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November 25th is observed as Meatless Day worldwide. On this occasion, the Consumers Association of Penang calls on Malaysians to substantially reduce and where possible avoid eating meat for the benefit of our health and environment. In 2022, Malaysians consumed an estimated 50 kilograms of poultry meat per person. This puts Malaysia amongst the top global consumers of poultry meat worldwide....

Smartphone addiction could impair our brain’s ability to retain new information and form new memories, says an article in Down to Earth (18 September 2018). Excessive use of mobile phones can cause memory loss in humans. When cyber security company Kaspersky Lab conducted a survey of 6,000 mobile phone users, it found that 71% of them can’t remember the phone numbers of their children and...

Despite the Attorney General’s view that the Generational Endgame (GEG) provision in the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023 is unconstitutional, the government can still go ahead with the Bill, say lawyers. They say the government is not bound to follow Attorney General Datuk Ahmad Terrirudin Mohd Salleh’s view, which sees the age-based prohibition as unconstitutional as...

The call to expedite the anti-smoking Bill has grown in light of the rising trend of teenagers vaping. Malaysian Council for Tobacco Control Council secretary-general Muhammad Sha’ani Abdullah said vape devices are too convenient to be used by the public and called for them to be urgently addressed by passing the Control of Smoking Products for Public Health Bill 2023. “Using a vape device...

As advocates maintain their calls for nicotine and vape liquid to be relisted under the Health Ministry’s Poisons List, they are also urging for more action to address vaping in schools. Parent Action Group for Education (PAGE) chairman Datin Noor Azimah Abdul Rahim said vaping should be treated similarly to smoking cigarettes in schools. “It is a surprise that although vaping has been in...

An eczema cream sold on a retail website based in Malaysia was found to have contained more than 430 times the allowed limits of arsenic, and Singapore health authorities have warned users there to see a doctor "as soon as possible". The cream, Euzema Confidence Revival Cream, was among 4 products that were found to contain potent or banned ingredients, said the Health Sciences Authority (HSA)...

Is your constant typing job causing pain, numbness, tingling, or weakness in the hand or wrist? Do this daily to get rid of your typing troubles. Source: Daily Health Tips