Category: Health EN

Sleep does more than restore energy. Research shows that consistently getting 7-9 hours of sleep each night can reduce overall feelings of sadness by about 22%, highlighting how deeply rest shapes emotional health. During sleep, the brain actively processes emotions. Key regions involved in mood regulation reset stress responses and organize emotional memories. When sleep is limited, these...

Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) has urged the government to establish a Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) after tobacco and vape industry representatives lobbied MPs in the Parliament building, undermining its role as a place where laws are enacted. CAP president Mohideen Abdul Kader said the lobbying efforts violated the World Health Organisation's Framework Convention on Tobacco Control...

Feeling overwhelmed by pain, worthlessness, or loneliness? You're not alone. These are signs of severe emotional distress, and help is available. Talk to someone you trust, a health worker, or a crisis line. (WHO) We can all help someone who’s thinking of suicide. Strength is not in bearing the burden alone, but in bearing the burden together. For yourself and for your loved one. If you are...

The most powerful intelligence skill isn’t knowing more. It’s knowing how your mind works while it’s working. That ability has a name in neuroscience. Metacognition. Often described as thinking about thinking, it’s the skill that lets you step outside your own thoughts, notice what’s happening, and choose what to do next. While traditional intelligence measures what you know,...

Science is beginning to understand what ancient wisdom always said – "listen to your heart". Your heart is thinking more than you ever imagined. In 2025, scientists revealed a mind-blowing discovery: the human heart has its own "brain" containing over 40,000 neurons capable of controlling emotions, memory, and even decision-making. This means that your heart isn’t just a pump – it’s an...

Filters are a marketing trick to make cigarettes seem less dangerous. Smoking kills, with or without a filter. They make it easier to start smoking and harder to quit. Filters have even contributed to a rise in an aggressive type of lung cancer. Let’s unmask the appeal and call for a ban on filters. #TobaccoExposed Source: World Health Organization (WHO)  

CAP: More Malaysians Relying on Strained Public Healthcare Services The Consumers Association of Penang (CAP) said escalating private hospital charges are forcing more Malaysians, particularly ordinary wage earners, to rely heavily on public healthcare services, which are already operating at maximum capacity. Its president Mohideen Abdul Kader said many families struggling with the rising cost...

A landmark review published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine examined 128,119 participants across 97 meta-reviews and 1,039 trials, and found that physical activity was up to 1.5 times more effective than standard medication or counselling in reducing symptoms of depression and anxiety. Participants who engaged in moderate activities, such as walking, jogging, cycling, or yoga, for at...

It’s long been known that heavy drinking raises blood pressure and damages the liver. But a new study suggests it may also deal a devastating blow to the brain – causing life-threatening haemorrhagic strokes. The study, published November 5 in Neurology, found that people who consumed 3 or more alcoholic drinks a day experienced bleeding strokes inside the brain an average of 11 years...

Mankind continues to suffer from the ever-growing diabetes epidemic and the rapid rise of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Ibn Sina (980–1037 CE) commonly known as Avicenna, in his medical encyclopedia “Al-Qanun Fi Al-Tibb” (Arabic for The Canon of Medicine) had a description of diabetes’ symptoms and came out with the term Ziabetes” or “Dianetes” to reflect the polyuric nature of...