Health & Living
Episodes
Doctor in the House: Fertility
20 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Fertility issues are still wrongly assumed to be “a woman's problem” even though causes of infertility can be traced to lie with both sexe...
Diabetes and Kidneys
19 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Uncontrolled diabetes would hasten the onset of renal failure. With more than 5,000 new kidney failure cases diagnosed in Malaysia every year, there i...
Compassion Fatigue
18 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Long-term illnesses can take a heavy emotional and physical toll not only on the primary victims but also on the family caregivers. Who takes care of ...
PTSD
17 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Post-traumatic stress disorder or PTSD is often associated with military veterans from the Western hemisphere. But PTSD can strike anyone especially a...
Antibiotic Resistance Awareness Week
16 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The World Health Organisation’s Antimicrobial Resistance Global Report on Surveillance 2014 revealed antimicrobial resistance was a major threat...
Doctor in the House: Suicide in Middle Aged Men
13 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
New figures show that men in the forties and fifties are twice as likely to kill themselves as the rest of the population. Dr Philip George, Psychiatr...
Vision Development and Nearsightedness in Children
12 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A baby’s vision is quite blurry at birth. As sight gradually develops over the first years, the baby will begin to absorb a large amount of visu...
Cost of Cancer
11 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The rising financial burden from cancer will bankrupt more families as cancer incidences rise in the region if no action is taken. This is the startli...
World Diabetes Day
09 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Held on November 14 each year, World Diabetes Day is a global awareness campaign in response to the alarming rise of this chronic condition. This year...
Doctor in the House: Movember - Testicular and Prostate Cancers
06 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The hairiest month has arrived. To kick off Movember, Dr George Lee, Consultant Urologist, tackles the topic of testicular and prostate cancer. Find o...
Lung Cancer
05 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lung cancer is one of the most common cancers and the leading cause of cancer-related death in the world. Clinical Oncologist, Dr Christina Lai, and C...
Nutrigenomics and the Importance of Nutritional Interventions
04 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nutrition and genetics both play an important role in human health as well as the development of chronic diseases such as cancer, osteoporosis, diabet...
Typhoid
03 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Kuala Lumpur Health Department received seven cases of typhoid fever in the first week of August. By October 18, the number of cases was up to 32....
Upper Limb Pain
02 Nov 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pain in the upper limb is a common complaint in the healthcare setting. It may be related to work, exercise, degenerative causes, or an accident. It m...
Licensing Occupational Therapists
30 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
While Malaysia faces a shortage of occupational therapists, the profession is definitely slowly developing in the country and will soon require licenc...
Advanced Breast Cancer
29 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
More than 1 in 4 breast cancer cases in Malaysia are only diagnosed in the advanced stage. This does not include those that progress into advanced sta...
Iristal
28 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The eyes are often neglected from discussions on overall health and wellness even though declining eyesight can severely affect our quality of life. M...
Stroke in Younger Adults
27 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Even though the overall rate of stroke is decreasing, it is increasing for younger adults - those between 20 and 54 years of age. According to the Ame...
Schizophrenia and the Workplace
26 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Without treatment, people with schizophrenia are unfit for employment. However, with medical intervention, patients are able to lead a normal life and...
Womb Transplants
23 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Doctors in the UK have recently received approval to carry out the nation’s first ten womb transplants following a successful procedure in Swede...
Men's Health
22 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In practically every country in every generation, men seem to have a shorter life expectancy than women. The most famous paper on this subject, Why Me...
Losing your mind over hair loss?
21 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The average healthy person has about 100,000 strands of hair on his or her head and sheds about 100 strands of hair daily. But what happens when we st...
Urban Cycling
20 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Kuala Lumpur is notorious for its traffic jams. The city council has made it a priority to promote sustainable transportation and considers cycling an...
DNA Repair
19 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It was recently announced that the Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2015 would be awarded to Tomas Lindahl, Paul Modrich and Aziz Sancar for having mapped, at...
Importance of Anaesthesia to Outcome of Surgery
16 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Every October 16th, the world observes Anaesthesia Day to celebrate the birth of anaesthesia and to create awareness of the scope of the anaesthesiolo...
