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Risk of death in heart bypass higher in women
MORE women than men tend to die shortly after a heart bypass surgery because they tend to seek for treatment very late, said Dr Lim Chong Hee, a consultant cardiothoracic surgeon at the National Heart Centre.
Vital corals under threat
How's this for the ultimate 4-in-1: become an amateur underwater scientist, help in scuba clean-up, learn excellant buoyancy and...take part in an underwater wedding! ANDREW SIA got wet during the marine marriage last week. Now here's the rest of the story.
Heart disease and stroke in women
It's World Heart Day today, and this year's theme is stroke and heart disease in women. It's a timely look at such diseases in women because the fact is, heart disease has been found to be the most serious health threat for women globally.
Ministry study reveals extent of road fatalities
Thirty out of every 100,000 Malaysians die in road accidents, according to a study conducted by the Health Ministry.
Nutrients for the heart
Ten dietary commandments you should follow if you want a healthy heart, says cardiologist David M. Colquhoun, who is also University of Queensland associate professor of medicine.
Lessons from Spanish flu
In 1918, the misnamed Spanish influenza swept the globe killing millions and years later just disappeared. This chapter of world health history is a grim reminder of what SARS can do if not contained, reports DAVID BROWN.
Atypical pneumonias
THE paradox of atypical pneumonia is that its symptoms are typical of pneumonia. The only difference is that an unknown or new agent causes it and its infection does not respond to antibiotics commonly used for community-acquired pneumonia.
Tackle fear of SARS, Asian nations told
ASIAN countries should fight the fear caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS), which could bring negative impact to economic development, experts said in Beijing on Tuesday at a forum called 'SARS and Asia's Economy - Impacts and Policy Recommendations.'
Estimate ‘not cause for alarm’
The public should not be alarmed by the increase in World Health Organisation's (WHO) estimate of the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) mortality rate, a senior consultant virologist said.
Toll up as mystery over SARS deepens
B>BEIJING/B>: The spread of SARS seems to be slowing here and in Hong Kong but accelerating in Taiwan, while separate studies in Singapore suggest the virus may have been in humans longer than first thought and now could be killing more men than women.
