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GM Mosquitoes Nearing Widespread Release in Malaysia?
While it was reported in the local news that ‘Warrior mosquitoes’ will not be released in Pulau Ketam, I’ve come across an article in Nature News that indicates Sterile mosquitoes near take-off with...
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Do we still need sex education in our schools?
Apparently not for some teens who are “well versed in sex” according to this report. Education comes cheap too – only RM5! In a front-page report in Metro Ahad, a 14-year-old student known as...
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Vitamin D Deficiency Associated with Increased MI Risk in Men
Here’s a good reason to go for a beach holiday! Low levels of vitamin D in men are associated with double the risk for myocardial infarction, reports Archives of Internal Medicine. Researchers assessed...
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Safe text!
(originally spotted in PalmAddicts) No, this Health reminder is not about putting a condom on your cellphone. It’s about being careful when you are using your cellphone, be it talking or texting. Have...
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Safe texting (II)
Dr. David Quek has an interesting post on the Folly of inappropriate SMS’s and emails. They may come back to haunt you. One recent MMC hearing involved a complaint against a doctor for sexual...
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Surgeon Does Amputation With Instructions Texted by Friend
A British surgeon has told how he performed a shocking amputation on a teenage boy in the Congo following instructions texted to him by a friend. “I had never done this operation before but I knew a...
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Texting can b gd 4 ur kids !!!??
Children who frequently use abbreviations in text messages develop better reading skills, according to the latest research.read more | digg story Prsnlly I thnk dis is bllsht. from the Malaysian...
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Medical misinformation in Malaysiakini: the Live Blood Analysis hocus pocus
I thought they got it right when Malaysiakini ran an article Blood tests a big scam? but unfortunately quite a fair bit of it was about an “explanation” from an alleged Klang Valley doctor who touted...
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Genetic basis for the Placebo effect
“Feeling good” after any particular treatment does not mean the treatment worked. It could well be the Placebo effect. This is the reason why treatments should be tested using randomised controlled...
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Sms to detect counterfeit medicine
Counterfeiting medicines continues to be a big menace in developing nations, not merely just fraudulent practice but a real threat to peoples’ lives. I came across a simple but potentially effective...
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Texting while walking
We have covered the dangers of texting while driving but how many of you text while you walk? Here’s a cool video which shows you the hazards of texting while you walk and the proper way to do so via...
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Nancy Lublin: Texting that saves lives
When Nancy Lublin started texting teenagers to help with her social advocacy organization, what she found was shocking — they started texting back about their own problems, from bullying to depression...
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