Parental Decision in Tertiary Education
15 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It’s back-to-school season again for the big kids. But what if your kids cannot make a decision? When is the right time to talk about tertiary e...
Dignity in Mental Health
13 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
This year's World Mental Health Day 2015, observed on October 10th, carried the theme "Dignity in Mental Health". The World Health Organisation's goal...
Misconceptions of Menopause
12 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In this day and age, there are still misconceptions and ignorance surrounding the subject of menopause. Dr Ho Choon Moy, Consultant Gynaecologist and ...
Doctor In The House: Blood Pressure and the Elderly
09 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In her latest research, Dr Tan Maw Pin examined the association of postural blood pressure and blood pressure therapy with the risk of falls in older ...
Skin Cancer - Prevention, Protection, Treatment and Therapy
08 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Skin cancer is the uncontrolled growth of cancer cells in the skin. Left untreated, these cells can spread to other organs and tissues but found and r...
Solumeric
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Turmeric has been used as both medicine and food for centuries. There is growing evidence to show that this brightly coloured relative to ginger has a...
Glomerulonephritis
07 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Most people are aware that the kidneys’ major function is to remove waste products and excess fluids from the body. Tiny filters in the kidneys ...
Research In Orthopaedics
06 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the last few decades, the demands of the orthopaedic specialist have increased tremendously due to changes in the demographic profile of the popula...
International Day of Older Persons
05 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
According to United Nation statistics, by 2050, the number of older persons will be twice the number of children in developed countries and the number...
Gonorrhea And UTIs
02 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Gonorrhea is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections with about 106 million new cases reported each year. In addition, an estimated 36 ...
School Readiness
01 Oct 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Being in a new setting for the first time can be overwhelming. For young children, their first days of school can feel the same as they transition int...
Arthritis
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Joint pain is a very common problem with many possible causes usually the result of injury or arthritis. Dato' Dr. Rajen a natural health practi...
Regulating vape products
30 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A recently conducted opinion poll showed that consumers in Malaysia want the choice to switch to e-cigarettes as a less harmful alternative to smoking...
World Heart Day Special
29 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Decades of research improved our understanding of cardiovascular disease management and the survival rate after a heart attack. Needless to say, preve...
World Heart Day Special
29 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Heart trauma leaves scar tissue, interrupting the heart's ability to pump blood efficiently. While the human heart cannot repair itself after a heart ...
Cancer And The Environment
28 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Cancer is among the leading causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide, with approximately 14 million new cases and 8.2 million cancer-related deaths...
Rabies In The Northern States
25 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Rabies is one of the oldest diseases known to humans and there is still no treatment available once a patient develops the symptoms. Malaysia has been...
Detox & In 2 Block
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Everything we come in contact with whether it's air, water or food, it is always loaded with toxins. On top of that, Malaysia is the fattest nation in...
Are Genetically Modified Embryos Important?
23 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A group of scientists, ethicists and policy experts recently said that it is essential that the genetic modification of human embryos is allowed. Gene...
Adolescents & Sleep
22 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Speaking at the British Science festival in England recently, neuroscientist and sleep advocate Paul Kelley said that the typical working pattern pose...
Neuro-Dramatic Play
21 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Neuro-dramatic-play (NDP) is relationship-centric and provides grounding in play and attachment development particularly between infant and parent but...
Teen Suicide Prevention
17 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
According to the Malaysian Psychiatric Association, seven people kill themselves daily, with young adults making up the majority. In the last few yea...
3D Printing Body Parts
15 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Touted as the technology that would transform industrial production and design, 3D printing is also turning into a medical revolution. Printers that c...
Complementary & Alternative Medicine for Sports Injuries
14 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Over the past 10 years, the sports medicine community has increased the use of non-operative treatment for musculoskeletal injuries. We explore Massag...
Appendicitis
11 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Has your mother ever warned you about running or jumping too much after eating saying that it will go straight to your appendix causing an infection, ...
Cochlear Implants
10 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The discussion will focus on advancements in the area of cochlear implants. Single sided deafness, CI in patients with long standing deafness (adults ...
Moo Plus
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Osteoporosis is a thief, it’s a racist, it’s a bully. Is it an exaggeration? With us Dato’ Dr. Rajen M, a natural health practitione...
