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WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Tip 1 START EARLY—CLEAN YOUR BABY’S GUMS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY “It is easy to overlook oral care in babies
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Tip 1 START EARLY—CLEAN YOUR BABY’S GUMS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY “It is easy to overlook oral care in babies
PRESS RELEASE COVID-19 IS STILL A THREAT As we welcomed 2023, China reported a huge spike in daily COVID-19 cases during the end of year
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
WORDS LEE JIE YEE & DR HASLINA ABDUL HAMID DO YOU KNOW? Your brain is always working hard 24/7. It takes charge of almost every
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON The World Health Organization reveals that about 10,000,000—that’s ten million—new cases of dementia are diagnosed every year. In Malaysia, the Alzheimer’s
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 AINUL SYAFIQAH MOHD AZAHARI & DR NURUL HUDA RAZALLI DYSPHAGIA: IT MEANS DIFFICULTIES IN SWALLOWING FOODS & LIQUIDS Dysphagia comes from Greek word ‘dys’,
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 On January 17, 2023, Malaysian Osteoporosis Society (MOS), the Academy of Medicine Malaysia, and our Ministry of Health launched their jointly-published
WORDS LIM EN NI A recent weight loss trend among TikTok users is the use of the diabetes medication Ozempic, which gathered over a million
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Alpro Pharmacy hosted an industry roundtable, called Safe Medication Disposal Practices in Malaysia–Past, Present & Future, on 15th December 2022 at
WORDS PROFESSOR DR SASHEELA SRI LA SRI PONNAMPALAVANAR PROFESSOR DR SASHEELA SRI LA SRI PONNAMPALAVANAR Infectious Disease Professor University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) As Malaysia
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 DIABETES EDUCATION TO PROTECT TOMORROW The theme of World Diabetes Day in 2022 is Education to Protect Tomorrow, which calls for
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
In Malaysia, flu can occur year-round. Older persons, especially those with chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are advised to make flu
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 TECK CHOON DR NIK MUHD ASLAN ABDULLAH Clinical Oncologist Sunway Medical Centre BREAST CANCER AFFECTS MEN AS WELL AS WOMEN Breast cancer in
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 ANWAR ANIS ANWAR ANIS Executive Director ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital FORMATION OF A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC & PRIVATE HEALTHCARE Building upon the successful collaboration
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
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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
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WORDS DR CHOO KOK KUAN DR CHOO KOK KUAN Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Cardiologist Subang Jaya Medical Centre The most common heart disease among children
WORDS LIM EN NI For the longest time, the role of a pharmacist has been seen by many, even among those in the profession, as
WORDS DR LIM YIN SEAR & DR MAHFUZAH MOHAMED DR LIM YIN SEAR Senior Lecturer of Paediatrics School of Medicine Faculty of Health and Medical
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON PROFESSOR CHIN BEEK YOKE Associate Dean School of Health Sciences International Medical University Superbug is a term coined to describe multi-drug
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON PROFESSOR DR JAMES KOH KWEE CHOY Head of Division of Medicine School of Medicine International Medical University FACT 1 MONKEYPOX IS
WORDS DR LEE ONN LOY DR LEE ONN LOY Paediatrician Mahkota Medical Centre WHAT IS RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS? Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV for short) is
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON While Malaysians these days are fully aware of the importance of COVID-19 vaccination, the Immunise2Protect campaign urges parents not to overlook
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON ARE YOU DISPOSING YOUR UNWANTED OR UNUSED MEDICINES CORRECTLY? If you gather all these medications and dump them into the trash
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) and Hanai Jiwa Ibu Sdn Bhd have developed an app, called Jiwa Ibu, to provide
WORDS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR ERWIN KHOO JIAYUAN The survey is now closed. All parties involved would like to express their gratitude to everyone that participated
WORDS DR CHIENG JIN YU DR CHIENG JIN YU Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist Pantai Hospital Ampang Back in June, the journal Forensic Science, Medicine
