Active Play Keeps Teens Fit
Researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health conducted a study, in which they found that for each weekday of physical education at school the odds of being an overweight adult...
View ArticleSmoking In Movies Encourage Kids To Light Up
Movies seen in childhood does influence kids to start smoking, says a study, which also discovered that films rated “G,” “PG” and “PG-13″, provided the maximum exposure of smoking scenes to the kids....
View ArticleKids Introduced To Alcohol At Home
Washington: A new study conducted by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh suggests that children are usually introduced to alcohol use when they are as young as eight to 10 years of age, and...
View ArticleFirst Two Years Vital For Kids’ IQ
A new study has found that the quality of care given to a child within the first two years of life directly affects brain development and IQ. Led by researchers from Tulane University, a team of...
View ArticleThe Mommy Clock
The Mummy Clock There is no “right” or “wrong” age to have a child, but it is important for prospective mothers to understand the issues that they may face with each passing year. By Dr Tan Ay Eeng,...
View ArticleBreastfeeding Tips For Working Mother
Breastfeeding Tips For Working Mothers How to continue with breastfeeding when you return to work. By Dr Balkees Abdul Majeed, Paediatrician and Lactation Consultant Women have always worked, in...
View ArticleCaring For You & Your Unborn Child
Member of the Obstetrical & Gynaecological Society of Malaysia, Assoc Prof Dr Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy, demystifies the barrage of medical tests that may go on in pregnancy. During pregnancy, you and...
View ArticleYello Babies
More than just being yellow at birth. By Professor Dr Christopher Boey Chiong Meng, Professor of Paediatrics and Consultant Paediatric Gastroenterologist Jaundice refers to a yellowish discoloration...
View ArticleImmunisations – Stopping Disease Outbreaks
Preventing diseases before they break out! By Datuk Dr Zulkifli Ismail, Consultant Paediatrician & Cardiologist, Dato’ Dr Musa Mohd. Nordin, Consultant Paediatrician & Neonatologist As parents,...
View ArticleBaby Steps To Self-Feeding
Encourage your baby to use his utensils when self-feeding! By Associate Professor Dr Poh Bee Koon, Nutritionist During the first six months of his life, breast milk is exclusively all that your baby...
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