Topic: Health & Wellness

Malaysians are getting increasingly active as the benefits of sports and exercise for general health and chronic disease control becomes apparent.

How much calcium is enough or too much? When do you know you need supplements? Is osteoperosis strictly a female problem?

The current incidence of diabetes in Malaysian is about 23 percent – 1 in 5 Malaysian is a diabetic – this does not include the numbers undiagnosed

Whether you’re dreaming of moulding your child into the next sport superstar or just want to keep them healthy and fit, find out about the do’s and don’ts of sport participation and fitness training for children, from Dr. Harjeet Singh, a Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon.

Osteoarthritis is the most common type of arthritis and is usually seen especially among older people. Sometimes it is seen in younger people who had previous joint injuries eg accidents or sports injuries.

As much a part of our national identity as our food and culture, children can be seen playing badminton over house gates everywhere around Malaysia.

I have recently had a number of relatives and patients coming over with their children for an opinion on flat feet and it is interesting that most of them have gleaned a lot of information off the net, from friends and possibly from their friendly neighborhood aunty-pakcik-makcik too.

“When supervising kids, be proactive, don’t just sit and chat on the phone or read a book”