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON The University Malaya Medical, Business, Computing and Software Engineering teams have launched a free app, called Age Plus. “The main objective
Home An Infection Called Listeriosis May 8, 2022 Return Words Lim Teck Choon Bad Bacteria The bacteria responsible for listeriosis is Listeria monocytogenes. People get infected by eating
Home What Determines Our Fertility? May 8, 2022 Return WORDS PANK JIT SIN Dr Eeson Sinthamoney President-Elect Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia (OGSM) The most
Home Protect Them Against Pneumonia May 8, 2022 Return Words Hannah May-Lee Wong Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail Consultant Paediatrician & Paediatric Cardiologist Dr Aminah Bee Mohd
Home When Chikungunya Rears Its Head May 8, 2022 Return WORDS MAK WEN YAO During the first few weeks of 2019, Thailand experienced a sustained increase in
Home Is Tb Making A Comeback? May 8, 2022 Return WORDS ABRAHAM MATHEW SAJI Every year March 24th is recognized as World TB Day to commemorate the
Home The Amalgam Dilemma May 8, 2022 Return Dr Andrew Chan Kieng Hock Consultant Oral Surgeon Private Dental Practice Klang, Selangor. The debate over the safety
Home Pew! Pew! Pew! Die, Lung Cancer, Die! May 8, 2022 Return WORDS PANK JIT SIN Dr Anand SachithanandanConsultant Cardiothoracic SurgeonPresident of Lung Cancer Network Malaysia Dr
Home THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST CANCER May 8, 2022 Return WORDS HANNAH MAY-LEE WONG According to the Malaysian National Cancer Registry Report (2012-2016), there has been
Home PNEUMONIA: STILL A THREAT IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 May 8, 2022 Return WORDS LIM TECK CHOON In a time when COVID-19 is still
Home Check, Please! May 2, 2022 Return Previous Next Falling sick can be very expensive these days. With the current economic slowdown coupled with rising healthcare
Home The Best Shots In Life: Give Yourself the Best Shot May 1, 2022 Return Dr Haji Hazlee Bin Abdul Hadi Occupational Health Specialist & Medical Advisor, Prince
Home The Best Shots in Life : Health and Happiness Begin with You May 1, 2022 Return The key to personal happiness is health. Family, wealth,
Home The Best Shots in Life: Making Work “Work” May 1, 2022 Return Your work is piling and the deadline looms dangerously close. And then it
Home The Best Shots in Life So, ready for a shot? May 1, 2022 Return We hope this Mini Report have shown you that vaccinations are
Home Healthy Mouth, Healthy Me May 1, 2022 Return Dr Budi Aslinie Bt Md Sabri Senior Lecturer, Centre of Population Oral Health & Clinical Prevention Studies, Faculty of Dentistry
Home Healing from Grief May 1, 2022 Return Vanitha Chandrasegaram Dance Therapist & Counselor,Integrative Creative Moments “Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.” – Peter
Home Hold On, are you jabbed up? May 1, 2022 Return Ahoy there,travelers! Think you are ready for your next destination? Think again! Being in a
Home Bracing Yourself for the Braces May 1, 2022 Return Previous Next Dr Aida Nur Ashikin bt Abd Rahman Orthodontist & Senior Orthodontic Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi
Home Going Dry May 1, 2022 Return Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin Associate Professor & Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre & UM Specialist Centre Dr Amer Siddiq
Home Stay Sharp! May 1, 2022 Return Much has been said about the importance of regular exercise, and rightfully so, as we are becoming a “heavier”
Home 1-2-3-4 Steps to Blood Pressure Control April 29, 2022 Return Dr Ramasami Nandakumar Consultant Interventional Cardiologist High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is
Home “You want to stick a tube up my … where?” April 29, 2022 Return Dr Shanthi Palaniappan Consultant Gastroenterologist Just mention ‘colonoscopy’ and many people will
Home Flu is Here? #HopeIDontGetSickAgain April 29, 2022 Return Know your enemy Have you ever wondered why it is so easy for us to keep getting
Home Zooming on Zika April 29, 2022 Return In Brazil, the country hit hardest by the Zika, distraught mothers queued outside infant wards, the line spilling
Home ‘Safe Than Sorry’ April 29, 2022 Return Last August, we were suddenly bombarded with news reports of a typhoid fever outbreak in Malaysia. Later that
Home The Anti-Cancer Factor April 29, 2022 Return Professor Dr Ammu K Radhakrishnan Professor of Pathology (Immunology), International Medical University “My friends always tell me, ‘Oh, there you
Home I mQUITting… How about You? April 29, 2022 Return Previous Next Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Malaya “Smoking cessation is something
