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Health & Living

Wander and be enlightened by the endlessly fascinating inner universe that is the human body. We speak with experts, Nobel laureates, cancer survivors and healthcare workers who share their unique perspectives on wellness and living and the latest medical research.

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43:30

Doctor in the House: VIP Syndrome

Health & Living ·

2016/08/26

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Over the weekend, Singapore PM Lee Hsien Loong fainted as he was delivering a speech during a National Day rally. After about 20 minutes, Lee returned to the stage to finish his speech but not before saying he’s never had so many doctors look at him at once. So what is it like to provide medical care to a VIP? And is it fair that they get “so many doctors” attending to

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32:30

Body Hackers and DIY Brain Zapping

Health & Living ·

2016/08/25

Researchers have finally found a way to make people smarter, but it's not pleasant. How is electrical stimulation used to boost certain cognitive functions? What are the risks of doing it yourself with home kits? Neuroscientist Prof Dato' Dr Jafri Abdullah gets to the heart of the matter.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:30

Kidney Patient Guide

Health & Living ·

2016/08/24

When kidney failure is diagnosed, you could have a range of emotional responses -- disbelief, fear, anger, all of the above. It is completely normal to be worried about what the diagnosis will mean to you or your loved one, and the changes that will occur in the body and to your lifestyle. But here to help us have some idea of what to expect is the President of the Malaysian Society of Nephrology and Senior Consultant Nephrologist, Prof Dr Goh Bak Leong.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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26:06

Breathing and Emotional States

Health & Living ·

2016/08/23

Breathing comes to us naturally. We don’t need to think about the way we breathe, and yet our breathing patterns may give us insight into how we’re feeling at a particular moment. Today we have on the show Dr Chua Sook Ning, Consultant Psychologist, to tell us more about how breathing affects our emotional state and vice versa.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:49

Reproductive Health of Young Girls

Health & Living ·

2016/08/22

Too many young people face barriers to reproductive health information and care. Dr Lavitha Sivapatham specialises in reproductive health of young girls so that they can make informed decisions about their sexual and reproductive health and rights in their adolescence and adulthood.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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47:54

Doctor in the House: Period Tracking App

Health & Living ·

2016/08/19

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Dr Helena Lim joins him this week to discuss period-tracking apps and whether it makes her work as a Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist easier, or more difficult.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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28:46

Cancer & Nuclear Medicine

Health & Living ·

2016/08/18

A unique way to kill cancer cells with minimal damage to surrounding tissue --that’s what nuclear medicine can offer to cancer patients. Dr Heng Siew Ping and Ng Yee Lian from the Nuclear Medicine Centre at Sunway Medical Centre is in the studio to explain further their role in cancer care as a medical physicist and a nuclear pharmacist respectively.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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35:29

Sex After Sixty? Why Not?

Health & Living ·

2016/08/17

How does ageing affects sexual health? What are normal changes? Consultant Rehabilitation Physician Dr Intan Sabrina discusses the often overlooked yet critical element of the later life: sexuality.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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26:49

Office Cake Culture and Oral Health

Health & Living ·

2016/08/16

Back in June, Professor Nigel Hunt from the Royal College of Surgeons of England said in a speech that a culture of eating sugary foods at work was fuelling obesity and dental problems in the UK. Since we also have plenty of sweet treats and festive seasons in Malaysia, we asked on the show Dr Chow Kai Foo, Dental Surgeon and President of the Malaysian Dental Association, to find out if office cake culture and our love affair with food is affecting our oral health.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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31:37

Hepatitis C -- The Silent Killer

Health & Living ·

2016/08/15

There's a reason Hepatitis C has been dubbed the 'silent disease'. Hepatitis C can be 30 times more infectious than HIV, most of the 130 million people globally with chronic Hep C don't know that they are infected -- until it's too late.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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46:05

Doctor in the House: Sex and Athletic Performance

Health & Living ·

2016/08/12

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour.The International Olympic Committee distributed 450,000 condoms to athletes competing in this year's Rio Summer Games. That's three times more than what was distributed at the 2012 London Games. But what about the claim that sex before a competition reduces the players' performance? The long-held belief that somehow sex and sports shouldn't mix stems back to the ancient Greeks, who founded

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34:10

Bowen Therapy… For Kids?

