KOTA KINABALU – Fifty-two per cent of women, especially in rural areas of Sabah, still turn to traditional cures despite being diagnosed with breast cancer.
Kinabalu Pink Ribbon President, Lucilla Pang, said the figure came to light following a study carried out in 2003.
“There are cases of non-governmental organisations (NGOs) who go into the rural [...]
Much like an implantable hydroelectric generator, this vascular turbine could generate enough power to recharge pacemakers
An electric wheelchair with a joystick for steering, a haptic robot that acts as a virtual white cane, and a laser scanner to transmit environment info to a visually-impaired
The device looks like a plaster, and it would get automatically activated if the baby is removed from a certain area.
Wii Fit brings COPD patients a productive workout
The Midwives Association of Zambia Chairperson, Generieke Musokwa has pledged her organisation’s support to increasing access to health care.
Mrs. Musokwa has further noted that the distribution of midwives in Lusaka Clinics is satisfactory however the challenge is in the rural areas.
She was speaking on the sidelines of the Midwives day, which falls today 5th May [...]
MIRI – The Mental Health Association Sarawak (MHAS), Miri branch is soon to provide daycare rehabilitation services for the mentally ill.
This is in line with its mission to promote health services to the local community.
Mooted and implemented in collaboration with Miri Hospital, this special programme will be available at Rumah Kenyalang, Bakam Road here.
According to [...]
WHENEVER the topic of food comes up, Zulkifli Mohamad’s family gets unusually excited.
This family of six likes to eat large quantities of food. They have even traveled hundreds of miles to visit countries, not for their history or culture, but for their promise of offering new dining experiences.
“We’re just like everyone else, we love food,” [...]
PUTRAJAYA – The Health Ministry targets to reduce the infant mortality rate to 11 cases per 100,000 livebirths or 0.011 per cent by 2015, in line with the United Nation’s Millennium Development Goals (MDG).
Health Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai said the ministry was confident this could be achieved as rate dropped from 530 [...]
KUALA LUMPUR – Take a leaf from the techniques used by nurses when handling traumatised victims of crime.
Imparting this advice to police personnel, Serdang police chief Superintendent Abd Razak Elias said it would not only enable them to provide support to victims of robbery, rape or snatch theft, but would also get them closer to [...]
