Kalbe.co.id - Itching in the throat is common nowadays. Nobody is free from it. Although we do not want it since it is a great nuisance, especially when we are in talks with other people or in a meeting, we have to go through. There are several causes that make itching in the throat , but the most common knowledge is the consumption of fatty food or of cold drinks.

Kalbe.co.id - To become a successful entrepreneur one should able to DIPERIKSA (be investigated), thus Dr. Boenjamin Setiawan, Ph.D, senior advisor of Kalbe Group, in his lecture at BINUS University, Jakarta Selatan. DR. Boenyamin Setiawan or dr. Boen as called by those close to him, further explained, DIPERIKSA is an abbreviation. D ( depan – future, able to look into); I (integrity – to uphold); P (peluang = opportunity – not to miss); E (excellence – to do the very best); R (risk – dare to take); I (innovation – never to stop looking for ); K (kerja – work hard); S (sigap = always ready and quick to act); A (adapt – to fit to the changes/situation).

Kalbe.co.id - Indonesia again mourned. On Friday, the 27th of March, precisely at 5 o”clock in the morning, the Situ Gintung dike near Ciseureu, East Ciputat, Tangerang South, broke down, causing huge flash flood. Around one hundred people died, about one thousand families lost their homes, either carried away by flood or heavily damaged. The incidence is called by many “little Tsunami’. Sad indeed that a tsunami can happen in the capital of a country. The saying that luck cannot be pursued, nor can a catastrophe be warded off is true. They come at a sudden, without warning. When watching the TV or reading the news paper we felt dismay and sad, and wished we could do something to help.

Kalbe.co.id - The inaugural Asian Oncology Summit (AOS) – 2009 was held at Suntec Singapore International Convention & Exhibition Centre, Singapore. AOS major success is to have a partnership with South East Asian Medical Oncology Forum (SEAMOF) to encourage collaboration among oncologists in Southeast Asia. The Summit encompassed a series of plenary lectures covering a variety of haematological and solid cancers. There were additional six parallel suites dedicated to haemato-oncology, head and neck, gastrointestinal, breast, lung, and gynaecological cancer. The summit described the latest clinical needs for oncologists in Asia and offered an opportunity for the exchange ideas and thoughts that will help inform clinical practice. Notable international experts includes Prof Harald zur Hausen (Nobel Laureate) had discussed topics of pertinent clinical relevance. In this event, nimotuzumab (patented by Innogen Kalbiotech with the name Theracim) was explained in one of the satellite symposium. It is the first product originated from non western world.

Kalbe.co.id - P.T. Kalbe Farma’s care and attention to the victims of Situ Gintung dike break disaster at Cireundeu, SouthTangerang, on Wednesday, the 23rd of March deserve praise. Through one of their top products ENTROSTOP they act quickly, opening a joint aid center at the location of disaster with the name ENTROSTOP GESIT. Gesit is the abbreviation of of Gerakan Simpatik (sympathetic gesture). The plan is, ENTROSTOP GESIT center open since Saturday, 29th March 2009, will be kept open until Tuesday, March 31st