PETALING JAYA: Malaysian youths are at risk of picking up smoking with a significant number of tobacco retailers located in close proximity to schools.A survey showed that 54% of tobacco retailers in Malaysia were found to be within a 1km radius from schools.

International Islamic Univer­sity Malaysia’s Department of Pharmacy Practice Assoc Prof Dr Mohamad Haniki Nik Mohamed noted that about 41% of tobacco retailers within close proximity of schools were convenience stores, independent groceries (32%) and eateries (27%).He said research had also shown that the smoking rate among youths tend to be higher in areas with higher density of tobacco advertisements such as points-of-sales graphics seen at these retailers.He noted that the Asean Tobacco Control Atlas report released last year stated that half of youth smokers who bought cigarettes in a store were not refused purchase despite their age.

KUCHING, Jan 31 — Heavy fines await traders and retailers who raise the price of 12 controlled food items in order to make a quick buck this Chinese New Year.Deputy Minister of Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Chong Chieng Jen said federal enforcement officers will be on patrol to catch businesses that raise the prices of the controlled items between January 30 to February 8.“They should not think that the enforcement officers from the ministry will not go around and check the prices of the controlled items,” Chong told reporters after launching the nationwide food price control scheme at the Stutong Community Market here.

He said the traders and shopkeepers should not pretend to be “obedient” when the officers are making spot checks, but immediately put up higher price tags the moment the officers leave.“We have deployed 1,400 officers nation-wide to conduct spot checks,” Chong said.The 12 controlled food items are live chicken, standard chicken (slaughtered and dressed chicken with feet, head, gizzard and liver), super chicken (slaughtered and dressed chicken without feet, head, gizzard and liver), eggs (grades A, B and C), imported cabbage from Indonesia and China, white pomfret (bawal putih), garlic imported from China, large banana prawns, pork belly and pork (lean and fat)Chong said the ministry has also fixed the price of live pigs at farm level.

KUALA LUMPUR: Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) menasihati orang ramai agar mengelakkan dari membeli dan menggunakan beberapa produk kosmetik setelah dikenal pasti mengandungi racun berjadual yang mampu memberikan kesan mudarat jika digunakan.Kementerian itu berkata tujuh jenis produk yang dikenal pasti itu dipercayai mengandungi bahan beracun seperti hydroquinone, tretinoin dan merkuri.

Susulan itu, notifikasi produk-produk kosmetik terlibat telah dibatalkan oleh Pengarah Kanan Perkhidmatan Farmasi, KKM berikutan pengesanan bahan racun berjadual di dalam produk berkenaan.Produk yang mengandungi hydroquinone dan tretinoin adalah merupakan produk farmaseutikal yang perlu berdaftar dengan Pihak Berkuasa Kawalan Dadah dan hanya boleh digunakan dengan nasihat profesional kesihatan.

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) are the largest cause of death globally. It is estimated that about 41 million people die annually and about a third of these deaths are in the workforce, in the 30-69 years age group. Records for 2015 shows that two out of every three Malaysians have at least one of the three major NCD and the figure is rising. A large part of our Malaysian healthcare budget is spent on managing NCD.

Identifying smoking and sugar as two of the major risk factors for NCD, the new government of Malaysia has quickly brought in a “sugar tax” and a “smoking ban.”Let me begin by defining non-communicable diseases. As the name implies, non-communicable diseases are defined as chronic diseases that are not communicable. This then would include cancers, chronic lung diseases and in certain communities, nutritional deficiencies and not just cardiovascular diseases and diabetes mellitus.

Obesity, undernutrition and climate change are the biggest threats to the world population, linked by profit motives and policy inertia, a top commission said yesterday, calling for a binding plan and trillions of dollars to thwart the dangers.A US$1 billion (RM4.12 billion) fund and action strategies targeting food policy and production are needed urgently to support health, the environment and economic well-being, said the report by the Lancet Commission on Obesity, a panel of experts in agriculture, economics, human rights and other fields.

The three problems of obesity, undernutrition and climate change are intertwined by methods of agricultural production, transport, urban design and land use that will take an enormous toll on the population and planet, the commission said."What we're doing now is unsustainable," said William Dietz (photo), an author of the study and public health expert at George Washington University.

On supermarket shelves, restaurant menus and in many homes, there has been an increasing shift towards healthier food options. And nowhere is this more evident than with refined white sugar. Long considered an evil villain in the fight against obesity and its twin scourge – diabetes – refined sugar is being usurped in favour of other options perceived to be healthier.

In Malaysia, this trend has been gaining momentum, especially as people are waking up to the reality that Malaysia is the fattest country in South-East Asia, with nearly half of the population either overweight or obese.

BATU GAJAH 13 Jan. - Kementerian Kesihatan menyarankan para pengilang minuman di negara ini supaya mengurangkan kandungan gula dalam produk keluaran mereka menjelang pengenalan cukai soda berkuat kuasa 1 April ini.

KEMENTERIAN Kesihatan Malaysia (KKM) diminta untuk memperluaskan kawasan larangan merokok di pejabat khususnya di tempat tertutup.

Pengerusi Institut Keselamatan dan Kesihatan Pekerjaan Negara (NIOSH), Tan Sri Lee Lam Thye berkata, perkara ini perlu dibincang dengan majikan sebagai galakan kepada gaya hidup sihat dalam kalangan pekerja.

KUALA LUMPUR: The government has been urged to regulate the cost of private healthcare as part of its efforts to lessen the cost of living.

Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) Datuk Dr Paul Selvaraj said the move would also ensure better healthcare quality for all.

He said that was among the five measures suggested by Fomca during a meeting with the Council of Eminent Persons today.

“Currently, private healthcare cost is determined by the market. And we do not know the extent of profits made as well.

“That is why we are urging for the government to intervene by regulating the cost of healthcare, through a nexus with the government sector.”

The other four suggestions made during the meeting with the council touched on transportation, childcare, housing and food.

“We have to look into the overall aspects of the costs involved in the interest of the people’s welfare.”

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