Every single day in Malaysia, 102 people are diagnosed with breast cancer. It’s the most common cancer suffered by women in the country, claiming more than 20,000 lives each year. Breast cancer doesn’t discriminate, and no woman (or man, for that matter) is immune to the disease. It clamps its nasty claws on just about anyone, from our friends …
10 Famous Faces Who Beat Breast Cancer: If They Can, You Can! Read More »
So you’re being a good girl (and boy), doing your monthly breast self-examination. It’s a routine check-up before you dress up and head out for your morning cuppa, but wait. What’s that? It’s a hard lump. And it’s in your breast. What should you do when this happens? Freak out? Ignore the lump and hope …
I Found a Lump in My Breast. What Should I Do Now? Read More »
The Gist of It After giving birth, you need to get loads of rest and get help from your partner and doctor when you need it. Take care of your episiotomy wound by keeping it clean and dry. See a doctor if you experience post-partum mood disorders. Now that you’ve done with the most painful …
After Giving Birth: How to Take Care of Yourself Read More »
The Gist of It Get a check-up with your gynaecologist before attempting to get pregnant. Start exercising and eating a nutritive diet to prep your body for a healthy pregnancy. Run through the preparation checklist below to see if you’re really ready to have a baby come into your life. When you want to tie the knot, …
Thinking of Having a Baby? Here’s Your Action Plan to Getting Pregnant Read More »
You should know by now what amazing stuff breast milk can do for your baby’s health. Breast fed babies are protected against infection, gastrointestinal diseases, respiration difficulties and ear infections. Their brains develop better and they face lower risk of diabetes and cancer as a child. What’s Makes Your Breast Milk So Powerful? It contains a perfect combination …
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If you suffer from a constant itch down there, you are not alone. This genital annoyance affects nearly 75% of adult women at least once in their lifetime. Why does yeast infection happen? The infection is caused by a yeast – candida albicans – that is normally present in small amounts in the vagina, mouth, …
Horribly Itchy Genitals? Ladies, You May Have a Yeast Infection (Here’s How to Treat It) Read More »
The Gist of It: Your blood sugar levels will fluctuate before and during your period. Your insulin intake and diet may be affected. Exercise and higher dosage of insulin could help you manage. Majority of our articles here at HealthWorks are pretty specific and hits the point on the head. So this may be one …
Issues in the nether region isn’t a topic one freely talks about at the coffee table, but more than a few of us can confess to having problems down under. Whether it’s itchiness, unfamiliar discharge, or even a vaginal infection, we suffer in silence because who wants to talk about problems with their private parts? Instead, we strut forth …
Ladies, Here are 10 Steps to Keep Clean Down Under & Avoid Infections Read More »
Period pains. Pretty common right? You don’t look forward to the cringing and crawling into bed thanks to the monthly pain, but that’s normal, and most girls go through it, right? Not exactly. Really painful periods could be a sign that you are suffering from endometriosis. Not many Malaysian women know what endometriosis is, despite …
If Your Periods Always Hurt Like Crazy, You Could Have Endometriosis Read More »
If you’re currently pregnant, your elders would’ve given you tons of advice not to move a muscle, for fear of hurting the baby and yourself. While it’s certainly relaxing to kick back and have other people do all the heavy lifting, that doesn’t mean you shouldn’t work your muscles at all throughout the nine months of your …
Science: Want to Have Healthier Babies? Exercise While You’re Pregnant Read More »
