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Development and application of gastrointestinal endoscopy

Goh KL

JUMMEC, 2000;5:107-109.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

A comparative physicochemical and cosmetic evaluation of generic topical corticosteroid products

Widodo RT, Hashim H, Usir E

JUMMEC, 2002;7:114-117.

Comparison and evaluation of physicochemical properties of the six betamethasone·17-valerate creams available locally were studied. Tests that were conducted include stiffness/hardness, grittiness. colour, odour, homogeneity (phase separation), pH, weight of loss, tackiness (stickiness) and microscopic examination. A point grading system was used 10 assess and compare the products. Results revealed that BetnovateT and CamnovaleT to be the most superior followed by BeavateT, SetrosoneT, BetasoneT and UniflexT

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Environmental stewardship for intervention and control of a burgeoning toxicological hazard

Singh H, Bujang KH

JUMMEC, 2002;7:122-126.

Increased consumerism ilfid diversity of economic activities have led to an increase in pressure from the increase and diversification in waste. Environmental stewardship has become essential to reduce the toxicological risk by an active involvement in waste disposal like planning of landfills for ensuring impedance at source. The risks from waste disposal practices in Malaysia are examined along with the essential considerations (or secure sites to prevent environmental hazards 10 health. KEYWORDS: Waste disposal, environmental stewardship, adequacy of disposal sites, collective analysis of considerations.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Magical moments in medicine. Part 3: Greek medicine

Judson JP

JUMMEC, 1997;2:3-10.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Magical moments in medicine. Part 4: Indian, Chinese and Islamic medicine

Judson JP

JUMMEC, 1997;2:63-75.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Flavonoids: Distribution, chemistry and pharmacological role in health and disease

Rani KU

JUMMEC, 1997;2:85-88.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Cannabis-induced mania

Mohd Hussain H

JUMMEC, 1999;4:62-63.

Hypomanic episodes have been reported in two patients who were known to have abused cannabis. The nature of its presentation, possible association and treatment modalities are discussed herewith. A greater awareness of such a condition can put clinicians in a better position to give appropriate treatment imediately, and thus prevent any kind of re-occurrence of such a condition especially in vulnerable patients. KEYWORDS: Cannabis, hypomania.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Western blot analysis of polyclonal antibodies from experimental animals against Blastocystis antigens

Init I, Prummongkol S, Gan CC, Nissapatorn V, Khairul Anuar A

JUMMEC, 2002;7:142-146.

One (1) anti-Blastocystis serum from a monkey naturally infected with isolate M12 and four (4) hyperimmune sera raised in inbred Balb/c mice against crude antigens of two Blastocystis isolates (C and KPI). one each of Entamoeba histolytica (HK9) and Giardia lamblia (7404) were used to react with several homologous and heterologous Blastocystis isolates, E. histofytica, G. lambfia, Endolimax nana and Bac-4 (Escherichia coli isolated from culture medium of a B. hominis isolate KPl). All anti-Blastocystis sera did not show cross-reactivity with E. histolytica and G. lamblia by western blotting. Similarly, anti-E. histolytica and anti-G. lamblia sera also did not react against all Blastocystis isolates tested, even though these three protozoa are known to produce diarrhoea in humans. Polyclonal sera raised against antigen prepared from xenic culture of Blastocystis produced a smear reaction on the immunoblot, while antibodies raised against antigens prepared from axenic culture (isolate C) gave prominent reaction bands. This may be due to the purity of the immunogen used in inducing the immune response. The cross-reactions of sera from mice immunised with the xenic B. hominis isolates may also due to antibodies against E. coli. Anti-Blastocystis serum from monkey's with natural infection showed several prominent reaction bands together with a smear at above 40 kD were most probably induced by the excretory-secretory antigens of the parasite. A variety of reaction patterns were obtained with these anti-sera and the antigens from different Blastocystis isolates. These may be reflects from differences in antigenic components from various strains of this parasite. KEYWORDS: lJIastocysfis, polycional antibodies, immunoblot, experimental animals

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Fulltext Update on the management of osteoarthritis

Goh EML, Chow SK, Yeap SS

JUMMEC, 2002;7(2):86-91.

