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An Infection Called Listeriosis

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

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What Determines Our Fertility?

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

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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

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The Amalgam Dilemma

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

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Check, Please!

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Healthy Mouth, Healthy Me

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

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Bracing Yourself for the Braces

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

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Going Dry

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Zooming on Zika

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The Anti-Cancer Factor

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

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I mQUITting… How about 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

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Vaccines under Fire

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

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The Brain Matters

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Don’t Be Spineless!

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Dengue & You: In Dengue’s Shadow

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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From Throat to Ear

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Start By Doing Something Amazing

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Is Your Heart Failing?

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A Conceivable Dream

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

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The Design of Our Genes

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Our Brains are at Risk!

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Understanding Your Oral Medications

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Eat, Move, Stay Healthy

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The Right Check

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Breathe Easy

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Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

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

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Cancer: Are You Aware?

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An Infection Called Listeriosis

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

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What Determines Our Fertility?

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

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Protect Them Against Pneumonia

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

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The Amalgam Dilemma

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

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Check, Please!

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

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Healthy Mouth, Healthy Me

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

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Healing from Grief

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

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Bracing Yourself for the Braces

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

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Going Dry

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

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Stay Sharp!

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”

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Zooming on Zika

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

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‘Safe Than Sorry’

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

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The Anti-Cancer Factor

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

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I mQUITting… How about 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

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Vaccines under Fire

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

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The Brain Matters

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

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Don’t Be Spineless!

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

Read More »

Dengue & You: In Dengue’s Shadow

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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From Throat to Ear

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

Read More »

Start By Doing Something Amazing

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

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Is Your Heart Failing?

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

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A Conceivable Dream

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

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The Design of Our Genes

Home The Design of Our Genes April 28, 2022   Return Our body is divided into several main systems – circulatory, digestive, endocrine, immune and more –

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Our Brains are at Risk!

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

Read More »

T2DM & You

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

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You Can Do It!

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

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Understanding Your Oral Medications

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,

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Eat, Move, Stay Healthy

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

Read More »

The Right Check

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

Read More »

Breathe Easy

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

Read More »

Hair Today, Gone Tomorrow

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

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Don’t Sweat It

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

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Cancer: Are You Aware?

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

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Is 8 Hours of Sleep Enough?

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

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