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Empagliflozin trims excess weight in overweight, obese women with PCOS
03 Apr 2019
The sodium‐glucose‐cotransporter‐2 inhibitor empagliflozin yields beneficial effects on weight anthropometric parameters and body composition—including weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumference, and total body fat—that are greater than those achieved with metformin in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a study has shown.
Risk of miscarriage increases with age, after consecutive previous miscarriages
Stephen Padilla, 03 Apr 2019
The risk of miscarriage is lowest at age 27 years but increases with older age and by up to four times after three consecutive previous miscarriages, according to a Norway study. This risk is also associated with earlier pregnancy complications, including stillbirth, preterm delivery and gestational diabetes.
Breast cancer patients do better without drug holiday
Pearl Toh, 08 May 2019
Continuous chemotherapy confers better survival and quality of life than intermittent scheduling in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to the Stop&Go study presented at EBCC 2019.

Immunization protects children from vaccine-preventable diseases

21 Mar 2018
Public hospitals and out-patient clinics of the Hospital Authority (HA) will start providing seasonal influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations.
During the Kuala Lumpur International Neonatology Conference held in conjunction with the World Prematurity Day 2017, Dato Dr Musa Mohd Nordin spoke on the importance of immunizing children with the diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis-inactivated poliovirus-Haemophilus influenzae type b (DTaP-IPV-Hib) vaccine. He highlighted the role of Hexaxim® as a fully liquid, ready-to-use, 6-in-1 (including hepatitis B) vaccine for the primary and booster vaccinations of infants and toddlers. Meanwhile, Dr Yong Junina Fadzil discussed the benefits of quadrivalent influenza vaccines (QIVs) in providing children with broader protection against influenza B viruses.

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Empagliflozin trims excess weight in overweight, obese women with PCOS
03 Apr 2019
The sodium‐glucose‐cotransporter‐2 inhibitor empagliflozin yields beneficial effects on weight anthropometric parameters and body composition—including weight, body mass index, waist and hip circumference, and total body fat—that are greater than those achieved with metformin in overweight and obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), a study has shown.
Risk of miscarriage increases with age, after consecutive previous miscarriages
Stephen Padilla, 03 Apr 2019
The risk of miscarriage is lowest at age 27 years but increases with older age and by up to four times after three consecutive previous miscarriages, according to a Norway study. This risk is also associated with earlier pregnancy complications, including stillbirth, preterm delivery and gestational diabetes.
Breast cancer patients do better without drug holiday
Pearl Toh, 08 May 2019
Continuous chemotherapy confers better survival and quality of life than intermittent scheduling in patients with advanced breast cancer, according to the Stop&Go study presented at EBCC 2019.