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UMK holds special convocation for graduate battling with cancer

MACHANG, Dec 17 -- Universiti Malaysia Kelantan (UMK) today held a mini convocation ceremony specially for  Abdul Halim Mat Hassan, 25, who is suffering from stage four nasal cancer at his home in Kampung Kok Kiak Baka, here.

TB Deaths High Due To Late Treatment

By Kurniawati Kamarudin

KUALA LUMPUR -- Tuberculosis (TB) claims about 1,500 to 2,000 lives annually in Malaysia, with an average of six deaths occurring every day.

Head of TB/Leprosy Sector at the Health Ministry's Disease Control Division Dr Mohamed Naim Abdul Kadir, who revealed these statistics, said about 20,000 to 25,000 new TB cases are recorded in Malaysia each year.

Describing the number of fatalities as high, he said the deaths were mainly due to the delay in seeking medical treatment.

Tibi: Kelewatan Membawa Maut

Oleh Kurniawati Kamarudin

KUALA LUMPUR -- Setiap tahun sekurang-kurangnya 1,500 hingga 2,000 kes kematian akibat batuk kering atau tibi (TB) direkodkan dengan purata enam kematian setiap hari di Malaysia. 

Lebih serius kes baharu tibi yang direkodkan dianggarkan antara 20,000 hingga 25,000 setahun.

Menurut Ketua Sektor Tibi/Kusta, Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, Dr Mohamed Naim Abdul Kadir, kebanyakan kes kematian akibat tibi yang disifatkan masih tinggi itu adalah disebabkan pesakit lewat mendapatkan rawatan di hospital.

Hidup Dengan Penyakit Hipertensi Pulmonari

Oleh Nurhumairra Adnan

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Ketika berusia kira-kira 19 tahun, Cheah Pih Nyuk, menyedari bahawa beliau cepat berasa penat walaupun hanya melakukan kerja-kerja ringan seperti berjalan kaki dalam jarak dekat.

Doktor yang merawat beliau ketika itu menyarankan agar lebih banyak senaman dilakukan tanpa mengetahui punca kepenatan Cheah.

Namun setelah lebih sedekad lamanya baru diketahui punca masalah Cheah, 36, pengarah kreatif sebuah syarikat pengiklanan apabila doktor mendiagnosis beliau menghidap Hipertensi Pulmonari (HP).

Coping With Pulmonary Hypertension

By Nurhumairra Adnan

KUALA LUMPUR (Bernama) -- Creative director Cheah Pih Nyuk was about 19 when she found herself getting tired very quickly. Even the slightest exertion would leave her gasping for breath.

The general practitioners who she consulted advised her to exercise more, which was not really the solution as she always ended up feeling more tired than before.

Cheah, who is now 36, said it took doctors a good 10 years to diagnose her condition, namely pulmonary hypertension (PH).

FPMPAM saran kerajaan kaji peranan pihak tengah

KUALA LUMPUR, 11 Dis -- Persekutuan Persatuan Pengamal Perubatan Swasta Malaysia (FPMPAM) menyeru kerajaan untuk mengkaji peranan pihak tengah termasuk organisasi penjagaan terurus (MCO) dalam memastikan perkhidmatan perubatan lebih baik pada kos yang berpatutan.

Role of middle parties should be looked into - private medical practitioners

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 11 -- The Federation of Private Medical Practitioners' Associations Malaysia (FPMPAM) has called on the government to look into the role of middle parties including the managed care organisations (MCOs) in ensuring better medical care delivery services at an affordable cost.

Basmi AIDS: terbuka dalam membincangkan pendidikan sex

KUALA LUMPUR 10 Dis -- Masyarakat sepatutnya membincangkan mengenai pendidikan seks secara jujur, sebagai satu cara untuk membasmi HIV dan AIDS menjelang 2030, selaras dengan usaha dilakukan Kementerian Kesihatan.

Polio: 75 peratus tidak tunjuk gejala jangkitan

KUALA LUMPUR, 10 Dis -- Hampir 75 peratus daripada mereka yang dijangkiti virus polio tidak menunjukkan sebarang tanda-tanda gejala tersebut, kata Pakar Perunding Perubatan Kesihatan Awam, Kementerian Kesihatan Dr Rohani Jahis.

Almost 75 pct of those infected with polio don't show any symptoms

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 10 -- Nearly 75 per cent of those infected with polio do not show any symptoms, says Health Ministry’s Disease Control Division public health specialist Dr Rohani Jahis.