Health & Living
Episodes
Running Against Cancer
22 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As a teenager, Frank Chong had it tough. While others were rebelling against parents, Frank was fighting the cancer in his leg. After three years, Fra...
Fatty Liver Kills
20 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Our liver is a hardworking organ. Sitting above and close to our gut and intestines, the liver filters what our digestive systems absorb before releas...
Motor Neuron Disease
19 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Last year, it would have been impossible to avoid seeing people pouring buckets of ice-cold water over themselves. The “Ice Bucket Challenge&rd...
Smoke Gets In Your Lungs
18 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Lung cancer is the most deadly cancer in Malaysia and accounts for 12% of all cancer incidences in the country. Smoking contributes most to lung cance...
Building Tolerance for Allergens
15 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Allergies are a serious concern and unfortunately, allergens come in all forms. Peanuts, prawns, pollen, penicillin. Even sweat and semen. Conventiona...
I Am A Nurse
14 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nurses are to healthcare as blood is to our bodies. They tend to our needs even before and after we have consulted the doctors. They see to our diet, ...
Let Not Money Eat Your Marriage
13 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
After sex, money stokes the most conflict in marriages. How can couples discuss and plan financial matters? Are the traditional gender roles in marria...
Understanding Abnormal Sexual Preferences
12 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Paraphilia is a condition where a person is so obsessed with a particular object or behaviour that sexual gratification is only possible through those...
Keeping Your Heart Strong
11 May 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Press your hand to your heart and feel that beat under your skin and ribs. Your heart, smaller than a fist, keeps the rest of your body going by pumpi...
Trekking and Hiking
30 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
More and more urbanites are putting on trekking shoes and venturing into the forests and hills, pacing the trails for a sports adventure in the outdoo...
Alzheimers & Dementia
28 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dementia--forgetfulness, losing track of time, unable to remember and recognize family and friends--these are signs of old age that many assume to be ...
Health News Digest: April 27, 2015
27 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For a sampling of the most exciting and interesting news that concerns our health, listen in as we bring you the most direct voices from experts and p...
Rights of the Doctors and Patients in Medicine
24 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A doctor’s ethics dictate that they do good and do no harm. Yet reality is much more complicated when it comes to treating underage patien...
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
23 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How well are you breathing when you are sleeping? People with obstructive sleep apnea have their airways blocked, causing them to take shallow breaths...
Treating Cancer with Immunotherapy
22 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
When it comes to fighting cancer, we can count on our immune systems. Immunotherapy is a treatment for cancer that helps the immune system recognize a...
Learning from the Ebola Epidemic
21 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Thirteen months ago, a series of mysterious deaths struck Guinea, killing doctors and patients. A week later on 22nd March 2014, the killer infection ...
Neglected Tropical Diseases
20 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The idea of no man or woman being left behind can be an important component of a civil society but with all the considerations of cost and logistics, ...
Debating the Human Papillomavirus Vaccine
17 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The human papillomavirus (HPV) is a very common virus. If the virus is not cleared, infection can lead to orophayngeal cancer, as well as cancers in t...
Raising Autistic Children
16 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Children with autism struggle to communicate and relate to others. Symptoms are variable and depend on where the child sits on the autism spectr...
Mental Health in the Workplace
15 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Colleagues at work seldom discuss mental health issues. Mental illness is a stigma, a sign of weakness, a possible trigger to get fired. Yet five of t...
Steroids - Friend or Foe in Treatment of Oral Diseases?
13 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If you have had ulcers in your mouth, you know what a torment they can be. Your doctor may prescribe you steroids to relieve the pain and swelli...
Hormonal Replacement Therapy
10 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For many women, menopause can be a difficult change to accept. As the hormones oestrogen and progesterone drop, women experience a host of unpleasant ...
From farm to table - how safe is it?
08 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Every time you pick a bag of sausages off the shelf, do you question where the sausages had been and how they were made? The journey from the farms to...
Aging and degeneration - What’s the difference?
07 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As we age, our bones lose minerals, turning more brittle; our joints stiffen as cartilage is lost. How can we mitigate these changes, and how is agin...
Community Against Dengue
06 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dengue cases in Malaysia hit a record high in 2014. Even as the Ministry of Health issues health warnings and calls on the public to monitor and reduc...
