The Health | april, 2019
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Editor's Note
Exciting
year for us
The Team
EL Law
Executive Director
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Kay Mathy
Publisher
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CEO/Editor-in-chief
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Editorial Department
Norman hussaini
Editor
I
t will be the start of an exciting year for The Health,
as we journey towards better cancer management and
awareness in Malaysia!
This issue will be an inaugural issue for our Cancer
Moonshot initiative. The initiative involves spread-
ing cancer-related stories, for the public as well as the
professionals to strengthen the ever-present fight against
the big C.
We talked to various cancer survivors, have a look inside
their journey battling against the dreaded disease. Here
you will find stories of courage, determination, grief, self-
reflection, and most importantly, victory.
The women of this issue are truly an inspiration to us all,
and we hope they can be an inspiration to you as well.
We will also talk about the recent spread of misinforma-
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Writer
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Smart Partneship
09
10-11
Malaysia am and Malaysia
will
This year’s World Cancer Day empowers us
to do something for the fight against cancer
• Fun run against cancer
Tackling breast cancer at an
early stage
The latest from Roche helps to improve
survival rate of early stage HER2 breast
cancer patients
• Targeted cancer therapy personalised
to your genes and mutations
National kidney care’s new
benchmark
The National Kidney Foundation – as part
of World Kidney Day, presented the Clinical
Practice Guide on Chronic Kidney Disease
management
• Work together against TB
AstraZeneca strengthens its
commitment in Malaysia
The company put into place RM500 million
in investment
• Outreach program strengthens
Digi partners Gibraltar BSN
to launch Dengue Cover+
The digital dengue insurance policy enables
Digi customers to get medical coverage at
their fingertips
• Go-MaD.AI debuts rating for food &
restaurants
The debate is far from over
The falling vaccination rate poses a health
risk as debate over its safety continues
• Questionable vaccine replacements
• Vaccinations are safe and effective
12 Concerns concerning
vaccines
13 Vaccination according to
Islam
There has been numerous efforts by the
government to clarify the importance of
vaccines, and how it is viewed according to
Islam
14 A crash course on vaccines
15 Vaccination is a must!
Here are all the information about vaccine
you should know
Under-vaccination and non-vaccination: the
sepsis culprit!
16-17 Have you checked your
eyesight recently?
The Malaysia Optical Council stresses the
importance to have regular eyesight checks
and to only go to certified optometrists
• Your kids and their eyesight
• Having good vision is important
18 The theory of ageing
Neuroendocrine and the theory of ageing
19 Her health, her body, her
choice
20 Changes in Private
Obstetrics & Gynaecology
Practice
21 Cut sugar through
nanotechnology
22
Latest innovation in sweetener could help
fight diabetes
• How true are the nanotechnology
products in the market?
What are your kids eating in
school?
We should be more mindful of the things our
kids eat at school
Eating in at the breakfast club
23 The ploy against soy
24 Caring for the ageing
population
Some are saying that soy and soy products
are affecting men’s manhood. Is it true?
Are we seriously taking care of our elderly?
25 Home versus gym workout
Is working out at home so different from
working out at the gym?