a man who became a WPS customers. So even if the wife is not never had a man, they are also particularly at risk of contracting HIV / AIDS," said Nafsiah.
Cases of pregnant women who contracted HIV / AIDS from her husband, said Minister of Health, are likely to continue to increase from year to year. Children born of parents with HIV / AIDS are also infected with the deadly disease.
Director General of Disease Control and Environmental Health of the Ministry of Health, Tjandra Yoga Aditama, referring HIV-AIDS Progress Report Third Quarter 2012 which was sent to the Minister of Health, said that the highest percentage of HIV cases reported in the 25-49 year age group as much as 73.7 percent. Then followed by the age group 20-24 years and 15 per cent in the age group above 50 years as much as 4.5 percent.
According to Tjandra, the highest percentage of HIV risk factors for unsafe sex in heterosexual as much as 50.8 percent, the use of non-sterile syringes to IDUs as much as 9.4 percent, and MSM (Men Sex Men) as much as 7 percent.

Minister of Health: Family Planning program fails

Batam (ANTARA News) - Minister of Health of the Republic of Indonesia, Nafisa Mboi assess the family planning program has failed, because the fertility rate in Indonesia has not decreased as expected.

"At around 2012 the fertility rate in Indonesia of 2.6 and that number still survive until today. Means planning programs in the last 10 years failed," said Minister of Health after the opening of the Provincial Health Work Meeting 2013 in Batam Riau Islands, on Tuesday.

He said in 2014 should have a fertility rate in Indonesia is 2.1 according to the MDG's.

"The trend is now likely to go down instead of marriage. More and more teens have taken 20 years to have sex and marriage due to promiscuity," he said.

He further said that early marriage is common in rural areas, while in urban areas are not so high.

"The age of early marriage in Indonesia also increases the risk of maternal mortality has not been perfect because of reproductive completely," said the Minister.

Chief Representative BKKBN Kepri, Marsudi Bambang said the fertility rate in the Riau Islands still stands at 2.6.

"Today the figure is still 2.6. At Kepri many young people who came to stand at work and married. So high fertility rate," he said.

Earlier, the Acting Head of the National Population and Family Agency (BKKBN) Alimoeso Sudibyo said it will continue to drive an increase in the age limit of marriage for women from 16 years to 18 years.

With the marriage age limit been increased, the rights of women and children can be met.

"We want to raise the level of women by providing opportunities in order to improve quality by increasing the age of marriage," said Sudibyo.

Buying commercial sex crime

Kupang (ANTARA News) - The Executive Director of the Indonesian Family Planning Association said the center Host Winarso buy sex are women kriminalinasi action and should be prevented.

Prevention is urgently needed, especially in the last two years because of HIV / AIDS cases increased sharply, especially in mothers and infants infected households that reach 70 percent of the total people living with HIV / AIDS, said Host in Kupang on Saturday.

Health Ministry data show 3,892 new cases of HIV and 1,673 new cases of AIDS occurred in Indonesia in the second quarter of 2012.

The highest risk factor in unprotected sex in the heterosexual majority of 50 percent that experienced by those aged 25-47 years (72 percent).

Similarly, transmission of AIDS caused unsafe heterosexual intercourse was 84 percent that experienced by the majority of those aged 30-39 years (72 percent).

"HIV and AIDS remains a public issue that should receive serious attention from all parties," said Host.

According to him, the key to preventing the spread of HIV and AIDS is a faithful partner and use condoms in risky sex.

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