KUALA LUMPUR: Rheumatoid arthritis, a common disease throughout the world, affects about five in 1,000, or nearly 135,000 people in Malaysia. But what is not well known is that it strikes more women than men, with 75 per cent of those afflicted being women. This has led to the launch of the Malaysian Women inRead more
Articles
Gout is one of the more common forms of arthritis, and it can be easily managed with medications and diet modifications. EVEN without national statistics, I do not find it difficult to believe consultant rheumatologist Dr Chow Sook Khuan when she says gout is one of the most common arthritis seen in general practice. BecauseRead more