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A study focusing on the relation of birth weight with blood pressure (BP) in a representative adult population has found a significant association between low birth weight (LBW) and the risk of developing high BP.
A nonfood environment during early infancy helps control the appetitive drive for overconsumption and prevent obesity development, according to a recent study.
Alcohol intoxication and high tolerance during adolescence are strong predictors of mortality at age 33 years, a recent study has found.
A novel once-daily fixed-dose combination (FDC) of ICS-LABA* comprising mometasone furoate and indacaterol acetate (MF-IND) is superior over an ICS monotherapy of MF in improving lung function of patients with inadequately controlled asthma, the PALLADIUM study has shown — providing another once-daily FDC option for these patients.
Cochrane Malaysia collaborates with researchers from MOH’s National Institutes of Health (NIH) to provide health decision-makers access to the Cochrane Library.
Good mental health competence, such as prosocial behaviours and learning skills, helps children avoid risky health behaviours during midadolescence, a recent study has shown.
Neonatal abstinence syndrome leads to several adverse childhood outcomes, such as mental health problems, poor school performance, and maltreatment, reports a new meta-analysis.
Some extremely low-birth weight infants develop hyperglycaemia, which may persist for more than 2 weeks extending to the post-acute phase among those born extremely premature at <24 weeks of gestation, a study has found.
The separation of newborns from their mothers due to control measures for the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic lowers the rate of breastfeeding, both in the hospital and at home, a recent study has found.
In utero exposure to valproate strongly increases the risk of neurodevelopmental disorders, a recent French study has found.
