Malaysian society and health: issues and challenges in the 21st century by Wong, Y.L., Mohd Amin, J.

“…Malaysia, like many aspiring developing countries, is undergoing a health transition that has seen the concomitant decrease in communicable disease and increase in chronic disease due to urbanization, modernization and ageing population. Health in the Malaysian society will thus increasingly focus on emerging problems that are both chronic and infectious in nature, such as, heart disease, diabetes, cancer, mental health, hepatitis and HIV/AIDS. …”

Effects of selected leisure activities on preventing loneliness among older Chinese by Teh, Jane Kimm Lii, Tey, Nai Peng

A reliable measure of frailty for a community dwelling older population by Kamaruzzaman, S., Ploubidis, G.B., Fletcher, A., Ebrahim, S.

Obesity fitness management: Effects of music on physical activity among obese women in Singapore by Dee Dee, A.S.

“…Improvements were seen in all the groups with regards to BMI,weight loss and body composition as well as the fitness evaluations, In terms of serum lipid analysis, only cholesterol (total cholesterol, HDLcholesterol, LDLcholesterol, total j HDLratio) and blood glucose showed marked differences, This multi-disciplinary study has proven positively for obesity fitness management However, noting how music impacts on blood lipid analysis, the arguments of whether "music is in the blood" needs to be examined further, The research is important in behavioural epidemiology framework because of its direct impact on population health, As similar studies in Asia Pacific are limited, this is imperative towards knowledge in obesity fitness management in progressively urban Asia which can be used as translationals in the other progressively urbanized Asian countries.…”
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Influence of Immunology Knowledge on Healthcare and Healthy Lifestyle by Abu Kassim, N.L., Saleh Huddin, A., Daoud, J.I., Rahman, M.T.

“…Hence, introducing Immunology at various levels of education and increasing the public awareness of emerging HCC might help to improve population health en masse. In addition, further investigations on the factors affecting HLS is required to provide a better understanding on the relationship between primary HCK and HLS.…”
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