There has been an explosion in the incidence of breast cancer throughout the world. A casecontrol study was done to identify the lifestyle risk factors for breast cancer among women in Klang Valley. This study was carried out among 70 newly diagnosed breast cancer patients and 138 controls, aged 29-65 years old in Klang Valley. The inclusion criteria for cases were (i) newly diagnosed breast ca...

This was a cross-sectional study to determine the prevalence and characteristics of mother-infant bed-sharing practice in Klang district, Malaysia. Data was collected by face-to-face interview using a structured questionnaire for a four month period in 2006. A total of 682 mother-infant pairs attending government health clinics were included in the study. Data regarding socio-demographic charac...

Academic stress is the most common emotional or mental state that students experience during their studies. Stress is a result of a wide range of issues, including test and exam burden, a demanding course, a different educational system, and thinking about future plans upon graduation. A sizeable body of literature in stress management research has found that self-regulation and being mindful w...

This study proposes the concept of severity as an alternative measure extreme air pollution events. Information about can be derived from cumulative effect events, which determined unhealthy Air Pollution Index (API) values that occur for a consecutive period. On basis severity, analysis events obtained through application generalized extreme-value (GEV) model. A case was conducted using hourly...

Since the late 1980s, Malaysia's rapid urbanisation and economic growth have resulted in a major increase housing demand urban areas. Due to developing market active supply-demand dynamics, Malaysian industry has prospered. As result, many investors are attracted invest property as it is one of stable options consider compared other types investment. To date, there no proper guideline which are...

background: hazardous chemicals, which give detrimental effect to the central nervous system, are widely used in the vehicle services industry. the use of vibrotactile perception threshold (vpt) as a screening tool for chemical exposure is new in developing country such as malaysia. therefore, this study determined the relationship between vpt and chemical exposure among vehicle service technic...