Ubat yang tidak membatalkan puasa

 Penggunaan Inhaler & Nebulizer boleh membatalkan puasa. Ia tidak termasuk dalam senarai di atas.

Ubat yang perlu berdaftar

Bahaya Ubat Tradisional Tidak Berdaftar

Penggunaan ubat tradisional tidak berdaftar boleh mendedahkan anda kepada bahaya yang mungkin boleh MERAGUT NYAWA ANDA! GUNALAH UBAT BERDAFTAR!

(ISU SEMASA) Ubat bertukar racun [Kosmo]

PENGGUNA perlu merujuk kepada pakar perubatan terlebih dahulu sebelum mengambil ubat-ubatan tradisional.

DEWASA ini penggunaan ubat-ubatan tradisional dan komplementari (TCM) semakin mendapat kepercayaan berikutan kerancakan aktiviti penyelidikan dan kecanggihan teknologi yang digunakan pengeluar.

Ubat itu termasuk ubat tradisional Melayu dan Cina, selain rawatan ayurveda, homeopati dan akupuntur.

Bagaimanapun, bukan semua produk yang dikatakan ubat itu boleh menyembuhkan penyakit. Malah, banyak kes berkaitan ubat tradisional dan alternatif sebelum ini didapati mendatangkan mudarat.

Berdasarkan rekod Kementerian Kesihatan Malaysia, sebanyak 11,885 produk TCM telah didaftarkan dengan Pihak Berkuasa Kawalan Dadah (PBKD) setakat ini.

Namun, pada tahun lepas, Biro Pengawalan Farmaseutikal Kebangsaan (BPFK) menerima 127 laporan kesan mudarat akibat penggunaan produk tradisional termasuk yang didaftarkan dengan PBKD.

Ujian

BPFK mengesan pelbagai produk tradisional yang dicemari dengan bahan terkawal atau racun berjadual seperti steroid, sibutramine (ubat langsing) dan sildenafil (ubat kuat lelaki).

Bahan-bahan terkawal itu berfungsi untuk menahan kesakitan selain bertindak melangsingkan badan seseorang. Ia juga didakwa mampu menambah kekuatan tenaga batin lelaki dan wanita.

Mengulas isu ini, Pengarah Pusat Racun Negara, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Prof. Madya Razak Lajis memberitahu, kebanyakan ubat tradisional dan alternatif tidak melalui fasa ujian klinikal bagi mengenal pasti produk tersebut selamat digunakan.

“Produk yang telah didaftarkan ini hanya melalui ujian keselamatan penting di BPFK seperti saringan steroid, logam berat dan bahan terlarang berdasarkan dakwaan khasiat oleh pengeluar atau pengedar.

“Dakwaan yang dinyatakan oleh pengeluar mungkin terhad kepada kajian ke atas haiwan, testimoni pengguna dan rujukan secara turun-temurun,” katanya.

Namun begitu, Razak menjelaskan tidak semua produk tradisional memberi kesan sampingan kepada pengguna.

“Sama seperti ubat-ubatan moden, ada yang memberi kesan sampingan dan ada yang tidak.

“Apa yang penting pengguna yang mengambil ubat ini perlu merujuk pakar perubatan terlebih dahulu,” katanya.

Beliau juga mengingatkan penghidap penyakit kronik seperti darah tinggi dan kencing manis bahawa rawatan moden dan tradisional hanya berfungsi untuk mengawal penyakit tersebut dan bukan memulihkannya.

JANGAN berhenti mengambil ubat-ubatan moden walaupun serasi dengan ubat-ubatan tradisional. 

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Pakar

Katanya lagi, pesakit tidak harus berhenti daripada mengambil ubat-ubatan moden walaupun mereka sedang mencuba rawatan alternatif.

“Ini kerana ubat-ubatan tersebut dapat membantu mengelakkan penyakit tersebut daripada melarat.

“Ubat moden mesti diambil walaupun ubat tradisional terbabit mula menunjukkan kesan positif,” katanya.

Ujarnya lagi, ini bagi menggelakkan sebarang interaksi bahaya antara ubat-ubatan.

“Ubat tradisional berfungsi pada bahagian tertentu dalam badan sama seperti ubatan moden.

“Jika saling berinteraksi, ia mungkin mendatangkan bahaya pada individu itu selain mendedahkan pengguna kepada penyakit seperti kerosakan buah pinggang,” katanya.

Razak menambah, status kesihatan dan penyakit sedia ada adalah faktor yang mempengaruhi keberkesanan ubat tradisional.

“Sentiasa rujuk pada label dan kandungan ubat tersebut. Jika ragu-ragu, beli ubat tersebut di farmasi berdaftar,” katanya.

Seorang pakar farmasi dari Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) Puncak Alam, Aida Azlina Ali, berkata bukan semua orang perlu mengambil ubat-ubatan tradisional.

“Jika seseorang telah mengamalkan diet yang sempurna dan berkhasiat, tubuh mereka tidak memerlukan ubat tersebut.

“Ini kerana pengambilan ubat tradisional tanpa mengikut keperluan boleh bertukar menjadi toksik yang membahayakan tubuh,” katanya.

Beliau turut menasihatkan mereka yang ingin mengambil produk TCM supaya bertanya kepada pakar perubatan sebelum menggunakannya.

“Mungkin ubat itu berkesan untuk jangka masa pendek sahaja. Teliti dahulu kandungannya serta rujuklah pakar.

