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Professor Datuk Dr. A Rahman A Jamal - It has been 5 days since I posted about Covid-19. This one is a bit technical but I hope it will be simple enough for the public layperson to understand. Everyone is looking for an effective treatment for Covid-19 infection especially for those very sick ones in intensive care and requiring respiratory support. There are the anti-viral therapies and drugs such as hydroxychloroquine which have shown promising results. In the past few weeks, stem cells have entered the ring. Stem cells are the mother cells from which all other cells are derived. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are a type of stem cells which can be obtained from bone marrow or umbilical cord blood. The interest for MSCs in the treatment for Covid-19 began with the first reported case where a 65-year-old patient in China in ICU was given three infusions of 50 million MSCs (derived from human umbilical cord blood) 3 days apart. She made full recovery. In medicine, one case is consid

Stem cell therapy for liver failure in Malaysia is an ongoing topic of research and is considered experimental by the medical community. Patients can find fee-for-service clinics that advertise stem cell therapy for liver failure and liver cirrhosis, but most of these clinics promote their own approach, which creates a lot of confusion among patients about how to compare their treatment options. As of early June 2020, more than 25 studies have been launched to investigate the benefits of stem cell therapy and liver failure. You can review the status of these trials on  clinicaltrials.gov . To learn more about the basics of stem cells, check out stem cell basics . Liver failure caused by liver cirrhosis, due to various long term liver diseases such as chronic hepatitis B and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease; was thought to be irreversible. A liver transplant is currently the standard treatment to end-stage liver cirrhosis. However, not every liver failure and liver cirrhosis

Coronavirus transmission is not black and white – some activities are riskier than others, while some should cause little worry. As states start to reopen parts of their economies and people tire of an all-out quarantine, the risk level of various activities should be considered to make decisions about what’s safe and what should be avoided. Julia Marcus, a Harvard Medical School professor, recently argued in The Atlantic that we should remember that risk is not binary and that an abstinence-only approach won’t help. “Likewise, asking Americans to abstain from nearly all in-person social contact will not hold the coronavirus at bay – at least not forever,” she wrote. So we spoke with Dr. Susan Hassig, an associate professor of epidemiology at the Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine in New Orleans, about the risks of going out to eat, gathering with friends, and opening mail. While different activities are, by nature, riskier than others, you should

A beard transplant takes hair from another part of your body (usually the base of your scalp at the back, or under your chin) and transplants it to your face. Studies show that bearded men are perceived as more masculine, more mature, and even physically stronger. Several studies show that  many women find men with facial hair more attractive . In a 2013 study, women rated men with stubble as the most attractive sex partners and men with full beards as the most masculine and the best potential fathers. Beard Transplant Malaysia Price Normally, the hair is harvested from the scalp area and then transplanted on to the face. The number or grafts range from 500 to 2000. The average cost for beard transplant in Malaysia may cost anywhere from RM 5,000 to RM 10,000. The actual procedure is similar to a traditional  hair transplant in Malaysia . The average cost on a per graft basis for hair transplant in Malaysia is about RM 9 per graft, i.e. if you are going for 1000 grafts, i

Looking to find the best aesthetic clinic, price and reviews for your coolsculpting procedure in Malaysia? What is Zeltiq Coolsculpting? Check out the cost and related reviews below from customers who 'have been there, done that'. What is Coolsculpting? CoolSculpting is the brand name and cryolipolysis is what it does. “Cryo” means icy cold and “lipolysis” is the word for the breaking down of fat. It's a perfect name for what CoolSculpting does: freezes away fat. But simply put, cryolipolysis is how you can lose fat by freezing it. It's an innovative way to contour your body by freezing unwanted fat away with no surgery and little to no downtime. With more than 6 million CoolSculpting treatments worldwide, people everywhere are getting a better view of themselves, thanks to the one-of-a-kind CoolSculpting procedure. *In the U.S., the CoolSculpting®procedure is FDA-cleared for the treatment of visible fat bulges in the submental area, thigh, abdomen and flank,