Imam al-Bukhari is world-renowned for his major work, "al Jami' al Sahih" ("Sahih al Bukhari"), but he has also produced a number of other works, including "al Adab al Mufrad", here translated into English from Arabic. This book provides a vivid insight into the moral conduct of the early Muslims in a society led by the perfect character of the prophet Muhammad peace be upon him its a compilation of hadeeths from various sources.
Imam Bukhari's intellectual qualities became noticeable. He had great piety and an extremely good memory and devotion to learning. It is said that while he was still in his teens he knew by heart seventy thousand Sayings of the Holy Prophet Muhammad.Imam Bukhari was very interested in history and the Ahadith (sayings of the Prophet). He sought the company of great scholars in order to learn and discuss the Ahadith of the Holy Prophet. He visited various countries, travelling to Damascus, Cairo, Baghdad, Basra. Mecca, Medina etc. During his stay in Baghdad, he frequently held discussions with the Imam Ahmed Hanbal, the founder of the Hanbali school of law.During all these travels, Imam Bukhari had one aim: to gather as much knowledge as possible and to make the greatest possible collection of the Traditions of the Holy Prophet. He wrote profusely all the time. He once said that, “l have written about 1800 persons, each of whom had a Saying of the Prophet, and I have written only about those who have passed my test of truthfulness."The Imam possessed one of the most amazing memories, and his contribution to the science of the Ahadith remains unequalled. He wrote several books on Ahadith but in his book: "Al-Jami-al-Sahih': the Imam had recorded all the Sayings of the Prophet which he found to be genuine after thorough examination and scrutiny. He spent sixteen years in research and examined more than sixty thousand Sayings from which he selected some 7,275 Sayings whose genuineness and accuracy he established beyond the slightest doubt. Deducting duplicates, the Imam's collection contain about four thousand distinct Sayings.His popularity inspired jealousy in the hearts of reactionary Ulema of his time and he was banished from the land of his birth by the Governor of Bukhara as a result of intrigues against him.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
Kejatuhan Ekonomi Kapitalis
As hundreds of employees are being fired in sectors such as real estate, investment banking and advertising, the job market in the UAE is no longer offers the opportunities it once did.
Nervously waiting for the axe to fall
By Nadia Saleem, Staff Reporter Published: December 19, 2008, 23:03
Dubai: K.P. was recently laid off from Limitless, the developer, where he was a sales assistant. With only a month's notification he is currently looking for any job that would allow him to continue to fund his modest lifestyle and provide him with stability.
Though he doesn't have a family depending on him, he finds the current situation biting into his savings.
The present condition is very bad, he says. "Earlier, a one-month notification period would be enough to find a job. But now we can't find good jobs in this time."
As hundreds of employees are being fired in sectors such as real estate, investment banking and advertising, the job market in the UAE is no longer offers the opportunities it once did.
For some, the situation is so drastic that they are willing to change career paths and sectors to find any type of job that will pay their bills. A life of credit cards, car loans and apartment payments becomes an oppressive burden followed by regrets. People new in the job market wish that they had the foresight to save and fall back on a cushion in crunch times.
The main priority right now for K.P. is finding a new job. "We are not looking for the amount of compensation, we are worried about our future."
Financial situation
K.P. has no hard feelings against the company as he says it is facing a tough environment.
He has no idea about the details of his severance package or the amount of time he has left in the country with the validity of his visa. He will receive his dues only at the end of the notification period, he says.
He may soon be forced to leave the country if he doesn't find another suitable job in the coming month or so.
A sudden halt in a person's career forces one to look carefully at one's financial situation and habits. And some have kind employers who show some flexibility to make the transition smooth.
D.K., who recently lost her position with a Marina developer, says she would start saving once she finds a new job.
"This is the first time I was fired. It came as a shock to me, I didn't see it coming," she says.
She says that many of the in-hand projects of the company she was formerly employed by, were put on hold. However, she was working on a certain project that's still underway. So the notification came as a surprise to her.
Regardless, D.K. is optimistic about her future. "I have had a couple of good interviews, and I am planning to go home for the holidays," she says.
Market conditions
She received a one-month package, and she says her former employer is quite flexible with the visa duration. But she has to worry about a car loan and payments on her apartment.
