(pic from The Star) The Star reports that Dr. MK Rajakumar has passed away at the age of 76 years following a bout of pneumonia. Condolences to his family. Dr Rajakumar is best known as a leftist intellectual who formed part of the leadership of the Labour Party and Barisan Sosialis during the 1960s. Along with other [...]

Smoking During Pregnancy Leads to Vascular Damage in Children, Asthma Often Misdiagnosed, Researchers Consider Fast-Food Ad Ban a Smoking During Pregnancy Leads to Vascular Damage in Children, Asthma Often Misdiagnosed, Researchers Consider Fast-Food Ad Ban

Recently one Dobber forwarded me an email claiming that there is a video of an incident where a man in surgical scrubs is seen having sex with a naked woman in an operating theatre and the allegation was that this took place in a “leading private hospital” in the Klang valley, and the private hospital [...]

Hypospadias is a congenital (birth) defect where baby boys are born with an abnormally placed urethra - on the under side of the penis. The BBC is reporting that there is some data to suggest a link to hair spray Boys born to women exposed to hairspray in the workplace may have a higher risk of [...]

The Health Minister was quoted in the news that a Blueprint is in the works to fight cancer “The Health Ministry is also finalising a National Cancer Management Blueprint for the period of 2008 to 2015 which will streamline the fight against cancer. I will have to brief the Cabinet first. “With this blueprint, our vision is [...]

The Star reported Sarawak to work with Ohio varsity over cancer treatment Sarawak is in talks with the Ohio State University Medical Centre to develop a compound extracted from a local tree for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia. The tree, which has the scientific name Aglaia, is found in the Ba’Kalalan highlands in northern Sarawak. Deputy Chief [...]

(pic from the NYT) It’s the housecall reinvented. Instead of physically visiting the patient at home, imagine a “virtual visit” by your doctor whom you can view and talk with. Believe it or not, there’s now an American start-up which aims to do this - American Well From the New York Times If Roy Schoenberg, the start-up’s co-founder [...]

Funny video forwaded by Suet a A sneeze during a heart operation

That’s the blurb from the Journal Watch commentary (free text) on yet another negative Ginkgo trial for the prevention of dementia: the Ginkgo Enhancement of Memory (GEM) study (DeKosky ST et al. Ginkgo biloba for prevention of dementia: A randomized controlled trial. JAMA 2008 Nov 19; 300:2253) This randomised placebo controlled trial clearly shows that Ginkgo [...]

Edwin Leap reminds doctors why they took up medicine. A good read. And a reminder that we care for all, yes even those patients or relatives we’d love to “Fed-Ex to China” The practice of medicine is an art, not a trade; a calling, not a business; a calling in which your heart will [...]

Bernama reports on the Health Minister’s reassurance on the Sabah QEH debacle He said the ministry was deeply concerned over the situation in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) here after the tower block, forensic block, and boiler room at the hospital were found to be unsafe for occupation. “This is a matter of urgency and has the [...]

via Medgadget.com Apparently it was handed out to attendees at this year’s American Society For Reproductive Medicine conference. a An unusual Pharma freebie