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Michael Carley : The Needs of Teens & Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 20, 2018
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Michael Carley : The Needs of Teens & Adults on the Autism Spectrum

Last week, Autism Initiatives Malaysia (AIM) hosted their inaugural symposium on teens and adults transit ...

Last week, Autism Initiatives Malaysia (AIM) hosted their inaugural symposium on teens and adults transitioning to further education and employment here in Malaysia. This is a topic dear to my heart, ...

July 20, 2018
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Did A Rove Beetle (Semut Charlie) Disfigure This Baby?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 07, 2018
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Did A Rove Beetle (Semut Charlie) Disfigure This Baby?

Back in 2015, we first debunked this hoax about a rove beetle (also known as semut Charlie or semut Tomca ...

Back in 2015, we first debunked this hoax about a rove beetle (also known as semut Charlie or semut Tomcat) attacking and disfiguring a poor baby. Yet, people kept sharing the hoax over and over again ...

January 07, 2018
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The Kedder Human Puppies Hoax Debunked!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 02, 2017
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The Kedder Human Puppies Hoax Debunked!

A story about a German tourist called Kedder giving birth to a litter of human puppies in South Africa ha ...

A story about a German tourist called Kedder giving birth to a litter of human puppies in South Africa has gone viral. It even showed a video of three of the human puppies that looked so lifelike. But ...

August 02, 2017
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16 Girls Pregnant After A Boy Ejaculated Into Swimming Pool?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 30, 2017
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16 Girls Pregnant After A Boy Ejaculated Into Swimming Pool?

This viral news report about girls getting pregnant after a boy ejaculates into swimming pool keeps getti ...

This viral news report about girls getting pregnant after a boy ejaculates into swimming pool keeps getting shared on social media, and clickbait websites. There are a few variants, but they generally ...

July 30, 2017
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Free Children Friendship Training For Autistic Children (5th Intake)

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: May 11, 2017
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Free Children Friendship Training For Autistic Children (5th Intake)

Graduate students from UPM are conducting a free course in Children Friendship Training for children with ...

Graduate students from UPM are conducting a free course in Children Friendship Training for children with ASD (Autistic Spectrum Disorder) in the Klang Valley. The fifth intake is estimated to start i ...

May 11, 2017
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Correcting The Record On Andrew Wakefield (Updated)

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 24, 2016
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Correcting The Record On Andrew Wakefield (Updated)

Vaccines Save Lives, Period For crying out loud, it's bloody 2016! We should have ZERO DEATHS from preven ...

Vaccines Save Lives, Period For crying out loud, it's bloody 2016! We should have ZERO DEATHS from preventable diseases like mumps, measles, diphtheria, rubella, etc. But more children are now being h ...

October 24, 2016
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One-Stop Child Development Centre In North Klang Valley

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: June 10, 2016
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One-Stop Child Development Centre In North Klang Valley

On the 28th of May, 2016, ParkCity Medical Centre unveiled their new Child Development Centre (CDC). The ...

On the 28th of May, 2016, ParkCity Medical Centre unveiled their new Child Development Centre (CDC). The culmination of years of work, the Child Development Centre (CDC) is a one-stop centre that will ...

June 10, 2016
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Evergreen Manuka Honey Ban & Recall – What’s Going On?

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: February 29, 2016
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Evergreen Manuka Honey Ban & Recall – What’s Going On?

The headlines are now screaming - Manuka honey banned! Manuka honey recalled! But that's really just hype ...

The headlines are now screaming - Manuka honey banned! Manuka honey recalled! But that's really just hyperbole. The fact is only the Evergreen Manuka Honey products have been recalled by the New Zeala ...

February 29, 2016
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El Nino 2016 – Hot Sweltering Days Ahead!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: January 10, 2016
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El Nino 2016 – Hot Sweltering Days Ahead!

You may have noticed how HOT it has been recently. The peak ambient temperature in Malaysia has peaked at ...

You may have noticed how HOT it has been recently. The peak ambient temperature in Malaysia has peaked at 33-34°C (91-93°F) for weeks now. Sadly, it looks like this hot weather is not only going to pe ...

January 10, 2016
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Alcohol In Paracetamol Syrup Is Not Toxic [Updated!]