Meanwhile, a top spokesperson from Omniyat Properties, which recently laid off 69 employees, said that they will "stick to the contractual period with all the staff, in terms of notification and probation period." The spokesperson said that layoffs were a one-time exercise and the company does not see any necessity for further cost cuts.
"We adjusted to market conditions quickly and are moving on," the official said.
Having been in Dubai for three years, D.K. plans to continue living here, though her opinion about the job market in the country has been tainted.
"Dubai, even without a crisis, has poor labour laws. Expatriate employees are not protected in any way. We are taking risks in being here," she says, adding that if the situation continues, people will start leaving for home. "When that hits, then perhaps the UAE will do something about it," she adds.
Nervously waiting for the axe to fall
By Nadia Saleem, Staff Reporter Published: December 19, 2008, 23:03
Dubai: K.P. was recently laid off from Limitless, the developer, where he was a sales assistant. With only a month's notification he is currently looking for any job that would allow him to continue to fund his modest lifestyle and provide him with stability.
Though he doesn't have a family depending on him, he finds the current situation biting into his savings.
The present condition is very bad, he says. "Earlier, a one-month notification period would be enough to find a job. But now we can't find good jobs in this time."
As hundreds of employees are being fired in sectors such as real estate, investment banking and advertising, the job market in the UAE is no longer offers the opportunities it once did.
For some, the situation is so drastic that they are willing to change career paths and sectors to find any type of job that will pay their bills. A life of credit cards, car loans and apartment payments becomes an oppressive burden followed by regrets. People new in the job market wish that they had the foresight to save and fall back on a cushion in crunch times.
The main priority right now for K.P. is finding a new job. "We are not looking for the amount of compensation, we are worried about our future."
Financial situation
K.P. has no hard feelings against the company as he says it is facing a tough environment.
He has no idea about the details of his severance package or the amount of time he has left in the country with the validity of his visa. He will receive his dues only at the end of the notification period, he says.
He may soon be forced to leave the country if he doesn't find another suitable job in the coming month or so.
A sudden halt in a person's career forces one to look carefully at one's financial situation and habits. And some have kind employers who show some flexibility to make the transition smooth.
D.K., who recently lost her position with a Marina developer, says she would start saving once she finds a new job.
"This is the first time I was fired. It came as a shock to me, I didn't see it coming," she says.
She says that many of the in-hand projects of the company she was formerly employed by, were put on hold. However, she was working on a certain project that's still underway. So the notification came as a surprise to her.
Regardless, D.K. is optimistic about her future. "I have had a couple of good interviews, and I am planning to go home for the holidays," she says.
Market conditions
She received a one-month package, and she says her former employer is quite flexible with the visa duration. But she has to worry about a car loan and payments on her apartment.
Meanwhile, a top spokesperson from Omniyat Properties, which recently laid off 69 employees, said that they will "stick to the contractual period with all the staff, in terms of notification and probation period." The spokesperson said that layoffs were a one-time exercise and the company does not see any necessity for further cost cuts.
"We adjusted to market conditions quickly and are moving on," the official said.
Having been in Dubai for three years, D.K. plans to continue living here, though her opinion about the job market in the country has been tainted.
"Dubai, even without a crisis, has poor labour laws. Expatriate employees are not protected in any way. We are taking risks in being here," she says, adding that if the situation continues, people will start leaving for home. "When that hits, then perhaps the UAE will do something about it," she adds.