Home Vaccines under Fire April 28, 2022 Return Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail Consultant Paediatrician & Paediatric Cardiologist One of Datuk Dr Zulkifli’s closest childhood friends, Johanuddin, contracted polio
Home The Brain Matters April 28, 2022 Return Nothing can be more heart-aching than having to witness a loved one gradually lose themselves, forgetting things they
Home Don’t Be Spineless! April 28, 2022 Return We often refer to the most important component of something as the ‘backbone’ – the key element that
Home Dengue & You: In Dengue’s Shadow April 29, 2022 Return Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd Nordin Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist, Clinical Professor of Paediatrics According to Dato’ Dr
Home Dengue & You: It’s Time to Take Action! April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next Professor Datin Dr Chia Yook Chin Professor and Senior Consultant, Department of Primary
Home Keep Dengue Away from Your Loved Ones April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next The Aedes aegypti mosquito lays its eggs in clear, fresh water. Any
Home The Unexpected Flu Car-rier April 28, 2022 Return Anyone who has had the flu will agree just how awful it is. Nursing a sore throat,
Home Let’s Do Something Amazing: Why You Should Quit April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next Associate Professor Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin Consultant Psychiatrist and Smoking Cessation
Home Let’s Do Something Amazing: With Will & Power, Comes Determination April 28, 2022 Return Despite his age, Mr Ithnin looks strong and able. You can
Home Let’s Do Something Amazing: Determined & Unswayed April 28, 2022 Return The moment Mun walked into the Café, all pretty in a black floral print
Home Let’s Do Something Amazing: The Ups & Downs of Quitting April 28, 2022 Return Nicotine in cigarettes (and other forms of tobacco) is addictive, and
Home Let’s Do Something Amazing: 5 Ways to Manage Your Craving April 28, 2022 Return So, what’s your goal? Whether you are quitting on your own
Home A Face/ Off with Meningococcal Disease April 28, 2022 Return Meningococcal disease strikes an estimated 1.2 million people each year – and out of these
Home From Throat to Ear April 28, 2022 Return Our head and throat are comparable to a close-knit neighbourhood. The throat and the ears share the
Home Start By Doing Something Amazing April 28, 2022 Return From L-R: Dr Annathurai Ranganathan (Head of Corporate Social Responsibility Unit, Asian Football Confederation), Assoc. Prof
Home Is Your Heart Failing? April 28, 2022 Return Professor John McMurray British Heart Foundation Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow, UK How do you end up with
Home A Conceivable Dream April 28, 2022 Return Dr Wong Pak Seng Fertility Specialist Mr Aaron Chen Jang Jih Pre-implantation Genetic Testing Scientist Jill Smokler
Home The Design of Our Genes April 28, 2022 Return Our body is divided into several main systems – circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune and more –
Home It’s (Not) All in the Genes… April 28, 2022 Return “It’s all in the genes!” You may have heard your parents proudly say when you
Home What are Your Screening Options? April 28, 2022 Return Raising a child that suffers from an inheritable disorder (either a genetic or chromosomal disorder) can
Home Are We Only Our Genes? April 28, 2022 Return We have shared with you a close look into how genetic screening can be used to
Home Our Brains are at Risk! April 28, 2022 Return What exactly is Japanese encephalitis? Encephalitis is a condition, in which the brain becomes inflamed due
Home Keeping JE Out of Our Lives April 28, 2022 Return Keep Mosquitoes Out! When there is a reported outbreak of Japanese encephalitis (JE) in your
Home A Shot against Japanese Encephalitis April 28, 2022 Return What is this vaccine? There are several types of JE vaccines, and just like most vaccines,
Home T2DM & You April 28, 2022 Return Dr Hew Fen Lee Consultant Endocrinologist You have surely heard of diabetes in the past, but after being
Home You Can Do It! April 28, 2022 Return Your mind may be reeling from the diagnosis that you have diabetes. The changes you need to
Home Understanding Your Oral Medications April 28, 2022 Return Previous Next Prof Dr Norlaila Mustafa Consultant Endocrinologist, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Specialist Centre. According to Prof Dr Norlaila Mustafa,
Home Eat, Move, Stay Healthy April 28, 2022 Return “The typical response from people when I tell them I’m diabetic is, ‘Oh, I’m sorry to hear
Home The Right Check April 28, 2022 Return You may be eating and exercising according to your healthcare team’s recommendations while faithfully taking your medications. But
Home Stop It From Striking You! Hard! April 28, 2022 Return troke strikes its victims swiftly and mercilessly, leaving survivors in debilitating conditions to recover from.
