What does Dr. George Lee have up his sleeve? Tune in to listen to our doctor in the house deal with medical issues with verve and a flourish. 

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With the start of the year upon us, resolutions are in the air. But what do they say about us, what we feel we need to change about ourselves, and the healing process that can come about when we confront these flaws? Dr. Johnben Loy and Sudha Kudva, licensed marriage and family therapists, provide their perspectives.

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It's been a rough year end to 2014, and consequently a downbeat starts to 2015. With air disasters and floods blighting our country’s headlines, Dr. Philip George address something that might go unnoticed in the face of immediate disaster relief efforts - psychiatric first aid.

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While autism is usually thought of and considered a brain disease, there is a strong suggested link with gut issues, and how the gut microbiome may play a role in the formation of the condition. Dr. Arif Anwar gives us more details. 

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In August last year, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin stated that only 2.5% of Malaysians were blood donors, well below the international average of five percent.

We discuss this with Consultant Urologist Dr. George Lee and Consultant Haemotologist Dr Norris Naim. 

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As the flood victims tally tops the 200,000 mark and people are being evacuated from their homes and temporarily housed in evacuation centres, other health issues crop up. With good hygiene and sufficient space becoming rarities, disease can compound the difficulties of flood survivors. Here is an update on the flood situation.

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Malaysia has more cases of cervical cancer compared to other developed countries, even though the disease is preventable and has the potential to be eradicated. Cervical cancer can occur at any age in a woman’s life, although about half of all women diagnosed with cervical cancer are between 35 and 55 years of age and many of these women were most likely exposed to the HPV (virus) during their teens and 20s. With January being declared Cervical Cancer Month, Dr. Saunthari Somasundram of the National Cancer Society shares her knowledge.

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The time has finally come that the body can heal itself - albeit with a little help. Dr. Rajesh Singh discusses how the modern healing process mimics natural regeneration and how to achieve optimum outcomes with minimum disruption to patients’ lifestyle. 

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Detoxes and cleanses are all the rage, and no more so than when the New Year starts and most of us are trying to melt away the sins and excesses of the festivities. But evidence suggests that detoxes may be at best ineffective and at worst actively unhealthy. Weighing in on the matter is Goo Chui Hoong, dietitian and cookbook author. 

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In a society where first impressions are of great importance, facial anomalies can be greatly upsetting for the people who have them. Not to mention the health repercussions. Thankfully, reconstructive surgery has come a long way and can now go great distances towards helping those with facial anomalies. Dr. Kim Tan, consultant reconstructive and plastic surgeon, tells us all about it.

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