Osteoporosis – an increasingly important issue for both young and aging citizens of Malaysia
Author: Peter Michael Barling Citation: IeJSME 2013 7(1): 1-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.7.1.1
Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Complex for diabetes (TCM-D™) on experimentally induced diabetic mice
Authors: Donald Koh Fook Chen, Joon Wah Mak, Soo Shen Ooi, Kok Fee Mak, Kwai Hoe Chong. ABSTRACT Background: We previously evaluated the biochemical changes induced by the local product TCM for diabetes (TCM-D™) on blood glucose levels and other biochemical changes in normal mice fed orally with the recommended human dose (30 ml/kg daily) […]
Opportunities for medical students to perform four common ward procedures in a Malaysian teaching hospital
Authors: Siew Kheong Lum, Wei Rong Lee, Syn Dee Ch’ng, Navin Raj a/l Balachandran, Chee Kit Tee. ABSTRACT Introduction: Undergraduate medical education should be broad-based, holistic, integrated and should promote a framework for the development of higher order cognitive skills like communication, professionalism and teamwork to prepare the student for a life-long challenging medical career. […]
Cefadroxil potency as cancer co-therapy candidate by glutathione s-transferase mechanism
Authors: Tri Yuliani, Sudibyo Martono, Sansan Sukamdani Tjipto, Muhammad Yusuf Putroutomo, Irwan Desyanto Raharjo Indartono. ABSTRACT Background: Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) have an important role in the detoxification of electrophiles, such as some anticancer drugs. Compounds with phenolic and/or α,b-unsaturated carbonyl group have been known as GSTs inhibitor in vitro. Cefadroxil in vitro decreased GST-Pi activity […]
Reflections on IMU’s success in the last two decades and the way forward into the third decade
Author: Abu Bakar Suleiman Citation: IeJSME 2013 7(1): 21-23 DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.7.1.21
Third Decade of Health professional education at the International Medical University: driven by the 3 I’s of IMU
Author: Siang Tong Kew ABSTRACT Building on two decades as a private health professional university, the International Medical University prepares for the third decade, taking stock of the challenges in changing epidemiology and pattern of disease, changing demography and healthcare, as well as explosion in knowledge and information technology. The Global Independent Commission provided a […]
Patient perception about preoperative information to allay anxiety towards major surgery
Authors: Kelly Ee Lu Ting, Maria Sau Sim Ng, Wei Fern Siew. ABSTRACT Surgeries are seen as stressors that trigger preoperative anxiety. Preparing the patients for surgery through preoperative teaching becomes crucial to allay anxiety level. In a cross sectional descriptive study conducted on eighty patients (age: 18–65 yr) who had undergone open abdominal surgery, […]
Solitary adrenal metastasis from invasive infiltrating ductal carcinoma: A case report and review of literature
Authors: Sangeetha Poovaneswaran, Justin Zon Ern Lee, Whei Ying Lim, Navarasi S Raja Gopal, Fauziah Mohd Dali, Ibtisam Mohamad. ABSTRACT Solitary adrenal metastasis is a rare presentation in breast cancer and it presents the clinician with a difficult therapeutic dilemma as there are no existing guidelines for optimal management. On literature review, we only found […]
Urethral catheter knotting: an avoidable complication
Authors: Ismail Burud, Davaraj Balasingh, Hikmatullah Qureshi, Davendralingam Sinniah. ABSTRACT Urethral catheterisation is a common and safe procedure performed routinely. The small size of the urethra in a child necessitates the use of an infant feeding tube (Size 5 to 8 F) for catheterisation. Knotting within the bladder is a rare complication with significant morbidity […]
Health impact assessment and urban transport policy: E bike – silent killer or new urban transport ipod?
Author: Brent Powis Citation: IeJSME 2013 7(2): 1-3 DOI: https://doi.org/10.56026/imu.7.2.1