Home Let’s Be Fracture-proof April 28, 2022 Return So, how exactly does a bone fracture occur? A bone fracture happens when part of the bone is
Home Breathe Easy April 28, 2022 Return If you’ve just been told that you suffer from sinusitis, fret not. This intimidating term simply means an infection
Home Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow April 28, 2022 Return Interview by Hannah May-Lee Wong Dr Ruban Nathan Consultant Dermatologist & Hair Transplant Surgeon We met Dr Ruban
Home Don’t Sweat It April 28, 2022 Return Do you sweat so much and so frequently that it makes you uncomfortable or embarrassed? Excessive sweating is
Home Enable The Disabled Understanding Down Syndrome April 28, 2022 Return WORDS ABRAHAM MATHEW SAJI There are seven- and-a-half billion people in the world – with differing
Home I Can’t Move Or Talk, But I Can Still Think, Dream And Hope April 27, 2022 Return Fans of SpongeBob SquarePants, the animated series that captured the hearts
Home Cancer: Are You Aware? April 27, 2022 Return WORDS PANK JIT SIN World Cancer Day 2019 is celebrated on 4th February every year and many activities
Home Is 8 Hours of Sleep Enough? April 27, 2022 Return WORDS PANK JIT SIN Dr David R. Samson, Ph.D. Assistant Professor in Biological Anthropology University of
Home Watch Out For Fake Dentistry April 25, 2022 Return Dr Andrew Chan Kieng Hock Consultant Oral Surgeon Private Dental Practice Klang, Selangor Fake braces done
Home USING VIRUSES TO IMPROVE OUR GUT MICROBIOTA July 01, 2020 Return Our digestive tract contains tens of trillions of microorganisms, comprising the gut microbiota. It
Home Toothbrushes: Manual Or Electric? March 19, 2020 Return WORDS PANK JIT SIN If you are like everyone else who practices good dental hygiene, you’ve probably
Home A Fascinating Story Of Vaping, Popcorns & Lung Troubles March 19, 2020 Return WORDS LIM TECK CHOO In 2019, many news outlets featured the story of
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Tip 1 START EARLY—CLEAN YOUR BABY’S GUMS AT LEAST TWICE A DAY “It is easy to overlook oral care in babies
PRESS RELEASE COVID-19 IS STILL A THREAT As we welcomed 2023, China reported a huge spike in daily COVID-19 cases during the end of year
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
WORDS LEE JIE YEE & DR HASLINA ABDUL HAMID DO YOU KNOW? Your brain is always working hard 24/7. It takes charge of almost every
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON The World Health Organization reveals that about 10,000,000—that’s ten million—new cases of dementia are diagnosed every year. In Malaysia, the Alzheimer’s
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 AINUL SYAFIQAH MOHD AZAHARI & DR NURUL HUDA RAZALLI DYSPHAGIA: IT MEANS DIFFICULTIES IN SWALLOWING FOODS & LIQUIDS Dysphagia comes from Greek word ‘dys’,
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 On January 17, 2023, Malaysian Osteoporosis Society (MOS), the Academy of Medicine Malaysia, and our Ministry of Health launched their jointly-published
WORDS LIM EN NI A recent weight loss trend among TikTok users is the use of the diabetes medication Ozempic, which gathered over a million
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON Alpro Pharmacy hosted an industry roundtable, called Safe Medication Disposal Practices in Malaysia–Past, Present & Future, on 15th December 2022 at
WORDS PROFESSOR DR SASHEELA SRI LA SRI PONNAMPALAVANAR PROFESSOR DR SASHEELA SRI LA SRI PONNAMPALAVANAR Infectious Disease Professor University Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) As Malaysia
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 DIABETES EDUCATION TO PROTECT TOMORROW The theme of World Diabetes Day in 2022 is Education to Protect Tomorrow, which calls for
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
In Malaysia, flu can occur year-round. Older persons, especially those with chronic diseases such as diabetes and high blood pressure, are advised to make flu