Angelina Jolie Part Deux
03 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
If three women in your family were diagnosed with breast or ovarian cancer before the age of 60 , and eventually died from the illness - would y...
Palliative Care
02 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Try talking about death in any social setting. People look away, silence sets in. We treat death like a taboo which isolates terminally-ill patients a...
Doktorbudak.com--Helping Parents Online
01 Apr 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Doktorbudak.com is an online platform for children health. With more than twenty five paediatricians on board, Doktorbudak.com has been answering pare...
Doctors and Statistics
31 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Statistics are sometimes reduced to a punchline when it comes to the numbers that flood through our information-saturated world. But they have always ...
Advances in Glaucoma Treatment
30 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Glaucoma is a condition that occurs when fluid in our eyes cannot flow out, building pressure that damages the nerves in our eyes. Patients usually ad...
Tuberculosis
27 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In May 2014, governments at the World Health Assembly announced their ambition to end the global tuberculosis epidemic by 2035. With odds stacked heav...
The Red Meat Debate
26 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
So the debate has been raging - either red meat will lower your cholesterol and help you slim down, or it’ll set you on the fast track to diabet...
Children, Why Can’t You Sleep?
25 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sleep is crucial, particularly so for children who need the down time to grow. Coaxing the kids to put aside their toys and crawl into bed can however...
Alcohol Poisoning
24 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
For those of us who drink, how much do you need for a good night out? The answers may vary, but the odds are good that you’re likely binge drink...
Hyperhidrosis
23 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Sweating is our bodies’ answer to staying cool. But excessive sweating, a condition called hyperhidrosis, is far from cool. Hyperhidrosis affect...
Testosterones--Villains or Heroes?
20 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As men age, their testosterones drop, leading to an associated rise in risks of obesity and diabetes. On the other hand, high testosterone levels are ...
Pregnancy-related Complications
18 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Pregnancy is a journey of miracles--for months, a mother carries another individual in her body, nurturing the baby until the day she gives birth and ...
Sports Science and Potential
17 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In February, Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced plans to revamp and overhaul our sports program, and a part of that would be to bri...
The Evils of Sugar
16 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A moment on the lips, a lifetime on the hips has always been a longtime reference to fatty, sugary foods. Dr. Robert Lustig insists however, that suga...
Aesthetic Medicine: Vanity or Sanity?
13 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Whether you have a double chin all the time or just in really unflattering Facebook photos, science could soon solve that unsightly problem for you. A...
Ancestry, Eating Habits and Environmental Exposure in Nose Cancer
12 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Nasopharyngeal cancer remains one of the most common cancer among Malaysian men. When people move away from high-risk areas of the world to cou...
Global Families
11 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
People go abroad to study, perhaps for better job opportunities and to raise a family. What this has resulted in, are increased numbers of global fami...
Anorexia Nervosa
10 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
People with anorexia have an intense fear of gaining weight. This is a disease that goes beyond body image and diet. Dr. Philip George and Dr. Stephen...
Rehabilitation Post Brain Injury
09 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A knock to the head can raise more issues than just a swell. Recovery from traumatic brain injuries can be a long journey: first the surgeries, then t...
Anticholinergics
06 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Anticholinergics are prescribed for many health conditions in older people, including overactive bladder, depression and seasonal allergies. However, ...
Correctable Paediatric Deformities
05 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We all hope for an unblemished, normal child at birth, but sometimes it’s not to be. Addressing birth defects that occur in the bone or muscle o...
Regenerative Medicine
04 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Regenerative medicine is a new avenue in human health, with the potential to resolve unmet medical needs by addressing the underlying causes of diseas...
The Importance of Fascia
03 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Fascia is the tissue that holds our bodies together, connecting everything. Highlighting its importance this month and its role in healing, is Dr. Raj...
Specific Learning Disorder
02 Mar 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Imagine not being able to really grasp language, either spoken or written. That in turn may manifest in the imperfect ability to listen, think, speak...
Doctor in the House - Robotic Prostatectomy
27 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Surgeons perform tens of thousands of surgeries in a year to treat prostate cancer. The procedure, called radical prostatectomy has become a fine art ...
Acute Diarrhoea
26 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We all get food poisoning from time to time and usually take it in our stride, but acute diarrhoea is actually the second leading cause of death in ch...
