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Emphysema missed among Black men in U.S. due to race-adjusted lung tests: report
LOS ANGELES, May 16 (Xinhua) -- Black men in the United States who are in their fifties may be more than six times more likely than white men of the same age to have emphysema when lung function tests deem them to have better-than-normal lung function, according to a report of New Scientist magazine.
If you're above 60, you no longer need daily aspirin
The risk of bleeding cancels out the benefits of preventing heart disease.
UKM and the University of Oxford spearhead study on obesity and NCDs
Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) is the first university in the world to lead a large-scale imaging study through dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) scans and involving 6,000 participants.
Mobile phone app could ‘transform’ outcomes for gout sufferers
A phone app has been used to help some gout sufferers control their condition – with the team behind the project saying it could help transform clinical outcomes “without putting more pressure on an already stretched healthcare service”.
The influenza is common again – should Malaysians be concerned?
KUALA LUMPUR: As Malaysia transitions to the endemic phase of Covid-19, one big question arises – should we be concerned about the return of the common cold?
Roundup: Half of U.S. states see rise in COVID-19 cases due to BA.2 Omicron subvariant
LOS ANGELES, April 18 (Xinhua) -- COVID-19 cases are rising in more than half of all U.S. states due to the BA.2 Omicron subvariant, according to data of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
UKM wins big in kesum research
STUDIES on anti-pigmentation and potential cardioprotective properties of kesum bagged Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM) researchers the top two prizes at a national research challenge.
Indonesian govt faces call to tax sweet drinks in bid to curb diabetes
A Jakarta-based public health think tank is making an urgent appeal for the government to impose excise taxes on all packaged sugary beverages flooding the market, on account of the increasing prevalence of diabetes and swelling healthcare spending for obesity-related diseases.
Shifting the focus to preventable diseases
From DR YOONG LEE YEEN and PROFESSOR DR MOY FOONG MING, Department of Social and Preventive Medicine Faculty of Medicine Universiti Malaya.
Children get multiple benefits with even a single Covid-19 vaccine
Vaccination against Covid-19 will provide children aged five to 11 with physical, social and cognitive benefits.