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder in the human population. It is characterized by the destruction of articular cartilage and the overgrowth of marginal and subchondral bone. The commonest weight bearing joint affected is that of the knee, affecting over one third of people over Ihe age of 65 years. This article reviews the recent principles of non surgical management of osteoarthritis. This is divided into non drug management such as primary prevention, physiotherapy, occupational therapy and patient education. Drug management will include the use of different types of analgesics. viscosupplementation as well as joint injection. KEY WORDS: Osteoarthritis, management

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

The need for medical schools to reform

Saimy I

JUMMEC, 2002;7:85.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Stroke - time for greater efforts and enthusiasm

Tan CT

JUMMEC, 1998;3:1-2.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Impact of northern and southern air mass transport on the temporal distribution of atmospheric (210)Po and (210)Pb in the east coast of Johor, Malaysia

Sabuti AA, Mohamed CA

Environ Sci Pollut Res Int, 2016 Sep;23(18):18451-65.

PMID: 27287490 DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-7023-4

Concentration activities of (210)Pb and (210)Po in the PM10 were determined to discuss their distribution and chemical behavior in relation to meteorological parameters especially in air mass transport during monsoon events. Marine aerosol samples were collected between January 2009 and December 2010 at the coastal region of Mersing, which is located in the southern South China Sea and is about 160 km northeast of Johor Bahru, as part of the atmosphere-ocean interaction program in Malaysia. About 47 PM10 samples were collected using the Sierra-Andersen model 1200 PM10 sampler over a 2-year sampling campaign between January 2009 and December 2010. Samples were processed using acid digestion sequential extraction techniques to analyze various fractions such as Fe and Mn oxides, organic matter, and residual fractions. While, (210)Pb and (210)Po activities were measured with the Gross Alpha/Beta Counting System model XLB-5 Tennelec® Series 5 and the Alpha Spectrometry (model Alpha Analyst Spectroscopy system with a silicon-surface barrier detector), respectively. The distribution activities of (210)Pb and (210)Po in the PM10 samples were varied from 162 to 881 μBq/m(3) with mean value of 347 ± 170 μBq/m(3) and from 85 to 1009 μBq/m(3) with mean value of 318 ± 202 μBq/m(3), respectively. The analysis showed that (210)Po activity in our samples lies in a border and higher range than global distribution values due to contributions from external sources injected to the atmosphere. The speciation of (210)Pb and (210)Po in marine aerosol corresponds to transboundary haze; e.g., biomass burning especially forest fires and long-range air mass transport of terrestrial dust has enriched concentrations of particle mass in the local atmosphere. The monsoon seems to play an important role in transporting terrestrial dust from Indo-China and northern Asia especially during the northeast monsoon, as well as biogenic pollutants originating from Sumatra and the southern ASEAN region during southwest monsoon events.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

Fulltext Letter from Malaysia

Ban AY, Ng BH, Nik Abeed NN

Respirology, 2023 Sep;28(9):890-891.

PMID: 37451809 DOI: 10.1111/resp.14554

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia

The yaws or "puru" of Malaya. Its treatment and eradiaction

Viswalingam A

Malayan Medical Journal, 1926;1:22-4.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia/ethnology

Fulltext The amok of the malays

Ellis WG

Journal of the Straits Medical Association, 1893;4:28-39.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia/ethnology

Fulltext Non-communicable Disease Surveillance in Malaysia: An Overview of Existing Systems and Priorities Going Forward

Chandran A, Selva Kumar S, Hairi NN, Low WY, Mustapha FI

Front Public Health, 2021;9:698741.

