Malaysian in Medical News

U.S. Debut: Holistic Health And Beauty From The Rainforest - New Book Reveals Closely Guarded Malaysian Health and Beauty Secrets Introducing the World to Time-Honored Tradition of Ramuan

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, July 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Ramuan , a little-known secret to unlocking health, beauty and overall wellbeing from ancient Malaysian culture, will be revealed to a global audience for the first time this summer with the launch of a new book, Health and Beauty from the...

GfK Asia Releases First Ever Malaysian Contact Lens Industry Retail Measurement

SINGAPORE, April 17 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- GfK Asia is pleased to release its first ever Malaysia contact lens retail measurement for the optical industry today in line with the 14th MAPO (Malaysian Association of Practicing Opticians) Fair 2009. According to our recent survey in Malaysia, 25% ...

Medical International Technology Inc. "MIT" announces a minimum of 6 million dollars exclusive agreement for a period of 5 years with a Malaysian Distributor for its Med-Jet(R) Needle-Free Jet-Injector

DENVER, CO, April 16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Medical International Technology Inc. (MDLH. PK) ( http://www.mitcanada.ca http://www.mitinvest.ca ), is pleased to announce that its subsidiary Medical International Technologies (MIT Canada) Inc. has signed a minimum of six (6) million dollars excl...

WaferGen's Chief Scientific Officer to Deliver Executive Talk at Malaysian Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation's PCR Conference

FREMONT, Calif., April 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WaferGen Biosystems, Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: WGBS), a leading developer of state-of-the-art genetic analysis systems, today announced that David Gelfand, Ph.D., chief scientific officer, will deliver an executive talk at the Malaysian Ministry o...

Symmetry Medical to Expand Malaysian Operations

- Company to Increase Manufacturing and Design and Development Capabilities to Support Asian Market - WARSAW, Ind., Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Symmetry Medical Inc. (NYSE: SMA ), an independent provider of products to the global orthopedic device industry and other ...

Fast Food Chains Face Ban from Malaysian Children's Television

Malaysia has banned fast-food companies from sponsoring or advertising on children's television programmes to curb the increasing incidence of health problems caused by bad eating habits, news reports said Saturday. Health Minister Chua Soi Lek said the cabinet had agreed all fast-food chai...

Heart-felt Plea to Malaysian Hospitals

Kuala Lumpur: There is a huge demand for heart surgery in Malaysia. This has increased the pressure on hospitals, especially government hospitals where the waiting// times can be anywhere between two to six months. To tide over the crisis, The Health Ministry has urged the private hospitals to rise...

Hand-foot-mouth Disease Scare Causes Temporary Shut Down of Malaysian Preschools

Kuala Lumpur - Three Malaysian preschools situated in the eastern Sarawak state of Borneo have been asked to close for a 2 week period, following a hand//, foot and mouth disease (HFMD) scare, state officials said. Denying any major outbreak of the disease, state deputy chief minister, Geor...

Mosquito-borne Dengue Disease on the Rise in Five Malaysian States

Kuala Lumpur: Five Malaysian states have registered a leap in the number of dengue fever cases in the first week of the year, with authorities fearing that the mosquito-borne// disease could further spread due to the rainy season, reports said Wednesday. The north-eastern state of Kelantan r...

Former Malaysian Prime Minister Suffers Heart Attack

Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad suffered a heart attack Thursday and was admitted to hospital where he has been placed under observation. // Mahathir, 81, had complained of mild chest pains on Thursday morning and was then admitted to the Coronary Care Unit (CCU) of the Natio...

Frost & Sullivan: Global Government Reactions to Swine Flu Is Key

... sustainability of the regional airliners businesses. Once the crisis stabilizes, Asia Pacific airliners will be the first to pick up," says Yeo. malaysian low cost carrier Air Asia has stated that it does not expect its operations to be affected by the outbreak of swine flu and will continue to grow with...

Frost & Sullivan Recognizes Zecotek Photonic's Medical Imaging Achievement, Development of Next-Generation Scintillation Crystals and Photo Detector Technology

...lished a global footprint for its enabling technologies by entering into partnerships and joint ventures with Northrop Grumman, Fujikura Ltd., and the malaysian Institute for Microelectronics Systems (MIMOS), a 2007 Frost & Sullivan Award recipient. In the domestic market, the company has allied with ...

Hospital Build Asia Exhibition and Congress 2009 Sets the Stage for the Future of Healthcare

...re Medicine, Exploit Technologies (A member of A*STAR), and SPRING Singapore, as well as industry associations like the Singapore Medical Association, malaysian Medical Association, Cambodia Medical Association, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, and Hong Kong College of Health Service Executives...