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 TECK CHOON DR NIK MUHD ASLAN ABDULLAH Clinical Oncologist Sunway Medical Centre BREAST CANCER AFFECTS MEN AS WELL AS WOMEN Breast cancer in
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 ANWAR ANIS ANWAR ANIS Executive Director ALTY Orthopaedic Hospital FORMATION OF A LONG-TERM PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN PUBLIC & PRIVATE HEALTHCARE Building upon the successful collaboration
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 GURSHARON KAUR GILL GURSHARON KAUR GILL Dietitian With Deepavali being around the corner, the thought of delicious, mouth watering dishes comes to mind for
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
WORDS DR CHOO KOK KUAN DR CHOO KOK KUAN Consultant Paediatrician and Paediatric Cardiologist Subang Jaya Medical Centre The most common heart disease among children
WORDS LIM EN NI For the longest time, the role of a pharmacist has been seen by many, even among those in the profession, as
WORDS DR LIM YIN SEAR & DR MAHFUZAH MOHAMED DR LIM YIN SEAR Senior Lecturer of Paediatrics School of Medicine Faculty of Health and Medical
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON PROFESSOR CHIN BEEK YOKE Associate Dean School of Health Sciences International Medical University Superbug is a term coined to describe multi-drug
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON PROFESSOR DR JAMES KOH KWEE CHOY Head of Division of Medicine School of Medicine International Medical University FACT 1 MONKEYPOX IS
WORDS DR LEE ONN LOY DR LEE ONN LOY Paediatrician Mahkota Medical Centre WHAT IS RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS? Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV for short) is
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON While Malaysians these days are fully aware of the importance of COVID-19 vaccination, the Immunise2Protect campaign urges parents not to overlook
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON ARE YOU DISPOSING YOUR UNWANTED OR UNUSED MEDICINES CORRECTLY? If you gather all these medications and dump them into the trash
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON The University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) and Hanai Jiwa Ibu Sdn Bhd have developed an app, called Jiwa Ibu, to provide
WORDS ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR DR ERWIN KHOO JIAYUAN The survey is now closed. All parties involved would like to express their gratitude to everyone that participated
WORDS DR CHIENG JIN YU DR CHIENG JIN YU Consultant Physician, Gastroenterologist & Hepatologist Pantai Hospital Ampang Back in June, the journal Forensic Science, Medicine
WORDS LIM TECK CHOON The University Malaya Medical, Business, Computing and Software Engineering teams have launched a free app, called Age Plus. “The main objective
Home An Infection Called Listeriosis May 8, 2022 Return Words Lim Teck Choon Bad Bacteria The bacteria responsible for listeriosis is Listeria monocytogenes. People get infected by eating
Home What Determines Our Fertility? May 8, 2022 Return WORDS PANK JIT SIN Dr Eeson Sinthamoney President-Elect Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia (OGSM) The most
Home Protect Them Against Pneumonia May 8, 2022 Return Words Hannah May-Lee Wong Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail Consultant Paediatrician & Paediatric Cardiologist Dr Aminah Bee Mohd
Home When Chikungunya Rears Its Head May 8, 2022 Return WORDS MAK WEN YAO During the first few weeks of 2019, Thailand experienced a sustained increase in
Home Is Tb Making A Comeback? May 8, 2022 Return WORDS ABRAHAM MATHEW SAJI Every year March 24th is recognized as World TB Day to commemorate the
Home The Amalgam Dilemma May 8, 2022 Return Dr Andrew Chan Kieng Hock Consultant Oral Surgeon Private Dental Practice Klang, Selangor. The debate over the safety
Home Pew! Pew! Pew! Die, Lung Cancer, Die! May 8, 2022 Return WORDS PANK JIT SIN Dr Anand SachithanandanConsultant Cardiothoracic SurgeonPresident of Lung Cancer Network Malaysia Dr
