2015年4月19日 星期日

2015-04-20 Malaysia Health


The Sun Daily
   
Eight essential nutrients for the aging brain   
The Sun Daily
An editor of a food sciences journal highlights eight nutrients studies say are essential for brain health. AFP RELAXNEWS. WARDING off cognitive decline as we age could be a question of getting enough of eight nutrients that Linda Milo Ohr, contributing ...


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Year One pupil had HFMD, not EV71   
The Star Online
JOHOR BARU: Blood samples collected from a Year One pupil who died of an illness showed that she had hand, foot and mouth disease but not the deadly strain known as enterovirus EV71. State Health and Education Committee chairman Datuk Ayub ...

Death of year one pupil not caused by HFMD   Sin Chew Jit Poh
7-year-old pupil died due to infection   New Straits Times Online

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CTV News
   
Throat cancer could soon be detected on your breath   
CTV News
Thanks to new technology being developed by Swiss scientists and already tested on patients, blowing into a portable apparatus equipped with sensors will allow for the detection of certain cancers of the head and neck, such as throat and mouth. Scientists ...


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Malaysiakini (subscription)
   
Scrap monopolies to address health care access   
Malaysiakini (subscription)
MP SPEAKS One of the biggest challenges facing Malaysians is access to affordable health care. The price of medicine and other medical services, including hospitalisation, are increasingly beyond the reach of middle class and poor Malaysians.
11MP: Dismantle monopoly structures, eliminate state capture to address ...   Malay Mail Online
Regulate prices of medicine now, DAP lawmaker tells Putrajaya   The Malaysian Insider

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The Malaysian Insider
   
UMMC budget cut will hurt Klang Valley folk, Putrajaya told   
The Malaysian Insider
PKR Youth chief and Seri Setia assemblyman Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad says UMMC's RM120 million budget cut will affect healthcare of Klang Valley residents. – The Malaysian Insider filepic, April 19, 2015.University Malaya Medical Centre's (UMMC) RM120 ...

Reports of UMMC budget cut truly concerning ― Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad   Malay Mail Online

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Reuters
   
WHO leadership admits failings over Ebola, promises reform   
Reuters
GENEVA (Reuters) - The World Health Organization has admitted serious failings in its handling of the Ebola crisis and pledged reforms to enable it to do better next time, its leadership said in a statement seen by Reuters on Sunday. "We have learned ...


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CJAD
   
Tango effective against Parkinson's in MUHC study   
CJAD
A recent study carried out by the neurological and MUHC institutes found that a small group of patients that took Argentine tango classes had improved symptoms over a control group that didn't take the classes. Researcher Dr. Sylvia Rios Romenets told CTV ...

Keep Parkinson's at bay… by dancing the tango   Malay Mail Online
Dancing the tango could help fight the effects of Parkinson's   Astro Awani
Tango Dancing Benefits Parkinson's Patients Physically And Mentally -- New Study   International Business Times AU
The Rakyat Post   
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Malay Mail Online
   
Breastfeeding could help mums quit smoking, says study   
Malay Mail Online
For new moms who smoked during pregnancy, breastfeeding could keep them from relapsing, according to a new study. — AFP picNEW YORK, April 20 — Seventy per cent of moms-to-be who quit smoking during pregnancy pick it up again within the first ...

Mothers Who Just Gave Birth May Prevent Smoking Relapse By Breastfeeding   TestCountry.com (blog)
Breastfeeding could keep new moms tobacco-free   CTV News
Breastfeeding May Help Mothers Quit Smoking   NDTV

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Daily Sun
   
Strange disease in Irele not contagious, says Ondo govt   
Daily Sun
The Ondo State Government has assured that a strange disease that has killed some people since its outbreak on April 15 in Ode-Irele, in Irele Local Government Area of the state, was not contagious. Addressing journalists in Akure yesterday, the state ...

WHO Links Ondo 'Mystery' Deaths to Pesticide   Daily Times Nigeria
Ondo strange disease: WHO finally reveals what's responsible   Osun Defender
Nigeria's mystery illness 'poisoning'   The Australian (blog)
The Independent   
Deutsche Welle   
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South China Morning Post (subscription)
   
Does knuckle cracking cause arthritis?   
South China Morning Post (subscription)
Pop quiz: does knuckle cracking cause arthritis? Scientists have calculated that the amount of force at work when you crack your knuckles has enough energy to cause damage to hard surfaces, yet studies show that the habit does not appear to cause ...

Science Finally Reveals Why Knuckles Make A Sound When They Crack   International Business Times AU
What happens during knuckle-cracking sound?   Khaleej Times
What makes knuckles crack?   Independent Online
U-T San Diego   
Firstpost   
Daily Times   
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