Health & Living ·

2016/08/11

Bowen therapy is used to address a range of common conditions including migraines and back pain. But how do little patients benefit from the technique? Lorna Mair breaks it down. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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15:55

Hiroshima Day Part 2

Health & Living ·

2016/08/09

On the morning of the 6th of August 1945, the first atom bomb was dropped on the city of Hiroshima and three days after Nagasaki was hit by another bomb. The devastating events in Hiroshima and Nagasaki are remembered each year on Hiroshima Day. In commemoration, we spoke to Dr Ronald McCoy, former President of the Malaysian Physicians for Social Responsibility about his vision for a nuclear-free future. Find the first of this two-part commemoration under “Hiroshima Day Part 1”at the

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31:15

Psychiatry Series: Mental Illness and Violence

Health & Living ·

2016/08/09

Consultant Psychiatrist Dr Philip George tells us a little bit more about our minds and the management of mental disorders. Today he separate the myths from the facts of the relationship between mental illness and violence.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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20:42

Hiroshima Day Part 1

Health & Living ·

2016/08/08

Since 1945 when Hiroshima and Nagasaki suffered the atomic bomb on August 6th and August 9th respectively, former President of the Malaysian Physicians for Social Responsibility, Dr Ronald McCoy has been against war and nuclear weapons. In this first of two parts, we commemorate these events by speaking to Dr McCoy himself to find out what drives him to take up the issue of nuclear disarmament with such passion and what fuels his zeal to see a nuclear-free future.See omnystudio.com/listener for

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52:08

Doctor in the House: Exercise An Hour A Day To Keep...

Health & Living ·

2016/08/05

Dr George Lee returns to discuss the latest medical news. Expect deep insights delivered with generous humour. Strength & Conditioning Coach Nick Hedayatpour joins Dr George Lee to help break down a new study published in The Lancet, which suggests that an hour's brisk exercise daily can offset the risks of early death linked to desk-bound working life.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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36:35

Gene Doping

Health & Living ·

2016/08/04

Rather than injecting performance enhancing drugs, gene doping tweaks cells so that they produce the substances naturally. This makes it undetectable using standard tests. The World Anti-Doping Agency has decided to introduce the first gene test in sport to identify the presence of synthetic genes for the erythropoietin hormone for the Olympics. Geneticist Dr Arif Anwar explains what gene doping is all about.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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33:58

Golf Innovations For Your Handicap

Health & Living ·

2016/08/03

Golf is returning to the Olympics for the first time in more than a century. However, it has seen the withdrawal of several key golfers including World No. 1 through 4, Jason Day, Dustin Johnson, Jordan Spieth and Rory McIlroy. Their explanations ranged from worries over the Zika virus, poor conditions of the venue and lack of financial incentives. Weighing in on the future of golf are Consultant Orthopaedic Surgeon Dr Harjeet Singh, and golf equipment distributor, Sukhvender Singh.See

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29:04

3-Dimensional Healthcare

Health & Living ·

2016/08/02

As we all already know, cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death globally. A Senior Consultant Cardiologist from Delhi, India decided to take up a project to develop an integrated approach for cardiac care. Course director and programme principal investigator Dr Satish Kumar Gupta is confident that the three-dimensional healthcare model can be a panacea to heart diseases and other lifestyle disorders. How exactly? We hear it from the man himself.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy

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30:52

Boutique Gym vs Commercial Fitness Franchise

Health & Living ·

2016/08/01

Sweating about a new gym membership? Personal Trainer Karen Siah returns to talk about the evolution of the business of gyms from chain fitness centres to boutique gyms. Find out which one is best for you.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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