Ultrasound is an inaudible high frequency vibration that is converted from electrical energy which passes through crystals in the transducer head. Ultrasound can be used as a diagnostic modality and for treatment purposes.
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Want your child to be a star athlete? Find out how on this month’s edition of sports medicine, Dr Harjeet Singh speaks about development of athletes from the ground up. He is joined by a former national and development coach.
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Breast health tips as suggested by Her World magazine in its January issue, on things to do monthly in 2017. October is breast cancer awareness month and what better way to celebrate than by taking care of your bosom.
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In a normal pregnancy, the placenta attaches itself to the front, side, back or upper part of the uterine cavity
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Your health and fitness shouldn’t take a backseat when the skies start to suffocate you. Let the experts, Dr. Raymond George Varughese, Consultant Physician Columbia Asia Hospital – Setapak and Dr Jamalul Aziz Abdul Rahaman, Head of Pulmonology Services from Ministry of Health clear the air (well, not literally) about what you can do and can’t do during the haze.
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Pancreatic cancer remains a captain of death among us having gained notoriety for being universally fatal. 9 in 10 persons diagnosed with pancreatic cancer will be lost within five years of diagnosis despite best available treatment.
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Humans evolved from sea creatures but we’ve certainly shed a lot of the features meant for effective swimming over the millennia.
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Anesthesia is a way to control pain during a surgery or procedure by using medicine called anesthetics.
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Golf is returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a century. However, it has seen the withdrawal of several key golfers including World No. 1 through 4, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy.
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Parents may notice snoring and pauses in the child’s breathing while the child is sleeping. Snoring in children is quite common – about 15 to 20 children in every 100 will snore.
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