http://thestar.com.my/health/ Update: Wednesday, May 22, 2013 MYT 7:06:41 AM http://thestar.com.my/common/images/thestar_140x45.gif http://thestar.com.my/health/ 88 31 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/22/health/13135662&sec=health Spreading awareness of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) is the focus of this year’s Nutrition Month Malaysia. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/22/health/13135662&sec=health Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:12 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/22/health/13135841&sec=health IN conjunction with Malaysia’s fifth World Digestive Health Day (WDHD) 2013 celebrations, the Digestive Health Advisory Board (DHAB) will for the first time organise a “Healthy Digestion Walk”. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/22/health/13135841&sec=health Wed, 22 May 2013 15:40:52 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13098054&sec=health In conjunction with World Hypertension Day last Friday, we take a look at this widespread, insidious disease. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13098054&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:34:25 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13121829&sec=health HYPERTENSION is classified into two categories according to its cause: essential and secondary. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13121829&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:08:10 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13121855&sec=health MALAYSIAN Society of Hypertension president and Universiti Malaya Department of Primary Care Medicine senior consultant Prof Datin Dr Chia Yook Chin believes the lack of symptoms in hypertension is an important reason why blood pressure is not better controlled among Malaysians. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13121855&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:31:41 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13121787&sec=health BLOOD pressure is created from the passage of blood through our arteries – the blood vessels through which blood flows from the heart to the rest of the body. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13121787&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:08:38 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13109829&sec=health Family planning is an inexpensive method of saving lives as the cost of contraceptive supplies is markedly less than that spent on saving women from maternal deaths and the consequences of unintended pregnancies. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13109829&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:09:55 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13109824&sec=health Things you should know before bringing home your premature baby after he is discharged from hospital. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13109824&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:10:56 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13115198&sec=health Patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus urged to get a better understanding of the disease as well as proper medical consultation. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13115198&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:32:40 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13122921&sec=health Pole dancing has a reputation of being a sleazy activity, but since the mid 2000s, the dance form has emerged as a legitimate fitness routine that proves to be quite a he-man workout! http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13122921&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:13:13 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13127257&sec=health http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/19/health/13127257&sec=health Sun, 19 May 2013 08:13:43 +0800 http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/15/health/13106193&sec=health Good early childhood nutrition can benefit your child’s health in the present, as well as the future. http://thestar.com.my/health/story.asp?file=/2013/5/15/health/13106193&sec=health Wed, 15 May 2013 07:51:13 +0800