Home THINGS TO KNOW ABOUT BREAST CANCER May 8, 2022 Return WORDS HANNAH MAY-LEE WONG According to the Malaysian National Cancer Registry Report (2012-2016), there has been
Home PNEUMONIA: STILL A THREAT IN THE TIME OF COVID-19 May 8, 2022 Return WORDS LIM TECK CHOON In a time when COVID-19 is still
Home Check, Please! May 2, 2022 Return Previous Next Falling sick can be very expensive these days. With the current economic slowdown coupled with rising healthcare
Home The Best Shots In Life: Give Yourself the Best Shot May 1, 2022 Return Dr Haji Hazlee Bin Abdul Hadi Occupational Health Specialist & Medical Advisor, Prince
Home The Best Shots in Life : Health and Happiness Begin with You May 1, 2022 Return The key to personal happiness is health. Family, wealth,
Home The Best Shots in Life: Making Work “Work” May 1, 2022 Return Your work is piling and the deadline looms dangerously close. And then it
Home The Best Shots in Life So, ready for a shot? May 1, 2022 Return We hope this Mini Report have shown you that vaccinations are
Home Healthy Mouth, Healthy Me May 1, 2022 Return Dr Budi Aslinie Bt Md Sabri Senior Lecturer, Centre of Population Oral Health & Clinical Prevention Studies, Faculty of Dentistry
Home Healing from Grief May 1, 2022 Return Vanitha Chandrasegaram Dance Therapist & Counselor,Integrative Creative Moments “Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.” – Peter
Home Hold On, are you jabbed up? May 1, 2022 Return Ahoy there,travelers! Think you are ready for your next destination? Think again! Being in a
Home Bracing Yourself for the Braces May 1, 2022 Return Previous Next Dr Aida Nur Ashikin bt Abd Rahman Orthodontist & Senior Orthodontic Lecturer, Faculty of Dentistry, Universiti Teknologi
Home Going Dry May 1, 2022 Return Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin Associate Professor & Consultant Psychiatrist, University Malaya Medical Centre & UM Specialist Centre Dr Amer Siddiq
Home Stay Sharp! May 1, 2022 Return Much has been said about the importance of regular exercise, and rightfully so, as we are becoming a “heavier”
Home 1-2-3-4 Steps to Blood Pressure Control April 29, 2022 Return Dr Ramasami Nandakumar Consultant Interventional Cardiologist High blood pressure, also known as hypertension, is
Home “You want to stick a tube up my … where?” April 29, 2022 Return Dr Shanthi Palaniappan Consultant Gastroenterologist Just mention ‘colonoscopy’ and many people will
Home Flu is Here? #HopeIDontGetSickAgain April 29, 2022 Return Know your enemy Have you ever wondered why it is so easy for us to keep getting
Home Zooming on Zika April 29, 2022 Return In Brazil, the country hit hardest by the Zika, distraught mothers queued outside infant wards, the line spilling
Home ‘Safe Than Sorry’ April 29, 2022 Return Last August, we were suddenly bombarded with news reports of a typhoid fever outbreak in Malaysia. Later that
Home The Anti-Cancer Factor April 29, 2022 Return Professor Dr Ammu K Radhakrishnan Professor of Pathology (Immunology), International Medical University “My friends always tell me, ‘Oh, there you
Home I mQUITting… How about You? April 29, 2022 Return Previous Next Assoc Prof Dr Amer Siddiq Amer Nordin Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Malaya “Smoking cessation is something
Home Vaccines under Fire April 28, 2022 Return Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail Consultant Paediatrician & Paediatric Cardiologist One of Datuk Dr Zulkifli’s closest childhood friends, Johanuddin, contracted polio
Home The Brain Matters April 28, 2022 Return Nothing can be more heart-aching than having to witness a loved one gradually lose themselves, forgetting things they
Home Don’t Be Spineless! April 28, 2022 Return We often refer to the most important component of something as the ‘backbone’ – the key element that
Home Dengue & You: In Dengue’s Shadow April 29, 2022 Return Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd Nordin Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist, Clinical Professor of Paediatrics According to Dato’ Dr
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