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Hisham: Enough supply of influenza medicine at public health facilities
KUALA LUMPUR: There is sufficient stock of medicines to treat influenza infections at the Health Ministry’s facilities. According to the ministry’s pharmaceutical service programme, in view of the spread of influenza in the country, the ministry has obtained additional supply
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NSAIDs medication for children can increase risk of influenza complications
KUALA LUMPUR: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) prescribed for children aged below five years for the purpose of reducing fever, could expose them to a higher risk of influenza complications. In a statement issued today, health director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham
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Health Ministry: Cancer is the number two killer in Malaysia
PUCHONG: Health Ministry said cancer had caused 16,000 deaths in 2018 alone, making it the number two killer ailment in Malaysia after heart disease. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said that there are 10 types of cancer
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Health Ministry: RM250 compound awaits those who violate smoking ban on Jan 1
PUCHONG: Effective Jan 1, those caught smoking in public areas, including eateries across Malaysia, will be slapped with a fine of RM250. First time offenders, however, can appeal to reduce their fines to RM150 at any district health office within
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Health Ministry denounced Mesiprostol at-home abortion pills as unsafe
PUCHONG: In a statement, the Health Ministry today banned misoprostol medication which is used to induce abortion, to be sold in the country after the drug was found sold online illegally. Its director-general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said the
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Health Ministry: Smoking among youths declined
PUCHONG: Health Ministry refuted claims that it is not doing enough to combat smoking or educating in rural areas especially among youth, in the upcoming smoking ban. In a Facebook post, the ministry said the of smoking among youths aged
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Health Ministry: Vaccinate your child to prevent communicable disease
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today advised all parents to ensure that their children aged below five years old to get vaccinated. In a Facebook post today, the ministry said the action is needed to help protect children from being infected by
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Polio case: Vaccinate yourself before going to Sabah-Health Ministry
PUCHONG: Health Ministry today advised people traveling to Sabah to ensure they have completed their immunisation against polio after a case of polio infection was confirmed in the state. In a Facebook post, the ministry also advised the public to
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Health Ministry: No new polio infection so far
PUCHONG: Health Ministry said no new case of polio infection was detected after a three months old baby boy in Tuaran, Sabah was confirmed infected with the disease recently. Its director general Datuk Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah said no new
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WHO,Unicef: Sabah polio outbreak originated from the Philippines
KUALA LUMPUR: World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (Unicef) confirmed that the polio disease detected in Tuaran, Sabah is the same virus that broke out and is spreading in the southern Philippines. In a joint statement,
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