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 18, 2015
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Alcohol In Paracetamol Syrup Is Not Toxic [Updated!]

The Malaysian public is panicking over a new controversy - alcohol in paracetamol syrup made by a local p ...

The Malaysian public is panicking over a new controversy - alcohol in paracetamol syrup made by a local pharmaceutical company - Royce Pharma. Royce Pharma failed to declare the alcohol used in their ...

October 18, 2015
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Some Dog Lovers Are Not Above Lying

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: October 11, 2015
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Some Dog Lovers Are Not Above Lying

The recent rabies outbreak brought out the best in people. The resulting cull in the tristate areas of Pe ...

The recent rabies outbreak brought out the best in people. The resulting cull in the tristate areas of Perlis, Kedah and Penang galvanised animal lovers to volunteer their time and money to help save ...

October 11, 2015
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Turning Rabid Over Rabies

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 24, 2015
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Turning Rabid Over Rabies

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is now Malaysia's most-hated man, at least as far as dog lovers are co ...

Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng is now Malaysia's most-hated man, at least as far as dog lovers are concerned. Since he approved the cull of stray dogs in response to a rabies outbreak in Penang, o ...

September 24, 2015
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White Sacs Of Parasites In Our Fish

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 18, 2015
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White Sacs Of Parasites In Our Fish

A health warning about white sacs of parasites in our fish is now circulating on Facebook. It shows a pic ...

A health warning about white sacs of parasites in our fish is now circulating on Facebook. It shows a picture of a piece of fish meat with white sacs embedded in the flesh. The white sacs are said to ...

September 18, 2015
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Autism And Special Needs Q&A With Dr. Rajini Sarvananthan

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 15, 2015
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Autism And Special Needs Q&A With Dr. Rajini Sarvananthan

Dr. Rajini Sarvananthan is a Consultant Developmental Paediatrician at ParkCity Medical Centre and the Ba ...

Dr. Rajini Sarvananthan is a Consultant Developmental Paediatrician at ParkCity Medical Centre and the Baby & Beyond Child Specialist Clinic. She specialises in diagnosing and treating children wi ...

September 15, 2015
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Tetra Pak Package Numbers Hoax

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: September 09, 2015
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Tetra Pak Package Numbers Hoax

There are so many health blogs online that many of them try to stand out above the crowd by posting start ...

There are so many health blogs online that many of them try to stand out above the crowd by posting startling news. Since genuine healthcare is slow and plodding work, most of them just end up making ...

September 09, 2015
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The StemTech StemEnhance Scam Debunked!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 19, 2015
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The StemTech StemEnhance Scam Debunked!

We take a look at StemEnhance from StemTech International, and show you why it is a scam. My First ...

We take a look at StemEnhance from StemTech International, and show you why it is a scam. My First Direct Experience With The StemEnhance Scam People seem to love sending me all sorts of hoaxes ...

August 19, 2015
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DNA In Cow’s Milk Makes Children Hot-Tempered Hoax!

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 09, 2015
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DNA In Cow’s Milk Makes Children Hot-Tempered Hoax!

A religious teacher claimed on national TV that DNA in cow's milk makes children hot-tempered! Unbelievab ...

A religious teacher claimed on national TV that DNA in cow's milk makes children hot-tempered! Unbelievable! We debunk this nonsensical claim, and share with you the facts on cow's milk and DNA in gen ...

August 09, 2015
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A Celebration Of Auntie Connie

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: August 07, 2015
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A Celebration Of Auntie Connie

My Auntie Connie passed away from the Big C in Singapore this morning. My mother couldn't make it in time ...

My Auntie Connie passed away from the Big C in Singapore this morning. My mother couldn't make it in time to see her before she passed on. But we are all glad that we had the opportunity to get togeth ...

August 07, 2015
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Human Body Energy Clock – When & What To Do

Posted by Dr. Adrian Wong
|Date: July 08, 2015
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Human Body Energy Clock – When & What To Do

The Internet is full of weirdness. Here is one of them - a human body energy clock. It advises you on wha ...

The Internet is full of weirdness. Here is one of them - a human body energy clock. It advises you on what to do at any particular time in a day. Apparently, different organs of your body are activate ...

July 08, 2015
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