The Manly Y: How Smoking is Associated with Loss of the Y Chromosome
25 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A new study has now demonstrated that smoking is associated with the loss of the Y chromosome in blood cells, potentially explaining why smoking is mo...
Patents and Medical Research
24 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
With patents littering the medical landscape in terms of medicine, technology and research - do they help or hinder progress? While they protect the w...
Low-Carb Diets and Fitness
23 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Low carb diets are often employed by people trying to achieve weight loss, but are they sustainable and what do they actually do? Karen Siah, fitness ...
Preparing Your Family & Your Home for a Baby
18 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Preparing for a new arrival in the home can be a time that is both incredibly exciting and also challenging. How can new parents anticipate what their...
Getting Your Oral Health Ready for 2015
17 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Ask any feng shui expert, and at some point, they’ll advise going to get your teeth checked. Now, whether you believe in that or not, there&rsqu...
Human Genome Meeting 2015
16 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The Human Genome Project garnered much excitement when it was first announced as people hoped it would represent a new stage in understanding what mak...
Valentine's Day Special: Sex
13 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's almost Valentine's Day, and we take a look at one of the more private aspects of relationships - sex. Specifically, sex drive in the different ge...
Hair Dye and Our Health
12 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Perhaps blondes really do have more fun, but these days, the sky (or the rainbow)’s the limit when it comes to hair. However, with the fumes and...
Therapy with Muslim Couples
11 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
How does therapy change when religious sensibilities and sensitivities need to be observed? Telling us all about therapy with Muslim couples are Dr. J...
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
10 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The recovery from a traumatic event is sadly not always the smooth road it should ideally be. Sometimes, it can come with long-term repercussions that...
Recovering from Autism
09 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Three decades ago, Raun Kaufman was diagnosed with severe autism, with an IQ of under 30 - his parents were told to institutionalise him. Instead, the...
Doctor in the House
06 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Get the lowdown on the biggest medical and health stories of the week with Dr. George Lee, consultant urologist.See omnystudio.com/listener for privac...
Blood in the Urine - When do you see a specialist?
05 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Very few things can cause as much concern as visible blood, whether it be coming from a wound, one’s nose, or appearing in stools and urine. It&...
World Cancer Day 2015 - Expanding Awareness and Is Cancer Just Bad Luck?
04 Feb 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In conjunction with World Cancer Day, Professor Teo Soo Hwang discusses how the fight against cancer has gained new areas of focus, and also addresses...
Doctor in the House - Oh, Smoking, Why Can't I Quit You?
30 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What does Dr. George Lee have up his sleeve? Tune in to listen to our doctor in the house deal with medical issues with verve and a flourish. See...
Behind the Scenes of The Biggest Loser
29 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
A recent interview provided from a former Biggest Loser contestant paints a grim picture: malnutrition, cruel training methods, and people that came o...
Engineering Greener Humans
27 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Climate change is an undeniable problem, and solutions have ranged from changing human behaviour to making systemic alterations to try and halt it. Bu...
How Childhood Shapes Adult Mental Health
26 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
We play, we fight, we love, we cry - and life happens to us along the way. How does childhood shape the adults we grow up to be? Vizla Kumaresan, clin...
Doctor in the House - The Right to Die
23 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Dr. George Lee does the work of parsing medical journals and research, translating it into interesting medical stories and anecdotes. See omnystu...
Fertility
22 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As birth rates drop and concerns over ageing populations grow, more people seek out the help of fertility specialists. What can they do, and what new ...
Preventing Injury While Keeping New Year’s Resolutions
21 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In the rush to fulfill New Year’s resolutions of hitting the gym, it can be easy to forget about the protective measures one needs to take to ke...
Beach Body Fitness
20 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As we gear up for the many long weekends this year has (and the getaways they represent), it might be time to get beach body ready. Karen Siah, fitnes...
Global Stroke Bill of Rights
19 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Stroke survivors and carers join forces to discuss what it is that they need in terms of care provided and how it’s been lacking in the past, ex...
Doctor in the House - Can We Afford Healthcare Anymore?
16 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
What does Dr. George Lee have up his sleeve? Tune in to listen to our doctor in the house deal with medical issues with verve and a flourish. See...
Resolutions, Change and Healing
14 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
With the start of the year upon us, resolutions are in the air. But what do they say about us, what we feel we need to change about ourselves, and the...
