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Nurses and other hospital staff do end up being victims too. — MIMS I injured my thumb several weeks ago and have been undergoing regular physiotherapy sessions. During my last visit to the hospital, I was joined by a nurse, in her 30s, who works at the same hospital. She underwent a surgery to correct carpal tunnel syndrome recently. Carpal tunnel syndrome is common among nurses. Carpal tunnel syndrome - involves the compression of the median nerve and leads to pain, numbness or weakness of the wrist and hand. - Women are three times more likely than men to have the condition. - In 2010, about eight out of every 100,000 full time hospital workers had work-related carpal tunnel syndrome that was severe enough to require days away from work, according to the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. A research titled ' Occupational risk factors for carpal tunnel syndrome among nurses in medical ' by UKM's Anuar Ithnin, Dinnee Kong and Saraswathy Venkataraman, published ...

Haresh Says as published in Malay Mail today He was in his shorts and a pair of slippers. A sling bag hung lowly across his body. Strapped loosely on his head was an MS88 helmet, a favourite among those riding his type of motorcycle. He zoomed past traffic with confidence despite missing by inches the side mirrors of several vehicles. He could be a decently-paid designer working in a publication company or an engineering student at a university. But in the eyes of many, the rider is presumed to be a Mat Rempit. Then there was this middle-aged man. His German-made sedan had a Bar Council emblem plastered next to his number plate. He found it convenient to push other motorists off the road, believing the fast lane of the North-South Expressway belonged to him. He continuously flashed his lights from a distance as his actions screamed “get the hell out of my way”. He then cut from the fast lane to the left-most lane before heading back to where he came from, all within seconds. Many ...

Haresh Says as published in Malay Mail today. SCREAMS of “Haaareeesshhh!” woke me up from deep sleep early Saturday morning. I rushed out of bed only to see my neighbour Aunty Kim in the house as my mum was seated at the porch with blood oozing from her right foot. “Sudah kena paku lah,” Aunty Kim said. “Cepat bawa mama pergi klinik.” Mum, being the superwoman she is, coolly washed the blood off her foot. She did say she was feeling a little woozy as I handed her a glass of orange juice while cleaning up her wound. All went well as she was later given a tetanus jab by the doctor at the nearby clinic. She kept herself busy as soon as we got home. Her obsession of getting fresh serai (lemon grass) growing wildly at a plot of land near our place earlier that morning proved painful as a rusty nail punctured her foot.  But it was Aunty Kim who came to the rescue. She had immediately rushed to my mum’s aid and held my mum as they made their way to our home. We have been blesse...