PMID: 34295873 DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.698741

In 2012, the World Health Organization (WHO) set a comprehensive set of nine global voluntary targets, including the landmark "25 by 25" mortality reduction target, and 25 indicators. WHO has also highlighted the importance of Non-Communicable Disease (NCD) surveillance as a key action by Member States in addressing NCDs. This study aimed to examine the current national NCD surveillance tools, activities and performance in Malaysia based on the WHO Global Monitoring Framework for NCDs and to highlight gaps and priorities moving forward. A desk review was conducted from August to October in 2020, to examine the current national NCD surveillance activities in Malaysia from multiple sources. Policy and program documents relating to NCD surveillance in Malaysia from 2010 to 2020 were identified and analyzed. The findings of this review are presented according to the three major themes of the Global Monitoring Framework: monitoring of exposure/risk factor, monitoring of outcomes and health system capacity/response. Currently, there is a robust monitoring system for NCD Surveillance in Malaysia for indicators that are monitored by the WHO NCD Global Monitoring Framework, particularly for outcome and exposure monitoring. However, Malaysia still lacks data for the surveillance of the health system indicators of the framework. Although Malaysia has an NCD surveillance in place that is adequate for the WHO NCD Global Monitoring Framework, there are areas that require strengthening. The country must also look beyond these set of indicators in view of the increasing burden and impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This includes incorporating mental health indicators and leveraging on alternate sources of data relating to behaviors.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia/epidemiology

Malaria in urban Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 2005 to 2017

Idris ZM, Zainal FNS, Ching LS, Azmin A, Hamdan Z, Kamaruzaman UA, et al.

Travel Med Infect Dis, 2021 04 03;41:102055.

PMID: 33823288 DOI: 10.1016/j.tmaid.2021.102055

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia/epidemiology

Fulltext Correlations between control of COVID-19 transmission and influenza occurrences in Malaysia

Tang KHD, Chin BLF

Public Health, 2021 Sep;198:96-101.

PMID: 34391039 DOI: 10.1016/j.puhe.2021.07.007

OBJECTIVES: The transmission of COVID-19 has sent Malaysia into cycles of tightening and relaxation of movement control, which are still continuing currently in line with local fluctuations of new COVID-19 cases. During movement control, measures comprising physical distancing, hand cleaning or sanitizing, and sanitization of premises are consistently implemented while self-isolation and travel restrictions are adaptively enforced. This study aims to examine if the control of COVID-19 transmission has an effect on the national influenza occurrences as some measures for COVID-19 control are similar to those for influenza.

STUDY DESIGN: For this study, data of weekly new cases of influenza and COVID-19 were obtained from official platforms for non-parametric statistical analysis.

METHODS: This study compared the influenza occurrences before and after the onset of COVID-19 using the Mann-Whitney U-test and explored Spearman's correlations between COVID-19 and influenza incidences after the onset of COVID-19.

RESULTS: It shows that influenza incidences before and after the onset of COVID-19 were significantly different and that influenza cases have significantly reduced after the onset of COVID-19. The weekly cases of influenza and COVID-19 were significantly and negatively correlated.

CONCLUSIONS: This study underscores the co-benefits of COVID-19 control measures and alleviates the concern for the risk of COVID-19 and influenza co-infection.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia/epidemiology

The medical book of Malayan medicine, translated by Inche' Ismail, Munshi, possibly in Penang, circa 1886, now edited with medical notes by J. D. Gimlette, and determinations of the drugs by I. H. Burkill with a glossary and index and with a note on the application of the name Chasalia curviflora by Professor W. G. Craib

Ismail M, Gimlette JD, Burkill IH, Craib WG

Gardens' Bulletin, 1930;6:323-474.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia/ethnology

Medicine in Malay villages: Malay culture of healing

Burkill IH, Haniff M

Gardens' Bulletin, 1930;6:163-321.

Matched MeSH terms: Malaysia/ethnology

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