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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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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Columbia Asia Extended Care Hospital – Shah Alam (CAHEC-SA)provides rehabilitation services to patients who require long-term nursing care.
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Do you recall the last time you weren’t feeling stressed? Feeling stressed has become as common as breathing and sleeping – and that’s obviously not ideal. According to a report by Business Insider Malaysia, more than 70% of people struggle with physical and psychological symptoms caused by stress.
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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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Limping Gait is defined as deviation from normal gait resulting in an asymmetrical walking pattern. Limping gait also means, the stance phase on the affected limb is shorter than normal side.
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Time to take a closer look at the all-inclusive digital age and the resulting computer vision syndrome. The twenty-first century is an era of electronic gadgets.
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Meningitis is a term used to describe an inflammation of the membranes that surround the brain or the spinal cord. Meningitis, especially bacterial meningitis, is a potentially life-threatening condition that can rapidly progress to permanent brain damage, neurologic problems, and even death.
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Muslims are required to fast during the month of Ramadhan. Fasting means to abstain “completely” from foods, drinks as well as performing acts which break “fast”. Muslim children are not required to fast for Ramadan until they reach the age of maturity (puberty).
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