Diagnostic Labels & Your Psychology
09 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Should Clinicians be more cautious in the use of diagnostic labels as it can influence their own clinical judgements. What is the potential impac...
Opioids
08 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The face of opioid addiction treatment has been changing at a rapid pace with the employment of various new strategies. Newer innovations, particularl...
Gout
07 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Is everyone at risk of an attack of gout? Often a condition that is misunderstood, Dr Rajesh will help us separate gout fact from fiction. See omnystu...
Antibiotic Apocalypse
04 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence's Professor Mark Baker said 10 million antibiotic prescriptions a year in England were inappropr...
Developing Motor Skills in Children
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As babies grow into toddlers and young children, their muscles develop and strengthen. They began to grab, to swipe, to flip pages and press buttons o...
Race in the Workplace
03 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
According to a new study by associate professor of business Jane Tong, cultural values of different ethnic groups have been magnified by the media, bu...
Lacto 5
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know that there are more living good bacteria in your gut than the stars in the universe? They do a lot for you, who help digestion, improve im...
Eating the Impossible--The Healthy Malaysian Diet
02 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Roti canai, nasi lemak, char kuey teow! These calories and salt loaded food--very delicious food, let’s not deny that--tempt us every day. Is it...
Are Fishermen Boats Safe Haven for Drugs & HIV?
01 Sep 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine toiling for days or weeks on fishing boats far out in the rocky seas. That’s the tough life of sea fishermen. Unfortunately, the strenuo...
Merdeka Special (4) : Pioneering Doctors Throwback
29 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For Hari Merdeka, we speak to one of our pioneer doctors, Dr Chan Yoo Kuen. We talk to her about her journey in becoming an anaesthesiologist, the cha...
Merdeka Special (2) : Pioneer Doctors Throwback
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For our Merdeka Special, we speak to Malaysian doctors who had started their medical careers around the time of Independence. On this second episode, ...
Merdeka Special (1) : Pioneer Doctors Throwback
27 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For our Merdeka Special, we speak to aMalaysian doctors who had started their medical careers around the time of Independence. On this first episode, ...
Pristin MOPL
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
One of the more popular health supplements in Malaysia is fish oil, among that, Pristin Omega-3. Why is it so popular and how does it work? Dato&rsquo...
Mapping The Malaysian Drug Industry
26 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Costs of living are rising in Malaysia. We grapple with higher drug prices as the dollar strengthens. Could the Malaysian pharmaceutical industry--rel...
Giving Fertility A Hand
25 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
There are more than 7 billion people living on Earth now. Some of them were born to parents who were technically infertile and who would not know the ...
Caffeine Stimulates Hair Growth
24 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Losing our hair may be a natural part of aging, but for those of us who dread exposing their scalp, here is a new kid on the block that offers promise...
Is BPA Safe? Organoids Inform The Debate
21 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
An important industrial material used to strengthen plastics, Bisphenol A (BPA) coats many of our bottles and plastic containers. Even as some countri...
The Science and Art of Prosthetic Eye
20 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When one loses an eye, one has to learn to see the world with reduced vision. One also has to cope with how the world now sees them. Prosthetic eyes a...
Debating the Grounds of Dietary Supplements
19 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do dietary supplements give us more than just expensive urine? The merits of dietary supplements continue to spark controversy and debate among scient...
Toxoplasma - A Parasite that Swells Your Brains
19 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Toxoplasma gondii, a parasite that infects rats and drives them fearlessly into the claws of cats, also infects us. Pregnant women and those who handl...
Are We Relying Too Much On Technology for Childbirth?
18 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A couple of months ago, the renowned obstetrician Dr Michael Odent warned of the common use of drugs and surgeries during labour. The reliance on mode...
Diet for Diabetes
17 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Malaysia has the most diabetic patients in Southeast Asia. For every ten Malaysian adults, two suffer from high blood sugar with one of them oblivious...
I See With My Bionic Eyes
14 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Age-related macular degeneration is responsible for severe vision loss in developed countries. When our eyes fail, the world slips into a blur and dar...
Are We Overworking Our Doctors?
13 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In recent years, public comments have warned about the increasing workload that Malaysian doctors have to grapple with. When an anesthesiologist died ...
