Diabetes centre opens in Klang

16 November 2010 KLANG: Selangor branch of the Malaysian Diabetes Association (PDM) has opened a new Diabetes Community Centre at Taman Chi Liung here to provide advice on the control and prevention of diabetes and its complications. The centre was officially open by Tengku Puteri Nor Zehan Sult...

Health: Young at risk of diabetes too

13 November 2010 The incidence of diabetes is increasing among Malaysians, and at a younger age too, World Diabetes Day on Nov 14 aims to increase awareness, writes SUZANNA PILLAY THERE’S no avoiding the facts and there’s no excuse for it. Malaysians are getting fatter because of diet and ina...

GSK updates Ministry on Avandia

11 November 2010 PETALING JAYA: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Pharmaceutical Sdn Bhd has updated the Drug Control Authority of the Health Ministry on the decision taken by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding the drug Avandia. The company said it wou...

Amalan pesakit diabetes

25 October 2010 Walaupun umat Islam berada dalam minggu terakhir Ramadan, pesakit diabetes yang beragama Islam dinasihati mengambil langkah berjaga-jaga untuk mengawasi paras gula darah mereka demi mengelakkan hipoglisemia (paras gula darah yang terlalu rendah) pada siang hari dan hiperglisemia (...

Bosses can help in health checks

18 October 2010 KUALA LUMPUR: Bosses take note. You can help your employees to check on their health by providing a good digital blood pressure set that everyone at the work place can use. Not only that. Employers should also provide weighing scales and measuring tapes to check on their workersâ€...