Amutha a.k.a. Tulip speaks writes in: Hi there, I am currently gathering some information for my PhD which I will be starting to work on very soon. My study will be a behavioural intervention focusing on patients with hypertension, and I am now trying to survey if I can get enough subjects (n=200). Could you please advice [...]

I would like to draw your attention to these two blog posts: The story of selling medicine in Malaysia - by Dr. Hsu Packaging - by Dr. Liew Holograms - are they really effective in the first place in countering fakes? Hang on, we already posted there are fake holograms… Next Packaging - who’s hare-brained idea is this? To [...]

Health DG: Don’t draw conclusions from medical reports alone PETALING JAYA: The public should refrain from drawing conclusions or making misleading speculation from medical reports alone, Health Ministry director-general Tan Sri Dr Ismail Merican said. Referring to the circulation of a flyer alleging that a person was not sodomised based entirely on physical examination findings from a [...]

If I Had - A Parent with Alzheimer’s Disease - Dr. Lon Schneider, MD, University of Southern California Medical School & Keck School of Medicine Insidermedicine interviews Dr. Lon Schneider, MD, a Geriatric Psychiatrist at the University of Southern California Medical School MMR posts on Alzheimer’s disease a If I Had A Parent with Alzheimer’s Disease

I just want to point out saxman’s blogpost which is in large part in reply to “Concerned Citizen’s” letter to the Star , and regarding the recent Call for more Call Allowance. He does make a very important point that is if you work a doctor beyond a certain period of time, then it has been [...]

Arthritis Vaccine in Development, Boys More Likely to Shed Asthma Symptoms, FDA Considers Bisphenol A Safe Another Insidermedicine update for you…. a Arthritis Vaccine in Development, Boys More Likely to Shed Asthma Symptoms, FDA Considers Bisphenol A Safe

That is, according to Ernest Borgnine (via Digg) Just a joke folks but what a great guy this actor is. He’s now 91 years old and still going strong ;). I remember him most for his role in the movie The Dirty Dozen Related MMR posts a The secret to a long life (Video)

CNN reports on a survey which shows that more Americans believe in divine intervention When it comes to saving lives, God trumps doctors for many Americans. An eye-opening survey reveals widespread belief that divine intervention can revive dying patients. And, researchers said, doctors “need to be prepared to deal with families who are waiting for a miracle.” More [...]

The Star reports that Specialist who slapped patient suspended A medical specialist who allegedly slapped a patient who was undergoing treatment at the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC) has been suspended pending investigation. UMMC director Prof Dr Ikram Shah Ismail said the dermatologist in her 40s was suspended Monday as result of the alleged incident on Aug [...]

Did you know you can find Google even without a computer? I spotted Google residing in one of the ward storage cupboards! Google is indeed ubiquitous!! If you have any interesting pictures to share on this site, please email the picture as an attachment and your caption to photoblogger @ medicine.com.my Place the word Photoblog in the subject [...]

Remember the Treo 680 promotion? Well the event was featured in the Medical Tribune and the publication also had a competition with two Treo 680s as prizes. The picture features the winners - Dr. Tan and Dr Ratna. Congratulations! The Treo 680 is now superceded by the Palm Centro. In Malaysia the Centro retails for about [...]

Thanks to Sukdershan, I have updated the name and link to the Persatuan Pakar Perubatan Kesihatan Awam Malaysia in our Societies page. The PPPKAM is the Malaysian Association of Public Health Physicians. There is no actual website, but the link is to their forum. a Updated Link: Persatuan Pakar Perubatan Kesihatan Awam Malaysia