The Female Health Company to Expand Manufacturing Capacity for FC2 Female Condom By 150%

...th production line located in Kochi, India. Mike Pope, V.P., U.K. and malaysian operations indicated: "The malaysian production expansion will bring the total FC2 female condom manufacturing c...

Hospital Build Asia Exhibition and Congress 2009: Region's Most Comprehensive Healthcare Infrastructure Planning and Development Event to Debut in Singapore

...t Technologies (A member of A*STAR) and SPRING Singapore. The event is also supported by industry associations like the Singapore Medical Association, malaysian Medical Association, Cambodia Medical Association, Australian Healthcare and Hospitals Association, Hong Kong College of Health Service Executives and...

Nanobiotix and BiotechCorp Announce Initial Focus of Their Collaboration: P-O-C Diagnostics and Drug Delivery Systems for Tropical Diseases, Such as Malaria

... announced today that the Company and its partner, malaysian Biotechnology Corporation Sdn Bhd (BiotechCorp), w...is a significant testimony to the readiness of the malaysian biotechnology industry in commercializing science ...hnology at "Bio Malaysia 2008"—the malaysian global biotechnology event that will take place fr...

Spansion Wins Gold Award for Occupational Safety and Health in Malaysia

...ding out from the rest of the candidates," said Mr. S. Veerasingam from the malaysian Society for Occupational Safety & Health. "We are impressed by the high sta...nMobil Malaysia, Freescale Semiconductor, Motorola, Dell Computer, Sony and malaysian Airlines. About Spansion Spansion is a leading Flash memory solutions p...

NEWSWEEK: Media Lead Sheet/March 24, 2008 Issue (on newsstands Monday, March 17)

...t fees for jobs that yield a net income close to zero. And they can't quit, even if they find out the very brokers who brought them have cheated them. malaysian law requires guest workers to sign multiple-year contracts and surrender their passports to their employers. http://www.newsweek.com/id/123481 P...

Afghanistan Hopes to Eradicate Polio in Two Years

...ational Health Policy, which has been implemented very successfully for the good of the Afghan people", Muhammed Amin said, according to the report by malaysian national news agency Bernama. Polio is a highly infectious disease, mainly affecting children. It is easily transmitted in unsanitary conditio...

Mealaka Virus Will Have a New Name

...some other innocuous name. Australian and malaysian scientists announced last week they discovered a n...t the Melaka Virus, using the name of the southern malaysian state where the virus was isolated in early 2006 i...r Chua. The virus was detected after the malaysian man in Melaka developed high fever and acute respi...

Bird Flu Reappears in Malaysia

... An isolated new outbreak of the deadly H5N1 strain of bird flu has been detected among poultry in a village on the outskirts of the malaysian capital, officials said Wednesday. The virus was confirmed late Tuesday night in chickens in the Sungai Buloh area of Selangor state, said Kamar...

Muslim Nations Focus on Halal Vaccines

...reliance in producing "halal" life-saving vaccines to eradicate preventable diseases, officials said Thursday in Malaysia . Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, the malaysian prime minister and chairman of the 57-member Organisation of the Islamic Conference (OIC), said children in Muslim countries faced the highest risk of...

Asian Smokers in Danger

...ion Service Provider (CSCSP) was set up in 2003 with the full support of the Ministry of Health, the Clearinghouse for Tobacco Control (C-Tob) and the malaysian Pharmaceutical Society. The main objective of the CSCSP Program is to train health professionals, starting with pharmacists, to assist smokers to...

Malaysia Seeks Help to Set Up Ayurvedic Hospital

...ce ayurveda in their country//. A high-level delegation headed by the malaysian health minister visited the National Institute of Ayurveda (NIA) in Jaipur ...atient care functions there, NIA officials told IANS here Friday. The malaysian team showed interest in collaborating with the institute for developing ayu...

Date Rape Drug Seized at Chennai Airport

...is increasingly as a date rape drug. A press release from the DRI said following a tip off, two passengers bound for Kuala Lumpur from Chennai by malaysian Airlines were intercepted on March 26. On examination of the checked-in baggage of one of the passengers, it was found to contain 25 packets of d...

India's First Stem Cell Transplant Center Launched in Chennai

...dded. "We plan to open collection centers soon in Dubai, Kuala Lumpur, Singapore. Our Dubai center will also have its own collection bank and the malaysian center is going to be our ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) hub." LifeCell currently has 18 stem cell collection centers across th...

