Travel Vaccines
Making plans to go somewhere this time of year? Falling sick on holiday or when you return can spoil a perfectly planned holiday, so it helps to get the necessary protection. If your destination brings you to another cou...
Monthly Archives: November 2011
10 Travel Tips For Diabetics
On the go this holiday season? In conjunction with World Diabetes Day on 14 November, consultant endocrinologist Dr. Arlene Ngan provides some top tips to watch your glucose levels when travelling: 1) RELAX &am...
Gut Happy, On The Go
Anyone who loves travelling, especially to less developed nations, will tell you that food poisoning is among their top concerns. No matter how tempting they look, many travellers are sceptical about trying exotic local ...
Travel Check List
By Muadzin Kamal It’s holiday time and you’re raring to go! But wait, before you jump on board that plane, bus, train or car, remember to include these travel essentials into your luggage! Here’s a check-list for t...
Caring For Diabetic Feet
By Joanna Lee Foot infections are one of the most common complications of diabetes. According to Chuah Siok Chin, a nurse at the Sau Seng Lam Diabetes and Stroke Rehabilitation Centre, 70% of all amputation cases in Mala...
Travelling During Pregnancy
Is it safe for women to travel during pregnancy? Urban Health gets the facts right with Dr Suresh Kumarasamy, Consultant O&G from Gleneagles Medical Centre Penang: URBAN HEALTH: Is it safe for women to travel during ...
Understanding Yeast Infections
Up to 75% of women have experienced it at some point in time – soreness, painful urination, redness and painful sexual intercourse. Unfortunately, not all women know what to do when they get a vaginal infection. Most s...
Raising Healthy Kids: Show, Not Tell
You know you’re speaking to someone who sees health as a way of life rather than another aspect of life by the way he runs his work and personal life. That was the impression we had when we first met Simon Mann, Princi...
Reviving The Glory Of Malaysian Sports
Think sports and what comes to mind are trophies and prizes. Afterall, isn’t sports all about winning? Yes and no, says Dato Dr Ramlan Abdul Aziz, Director of National Sports Institute (NSI) of Malaysia. During Urban H...
Killer Snores
Do you feel like a walking zombie? Often fall asleep in appropriate times and places? Always wake up feeling unrefreshed? Are your sleeping patterns ruining your relationship with your partner? Perhaps you are sufferin...