Big jump in dengue cases

DENGUE cases have increased to almost threefold in the Subang Jaya municipality this year.

There were 2,547 up to mid-December this year, compared to 669 cases reported in 2012.

Subang Jaya Municipal Council (MPSJ) Health Department director Dr Roslan Mohamed Hussin said there has been a spike in dengue outbreaks in the region. “In Singapore, there is a 400% increase,” he said.

The dengue cases resulted in three deaths this year. There were no deaths reported last year while there were seven deaths in 2010.

Victims were from Serdang Perdana, Pangsapuri Melor in Puchong Prima and Pangsapuri Sri Mas in Taman Pinggiran Putra.

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Breastfeeding Make Kids Smarter

Breastfeeding can improve educational performance of a child in a few months after the start of school , the researchers said .

According to one study , children who received breastfeeding better academic progress by the age of five years compared to their classmates who are given formula milk.
Research looking at the teacher -evaluation at the end of the first year of schooling , which revealed that children who had been breastfed for the longest period earned the highest overall achievement .

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