A look at the rogue virus that causes severe diarrhoea among young children.

Clefts are not life threatening and children born with the defect can lead normal lives once treated.

The 'brain fitness' programme market is booming, but does it work?

WITH the busy schedules and hectic lifestyles of today, it is easy to come up with excuses for not exercising.

There are many aspects of traditional and complementary medicine (T/CM) that need to be addressed in the regulation of the practice, which have, to date, flourished without any accountability.

Top 10 causes of bleeding after sex.

Researchers set out on a study to decipher health trends in ageing Malaysian men.

Palliative Care has an important role to play in any healthcare setting.

Bayer Schering Pharma's oral anti-cancer drug sorafenib has been approved in Malaysia for the treatment of liver cancer.

The message is now overwhelmingly clear: Obesity causes cancer.

Mothers and daughters should take preventive steps against cervical cancer together.

Why is vaccination for cervical cancer greeted with so much reluctance and shilly-shallying?

A traditional art offershope where modernmedicine fails.

Increased travellingto Africa and LatinAmerica raises therisks of yellow feverinfections here.

After a difficult 'childhood', laparoscopic surgery, also called keyhole surgery, has been increasingly accepted as a safe, efficient surgical method. Now, surgeons have developed ways to perform the procedure in children too.

Like many things in life, my interest in keyhole surgery was a strange confluence of circumstances and opportunities.

A cancer survivor emphasises that the key to the battle against cancer is early discovery and proper treatment.

This is the sixth in aseries of sevenarticles on creatingthe will to quitsmoking. This week,we look at the aspectof pleasure inquitting smoking.

Contrary to popular belief, arthritis is not just a disease affecting old people. Rheumatoid arthritis (RA), for instance, strikes across all ages and affects about 5 in 1000 people in Malaysia.

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic autoimmune arthritis that can lead to joint deformity and destruction if untreated. Therefore, it is important for both the public and the doctors to make the distinction between RA and the other types of arthritis, of which the most common is osteoarthritis (OA).

Treament guidelines for breast cancer - treating according to resource levels.

Blowing hot and cold in the cancer clinic - the downside of traditional and complementary medicine.

Practical ways to prevent and if necessary, treat breast engorgement.

Tips for golfers on getting back on the greens after anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) surgery.

This is the fifth in a series of seven articles on creating the will to stop smoking. This week, we look at decision-making.

Your immune system is vital for good health.

Typhoid is a common infectious disease worldwide, with about 16 million people infected annually.

A disorder whereby the transmission of electrical signals inside the brain is disrupted, resulting on abnormal electrical surges that manifest outwardly as seizures.

Drugs, surgery and diethave proven effective toenable a full and active lifedespite epilepsy.

In the earlier two articles, two specialists explained what epilepsy is, the different types of seizures and how it can be treated. Now a person with epilepsy and a caregiver share their stories.

What drives people to take their own lives?

This is the last in a series of six monthly educational articles on women's health.

What's your deepest darkest fear, and why? You need to understand fear and its true purpose.

Practical nutrition tips for a hectic lifestyle.

This is the fourth in a series of seven articles on creating the will to quit. This week, we look at observation.

Common concerns when buying herbal supplements.

Although hepatitis A infection is rarely fatal, the suffering of those infected can be considerable.

A dizzy attack may be accompanied by othersymptoms such as blurred vision, disorientation, nausea, fatigue and weakness.

Chicken pox vaccines can provide up to 20 years immunity and 70% to 90% protection against infection.