On this World Population Day, The United Nations Fund for Population Activities calls for investments in support of the largest-ever generation of young people. According to UNESCO, about 515 million adolescents and youth live on less than $2 daily. Millions more face gender discrimination and other marginalizaion. Datin Dr Sheila Marimuthu, consultant paediatric, tell us more.

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Brazil 2014 has seen the first cooling break ever taken at a World Cup Finals. How much good will 3 minute breaks every half hour really do for players? Professor Brian Dawson, a former football player himself, shares his thoughts.

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They say nothing in life’s certain except death and taxes…and menopause. Now the jury’s still out on whether one would have to add andropause to that list, Dr. Peter Ng explains how a change in hormones may result in middle-aged men experiencing anxiety, mood swings, a lack of libido and even hot flashes.

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A serious medical condition that can cause massive shifts in behaviour, emotion and ability to function, bipolar disorder is also oft misunderstood and an isolating experience. Dr. Philip George and Dr. Stephen Jambunathan, consultant psychiatrists, offer insight into this illness.

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Two disciplines that work closely to get us back on track and moving right: orthopaedics and physiotherapy. We explore how they intertwine, where they philosophically diverge and converge - with Dr. Harjeet Singh, Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon and Alisha Bajerai, Principal Physiotherapist.

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Malaysia is considered an endemic dengue hotspot and so far, there is no cure nor is there a vaccine. Dr. George Lee and Dr. Christopher Lee discuss the rise in Dengue cases and possible prevention methods.

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Endometriosis is a debilitating disease that can change one’s personality and affect one’s well being with terrible period pains, and can even cause infertility. Raising awareness of it is Dr. Premitha Damodaran, consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist as well as Surita Mogan, organiser of ENDOMarch.

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What happens when your child perhaps doesn’t start speaking when he or she should? Or misses other landmark moments in his or her development? Sometimes the signs are easy to spot, other times less so. Dr. Rajini Sarvananthan explains the role of a developmental paediatrician in childhood and offers a perspective into a rare specialty - there are only 3 developmental paediatricians in Malaysia.

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Dr. Rajesh Singh highlights how bone plasticity and quality is significantly more important than density, challenging conventional thought.

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Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is the most common type of kidney cancer, with more than 200,000 new cases of RCC diagnosed worldwide each year, and 25-30% of kidney cancer patients diagnosed with metastatic disease. With advancements in medical science, patients with advanced RCC can now have better chances of surviving cancer as Professor Dr. Marniza Saad informs us.

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