“Selain itu, jangan sekali-kali meninggalkan ubat moden kerana kebanyakan ubat sebegini telah menjalani pelbagai ujian klinikal sebelum diluluskan,” katanya.

Artikel Penuh: http://www.kosmo.com.my/kosmo/content.asp?y=2011&dt=1016&pub=Kosmo&sec=Kesihatan&pg=ke_01.htm#ixzz3e5yTsKV2 

brain works

How to get the most out of your brain

1. Make sure you get plenty of exercise: For example, “Scientists at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, Calif., found that adult mice who ran on an exercise wheel whenever they felt like it gained twice as many new cells in the hippocampus, an area of the brain involved in learning and memory, than mice who sat around all day discussing Lord of the Rings in Internet chat rooms.”

2. Expose yourself to novel experiences: This forms new connections in the brain, and gets underused areas working again. The benefit to you is an active, alert brain.

3. Be curious and ask “why?”: The brain is designed to question and to think. Thus, you build new neural pathways when you search for new solutions.

4. Laugh more: This releases endorphins – the body’s feel good hormones – and shakes up our thinking, and disrupts habitual patterns.

5. Eat more fish: Fish contains essential nutrients that nourish the brain. This is especially important for the young children, and the elderly (as it builds new connections, and staves off dementia.

6. Reduce your consumption of saturated fats: “When researchers at the University of Toronto put rats on a 40-percent-fat diet, the rats lost ground in several areas of mental function, including memory, spatial awareness and rule learning. The problems became worse with a diet high in saturated fats … Also, fat can reduce the flow of oxygen-rich blood to your brain, and it may also slow down the metabolism of glucose, the form of sugar the brain utilizes as food.”     

7. Get plenty of sleep: Sleeping on problems, and on new information, can improve our understanding and assist with retention.

8. Do important tasks when your brain is most awake: Every 90 minutes, we cycle through period of peak and low consciousness. To master key tasks, do them when you’re most alert, and not when you’re drowsy, or about to fall asleep.

9. Develop concentration: We need to learn to focus and to fully concentrate to develop our thinking and increase our brain’s connections. But being constantly distracted interrupts this crucial process.

10. Make time to play: Play encourages us to be more creative in our thinking, to develop better strategies, and think outside the box.

Favourite Icecream

What your Favourite Icecream says about You

I’m not sure the experts would agree with this, but it’s fun to see if your favourite ice-cream provides insights into your personality.

1. Vanilla Ice Cream Lovers: You are described as being colorful, adventurous, a risk taker, and an idealist – ironically with a tendency to be dependent upon others. Essentially, you’re a very private person who prefers to hang out with a few close friends. Your personality is best suited to the kind of person who likes rocky road or vanilla ice-cream.

2. Double Chocolate Chunk Ice Cream Lovers: You are described as someone who likes to be the centre of attention. You tend to be rather self-absorbed, and may be over-dramatic at times.  You’re also stylish, vivacious, charming, perhaps a bit flirtatious, and the life and soul of the party. You have a low boredom  threshold and are drawn to novel experiences. Your personality is best suited to the kind of person who likes butter pecan or chocolate chip ice cream.
                                                        

3.  Strawberries and Cream Ice Cream Lovers: You are described as being more withdrawn and introverted. You often find it hard to cope with pressure and stress, and these tend to leave you feeling worn out, overwhelmed and irritable. Your personality is best suited to the kind person who likes chocolate chip ice cream.

 4. Banana Cream Pie Ice Cream Lovers:  You are described as being balanced, laid back and empathic. You are rarely reactive and generally have a calming influence on people and situations.  Your personality is best suited to the kind of person who likes vanilla, double chocolate chunk, strawberries and cream, chocolate chip, butter pecan or another banana cream pie ice cream lover.

5.  Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Lovers: You are described as being driven, ambitious, organised, competitive, and proactive. You have excellent people skills, and know how to get what you need out of others. Your personality is best suited to the kind of person who likes butter pecan or double chocolate chunk ice cream.

 6. Butter Pecan Ice Cream Lovers:  You are described as being a person of integrity. You like, and abide by, guidelines and rules. You are also smart, conscientious, dependable, reliable and a bit of a perfectionist. You can be competitive - but are also aware of your flaws, weaknesses and shortcomings. Your personality is best suited to the kind of person who likes mint chocolate chip ice cream.

7.  Strawberry Ice Cream Lovers:  You are described as being more of a follower than a leader. You don’t seek, or particularly like, the limelight. However, you make a great team player. Your personality is best suited to the kind of person who likes rocky road, vanilla, mint chocolate chip or strawberry ice cream.

8.  Coffee Ice Cream Lovers: You are described as being the kind of person who lives life to the full. You are passionate, enthusiastic, dramatic – and may also be viewed as being seductive and flirtatious. You live in the moment, follow your heart, and tend to rush full steam ahead – and only think about the consequences later on. Your personality is best suited to the kind of person who likes strawberry ice cream.

9.  Mint Chocolate Chip Ice Cream Lovers: You are described as having a strong cynical streak. You like to know and weigh up all the facts. You are also an analytical thinker, have tendencies towards being contrary and argumentative, and are realistic when setting goals. You’re cautious and careful, especially when it comes to planning for the future. Your personality is best suited to the kind of person who also likes mint chocolate chip ice cream.