Psychiatric First Aid After Disasters
13 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
It's been a rough year end to 2014, and consequently a downbeat starts to 2015. With air disasters and floods blighting our country’s headlines,...
The Role of Gut Microbes in Autism
12 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
While autism is usually thought of and considered a brain disease, there is a strong suggested link with gut issues, and how the gut microbiome may pl...
National Blood Centre
09 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In August last year, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin stated that only 2.5% of Malaysians were blood donors, well below the internationa...
Health in Times of Emergency
08 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
As the flood victims tally tops the 200,000 mark and people are being evacuated from their homes and temporarily housed in evacuation centres, other h...
Cervical Cancer Awareness
07 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Malaysia has more cases of cervical cancer compared to other developed countries, even though the disease is preventable and has the potential to be e...
Regeneration - Better than Substitution
06 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
The time has finally come that the body can heal itself - albeit with a little help. Dr. Rajesh Singh discusses how the modern healing process mimics ...
Detoxing from 2014 - Good Idea or Silly Fad?
05 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
Detoxes and cleanses are all the rage, and no more so than when the New Year starts and most of us are trying to melt away the sins and excesses of th...
Facial Anomalies
02 Jan 2015
Contributed by Lukas
In a society where first impressions are of great importance, facial anomalies can be greatly upsetting for the people who have them. Not to mention t...
Health Headlines - April to June
29 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
In this installment of our 4 day retrospective of the year, this episode is chock a block with news about Ebola and digital mapping, polio and avian f...
Health Headlines - January to March 2014
26 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Starting off our health retrospective of the year, we examine the health stories that grabbed the headlines from January to March - 3D printing, Micha...
Dinner, Dessert and Dealing With Your Family
24 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Christmas time - a time for family dinner and sweet treats. We’re covering all our bases this Christmas, as Nicholas Pillai explains how to plan...
Bacterial Fingerprints on Your Smartphone
23 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Everywhere you go, you're bringing trillions of tiny, microscopic friends and foes along for the ride. This is what makes up the human microbiome. Rec...
Topical HIV Microbicides
22 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our coverage of HIV in conjunction with World AIDS Day on December 1st - As the fight against HIV hits its next phase, more imagination and...
Doctor in the House - Look Back at 2014
19 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
As the year winds down, Dr. George Lee looks back on some of the big medical stories that have shaped our understanding of our health.See omnystudio.c...
My Child Is Not Talking - What Should I Do?
18 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Developmental landmarks are there for a reason - to let parents know that their child is growing up as they’re supposed to. While these landmark...
A Day in the Life - Dr. Lim Bee Chian
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
As most of us would agree - Stress is a part of everyday life. It shouldn't be, but it is. And for many busy, working adults, stress mounts daily. So ...
Effective Policing of Drugs
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Jim Pugel discusses how effective policing of drugs supports improved health outcomes for people who use drugs as well as improved social and security...
Good Fitness Gifts and 2015 Fitness Goals
17 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Siah is covering both bases (Christmas gifts and New Year’s Resolutions), as she takes us through a list of suggestions of good fitness gi...
Doctor in the House - Facebook Friend Requests and Your Doctor
12 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Should you be Facebook friends with your doctor? Should you accept theirs if they send it? Do we really want to see the wizard behind the curtain? Dr....
Allergies and How They Manifest
11 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Allergies can manifest early in life, and inflame different systems in the body. For this month’s Sunway Medical Centre show, the main focus is ...
Regaining Trust in a Marriage Once It’s Been Broken
10 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Trust and love are two founding principles of a good marriage. So what happens when one is broken but other remains? Discussing working towards regain...
Know Your Pain
09 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
Until now, pain has been seen as a symptom. But some argue it is a disease in itself. Dr. Ozlan Izma Muhamed Kamil explains why knowing your pain make...
Spinal Muscular Atrophy
08 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
We all want our children to be healthy when we finally meet them after 9 months of waiting. But sometimes it’s not to be. Sometimes, genetics ta...
Doctor in the House - A Less Deadly HIV?
05 Dec 2014
Contributed by Lukas
HIV is evolving to become less deadly and infectious. What repercussions might this have? Dr. George Lee, consultant urologist and Professor Sunil K L...