Are We What Our Parents Believed Us To Be?
12 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Children often grow up in the mold of their parents. Now scientists say that children’s potentials also grow to match what their parents b...
Depression Among the Elderly
11 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Many of us imagine a relaxing, care-free life after retirement. The ‘Golden Years’ were meant to be enjoyed. Unfortunately, many seniors s...
The Ills of Prolonged Sitting
10 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
At the end of a long day, we leave the office only to be trapped in our cars, crawling home in traffic. At least we can sit and relax, no? Apparently ...
Penis Transplant - A Hard Choice
07 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Eight months ago, South African doctors successfully transplanted a penis onto a 21-year old man who wasted little time in using his new member. Two m...
Why Breastfeeding, and How?
06 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We all know that breastfeeding helps our children but many working mothers who wish to breastfeed struggle to do so. The lack of breastfeeding facilit...
Treating HIV
05 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
HIV is one of the most complex and threatening infectious disease we face. In the last a decade however, new infections have been decreasing as better...
What Malaysian Smokers Think of E-cigarettes
04 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The use of electronic cigarettes, or vaping, is quickly gaining ground in Asia. First introduced in the USA in 2004, the habit of puffing a metal tube...
Challenges of Neurosurgery
03 Aug 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nerve cells and connections define each of us. Everything we feel and respond to, our actions and thoughts, what we remember and forget. Y...
Engineering Viruses to Kill Cancer
31 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Scientists have just engineered viruses to kill skin cancer cells. This study, led by the Institute of Cancer Research in the United Kingdom, reports ...
Anxiety Disorders Among Children
30 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Last month, Dr Rajini Sarvanathan spoke about fears and phobias on among children. Today, she returns to further explore the anxiety disorders that ou...
Mitigating Muscle Loss
29 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sidelined for two weeks by injuries and you may lose up to one-third of your muscle strength, according to Danish scientists in a study published earl...
Stopping Hepatitis
28 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Hepatitis is a viral infection of the liver that can be prevented; some can even be vaccinated. Yet every year 1.4 million people die from hepatitis i...
Drugs For The Individual
27 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Each of us is different, including the way we react to diseases and drugs. Even when a flu ravages through the office, some are spared while others cl...
Frozen Ovarian Tissue Made Her A Mother
24 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
With one ovary removed and another failed due to chemotherapy, what chances would a woman have of becoming a mother? In November 2014, a Belgian woman...
Back Pain - What Is It All About?
23 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps it’s an occasional ache on the lower back or it could feel like you have needles jabbed into your spine--almost everyone has suffered ba...
Fret Not The Work Stress
22 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Returning to work after a long Raya weekend can be daunting experience, especially if work is already piling up to your chin. How can we manage work s...
Reducing HIV Infections in Malaysia
21 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Our region bears the highest burden of HIV infection out of Africa, but there are fewer new HIV infections across the world. The reason? More people t...
Dealing With Dengue and MERS
20 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dengue cases continue to rise with alarming death rates due to an apparent deadlier strain of this Aedes mosquito-borne virus. Abroad, the Middle East...
Asbestos - The Killer Dust
16 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Asbestos was once the darling of industrialized countries in Europe and North America. But by the 90s, most developed countries have either banned or ...
Eating for Healthy Ageing
15 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Aging affects our metabolism and nutritional requirements. With Malaysia’s population trajectory estimated to turn into an aging nation by 2035,...
Do Antidepressants Work?
14 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Back for their monthly show, consultant psychiatrists Dr Philip George and Dr Stephen Jambunathan take a critical look at antidepressants. Some studie...
The Wealth of Information In Your Saliva
13 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Do you know that your saliva can help diagnose diseases? Our resident consultant oral pathologist, Prof Khoo Suan Phaik, is back for her monthly show ...
Dissecting the Association between Erectile Dysfunction Drugs And Cancer
10 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Since 1998, the drug Viagra had been prescribed to more than 23 million men worldwide to help them treat erectile dysfunction. And is expected of any ...
De Quervain's Tenosynovitis, a.k.a. Mama Thumb
09 Jul 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Try to grab something or pinch. If the base of your thumb hurts and you struggle to move your thumbs, you may be suffering from De Quervain's Tenosyno...