Day: May 9, 2022

THE word “cancer” is enough to strike fear in anyone. There is no cure for the disease. Cancer is the second leading cause of death in the world, and in Malaysia. About 49,000 people in Malaysia were estimated to be newly-diagnosed with cancer in 2020. And this figure is expected to rise to more than 66,000 new cases annually by 2030. While some cancer risk factors are beyond our control,...

Sitting 1 hour less daily and increasing light physical activity can help prevent Type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases in just 3 months. This is what a new study in the Journal of Science and Medicine in Sports has found. Science has time and again shown that exercise can treat and prevent many disabling diseases, even fatal ones. Some examples: heart disease, cancer, stroke, hypertension,...