18 October 2024
Nutraceuticals can be cultivated in controlled environments through synthetic biology, removing dependency on arable land and water resources.
Tag: chronic disease
14 December 2022
“Diabetes doesn’t make you feel sick. You don’t feel like you’re going to die, you know? You don’t feel like you need medical help,” says Yeoh Phek Chin, a 47-year-old type 2 diabetic patient. “Until something drastic happens.”
9 November 2022
The centre will be a resource for information and support regarding dietary and lifestyle changes, as well as renal replacement therapy.
1 November 2022
The Asia-Oceania Association for the Study of Obesity points to a genetic code designed for famine and the discovery of processed food that makes excess body weight “very hard to reverse”.
8 October 2022
MOH’s allocation of services and supplies for psychiatry and mental health were cut by RM580,000, while the health education budget suffered a 15% cut (RM9 mil). Peka B40 lost RM5 mil.
6 June 2022
The Selangor government’s health screening programme, Selangor Saring, not only provides iFOBT, cervical swabs, and mammograms, among others, but also covers the cost of further diagnostic tests; the SELangkah app can store one’s lifetime health record.
20 May 2022
Letter
How To Prevent Getting Chronic Disease – Dr Yoong Lee Yeen, Prof Dr Moy Foong Ming & Prof Dr Sanjay Rampal
Significant blood pressure reduction will minimise the risk of major heart disease events, heart failure, and strokes.
20 May 2022
Women reported twice as many obesity cases as men, while Malays comprised two-thirds of overweight or obese beneficiaries.
5 November 2021
University of Malaya’s Dr Nirmala Bhoo Pathy says the public health budget must be judiciously used so that it is not overly Covid-centric.
3 April 2020
Malaysia lacks a central electronic medical records system, while patients may also be hesitant to temporarily switch health care providers.