A place to turn for help
Recent data from the Mental Health Department has shown that there are 1 million young Thais dealing with clinical depression and around 2 million at risk of developing this and other mental illnesses.This situation along with the increase of suicide rates among Thai...
Taiwan embraces cute mascots for virus prevention campaign
Taipei (AFP) - While China deploys stern communist slogans in its battle against a deadly new coronavirus, democratic Taiwan has embraced cuddly mascots and humour to ease public anxiety and educate on best practices.Images of cute animals have featured in daily...
Dr. Buensalido: ‘Yes, the Philippines is ready to tackle coronavirus’
MANILA, Philippines — The whole world is at war and the dreaded enemy is called 2019-nCoV (novel coronavirus). Even as global leaders in innovative vaccines are in a frantic race to develop a vaccine against nCoV, the death toll continues to rise and confirmed cases...
‘Not a death sentence’: DOH says 98% of nCoV patients get better
‘Not a death sentence’: DOH says 98% of nCoV patients get better(Philstar.com) – February 6, 2020 – 11:16amMANILA, Philippines — Most of the people infected with the novel coronavirus will recover from the disease, the Department of Health said Thursday.Health...
China to bring overseas Wuhan citizens back to virus-hit city
Beijing (AFP) - China is to send charter planes to bring citizens of virus-hit Wuhan city home from overseas "as soon as possible", the foreign ministry said Friday.The move comes as a number of airli...Read Morehttps://this.kiji.is/modal/modal-1.0.0.min.js
Asian markets fall as WHO mulls declaring global virus emergency
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets fell Thursday with tech stocks and airlines among key losers as the World Health Organization called an urgent meeting on whether to declare a global health emergency o...Read Morehttps://this.kiji.is/modal/modal-1.0.0.min.js
Air Selangor encourages employees to stay active, fit and healthy
The company spearheads initiative to help employees pay attention to their health and fitness.
The wonders of oats
How I turn these nutritious and wholesome food into amazing delicious meals.
Tips to eating healthy while dining out
How do you define a “healthy” meal?
Run for your life
A fun run with entertainment for the whole family
Sunscreen: Do you understand the label?
In a study conducted in JAMA Dermatology, researchers discovered that even though 93% of their clinic attendee purchased a sunscreen, most of the people have a lack of understanding on the terminology used in a sunscreen label.
Diabetes: It’s time to change your habits
It is estimated that around 350 million individuals worldwide have been diagnosed with diabetes.
Diabetes: Managing your emotions
Research has shown that individuals with diabetes have a higher risk of depression than the normal population.
Anxiety Disorder: When it’s more than just in the mind
Anxiety is a normal human emotion in the anticipation of a future threat, however constant anxiety can intensively take a toll on our body unaware.
5 unique facts about colour blindness
You may not know everything about your body but you can gradually gain some basic knowledge about certain parts. In this topic, let’s discover 5 unique facts about colour blindness – a problem that affects the vision. People do not see the same colour To the question:...
Saving Asia’s Mothers
by Anderson E. Stanciole,Federica Maurizio BANGKOK – With all the talk about the impending “Asian century,” one might imagine that the region had moved beyond what are often viewed as poor-country health challenges, like high rates of maternal mortality. The reality...
Love . Hope . Health Campaign
Help the under-privileged individuals to a healthier life.
My Tips on Managing Cravings (plus easy recipes)
All of us have those days…. The craving days. I believe everyone has their unique “craving patterns”. For me, I can be quite a habitual person, even when cravings are concerned. I go through a period of time (days or weeks) where I crave for the exact same thing at a...
Are trendy health food really healthy?
Once a certain type of food is circulated to be “healthy”, you see new brands popping up to promote them.
Quick Yet Healthy Ideas for Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner
Cook up a nutritious meal in under 15 minutes. Alright, I might have cheated a bit in dessert #RecipeNotRecipe
2 simple habits to rid “Cellulites”!
Check out these tried and tested tips that work!
My tips to guilt-free eating
Now, I’m sure we are all dying to know the secret to achieve guilt-free eating because seriously, who is not struggling with it?
Heart disease: the number one killer of Malaysians since 1970s
The statistics Heart diseases were the third-biggest cause of death in Malaysia in 1950. By the 1970s, they have become the number one killer and remained so since (except in 1980). In 2014, heart diseases killed 10,432 people or 13.5% of all deaths in Malaysia....
A call to increase cigarette prices up to RM100
The proposal to increase the price of a pack of cigarettes to RM50 in light of the coming Budget 2018 announcement is seen as small and might be futile to our ongoing struggle to prevent the smoking habit among our people especially among the youth. If the government...