The Health | jan/Feb, 2020
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Editor's Note
The Team
Resolve
in life and
health
EL Law
Executive Director
ellaw@revonmedia.com
Kay Mathy
Publisher
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Law Beng Chee
CEO/Editor-in-chief
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Editorial
Department
Norman hussaini
Editor
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A
s we continue to pursue better health, we often find ways
to improve our lifest Like clockwork, a new year comes
again. And like many of us, the new year means new year
resolutions. Whether it’d be to lose weight, travel more, less
procrastinating on doing things, or to just relax bit more than
usual — all of it aims to better ourselves in one way or the other.
However, sticking to our resolutions is a challenge not many
have overcome. There’s always things you find to be barriers, keep-
ing you from fulfilling your self-developed targets.
And because the time it takes for the earth to circle around
the sun is in 365 days, there’s more than ample time for us to
procrastinate and take time-off from achieving those new year
resolutions.
What does it take for us to really achieve what we set out for?
What kind of motivation do we need to reach our annual goals? It’s
in the name. RESOLUTION. You must have RESOLVE.
Signing up for a gym membership at the start of the year is not
resolve when you start skipping gym sessions by the middle of the
Reenassri Sekaran
Writer
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Syed Zaid
Writer
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a.azam
Creative Director
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Zulaikha
Sub-Editor
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04-05 Strengthening halal
pharmaceuticals
Sales and
Marketing Department
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Marketing Advisor
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Business Advisors
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06-07 CES 2020 digital health:
What to expect
Ariel Chew
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Smart Partnership
Duopharma biotech signs MoU with
KPJ Healthcare Berhad to collaborate
in development initiatives of halal
pharmaceuticals
• Teaching the real meaning of beauty
• Onwards with innovation in healthcare
• Go for smoke-free nation
• MoH cautions againt purchase of fake
'zam-zam' water
• Wishes for underprivilaged children
fullfilled
• Influenza A outbreak under control
• Lifting the spritis of dialysis patients
From blockchain to mixed realities, which
digital health trends have dominated in 2019,
and what can the healthcare industry expect
in the coming year
• Future is here in Malaysian
• The Malaysian standard in halal pharma
14-15 Advocacy in
better diabetes care
16-17 Let's talk about stigma
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08-09 Eradicating the eridicated
What, when, why and how polio is among us
again, after 27 years we have been free from it
• Pneumococcal vaccine on its way
10-11 Walking high
This is the story of Pak Sheikh, the boy with
polio who, againts all odds, grew up to be a
champion
• MenCare, a project to get men more
involved with breast cancer
12-13 Anti-vaccine is not
individual right
The spread of belief that vaccines are causing
diseases instead of protecting us from them is
a dangerous misinformation, and can lead to
teribble outbreak
• Vaccination: The beginning of new era
NADI's recent Advocate programme shows
promise in delivering better knowledge and
and understanding on diabetes care among
general practitioners
• Quality insulin with biosimilars
20
21
The deterioration of mental health state
in Malaysia alarms the governmernt and
NGOs alike
• Let's TALK Minda Sihat
• Managing workspace stress
• Speaking out on mental health
Aids, polio and sepsis
How HIV can increase the risk of indfections
and cause sepsis
Store your
medicines properly
As our medicines tend to be an important
part to get better, we should know how to
store them the right way
Tackling childhood obesity
Poor eating habits from a young age can lead
obesity among our children
Her legendary strength
Mandy was diagnosed with a rare type of
cancer, this is her story
22-23 A crown of old age
Study shows that men are more prevalent
towards baldness than women. What are the
cause of baldness and how does it affect the
genders differently
• Men can get breast cancer