Having a tube down your throat is something people don’t take lightly. The nightmarish thought of inserting a long tube from the mouth down to the early portions of the small intestine is not only scary but utterly outrageous for…
The issue of the homeless and banning of soup kitchens had caught nationwide public attention recently. Fortunately some good news came out of it eventually when the government announced of plan to create facilities for these homeless and you could…
Kebanyakan daripada kita sering bertanya berkenaan fungsi dan kesan sampingan ubat-ubatan yang ditetapkan oleh doktor. Adakah anda pernah terfikir berkenaan interaksi ubat-ubatan apabila anda mengambil ubat? Persoalannya, apakah itu interaksi ubat-ubatan?Ia merupakan tindakbalas antara satu ubat dengan ubat atau bahan…
Tahun ini merupakan tahun yang ke-22 kita menyambut Minggu Penyusuan Susu Ibu Sedunia, dengan tema Penyusuan Susu Ibu: Satu Matlamat Kejayaan Sepanjang Hayat (Breastfeeding: A Winning Goal for Life). Tema pada tahun ini menekankan kepentingan untuk meningkatkan dan mengekalkan perlindungan,…
It may start as a sore spot on your tongue or your cheek. You brush it off, thinking it is just the usual ulcer you get during that time of the month. Or perhaps you have been having an extra…
I thank the author for this thoughtful piece on depression (Depression Among Medical Students). There were a number of learning points that I gathered after reading this article which I hope to share with all of you. The first is…
There is a Malay saying, which states that “Today’s young generation are the leaders of the future”. We should see this matter in a larger context and not narrow down the meaning of leader to only national or country leader. We are all leaders of…
Sentiasa muda! Langkah yang paling penting untuk mengelakkan penyakit adalah dengan memastikan sistem daya ketahanan badan sentiasa berada dalam keadaan yang unggul. Perkara ini teramatlah penting sehinggakan enam panduan lain yang akan menyusul semuanya berkaitan dengan pelbagai cara untuk meningkatkan…
Kejadian wabak jangkitan penyakit virus Ebola telah dimaklumkan oleh pihak Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO) semenjak Mac 2014. Sehingga 4 Ogos 2014, sejumlah 1603 kes (suspected, probable dan laboratory-confirmed) termasuk 887 kematian telah dilaporkan dari empat (4) buah negara di Afrika…
Mouth ulcers are most common painful mucosal oral conditions affecting 20% of the general population. In terms of age, mouth ulcers are most frequent with teens around 16 to 25 years old. They rarely happen to adults over 55 years…