Disturbing trend of growing number of diabetic patients — Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 15 — The prevalence of diabetes is still showing an alarmingly increasing trend every year despite globally agreed on targets to control...
Health Ministry ‘never endorsed’ any product, food to replace medicine
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 6 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has said it has never certified any product or food that can replace medicine as...
Health Ministry denies endorsing products to replace diabetes medication
KUALA LUMPUR, May 6 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has never endorsed any product or food which can replace medicines including insulin to treat...
Health Ministry never endorsed substitute product to treat diabetes
KUALA LUMPUR, April 19 — The Ministry of Health (MOH) has never endorsed any product or food that can replace medicines including insulin to treat...
KJ: Diabetics more likely to have severe Covid-19 symptoms
SHAH ALAM, April 6 — Diabetics are three to four times more likely than others to have severe Covid-19 symptoms, said Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin....
Beware of risk of diabetes in children infected by Covid-19
KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 — A recent study by researchers in the United States showing that Covid-19 may raise the risk of diabetes in children...
Diabetes: A manageable disease
By Nasuha Badrul Huzaini DIABETES mellitus, or commonly known as diabetes, remains one of the major non-communicable diseases in Malaysia. According to the National Health...
Bad eating habits linked to higher diabetes rates among young Malaysians – Expert
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 9 — Cheese-coated banana fritters, boba or bubble iced teas and Milo ais kepal (a concoction of ice cubes, Milo and sweetened...
Don’t have misgivings about Covid-19 vaccine — MPS
KUALA LUMPUR, March 3 — Having grappled with the Covid-19 pandemic for a year now, vaccines that promise to curb the transmission of the deadly...
One in two patients unaware they had diabetes — Dr Noor Hisham
KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 14 — One in two patients did not know they had diabetes until a blood sugar screening was performed, Health director-general Tan...
Non-communicable diseases cost nearly RM9 bln in annual productivity losses — Health DG
KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 8 — Non-communicable diseases (NCDs), particularly cardiovascular diseases, diabetes and cancer, cost the Malaysian economy upwards of RM8.91 billion, equivalent to about...