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KKM kemuka permohonan peruntukan RM30 bilion dalam Belanjawan 2019

KUALA LUMPUR, 24 Okt (Bernama) – Kementerian Kesihatan (KKM) mengemukakan​​​​​ permohonan ​​​​peruntukan mengurus dan pembangunan sebanyak RM30 bilion dalam Belanjawan 2019, kata Timbalan Menteri Kesihatan Dr Lee Boon Chye.

Malaysia perlu 700 pakar geriatrik untuk warga emas - pakar UMSC

KUALA LUMPUR, 23 Okt (Bernama) – Malaysia kini mempunyai 35 pakar geriatrik berdaftar dengan Daftar Pakar Kebangsaan, kata pakar geriatrik Pusat Pakar UM (UMSC) Dr Tan Kit Mun, walaupun sebenarnya memerlukan antara 600 dan 700 pakar berkenaan untuk menjaga penduduk berumur.

Parliament: MP voices out against sale of abortion pills online

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23  (Bernama) – A backbencher today called on the Communication and Multimedia Ministry to monitor sale of abortion pills online.

Meet the robot nurse which assists dispensing chemotheraphy medicine

CHENGDU, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- A robot not only assists with surgery nowadays, but also helps with the process of dispensing medicine for chemotherapy.

293 1Malaysia Clinics to be known as Community Clinics

The reform will improve the quality of healthcare to target groups by increasing and extending its functions to outpatient treatment which focuses on the treatment and control of non-communicable diseases and basic emergencies.

Perbelanjaan industri penjagaan kesihatan Malaysia cecah RM80 bln pada 2020.

KUALA LUMPUR,  23 Okt  (Bernama) -- Perbelanjaan industri penjagaan kesihatan Malaysia dijangka mencecah RM80 bilion menjelang  2020, kata Menteri Kesihatan Datuk Seri Dr  Dzulkefly Ahmad.

Malaysia requires 700 geriatricians for ageing population

It can be a mammoth task to meet the needs of the silver population, and requires people with the expertise and passion to do so. The aim is to generate interest among doctors and train physicians in the specialist field of geriatric medicine.

Malaysia's healthcare industry spending to reach RM80 bln by 2020

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 23 (Bernama) -- Malaysia’s healthcare industry spending is expected to reach about RM80 billion by 2020, said Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad.

FRIM hasilkan produk anti gout daripada pokok cucur atap

Institut Penyelidikan Perhutanan Malaysia (FRIM) terus mencipta inovasi baharu dalam bidang perubatan negara dengan penghasilan produk anti gout daripada pokok cucur atap yang tumbuh meliar di sekitar kawasan pantai di Terengganu.

Fatty Liver: Are Prescribed Medications The Culprit?

By Salbiah Said

This is the final of a two-part article on fatty liver.

 

PETALING JAYA (Bernama) -- There are currently no medications for the treatment of fatty liver.

The most effective treatment for the disease is a combination of healthy diet, exercise and weight control, according to UM Specialist Centre (UMSC) consultant gastroenterologist and hepatologist Prof Dr Chan Wah Kheong and consultant endocrinologist  Dr Jeyakantha Ratnasingam. 

Dr Chan, however, cautioned that certain medications such as steroids, which are used to treat certain medical conditions, could contribute to fatty liver.

“A doctor will weigh the risks and benefits of prescribing a medication to the patient. If a patient requires steroids for treatment of a certain medical condition, it is important for him or her to continue with the steroids.

“The doctor will normally ensure that the patient is given the lowest possible dose to keep the disease under control. Or, he may change the steroids to some other medication that has similar effects, but do not have the side effects of steroids,” he told Bernama during an interview at UMSC, here, recently.