The Bar Code Medication Administration (BCMA) is a barcode system designed to prevent medication errors in healthcare settings and improve the quality and safety of medication administration.

Being the first hospital in Malaysia to implement the system, Mohd Fazli Shuib, Head of the Pharmacy Department, Prince Court Medical Centre, discusses how it minimises human error.

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With the numbers of patients living with arthritis and other bone diseases continuing to rise, the fact that support is needed for them and their families is also becoming clearer. Founded in 1995, the Arthritis Foundation, Malaysia, aims to help people living with the illness, and on a larger scale, conduct research related to managing, treating and preventing conditions.

Dr. Amir Zain, president, joins us to tell us more about the work they do.

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Most adults will do almost anything to improve their memory and attention span, from supplements to memorising cards. Meanwhile, mothers are also worried about their new additions to the family and the world, trying to maximise their potential and cognitive development.

New research has suggested that isomaltulose, a naturally derived sugar replacement, could improve these functions and even assist with performance endurance. 

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We inherit half our DNA from out mother and half from our father, so it’s no surprise that conditions can be passed down through families. This World Heart Day 2012, Dr. Arif Anwar, our resident geneticist, discusses the relationship between genetics and our environment and actions when it comes to heart health. 

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Hollywood and popular ideas have taught us that heart attacks are full of drama, people clutching their chests, faces twisted in pain, collapsing to the ground. But in truth, heart attack symptoms can present quietly up to a month before a major cardiac event, and this is truer still in cases of women and heart disease.

In conjunction with World Heart Day 2012, Dr. Jeyamalar Rajadurai, consultant interventional cardiologist, discusses women and heart health. 

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Transient Ischemic Attacks are characterised by symptoms of a small stroke which rapidly fade away, sometimes as quickly as a few minutes after. Often regarded as a warning sign that a stroke is impending, patients are left with having to manage the symptoms, usually with anticoagulants, and so on. 

Dr. Yong Fee Mann takes us through it.

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It's no secret that worldwide, the average lifespan continues to go up. People are living longer, and correspondingly, trying to stay healthier and happier for longer.

Dr. Wong Teck Wee, Vice President of the Malaysian Healthy Ageing Society and consultant interventional cardiologist, shares his perspective.

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According to research by Cancer Research UK, rates of cancer of the lip, tongue, mouth and throat have risen by a quarter among men and women in their forties. While it's not the cancer that kills the most people, oral cancer continues to be caught in later stages and remains difficult to treat without disfigurement or otherwise lasting effects on speech, eating and living.

Dr. Khoo Suan Phaik discusses the seriousness of oral cancer and how it's diagnosed and treated. 

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It all started with a chicken with a tumour... kicking off decades of research into how viruses can cause tumours and cancer. Viral infections may be the cause of up to 40% of all cancers, including some forms of brain tumours, leukaemia, skin cancer and even prostate cancer, say scientists. Understanding how viruses work may open the way to vaccinations against many cancers, and even to therapies that could cure them.

Dr. Sri Ganesh, consultant histopathologist, explains the history of tumour virology and the possibilities it may hold for our future.

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Posture is important, many of us know that, and understand that maintaining the health of our spine and joints is correspondingly important. But there is also another very important link, and that is to cardiovascular health and therefore our long-term wellbeing. 

Samuel John Hunter, chiropractor, explains this link. 

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