Monday, November 10, 2008
duit hilang pencuri lepas
ALHAMDULILLAH, semua orang yang didakwa terlibat dengan kehilangan RM40j duit PPRT telah didapati tidak bersalah. Dengan kata lain mereka tidak terlibat dengan kehilangan tersebut. Annuar Musa yang menjadi menteri pada masa kehilangan itupun tidak bersalah. Ooi Kee Siang kawan yang baik hati menjual kereta Mercedes kepada Annuar pun tidak bersalah dan masih hilang lagi sampai kini. Pengurus Besar Lembaga Kemajuan Terengganu Tengah (Ketengah), Datuk Alwi Said, bekas Ketua Pengarah RISDA, Datuk Nik Kamaruddin Nik Abdul Kadir dan Timbalan Ketua Setiausaha KPLB, Mohd. Arif Abu Bakarpun tidak bersalah juga. Dan akhirnya, bekas Ketua Setiausaha Kementerian Pembangunan Luar Bandar (KPLB), Datuk Dr. Abdul Aziz Mohamad yang telah dijatuhi sabitan hukuman penjara 5 tahunpun juga tidak bersalah dan kini telah dibebaskan. Pendek kata, tiada seorangpun yang bersalah melesapkan duit sebanyak RM40j itu. Jadi siapakah yang melesapkannya?. Hantu mana?. Toyol mana? Atau ada orang yang pandai main tarik duit. Sebenarnya, yang bersalah dalam hal ini adalah rakyat. Rakyatlah yang telah mencuri duit PPRT itu. Pemimpin dan pegawai tidak akan memakan harta yang tidak betul dan tidak benar itu. Jangan salahkan dan menuduh mereka. Tak baik. Takkanlah Datuk Annuar Musa sampai hati mengambil duit yang diperuntukan untuk rakyat. Harta beliaupun tak habis nak makan banyaknya. Takkan nak ambil duit RM40j yang sekecil itu bagi beliau.Mustahil! Para pegawaipun sudah tentu berpegang kepada prinsip bersih cekap dan amanah dalam menjalankan tugas. Jauh sekali kalau mereka nak mengsonglapkan duit itu. Juga tidak mungkin! Apa yang tentunya, apabila semua orang tidak terbabit dengan kehilangan wang itu, maka sudah tentulah rakyat yang miskin itulah yang bersalah. Apakah salah rakyat yang miskin papa kedana itu?
Sunday, November 2, 2008
ayam menaji semula
Harry's Hotspur sinks Reds
Liverpool surrendered their unbeaten record as Harry Redknapp continued his miracle working at Tottenham Hotspur. When Dirk Kuyt scored in the 3rd minute it seemed the Reds were making serene progress. Jamie Carragher could only head into his own net in the 69th minute and then, with the game in injury-time, sub Roman Pavlyuchenko stole on to a Zokora pass to score the winner.
Liverpool surrendered their unbeaten record as Harry Redknapp continued his miracle working at Tottenham Hotspur. When Dirk Kuyt scored in the 3rd minute it seemed the Reds were making serene progress. Jamie Carragher could only head into his own net in the 69th minute and then, with the game in injury-time, sub Roman Pavlyuchenko stole on to a Zokora pass to score the winner.
Monday, September 1, 2008
Songkok vs Kopiah@lebai
Ini nukilan cerita Songkok dan Lebai @ kopiah:
Songkok dan lebai itu asal sekapal
Lebai merendah menjawab tajam:
“Sehina-hinaku pernah juga mandi menjamin kekal bersih dan suci, untuk dijunjung mukmin sejati. Semulia-muliamu sepanjang hidup Tidak pernah mandi walaupun sekali, kalau ada itu gila punya kepala.”
Tambah lebai lagi :
“Hitam songkok sehitam tahi cicak, hanya umpama hitam sang gagak, walau dimandi air mas sekalipun, mustahil hitammu bertukar putih. Putihku disabun dibilas-bilas, bertambah lagi berseri putih bersih.”
Songkok dan lebai itu asal sekapal
Darjat mereka tidak pernah berubah
Berdiri sama tinggi duduk sama rendah
Tetapi mereka berbalah tidak sudah-sudah
Berungkap nasihat menyengat
Berungkap nasihat menyengat
Songkok selalu mengingatkan “Jangan lembik seperti lebai, Tetapi keras macam songkok.”
Penuh yakin lebai menjawab :
“Biar lembik asalkan putih. Biar buruk asalkan bersih. Jangan keras apa lagi hitam. Sudahlah hitam suci diragukan. Biar tak cantik, tapi bersih.”
“Biar lembik asalkan putih. Biar buruk asalkan bersih. Jangan keras apa lagi hitam. Sudahlah hitam suci diragukan. Biar tak cantik, tapi bersih.”
Sindir songkok pula :
“Jangan hidup macam lebai, Sesuai untuk dilipat bersandal getah. Sudahlah selekeh nilai amat rendah.”
“Jangan hidup macam lebai, Sesuai untuk dilipat bersandal getah. Sudahlah selekeh nilai amat rendah.”
Lebai merendah menjawab tajam:
“Sehina-hinaku pernah juga mandi menjamin kekal bersih dan suci, untuk dijunjung mukmin sejati. Semulia-muliamu sepanjang hidup Tidak pernah mandi walaupun sekali, kalau ada itu gila punya kepala.”
