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Health Ministry to fine-tune ways to tackle rabies epidemic in Sarawak

KUCHING, Jan 24 Bernama) -- The Health Ministry and Sarawak Disaster Management Committee (JPBN) will finetune ways to address the rabies epidemic in the state, says Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye.

Sarawak laksanakan larangan merokok mulai 1 Mac ini

KUCHING, 24 Jan (Bernama) -- Kabinet Sarawak hari ini bersetuju untuk melaksanakan larangan merokok di semua premis makanan di negeri itu berkuat kuasa 1 Mac depan.

Sistem eLP JKNJ mudahkan urusan dapatkan laporan perubatan - Exco

KLUANG, 24 Jan (Bernama) -- Bagi memudahkan urusan mendapatkan laporan perubatan di hospital kerajaan, Jabatan Kesihatan Negeri Johor (JKNJ) kini mengguna pakai sistem e-Laporan Perubatan (eLP) di semua 12 hospital kerajaan di negeri ini.

Perhalusi cara tangani wabak rabies - Kementerian Kesihatan

KUCHING, 24 Jan (Bernama) -- Kementerian Kesihatan dan Jawatankuasa Pengurusan Bencana Negeri (JPBN) Sarawak akan memperhalusi cara menangani wabak rabies atau anjing gila yang kian serius di negeri ini.

Sarawak to impose smoking ban at eateries from March 1

KUCHING, Jan 24 (Bernama) – The Sarawak Cabinet today agreed to ban smoking at all eateries in the state effective March 1.

Oral Medications for People with Diabetes

By Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Mustaffa Embong

The writer Emeritus Professor Datuk Dr Mustaffa Embong is consultant diabetologist at the National Diabetes Institute (NADI).

In this first part of his article, he discusses oral medications for people with diabetes.

 

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- People with diabetes who are not treated (or do not control their diabetes well) have blood glucose levels (much) higher than non-diabetics.

Healthy eating (avoiding sugary foods, reducing carbohydrates and cutting down on calories if overweight or obese) and regular physical activity are the mainstays of keeping diabetes under control.

It is estimated that about 30 to 40 percent (some say up to 60 percent) of people with diabetes type 2 can achieve their blood glucose targets just by adopting a healthy lifestyle with healthy eating and regular exercise (and keeping to ideal body weight) as mentioned above.

Peningkatan mendadak kes HFMD di Sarawak

KUCHING, 24 Jan (Bernama) – Kes  penyakit tangan, kaki dan mulut (HFMD) di Sarawak mencatatkan peningkatan mendadak dengan 615 kes dilaporkan dalam tempoh tiga minggu pertama tahun ini berbanding 112 kes bagi tempoh sama tahun lalu.

MoH to introduce PeKa scheme to address NCDs among B40 group

PUTRAJAYA, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- The Health Ministry (MoH) will introduce the PeKa B40, a healthcare scheme to address the increasing prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among the those in the low-income (B40) group in the country.

KKM bakal perkenal skim PeKa B40 untuk tangani NCD B40

PUTRAJAYA, 24 Jan (Bernama) -- Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) bakal memperkenalkan Skim Peduli Kesihatan atau PeKa B40 bagi menangani isu penyakit tidak berjangkit (NCD) yang tinggi dalam kalangan golongan B40 di negara ini.

Heart disease remains the leading cause of death in Malaysia for 13 years

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 23 (Bernama) -- Heart disease has remained the leading cause of death among Malaysians for 13 years from 2005 to 2017, Deputy Health Minister Dr Lee Boon Chye said.