The secularization of the modern fields of knowledge has lead to deprivation of religious and spiritual considerations, particularly in the current medical curriculum. In the past, the heavy medical curriculum has been blamed as a major contributing factor of production of ‘disease-oriented’ rather than ‘patient-oriented’ medical practition

In the contemporary time, two major forces dominate most of people’s life: the material entity and the spiritual entity. The de-harmonization of these two entities, material and spiritual, has given birth to economic, political, ethnic, social and religious crises and conflicts. The ethnic crises are considered by this study as one of the major i

Performance of a company is important for identifying its survival ranking and for its future direction,improvement and development strategy. Bank performance has conventionally been measured using financial ratios and several quantitative indicators, which appraise its financial strength. The same yardstick is being used by Islamic banks to measur

Berpuasa di bulan Ramadhan adalah kewajiban bagi semua orang Islam bagi mereka yang berkemampuan, tidak terkecuali bagi mereka yang mempunyai penyakit-penyakit kronik selagi tidak memudaratkan kesihatan mereka. Sebahagian daripada aktiviti berpuasa termasuklah mencegah diri dari makan dan minum dari waktu terbitnya fajar hingga terbenamnya matahari

Number of active smokers in Malaysia is increasing despite availability of stop smoking clinics and smoking cessation medications. Other than smokers’ level of motivation to quit smoking, competency of the healthcare professionals involved in providing smoking cessation intervention using evidence-based guidelines needs to considered. Hence, know

Pesakit kencing manis seringkali dikatakan tidak bijak mengawal pengambilan gula lalu menyebabkan bacaan gula mereka tidak terkawal. Malah, apabila mereka dinasihati untuk menggunakan insulin, ianya seringkali dilihat sebagai satu HUKUMAN kepada “kegagalan” mereka untuk mengawal gula. Ianya seperti suatu titik akhir dalam kisah kencing manis me

“Which antibiotic should I use?” It’s a question we ask ourselves when we want to initiate antibiotic treatment for our patients. When patients approach us at the clinic or hospital with fever or other symptoms of infection, they hope that they will be treated correctly. That includes prescribing the appropriate antibiotic. Sometimes, patient

Malaysia ditubuhkan pada tahun 1963, merangkumi Semenanjung Malaysia, Sabah dan Sarawak. Kini Malaysia berusia 52 tahun dan masih terus membangun. Sejak penubuhannya, Malaysia telah mencapai pelbagai kejayaan dan mencipta nama di persada antarabangsa. Perkhidmatan kesihatan di Malaysia juga telah mencapai tahap yang optima, daripada pertambahan bil

Relative afferent pupillary defect (RAPD) test is a common screening tool used by medical personnel in the ophthalmology clinic when seeing newly referred cases. It is done routinely prior to consultation with a medical officer. Even medical students are reminded to perform the RAPD test as part of a complete cranial nerve examination. Despite its

Number of active smokers in Malaysia is increasing despite availability of stop smoking clinics and smoking cessation medications. Other than smokers’ level of motivation to quit smoking, competency of the healthcare professionals involved in providing smoking cessation intervention using evidence-based guidelines needs to considered. Hence, know