We take a look at some of the most interesting stories that Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Harjeet Singh shared with us this year.
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Red Baked Fish
Terperangkap dalam ruang yang tertutup dan terdedah kepada suhu atau haba persekitaran yang tinggi sangat merbahaya kepada golongan berisiko seperti kanak-kanak berusia lima tahun ke bawah serta warga emas berusia 50 tahun ke atas.
Continue readingFreezing your sperms: What you need to know
Sperm cryopreservation or sperm freezing is a method for men to preserve their sperm and store it in a bank for future use.
Continue readingDelicious & Diabetic-Friendly Malaysia Breakfasts Recipes
In line with Columbia Asia Diabetes campaign focusing on healthy eating for World Diabetes Day 2015, our chefs from Café Columbia worked closely with our dietitian to reinterpret Malaysian favourites and recipes so that the output is a diabetic-safe meal plan without compromising taste. Recipes from the Columbia Asia Master Chef Challenge 2015 and other healthy recipes have been compiled into a booklet.
Continue readingContact and Collision Injuries
There are many ways sports and physical injuries can happen – including overuse and poor technique – but perhaps none is more graphic that injuries caused from impact and contact trauma. The most common are head, neck, shoulder and knee injuries. Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon, Dr Harjeet Singh, walks us through what we need to know about these injuries.
Continue readingDiabetes
In conjunction with World Diabetes Day, Dr Jalal from Columbia Asia Hospital – Bukit Rimau shares about Diabetes on the symptoms, types of diabetes, sugar intake as well as preventive steps with the listeners of Sinar FM.
Continue readingOvarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome: An Unwanted Outcome in IVF Treatment
Ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome (OHSS) is a potentially serious complication of fertility treatment, particularly of in vitro fertilization (IVF) treatment.
Continue readingScoliosis (Podcast)
While you might be concerned over many aspects of your child’s health, observing the degree of their spine curvature might not top the list. However, excessive curving of the spine could be a sign of scoliosis – a condition which can be managed with treatments such as exercise and even just medical observation.
Continue readingOsteoarthritis
There is no cure, no silver bullet, and even prevention isn’t a sure thing. All we can do once it strikes, is try to manage it. The disease in question, is osteoarthritis.
Continue readingComplementary & Alternative Medicine for Sports Injuries
Over the past 10 years, the sports medicine community has increased the use of non-operative treatment for musculoskeletal injuries. We explore Massage, Relaxation Techniques, Injectables & Acupuncture as a complementary approach to sports injuries.
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