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OCTOBER, 2018 | The HEALTH
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Pantai improves detection of eye
diseases with OCT technology
Adidas
Running
launches
brand new
Pureboost Go
Dr Chong Kheng
Yaw demonstrating
the capability of the
Heidelberg Spectralis
OCT Plus.
P
ANTAI Hospital Cheras (PHC)
recently unveiled the addition of
a new optical coherence tomog-
raphy (OCT) machine to its range of
ophthalmological services.
OCT is a non-invasive imaging test
that delivers a visual cross-section of
the retina by way of light waves. The
technology allows ophthalmologists
to map out each distinctive layer of the
back of the eye. Such measurements
are used to diagnose, offer treatment
guidance and monitor the progress
of various eye conditions. They also
result in earlier detection than ever
before of eye diseases like glaucoma,
Hansaplast
unveils
spray and
fast healing
plaster
age-related macular degeneration and
diabetic retinopathy.
Resident consultant eye specialist,
Dr Chong Kheng Yaw pointed out
that many are unaware that vision
gradually deteriorates and it is pos-
sible to permanently lose up to 20
percent of it before it is picked up by
past methods.
“Spectralis OCT has changed the
game in the way optical maladies are
uncovered and remedied. It enables
us to spot issues that would have
otherwise been missed due to it being
more precise, more accurate and
more reproducible than any other
ALL plasters are not created equal,
and Hansaplast, the household
name in plasters, proves this with
its latest Hansaplast spray plaster
and Hansaplast fast healing plaster
for advanced, effective wound care!
Hansaplast spray plaster is con-
venient and easy to apply, creating
a flexible and waterproof protective
film that allows active people to
keep on moving even when they’ve
taken a tumble! The breathable and
invisible film also offers instant
antibacterial action and its spray
Dear Doctor
OCT. Identifying problems in advance
means a world of difference in saving
a patient’s eyesight.”
Its chief executive officer, Rachel
Yew said in Malaysia, cases of blind-
ness and vision loss are preventable.
“Most people afflicted by such
disorders as cataract and uncorrected
refractive error often are unaware or
choose to neglect symptoms, lead-
ing to irreversible and permanent
damage to the optic nerves. Timely
intervention in the form of either
medication or surgery would have
been able to slow down any further
impairment.”
CITY runners can rejoice with the
recent release of Pureboost Go by
Adidas Running. The shoes designed
to adapt to the city streets is made
for runners to experience the thrill of
urban running. Running through the
streets of a city might be liberating but
it might also be unpredictable. These
shoes were designed to empower and
encourage more people to enjoy the
thrill of urban running.
The brand-new expanded landing
zone, a wider forefoot platform for
increased forefoot stability allows
multi-directional movements to enable
street runners to adapt easily. The
Pureboost Go features a boost midsole;
Adidas’ industry defining technology
that offers runners endless energy
return. For a more comfortable fit and
a better running experience, a decon-
structed circular knit upper, crafted
from a breathable fabric, improves
flexibility and freedom of movement
with each step.
The Adidas Pureboost Go comes in
colourways for both men and women
and is available on online stores and
in Adidas sports performance stores
nationwide.
format means it’s particularly easy
to protect wounds in awkward or
hard-to-reach places.
For reduced scarring, Hansaplast
fast healing plaster speeds up recov-
ery and helps wounds heal up to two
times faster! This means it’s easier
to get back to the more important
things in life, be it running through
a playground or running a home!
Its innovative moist wound healing
technology helps skin stay soft and
supple, preventing scabs and thus
reducing the formation of scars.
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Chosen questions will be answered by our panel doctors and will be published in our monthly edition of The Health.
QUESTION: What is the most common
form of hormone imbalance in women? QUESTION: Are all discharge
caused by an infection?
ANSWER: Prince Court Medical Centre
Endocrinologist consultant Dr Shamin
Ramasamy ANSWER: KPJ Tawakkal
Specialist Hospital
Obstetrician and
Gynaecologist consultant
Dr Patricia Lim Su Lyn
THE most common hormone imbalance
I see clinically is estrogen dominance.
And this makes sense — since stress
drives progesterone down and allows
for estrogen to move about the body
unchallenged. You see, there is this delicate balance among all
the hormones and without enough progesterone, estrogen is not
blocked from affecting your tissues.
Estrogen has the ability to enhance the inflammatory process
of the immune system. This means estrogen could contribute
to the attack on your thyroid. The interaction between our
fluctuating hormones and the immune system may be the very
thing that puts us at risk.
THE most common complaint
from ladies are actually
discharge. However, not all
discharge are abnormal and an infection.
As a young lady progresses from teenage to
reproductive age to menopause, the hormone
fluctuates and so is the discharge. Most of the time, just
before menstruating, discharge is slightly more.
This does not necessarily mean that it is an infection.
QUESTION: Would my baby
daughter who is in an incubator
know that I’m present to watch
over her although there is nothing
that I can do?
ANSWER: Pantai Hospital Kuala
Lumpur Neonatologist and
Paediatrician consultant Dr Uma
Sothinathan
WHAT parents bring to the cot side
– no one else can mimic. All the time, parents feel so helpless
when standing outside and the child is inside the incubator.
A baby knows that the parents are there. Even when a baby
is so ill, when the parents come and stand by the cot side –
you have a moment of a peaceful breath with the difference
showing on the baby’s monitor.