Category: Health EN

The Health Ministry's National Pharmaceutical Regulatory Agency has banned Momila Beauty Whitening Cream, which contains mercury that can be harmful to health. "The mercury can be absorbed into the body and cause damage to the kidney and nervous system. It can also disrupt the brain development of young or unborn children, besides causing rashes, irritation and other changes to the skin," says...

With the voluntary cessation of talc-based baby powder sales globally by Johnson & Johnson in 2023, the Consumers’ Association of Penang (CAP) calls on the Health Ministry to ban other imported talc-based baby powders and those produced by local manufacturers. The Health Ministry (MoH) should institute the ban with immediate effect rather than to wait till next year. The existing stock of...

Want to stay in shape? Forget the gym. Head to the garden. According to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, gardening qualifies as exercise. Besides keeping you physically fit, gardening promotes relaxation, reduces stress and improves mental health. Gardening provides all 3 types of exercise: endurance, flexibility, and strength. It maintains mobility and encourages use of all...

Walking improves your health in many ways. It’s free and can be done anywhere. You don’t need to take 10,000 steps a day to reap the benefits. All you need to do is move regularly throughout the day. Read more:

The Consumers Association of Penang calls upon the Ministry of Health to improve our public health system in view of the threats from five communicable diseases (Covid- 19, Hand Foot and Mouth Disease (HFMD), Monkey Pox, Influenza and Marburg)which are presently affecting a large section of the global population. Malaysia has also not been spared as some of these communicable diseases are also...

“People are fed by the food industry, which pays no attention to health, and are treated by the health industry which pays no attention to food.” ~ Farmer & activist Wendell Berry Big Food and Big Pharma (the pharmaceutical industry) are closely intertwined, it has been said. Sponsorship by Big Food influences dietary guidelines while Big Pharma’s influence has been proven to alter...