Adult Vaccination / Immunisation Program
Vaccinations are ways to protect adults from preventable diseases, but no thanks to many misconceptions, a lot of people still opine that adults do not need to get vaccinated. …
(examples: Dengue Fever, Hypertension, Chronic Disease, etc.)
HEALTH A-Z
Allergic Rhinitis & Sinusitis
Allergic rhinitis: As the name implies, nasal allergies caused by the environment, allergens, heredity that triggering inflammation of the nasal mucosa. If the condition persists, it can lead …
Allergies of Children
Prolonged inhalation of high concentrations of methanol can cause allergic keratitis, rhinitis and asthma. About 12.5% of children in Malaysia had asthma problems due to air pollution and …
Allergy and Eczema
In the past, allergies were considered very rare because previous clean environments, and most people also consumed healthier foods then. However, our environments are polluted now …
Antibiotics
Antibiotics are substances produced by microorganisms that are chemically treated. This material can inhibit the growth of other microorganisms. In simple terms, antibiotics …
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic respiratory inflammatory disease. When a patient contacts a substance that stimulates the trachea, it causes the smooth muscles of the bronchial wall to contract …
Back Pain – Spondylosis
Intervertebral disc herniation happens due to long-term physical pressure, friction and damage degradation, it also caused by the aging that leads to loss of water which affecting discs’ resulting …
Blood Pressure Morning Surge
Human blood pressure changes with activities. Normally, after waking up blood pressure will rise rapidly to support our days’ activities, called blood pressure morning surge phenomenon.
Bowel Movement Obstruction
Most of the time when defecation has an incomplete sensation, the doctor’s priority is to determine if this is due to tumours of anal, rectal, or colon.
Breast Cancer
People have believed numerous myths about the treatment of cancer. One of the misconception is that surgery will accelerate the spread of cancer cells. It sounds like something logical at …
Breast Cysts
Breast cysts are caused by changes of estrogens in the body along with aging or menstrual cycles, which resulting hyperplasia of breast tissues and accumulation of secretions. Breast cysts can be …
Cancer
The research and development of new technologies covering on both areas like therapy and detections. Having assisted by such medical advancement, doctors can customise and…
Cancer Immunotherapy
Cells of benign tumors will stop at their positions and will not spread to other parts of the body. Malignant tumours contain cancer cells, and when they are initially formed, they stay on …
Cataracts
Many people have misunderstood cataracts and thought that they must wait until they become “mature” before undergoing surgery. In fact, as long as patients feel that their eyesight is …
Cervical, Endometrial and Ovarian Cancer
There are four major cancers among women. Besides breast cancer, the other three common female cancers are cervical, ovarian, and endometrial cancers.
Chickenpox / Varicella
Chickenpox is an extremely common infectious disease in our country. It is caused by “varicella-zoster” virus, one of the herpes viruses. The chickenpox disease itself may be relatively …
Children Nosebleeds / Epistaxis
When children experiencing nose bleeds, their parents should not feel panic. They should pinch nostrils with the thumb and index finger, and comfort the children, persuade them to open…
Chronic Kidney Disease
Obesity has been proven to be an important factor of affecting kidney functions. The most common symptom among patients with obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD) is proteinuria
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Most of the lung diseases are caused by smoking. The habit of smoking is not only harmful to the smokers themselves, but also effecting those people who are around them as well.
Dengue Fever
Dengue fever is an extremely common infectious disease in Malaysia. It spreads among people through the bite of vector-borne mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) …
Diabetes
Although the main reason of contracting diabetes cannot be isolated from the genetics of parents, however, everyone can do their part to prevent this chronic disease from happening…