Health Information Today: March 2012

Saturday, March 31, 2012

Child Adolescent Parenting Skills

What happens during the teen years?

Teens from age 10 to 19 years. At this time the teenager undergo changes in physical appearance or body, mind or mental, emotional, social and behavior. These changes are caused by hormonal changes found in the body during the transition from child to adult. All these changes can cause problems for the young, coupled with new responsibilities to be shouldered by them and the expectation of the people around them makes them feel depressed and confused by what was happening. If they are guided and given the knowledge and skills to deal with all this, so I was a teenager can go through properly and successfully.

Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)

What is Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)?

Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) in the newborn, also known as hyaline membrane disease, is a common complication seen in premature babies. Babies with this condition will develop breathing difficulty and may require intensive care management. RDS can be mild or severe, the severity and progression depend mainly on lung maturity.

Role of Cochlear Implant

Introduction to Hearing

Hearing is one of mankind's 5 primary senses; the others being sight, smell, taste and sensation. The organs of hearing are formed during intrauterine development. A newborn baby is fully able to appreciate sound.

The Academy of Medicine of Malaysia

The Beginning

The need for a professional organisation to assure the maintenance of a high standard of professional and ethical practice had been recognised since the late 1950s. In 1957, the Academy of Medicine was duly founded in Singapore. Unlike the Colleges in the United Kingdom and Australia it was decided that in the context of Malaysia-Singapore, it would be more appropriate to form a specialist organisation embracing all specialities.

Monday, March 26, 2012

Obesity and overweight

Worldwide obesity has more than doubled since 1980.
In 2008, 1.5 billion adults, 20 and older, were overweight. Of these over 200 million men and nearly 300 million women were obese.

Hand, Foot & Mouth

Definition

Hand, Foot and Mouth disease is most common in infants and children. Usually there are blisters in the mouth, palms, fingers and soles.

Smoking habit snuffed out with help of anti-smoking clinic

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GEORGE TOWN: Adnan Bidin, who puffed away for almost 35 years, never thought that he would ever quit smoking.

“I tried many times to quit but each attempt was less successful than the last,” said the 56-year-old who used to smoke between 20 and 30 sticks a day. He had his first stick at the age of 21.

What is Haze?

Haze is a phenomenon caused by the existence of many small particles which are invisible to the naked eye and float in the air. These particles may originate naturally or side effects of human activities. When these particles exist in large quantities and it can restrict the cluster sunlight to the earth. Therefore this condition reduces the distance to the eye.

Sunday, March 25, 2012

Encourage your child to read

THE CULTURE of reading is alive and well, despite the onslaught of video games and cable TV. The huge success of Harry Potter and Twilight prove that children (and adults too) love to read and are craving for good books.

This is the perfect time to encourage your child to read as it will have a lasting and nourishing effect on his intellect.

Saturday, March 24, 2012

Food poisoning

What is food poisoning?

Food poisoning is any illness caused by consumption of contaminated food or drink.

Reported that there were 6624 cases of food poisoning in 2003 (incidence rate of 26.44/100, 000 population).

Friday, March 23, 2012

Facts About Sugar

What is Sugar?

Sugars are simple carbohydrates that provide quick energy source that is easily absorbed by the body.

Naturally, the sugar found in foods containing carbohydrates such as rice, noodles, bread, pasta and tubers. Sugar is also found in fruit in the form of fructose, and lactose in milk.

In addition there are in the form of natural sugar added to food during preparation or processing.

Added sugar intake is not required in the daily diet because sugar can be obtained from foods containing carbohydrates.

Ban Ki-moon: Malaysia's TB eradication efforts remarkable

KUALA LUMPUR: UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon has commended Malaysia for its examplary tuberculosis (TB) eradication efforts.

He said it was remarkable to see Malaysia provide free TB treatment while integrating the treatment in primary care made a difference in people's life.

Healthcare Malaysia Magazine

Healthcare Malaysia

Get a closer look at what Malaysia can offer as a healthcare destination. The Healthcare Malaysia magazine offers useful and informative articles on various treatments and procedures. The topics that can be found in this issue include:

Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Health in brief: Tai Chi help for parkinson's patients

Health in brief

Compiled by Syida Lizta Amirul Ihsan

Tai Chi help for parkinson's patients

SUFFERERS of Parkinson's disease often experience shaking limbs and stiff muscles, making movement increasing difficult.

Now scientists have found that practising tai chi, an ancient Chinese martial art, can improve their balance and ability to walk.

Eye care do not take for granted

How do I protect her person and keeping it in good health?

"Get advice from an optometrist when the need for eye care," advises Khairunisah Young, an optometrist from the Tower of Optometry.

He said the public should be concerned about the two situations that may involve the eyes of pathology and physiology.

Son of the late talk

Not related to gender, may sign the child experiencing hearing problems, autism

As if there is a perception among people who associate sex as an excuse for children who are late to talk.

Not surprisingly, we often hear dialogue like "compared to the girl, the boy was slow to speak '. But is this perception true?

Ask question to the Speech Language Therapists Rehabilitation Sciences, Faculty of Health Sciences, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Dr. Basyariatul (Basha) Fathi Othman, but said that view is a myth.

Stop TB!

World TB Day on March 24 reminds us to be ever vigilant against this ‘hardy’ disease.

EVERY year, March 24 is celebrated as World TB Day. This is the date the germ causing tuberculosis was announced to the world by Dr. Robert Koch, in Berlin, Germany.

To this day, the tuberculosis (TB) infection remains with us, and in Malaysia, the numbers affected by TB is growing, with new TB cases in Malaysia having reached 20,000 last year.

Scarred lungs

When lung tissue is damaged, scarring may occur, and this phenomeon is called pulmonary fibrosis.

MY father was diagnosed with lung fibrosis. I have never heard of this disease before. What is lung fibrosis?

Lung fibrosis is also known as pulmonary fibrosis. It occurs when your lung tissue becomes damaged for some reason, and scarring subsequently takes place.

Healthy habits last a lifetime

So you have a new baby, congratulations! You're probably running on sleepless nights and "fast" food. Take a tip from a daddy who has walked in your shoes six times. It's not always easy, but making healthy choices can be extremely beneficial to both you and your baby.

Here are some fun and easy ways to sneak a little wellness into your day:

Do not neglect to care after delivery, to avoid complications

Own experience of the eye, a lot of fun. Definitely feeling excited mother wrapped even need to care for, feed and take care of yourself and baby, as well as to restore health and to adapt to new environment.

Typically, nurse or midwife, the person responsible for managing the safe mother in the hospital after delivery. They are also experienced and trained to handle the mother gave birth before discharge from hospital.

Golden years

NEW STRAITS TIMES: The country’s greying population must take healthy-ageing seriously. Healthy-ageing is not anti-ageing. The former, according to an Australian government senior citizen website, is about "on-going activities and behaviours you undertake to reduce the risk of illness and disease and increase your physical, emotional and mental health". The latter, meanwhile, is often focused on the externals: defying wrinkles and firming muscles. In the long-term, the latter without the former is a waste of time, especially when anti-ageing focuses on the superficial, such as cosmetic surgery, without an equal or greater emphasis on the deeper aspects of the advancing years.

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