This documentary challenges some of the long-held theories about cholesterol and statins, which have reaped big bucks for Big Pharma.
May 182013
Feb 232013
Bernama has come up with its own spin on the Economist Intelligence Unit’s report on the Malaysian general election. Compare the two reports below:
Aug 272012
Is our underfunded public health care system able to cope with the crowds needing affordable health care? Some photos from the Penang General Hospital today. @anilnetto Here’s a pic of a crowd at lunch time in pharmacy in Pg GH: twitter.com/LittleHantu/st… — LittleHantu™ (@LittleHantu) August 27, 2012
Jul 052012
Why isn’t this headline news? GlaxoSmithKline will have to cough up US$3bn to settle misdemeanour criminal charges in the largest case of healthcare fraud in US history.
Feb 262012
Kuantan was turned into a sea of green this morning as some 15000 people turned up for the Himpunan Hijau 2.0 gathering to protest at Lynas Corporation’s construction of a rare earth refinery.
Feb 252012
With income from health insurance contributions, government funding via general taxation, and ‘co-payments’, the proposed 1Care financing model would create a huge health care financing fund.
Feb 252012
Our pitiful global ranking, that’s what. Look at our global ranking for public health care spending as a percentage of GDP.
Feb 222012
In the first place, the Malaysian government spending on health care is a miserly 2 per cent of GDP – well below WHO recommendations and the global average.
Feb 142012
Some have suggested that “drug abuse” (usually taken to mean illegal or hardcore drugs) played a part in Whitney’s downfall, but reports have emerged that prescription pills were found around her hotel bath-tub.
Jan 132012
Now that Anwar has been acquitted, the opposition alliance must quickly ride on the euphoria generated to explain its specific policies for improving the quality of life of Malaysians if it comes to power.