There are so many local myths and old wives tales about pregnancy. While some of them are entertaining, others can be downright harmful. Especially those that involve the mother and baby’s health and wellbeing.
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Ada beranggapan peti sejuk adalah tempat penyimpanan makanan paling selamat dan tidak mendatangkan bahaya terhadap kesihatan pengguna.
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Peripheral Arterial Disease (PAD) can cause claudification, which is fatigue or heaviness in the leg muscles. These muscles affect the thighs, calves, and buttocks. People experiencing this symptom may have a hard time walking, climbing stairs, riding a bike, or performing other activities.
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I recently met a couple with a 2½-year old son who voiced out their concerns to me that their son has not started talking. He has not uttered a single comprehensible word and he only uses finger-pointing and gesturing for communicating. Other than this, he had an uneventful birth history, is a very active and energetic toddler with normal physical development, and has no symptoms to suggest any underlying illness. What could be the reason for this speech delay?
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ORGAN peranakan wanita terdiri dari rahim, pundi kencing dan usus besar yang disokong oleh ligamen serta otot yang dikenali sebagai otot pelvis.
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Postural problems among children are on the rise but can sometimes result from parents interfering with natural milestones in infancy writes Dharvin Chalong Pillay
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JIKA di Amerika Syarikat, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) sudah memulakan kempen pengharaman walker bayi kerana menjadi punca lebih 9,000 kemalangan dalam kalangan bayi sejak 2018.
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‘DUDUK betul-betul, jangan bersimpuh macam katak, nanti jalan mengengkang.’ Itu antara pesanan yang sering penulis dengar ketika zaman kanak-kanak apabila acap kali duduk dalam posisi kedua-dua kaki kuak ke belakang.
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Demam denggi adalah penyakit virus yang disebarkan melalui gigitan nyamuk Aedes. Ia boleh berlaku di tahap ringan hingga teruk. Dalam keadaan teruk (severe dengue), ianya berisiko menyebabkan kematian. Oleh kerana itu, jika anda demam, penting untuk mengetahui sama ada anda menghidap demam denggi atau tidak. Ini adalah lebih penting jika anda tinggal di kawasan rawan denggi.
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Vaccination for children is one of the most effective ways for parents to protect infants and children from potentially harmful diseases that can be serious and even deadly. Infants have natural immunity from their mothers in their earliest months. As that begins to wane, vaccines are given to take over and help keep babies from falling ill. In Malaysia, the vaccines are routinely offered to infants and children for free at the public health facilities. The Ministry of Health, Malaysia recommended schedule for vaccinations is as given in Figure 1.
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