Move of the Week: Cross-Leg Diagonal Crunches

To achieve a cinched waist, it’s important to target all of your core muscles. This move in particular is fantastic for working out your obliques (those ab muscles on the side of your body.) Learn how to do Cross-Leg Diagonal Crunches with the help of Health‘s contributing fitness editor, Kristin McGee.

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E-CIGARETTE & VAPE - PRESS

PRESS STATEMENT
MINISTRY OF HEALTH MALAYSIA
MINISTRY OF HEALTH WILL ACT ON ELECTRONIC CIGARETTE CONTAINING
NICOTINE USING THE POISON ACT 1952

Recently, there were a number of references on Vaping made in the social
media as well as the newspapers. The Ministry of Health (MOH) would like to clarify
its stand in this matter.

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1.1 billion people at risk of hearing loss

27 FEBRUARY 2015 | GENEVA - Some 1.1 billion teenagers and young adults are at risk of hearing loss due to the unsafe use of personal audio devices, including smartphones, and exposure to damaging levels of sound at noisy entertainment venues such as nightclubs, bars and sporting events, according to WHO. Hearing loss has potentially devastating consequences for physical and mental health, education and employment.

Data from studies in middle- and high-income countries analysed by WHO indicate that among teenagers and young adults aged 12-35 years, nearly 50% are exposed to unsafe levels of sound from the use of personal audio devices and around 40% are exposed to potentially damaging levels of sound at entertainment venues. Unsafe levels of sounds can be, for example, exposure to in excess of 85 decibles (dB) for eight hours or 100dB for 15 minutes.

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Average penis length is revealed in new study

a question that continues to baffle many men: what is the average penis size? Now, a new study published in the journal BJU International claims to have found the answer.

"Men may present to urologists or sexual medicine clinics with a concern with their penis size, despite their size falling within a normal range," the authors note.Dr. David Veale, of King's College London and South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust in the UK, and colleagues say their findings may help health care providers counsel men who approach them with worries about their penis size - known as "small penis anxiety" or "small penis syndrome."

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Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)

Introduction

Smoking is the leading cause of preventable morbidity and mortality in the world. Tobacco use causes more than 5 million deaths per year worldwide, and current trends show that tobacco use will cause more than 8 million deaths annually by 2030. In Malaysia, smoking remains one of the top 10 reasons for hospitalization and causes of death. The Global Tobacco Survey 2011 reported 4.75 million smokers aged 15 and above in Malaysia. Tobacco cessation can significantly reduce the risk of smoking-related disease. One of the common smoking cessation treatments available is Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT). According to Cochrane Study 2008, NRT increases the rate of quitting by 50% to 70%.

How does NRT works?

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Stress hormone receptors in taste buds 'may help explain emotional eating'

When under stress, many of us reach for sugary foods to make us feel better. Now, researchers from the Monell Chemical Senses Center in Philadelphia, PA, may have discovered why this is. In a new study, the investigators identified receptors for stress-activated hormones located in oral taste buds responsible for detecting sweet, savory and bitter tastes.

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Smoking 'kills six million every year'

New Straits Times

Friday, 12/07/2013

PANAMA CITY - Despite public health campaigns, smoking remains the leading avoidable cause of death worldwide, killing almost six million people a year, mostly in low- and middle-income countries, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.

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Ramadan incentive to give up smoking

The Sun

Monday, 05/07/2013

Kuala Lumpur : Muslims could take advantage of Ramadan to give-up smoking as they abstain from the habit during fasting hours, Malaysian Public Health Specialists Association(PPPKAM) vice-president Dr. Othman Warijo said yesterday.

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Flea bites giving the chills

The Star

Tuesday, 16/07/2013

Flea bites giving the chills
BY EDWARD R. HENRY

WHILE most people are by now well aware of the disease leptospirosis caused by rats, there is another little-known health threat that hides on the rodent.

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Why chocolates are good for you

Chocolates are the most popular food around the world and for all ages. It is often used to show love and affection and lift spirits. Chocolates are made from cocoa beans that have been cultivated for millions of years in South American rainforests.

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Hot Weather: Advice To The Public

Hot weather physical stress on the human body. The effect can be of the same level (mild) to which can cause death due to heat stroke eg.

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Anxiety for teens

What is anxiety?

It refers to feeling uneasy; afraid; worried; concerned and nervous.

It is a natural feeling we experience from time to time.

Anxiety sometimes motivates you to be more prepared in facing undesirable situations.

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Dengue still serious threat, says Health Ministry sec-gen

SIBU, July 17(Bernama) -- Dengue is still a serious threat in the country, said Health Ministry secretary-general, Datuk Kamarul Zaman Md.Isa.

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MyHEALTH Mobile

MyHEALTH Mobile dihasilkan untuk pengguna-pengguna peranti mudah alih.
Laman portal MyHEALTH Mobile telah dihasilkan untuk pengguna-pengguna:

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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:

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