Ekzema adalah simptom keradangan dan kegatalan kulit. Ekzema yang paling biasa dihidapi oleh anak kecil atau orang dewasa dikategorikan dermatitis atopik (atopic dermatitis), atau ekzema atopik (atopic eczema). Dr Kartini Farah Rahim, Pakar Perunding Dermatologi, Avisena Women’s & Children’s Specialist Hospital menjelaskan secara terperinci tentang simptom dan cara rawatan yang betul bagi penyakit ekzema.
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Andropause is a condition caused by a decrease in the male hormone known as testosterone.
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Taking care of our eyesight is no easy feat as not everyone is blessed with 20/20 vision. However, as technology gets more advanced, many procedures can now be done to improve our eyesight. One of the many procedures available is vitreoretinal surgery.
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Masalah ekzema bukanlah sesuatu yang baharu dalam masyarakat kita. Sering kali kita melihat perkongsian ibu bapa tentang anak mereka yang mengalami ekzema. Ekzema merupakan sejenis penyakit kulit yang menyebabkan kegatalan dan kemerahan pada kulit la tidak berjangkit dan boleh dikawal dengan rawatan dan pengambilan ubat tertentu.
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Influenza vaccine is updated yearly some time in August and September. This is comforting to know as according to Columbia Asia Hospital – Setapak Consultant Internal Medicine Physician and Neurologist, Dr. Tan Wee Yong, the best way to prevent contracting influenza is to take the influenza vaccine yearly.
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RECOMMENDED post-natal care focuses on the new mother’s well-being including a healthy diet, said medical experts.
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KESIHATAN ibu dan anak antara fokus utama penjagaan kesihatan di Malaysia. Namun kajian menunjukkan hanya 6.6 peratus rakyat di negara ini mempunyai tahap literasi kesihatan yang baik.
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Selain sakit jantung yang sering dikaitkan sebagai ‘pembunuh senyap’, jantung terhenti mengejut atau sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) sebenarnya lebih berbahaya.
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Influenza, also known as ‘the flu’ is one of the most common infectious diseases that is highly contagious due to airborne transmission. Classically, this infection occurs as seasonal epidemics whereby incidences are usually higher in certain regions. Generally, in the Northern hemisphere it occurs in early fall, peaks in mid-February and ends in late spring in the following year. However, in tropical areas such as Malaysia, it occurs throughout the year.
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The hottest chillies in the world have names that are telling of their scathing taste; Dragon’s Breath, Trinidad Scorpion, Armageddon, and Komodo Dragon, among others. One of the hottest, the ‘Bhut Jolokia’ that is grown in parts of India, is used to make chilli grenades: a non-lethal weapon developed by Indian military scientists, akin to tear gas and used to control rowdy crowds.
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