
Advice for People With Health Conditions That Will Be Fasting This Ramadan
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON For the upcoming fasting month, we are pleased to share some important advice from the good people at Alpro Pharmacy. WILL
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON For the upcoming fasting month, we are pleased to share some important advice from the good people at Alpro Pharmacy. WILL
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WORDS LIM TECK CHOON For the upcoming fasting month, we are pleased to share some important advice from the good people at Alpro Pharmacy. WILL
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON In conjunction with International Women’s Day, the Mental Illness Awareness and Support Association (MIASA) hosted a half-day event at Royale Chulan,
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON HOW COMMON IS HEART DISEASE AMONG YOUNG ADULTS? Dr Timothy: Heart disease is common. In general, the risk factors are: Male
WORDS DR HOE YUT HUNG As we get older, our bodies start to go through normal and expected changes. It can be upsetting to find
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WORDS DR LIM SZE WEI While working from home does come with benefits but it also limits physical movements and takes a toll on our
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON GOOD NEWS FOR MALAYSIANS THAT REQUIRE FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO UNDERGO KIDNEY TRANSPLANT The National Kidney Foundation (NKF) of Malaysia has launched
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Continuous glucose monitoring (often abbreviated as CGM) is basically a system that allows one’s blood glucose levels to be monitored automatically.
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON PHOTO RAHIM SOFRI UNDERSTANDING THE RABBIT Rabbits are pack animals that have many predators, so they are conditioned to always be
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON DR WONG YEN SHI ON UTERINE FIBROIDS AT A GLANCE They are non-cancerous growths that form in the muscular layers of
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Data from a recent study conducted by Singaporean researchers suggests that multivitamin supplements that contain folic acid and iodine may be
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON DR CHAN YANJUN Medical Director, Singapore & Malaysia International SOS “With forecasts indicating that our rainy season is far from over,
DATUK DR CHRISTOPHER LEE Consultant Infectious Diseases Physician Member of the Malaysian Influenza Working Group FLU FACTS THAT ARE NOTHING TO SNEEZE AT On board
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON FROM DECEMBER 2022 TO FEBRUARY 2023, MALAYSIANS AGED 40 & ABOVE CAN GET FREE HEALTH SCREENING This is thanks to SCREEN.DETECT.ACT,
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON CHUA KAI JIA Dietitian Alpro Pharmacy Most of us have heard it by now: the 2019 National Health and Morbidity Survey
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Stem cells are a unique type of cell in our body. This is because they are the only type of cells
WORDS LIM CHAIN YIN LIM CHAIN YIN SEA Nutrition Lead Mondelēz International TIP 1 Portion Out Your Snack Be sure to pace yourself throughout the
WORDS DR VICKY KOH DR VICKY KOH Medical Director Clinic RX WELL, READ THIS FIRST Every woman’s body is unique. Therefore, the question of the
WORDS LIM EN NI The Malaysian Meteorological Department (MetMalaysia) recently announced that Malaysia will experience continuous heavy rainfall from mid-November, leading to probable major flash
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON DR WINNIE NG NYEK PING Consultant Clinical Oncologist Subang Jaya Medical Centre NO FAMILY HISTORY OF BREAST CANCER = NO PROBLEM?
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON DR CHRISTINA LAI NYE BING Consultant Clinical Oncologist Sunway Medical Centre DR HOO MEI LIN Consultant Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist Sunway
WORDS DR LOW LEE LEE DR LOW LEE LEE Infectious Disease Physician Sultanah Bahiyah Hospital FUNGI: OUR FRIENDS & FOES (IT’S COMPLICATED) Fungi are found
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON In conjunction with World Mental Health Month in October, Suria KLCC together with The Body Shop invites the public to be
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON DR CHEONG FOOK MENG Consultant Ophthalmologist Gleneagles Hospital Kuala Lumpur CONCERNING CATARACT Dr Cheong Fook Meng shares that it is normal
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON DR PATRICK TIAU WEI JYUNG Consultant Cardiologist Sunway Medical Centre Dr Patrick Tiau reveals that silent heart attacks, also known as
Home The Iron In Every Woman May 8, 2022 Return WORDS LIM TECK CHOON It can be great to be a woman living in 2019. We have
Home Five Reasons Why Malaysian Women Can’t Conceive, and What Can be Done about Them May 8, 2022 Return WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Dr Agilan Arjunan Consultant
Home Laparoscopic Tubal Ligation, A Solution For Women Who Don’t Want To Have Children May 8, 2022 Return WORDS LIM TECK CHOON WOMEN’S HEALTH AND FERTILITY WITH
Home LADIES, WATCH OUT FOR THE SYMPTOMS OF THESE COMMON CANCERS May 8, 2022 Return WORDS HANNAH MAY-LEE WONG Early detection of cancer may lead
Home SARIMAH SPEAKS HER MIND: THE TRUTH ABOUT MOTHERHOOD May 8, 2022 Return WORDS HANNAH MAY-LEE WONG As Malaysians, most of us recognize the gorgeously charismatic Che