Muslims in Malaysia Banned from Using Botox

...known for its cosmetic qualities. It paralyses facial muscles, giving foreheads a relaxed, wrinkle-free appearance. The Fatwa Council advises the malaysian government on Islamic regulations and does not carry the force of law but all Muslims in the country are required to obey its edicts and those who ign...

Malaysian Indian Baby Suffering from Rare Disease, Pierre Robin Syndrome

...p a trust fund for the treatment of a 14-month-old malaysian Indian baby who is suffering from a rare disease./...sed by the youth, social and welfare bureau of the malaysian Indian Congress (MIC). Devaki said that the ...igneswaran would make an initial donation of 2,000 malaysian ringgits to set up a trust fund for Sreeram's trea...

New Law On HIV/AIDS To Be Implemented At The Monsoon Session Of Parliament

...ant women rose to 0.37 percent in 2005 from 0.02 percent in 1994. The malaysian government has stressed on the need for more councillors so as to improve the treatment of people with HIV/AIDS. The malaysian health minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek said that one counsellor is needed fo...

Drug Prices Hit The Roof In Malaysia

... The malaysian Health Ministry is taking steps to cap the prices of essential medicines in an attempt to make them more affordable to citizens//. However the problem...

HIV affected blood donors may be jailed in Malaysia Putrajaya Malaysia

...IV affected blood donors may be jailed in Malaysia Putrajaya Malaysia, The malaysian government proposes to impose mandatory jail sentence besides a fine on HIV...ol of Infectious Diseases Act 1988 would be amended to make this provision, malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Mohamed Najib Abdul Razak said. "There have bee...

Malaysian health minister asks to cut down the intake of sugar

... According to the malaysian Health Minister Chua Soi Lek the people consume increased quantity of sugar than necessary. Hence he requested the people to cut down// their sugar in...

‘Gourmand World Cookbook Award' won by British India

... Spice Route restaurant in Windsor, near here, received the award at a star-studded ceremony in Kuala Lumpur, which was attended, among others, by the malaysian royalty. 'I am absolutely overwhelmed and highly honoured by this award,' said Baljekar, whose book came from the stable of John Blake Publishin...

Too Much Of Fried Food Increases Cancer Risk

...h temperatures. University of Singapore researchers, who compared methods of Malaysian, Chinese and Indian cooking, said the deep-frying done by malaysian chefs released more PAHs than the stir-frying in Chinese kitchens. At the Indian food stall, much of the food was simmered or boiled, which cut...

Malaysia to Beef in Medical Care to Fight against HFMD

...ginning to spread to the interior rural areas. Cases are seen at Mukah in central Sarawak and Kapit along the western coast. Hence after this the malaysian Health Ministry ordered an immediate closure of all 488 kindergartens and 534 pre-schools in the state for two weeks to stem the spread of the disease...

Malaysia Struggles to Control Hand, Foot-and-Mouth Disease In Sarawak

... An outbreak of hand, foot-and-mouth disease in eastern Sarawak state of Malaysia is causing concern among malaysian health officials, who are saying that they would shut down all schools in the area to prevent the disease from spreading throughout the country. // ...

Malaysia : Fear of HFMD Disease Leads To Closure Of 500 Kindergarten Schools

... Kuala Lumpur - Nearly 500 kindergarten schools on the island of Borneo have been ordered to close ,after four children , from the eastern malaysian state of Sarawak// succumbed to the hand, foot and mouth viral disease, according to the reports from the official news agency today. Health Minis...

Smoking Ban To Be Soon Implemented In South East Asian Bars

... 2004, the government launched a $27-million, five-year anti-smoking drive dubbed 'Tak Nak' or 'Don't Want It', but it is facing tough resistance from malaysian puffers, who account for five million of the country's 23 million people. 'The efforts against smoking are not achieving much,' admitted Moham...

Woman Tests Negative For Japanese Encephalitis: Health Minister

... Blood tests of a malaysian woman have turned out to be negative for the presence of Japanese Encephali...ing to a statement issued by the health minister Datuk Dr Chua Soi Lek. The malaysian health officials are closely monitoring the situation, however. The v...

Feast Of The East a gastronomic tour-de-force

...statement," Li offered. Feast Of The East showcases this awesome spread, starting with hot pots and soupy meals. These include Laksa, a wholesome malaysian soup with seafood, Haemol Jongol, a Korean seafood hot pot, Khawswe, a chicken and coconut broth from Myanmar, and spicy Beijing hot pot. Hot pot...