Wednesday, October 28, 2009
The Star, 27 October 2009
Bowel cancer commonest in Malaysian men
KUALA LUMPUR: Bowel cancer is the most common form of cancer in Malaysian men, and the third commonest in women after breast and cervical cancers.
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the increasing rate of large bowel cancer among Malaysians was due to people’s affluent [...]
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The Star, 26 October 2009
M’sians getting heart disease at younger age
KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysians are suffering from heart attacks about 10 years earlier than their counterparts in developed countries, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai.
He said Malaysian patients who had severe heart attacks were far younger, with an average age of 56 compared with [...]
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Wednesday, September 2, 2009
I just heard of another death, a teacher from a school in USJ23.
H1N1? I don’t know yet.
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The high risk groups include those who are pregnant, obese, elderly and diabetics.
Reuters, 20 August 2009
Half of swine flu deaths in high-risk people -study
By Maggie Fox, Health and Science Editor
WASHINGTON, Aug 20 (Reuters) - About half of people who have died from swine flu have been pregnant or had other health conditions, especially diabetes and conditions [...]
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Wednesday, August 19, 2009
Some 600 students are staying away from SJK Chee Wen school because of a text message on the death of a student due to H1N1, according to The Star Metro today. My 2 sons go to this school and both of them are still attending classes. Accordingly, there isn’t any confirmed cases yet but the nine suspects [...]
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More evidence that fish is brain food
Aug 16, 09 10:25am
Older adults in developing countries who regularly eat fish seem to have a lower risk of dementia, a new study suggests.
Researchers found that among nearly 15,000 older adults living in China, India or one of five Latin American countries, the odds of having dementia generally declined [...]
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Diabetes is the mother of all diseases. From it, you get a host of big, big problems, i.e. stroke, heart disease, blindness, amputations, kidney failures, etc. You take care.
PUTRAJAYA, Aug 11 — It is estimated that one out of eight Malaysians aged 30 years and above has diabetes, which amounts to over 1.6 million adults, [...]
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The Sunday Star, 9 August 2009
Keep to the basics
The Council Responsible for Nutrition in the United States recommends a rational supplement programe.
A QUICK question – out of 100 people you know, how many do you think keep to a diet that is adequate for good health? 10, 20, 90? Your guess is as good as [...]
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