Home Useful Tips for Pregnant Moms during the Covid-19 Pandemic May 8, 2022 Return WORDS HANNAH MAY-LEE WONG As we unravel more information about the COVID-19 virus
Home HPV DNA TESTING FOR MORE ACCURATE DETECTION OF CERVICAL CANCER May 8, 2022 Return WORDS LIM TECK CHOON According to the Human Papillomavirus and Related
Home PROTECT YOURSELF AGAINST CERVICAL CANCER! May 8, 2022 Return WORDS HANNAH MAY-LEE WONG Cervical cancer is a type of cancer that grows on the
Home The Breastfeeding Adventures of a Modern Day Mommy May 8, 2022 Return Dr Tan Sue Yee is a lecturer at the International Medical University –
Home When a Breastfeeding Mommy Goes Back to Work May 8, 2022 Return Time can pass very quickly when one is a mother. It seemed like
Home Screening the Baby Bump May 8, 2022 Return The longer a couple wait to have a child, their risk of having a baby that carries
Home Taking a Shot for Two May 7, 2022 Return For every mother-to-be, she will do all in her power to ensure the safety and well-being
Home Complements for a New Mother May 7, 2022 Return Motherhood is an exciting and joyous experience for many women, but it comes with its own
Home In Light of Older Mums May 7, 2022 Return Dr Kiren Sidhu Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist, Pantai Hospital Kuala Lumpur John Lennon once said, “Life is what
Home Rescheduling Motherhood? May 7, 2022 Return Dr Eeson Sinthamoney Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist A sad fact of life is that biology is not feminist
Home Put a Pause on Your Period May 7, 2022 Return Previous Next Travelling can be a pain – literally – when you’re having your period.
Home Am I Pregnant? May 2, 2022 Return When a woman is trying to get pregnant, or when she is concerned about the possibility of an
Home Bonded In Pink May 1, 2022 Return Previous Next Lena Abdullah was 48 when she found a hard growth on her upper thigh. It grew
Home Inconceivable? May 1, 2022 Return Knowing the possible causes of infertility would help you gain a better understanding of fertility treatments, which in turn would
Home Keeping it Clean Down There April 28, 2022 Return It should go without saying that good vaginal hygiene practices are an integral part of womanhood.
Home Berry Promising! April 28, 2022 Return The cranberry (Vaccinium macrocarpon) may be small in size, but it can pack quite the big punch when it
Home Something Doesn’t Smell Right? April 28, 2022 Return Is it normal to have some kind of odour down there? Yes. A healthy vagina has a
Home An Itch of a Problem April 28, 2022 Return Our vagina is not empty – it is, in fact, home to millions of bacteria. Don’t
Home Between a Rock & a Hard Place April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next Things were going well for young mother Alana. With a doting husband,
Home Cancer Ain’t The End April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next For many people, there is nothing worse than being diagnosed with a chronic illness such
Home Intimacy & Breast Cancer April 28, 2022 Return Ah, lady parts. Seeing how all of us women folk are born with them, surely we would
Home Intimacy & Breast Cancer April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next Dr Azura Rozila Ahmad Consultant Medical Oncologist If you were to ask then 35-year-old Linda Dackman
Home Pregnancy, Motherhood & The Iron Truth April 28, 2022 Return You are wrong if you think you cannot be lacking in iron. Iron deficiency –
Home What’s That Itch Down There? April 28, 2022 Return Dr. Kim Wong Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist An Infection Down South HT: What is vaginitis? KW: Vaginitis generally means
Home How Much Do You Know About PCOS? April 28, 2022 Return Dr Kim Wong Consultant Obstetrician & Gynaecologist They say to understand a woman, you have
Home Screening for Hope April 28, 2022 Return In Fertility Specialist Dr Wong Pak Seng’s line of work, he is always up to date on the
Home The ‘Holy Grail’ of IVF April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next Aaron and Lisa Christy was a happily married couple with a young son and
Home Pregnancy & Genetic Screening April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next After the anxious and often stressful weeks of undergoing fertility tests and in-vitro fertilization (IVF),
Home Why is My Period Late? April 28, 2022 Return Although a woman’s average menstrual cycle is 28 days, it is normal to have a cycle
Home Women in Action for Better Health Coverage April 28, 2022 Return Kuala Lumpur, November 5 – The Women’s Health Summit has always been one of
Home Delaying Menses for Hajj April 28, 2022 Return Professor Dr Jamiyah Hassan Senior Consultant OBGYN, Feto-Maternal Specialist, University Malaya Medical Centre Each year, millions of Muslims undertake
Home Rescheduling Motherhood? April 28, 2022 Return Dr Eeson Sinthamoney Consultant Obstetrician, Gynaecologist and Fertility Specialist A sad fact of life is that biology is not feminist
Home Cervical Cancer Elimination Receives a Boost with ROSE April 27, 2022 Return WORDS PANK JIT SIN A multinational effort by stakeholders from University of Malaya (UM) and
Home Taking Control Of Our Fertility April 27, 2022 Return WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Imagine being able to focus on building our career and achieving financial stability
Home A Closer Look At Cervical April 27, 2022 Return WORDS ABRAHAM MATHEW SAJI Sarah—the writer’s late mother—frequented visits to her doctor when she was in her