The old Malay community practises two main forms of custom; Adat Perpatih in Negeri Sembilan and Temenggung other states Malaysia. principle patrilineal practice that prioritises male heirs the distribution inheritance, which is practised norms community, seen to be accordance with provisions Islamic law Quran regarding inheritance. Meanwhile, tends matrilineal their customary practices by prio...

objective: this study was done to explore the relationship between components of metabolic syndrome and smoking. materials and methods: in this analytical cross-sectional study in ahvaz, south west of iran, the gathering data sheet was completed. body mass index, abdominal and waist circumference, fasting blood sugar, triglyceride, total cholesterol, ldl and hdl levels, systolic and diastolic b...

Behavioral inhibitory control has been shown to play an important role in a variety of addictive behaviors. A number of studies involving the use of Go/NoGo and stop-signal paradigms have shown that smokers have reduced response inhibition for cigarette-related cues. However, it is not known whether male light smokers' response inhibition for cigarette-related cues is lower than that of non-smo...

INTRODUCTION There is a paucity of data on acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in young Asian women and of comparative data among various ethnic groups with respect to risk factor profile and clinical outcomes. We present a comprehensive overview of the clinical characteristics of young Asian women with AMI and a comparative analysis among Chinese, Malay and Indian women in a multi-ethnic Asian c...

Dear Editor, We read with interest the insightful editorial on “Singapore and the Tobacco Pandemic” by Lim.1 We share the author’s view that an effective smoking cessation programme, which reconciles evidence-based interventional strategies with real-world clinical practice, is essential in our drive towards a “Nation of non-smokers”. However, it should also be emphasised that effective educati...