LifeCare Diagnostic Medical Centre 04 October 2022 Arrhythmia – Irregular Heartbeat Arrhythmia occurs when your heart beats too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregularly. Thus, causing the heart to beat improperly, which leads to ineffective blood pumping. Sometimes it may be normal for a person to have a slow or fast heart rate. However, …
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You Feel What You Eat
Have you ever thought that the food you eat affects your mood? Studies compare “traditional” diets like the Mediterranean diet or the traditional Japanese diet to a typical “Western” diet and reveal that the risk of depression is 10% lower..
What’s On Your Plate?
With the rising prevalence of obesity in our country, it is now more important than ever to educate on portion size to prevent excessive weight gain, which leads to a higher risk of developing various non-chronic diseases (NCDs).
Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
A quick and non-invasive way to check for Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) and identify people who have a high risk for coronary artery disease. The test is painless and similar to having blood pressure taken in a routine medical visit.
Pneumonia: Every Breath Counts
This airborne disease can be caused by microorganisms such as parasites, fungi, bacteria, and viruses. It usually happens to hospitalized patients, those with weak immunity, or those on a ventilator (like COVID-19 patients).
Individualised Exercise Prescription (IEP)
According to National Health and Morbidity Survey (NHMS 2019) reported that 25.1% of Malaysian adults were physically inactive and these lead to 16.4% of country death.
Healthy Eating for a Healthy Brain
This resource uses the latest available evidence to provide information about healthy eating for a healthy…
Is Probiotic Supplement Necessary?
After devouring your long-waited meals, have you ever experienced discomfort and bloating in your stomach? If that’s…
Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH)
Benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), also called prostate enlargement, is a noncancerous increase in size…
IS YOUR NECK IN PAIN?
What are the causes of neck pain? Degenerative disc disease, neck strain, osteoarthritis, cervical spondylosis…