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Fasting carries risk of overeating

The temptation to eat a lot during Ramadan, the Muslim holy month of fasting, is great, but Saiful Khandker makes a conscious effort to not overdo it.
“You just kind of have to be mindful of, OK, if I weren’t fasting and starving, what kind of meal would I have? And then kind of limit yourself [...]

Day Care May Not Shield Kids From Asthma, Allergies

Early day care, so the story goes, exposes kids to more germs and illnesses at an early age, thereby protecting them from asthma and allergies later on.
Scientists call it the ”hygiene hypothesis,” but a new study casts doubt on its existence and finds early infections have no effect on asthma and allergy rates at age [...]

Excess weight puts kids at greater risk of developing teeth, gum problems

A chubby kid may look cute, but did you know that excess baby fat may be the culprit behind a child’s oral problems?

Pil Estrogen

Salam doc,saya berumur 23 tahun, haid saya normal tapi payudara saya sangat kecil dan saya ingin cuba mengambil pil estrogen.sebelum tu, perlukah saya berjumpa doktor untuk mendaatkan nasihat?Perlu berjumpa-general atau ong sahaja?kalau saya tak perlu berjumpa doktor, bolehkah doc cadangkan pil jenama apa yang bagus untuk dicari di farmasi.
Thanks in advance
Terima kasih.
Sekiranya HAID puan hadir [...]

C-Section

Hi Ceceilia,
I am 34 weeks pregnant now and been advised by my doctor that I should go for c-section as my child is already weight almost 2.8kg now.
How accurate would you think on the ultrasound result as my weight has only increased 10kg since pregnant. What would you recommend?
Try for vaginal delivery first or opt [...]

Food during pregnancy- Coconut drink

Hi Ms Koh,
I am advised to drink young coconut water weekly to reduce heat starting from now.from boby as I always heaty. I used to have mouth ulcers every month. Now I am 5months pregnant.
My frens tell me not to let my body gets to heaty, avoid spicy food because it will cause baby to [...]

Breast Feeding

Hi Jennifer/Ai Ling/ Jocelyn,
I’m a first time mum and 100% breastfeeding my baby now. She is 2 months and 14 days old now. She weight around 5+kg. She looks a bit small compare to other babies at the same age. She only weight 2.36kg when I deliver her. I don’t know how much breast milk [...]

Vitamins Semasa Berhamil

Salam doktor
Saya Shiela. Saya baru hamil kira-kira tujuh minggu.
Saya mendapat tahu melalui pembacaan bahawa vitamin obimin baik untuk ibu hamil.Namun ada pendapat mengatakan bahawa obimin hanya boleh dimakan ketika kandungan berusia tiga bulan ke atas. Adakah itu benar ?
Untuk pengetahuan doktor, saya sudah mula mengambilnya sejak semalam. Adakah ia merbahaya untuk saya? Saya [...]

Ways to keep your toddler in car seat while travelling

Hi there,
my son is already 1 years old and i’m a working mother.
I normally drive my son to his granny during working days. Sometimes my son can sit still in his car seat but there are also times that he cry and try to get out from his car seat.
What can i do to overcome [...]

Flying during pregnancy

Assalammualaikum Dr Faridah.
Saya menetap di Sabah.
Namun saya akan pulang berhari raya blk ke Selangor pd 20hb Sept.
Ketika itu usia kandungan saya adalah 27 minggu..
Saya juga sekarang kerap berasa susah nak bernafas.
Adakah selamat utk saya menaiki kapal terbang utk usia kandungan sebegitu memandangkan tekanan oksigen di atas kurang dr di bawah?
Harap dapat la Doc membalas kiriman [...]

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