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KKM sambut baik keputusan Sarawak sertai larangan merokok di premis makanan

KUCHING, 25 Jan (Bernama) -- Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) menyambut baik keputusan kerajaan Sarawak semalam, untuk perluasan perwartaan kawasan larangan merokok di tempat makan di negeri ini bermula 1 Mac depan.

KKM sasar buka 15 lagi klinik gigitan anjing di Sarawak

KUCHING, 25 Jan (Bernama) – Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) menyasarkan membuka 15 lagi Klinik Gigitan Anjing di Sarawak pada awal Jun ini dalam usaha mengatasi wabak rabies di negeri ini.

Wanita jangan pandang remeh perut buncit dan kurang selera makan

Majoriti pesakit saya datang apabila kanser ovari telah berada di tahap tiga dan empat kerana lambat dikesan dan ada juga pesakit saya yang seawal sembilan tahun sudah didiagnos dengan kanser ini.

e-Medical report system now used in all 12 gov't hospitals in Johor

KLUANG, Jan 24 (Bernama) – To ease the process of retrieving medical reports at government hospitals, the Johor State Health Department (JKNJ) is now adopting the e-Medical Report (eLP) system in all 12 government hospitals in the state.

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.