Tambah lebai lagi :
“Hitam songkok sehitam tahi cicak, hanya umpama hitam sang gagak, walau dimandi air mas sekalipun, mustahil hitammu bertukar putih. Putihku disabun dibilas-bilas, bertambah lagi berseri putih bersih.”
Dengan lembut songkok mengakui :
“Walaupun tidak pernah mandi, Aku sering ditayammun si berus, supaya kelihatan kemas terurus. selainnya aku senantiasa dijaga daripada ditempiasi sang hujan menjamin selalu keras dan kering walaupun terpaksa menyemak dinding.”
“Walaupun tidak pernah mandi, Aku sering ditayammun si berus, supaya kelihatan kemas terurus. selainnya aku senantiasa dijaga daripada ditempiasi sang hujan menjamin selalu keras dan kering walaupun terpaksa menyemak dinding.”
Lebai tersenyum menelan alasan
kemudian meminta fatwa bagaimana amalan tayammun ala songkok ketika hujan mencurah-curah?
kemudian meminta fatwa bagaimana amalan tayammun ala songkok ketika hujan mencurah-curah?
Saturday, July 26, 2008
Fakta Thibbun Nabawi
Fakta Thibbun Nabawi: Habbatus Sauda, Madu, dan Minyak Zaitun
Saudaraku, tahukah kalian bahwa penyakit itu ada dua macam, penyakit hati dan penyakit jasmani? Kedua penyakit itu disebutkan dalam Al-Qur’an. Klasifikasi jenis penyakit ini mengandung hikmah ilahi dan kemukjizatan yang hanya bisa dicapai oleh kalangan medis di pertengahan abad ke-18. Sesungguhnya iman kepada Allah dan para Rasul, yaitu aqidah yang tertanam dalam hati, merupakan solusi pengobatan yang terpenting bagi hati, yakni bagi penyakit jiwa. Sedangkan untuk penyakit jasmani, kita bisa menengok metode pengobatan Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.
Istilah Thibbun Nabawi dimunculkan oleh para dokter muslim sekitar abad ke-13 M untuk menunjukkan ilmu-ilmu kedokteran yang berada dalam bingkai keimanan pada Allah, sehingga terjaga dari kesyirikan, takhayul dan khurofat.
1. Habbatus Sauda’ atau Jinten Hitam atau Syuwainiz
Imam Bukhari meriwayatkan dari ‘Aisyah radhiyallahu ‘anha. bahwa ia pernah mendengar Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda yang artinya: “Sungguh dalam habbatus sauda’ itu terdapat penyembuh segala penyakit, kecuali as-sam.” Saya bertanya, “Apakah as-sam itu?” Beliau menjawab, “Kematian”. Habbatus sauda’ berkhasiat mengobati segala jenis penyakit dingin, bisa juga membantu kesembuhan berbagai penyakit panas karena faktor temporal. Biji habbatus sauda’ mengandung 40% minyak takasiri dan 1,4% minyak atsiri, 15 jenis asam amino, protein, Ca, Fe, Na dan K. kandungan aktifnya thymoquinone (TQ), dithymouinone (DTQ), thymohydroquimone (THQ) dan thymol (THY). Telah terbukti dari berbagai hasil penelitian ilmiah bahwa habbatus sauda’ mengaktifkan kekebalan spesifik/kekebalan didapat, karena ia meningkatkan kadar sel-sel T pembantu, sel-sel T penekan, dan sel-sel pembunuh alami. Beberapa resep penggunaan dan manfaat habbatus sauda’:
Ditumbuk, dibuat adonan dangan campuran madu, kemudian diminum setelah dicampur air panas, diminum rutin berhari-hari: menghancurkan batu ginjal dan batu kandung kencing, memperlancar air seni, haid dan ASI.
Diadon dengan air tepung basah atau tepung yang sudah dimasak, mampu mengeluarkan cacing dengan lebih kuat.
Minum minyaknya kira-kira sesendok dicampur air untuk menghilangkan sesak napas dan sejenisnya.
Dimasak dengan cuka dan dipakai berkumur-kumur untuk mengobati sakit gigi karena kedinginan.
Digunakan sebagai pembalut dicampur cuka untuk mengatasi jerawat dan kudis bernanah.
Ditumbuk halus, setiap hari dibalurkan ke luka gigitan anjing gila sebagian dua atau tiga kali oles, lalu dibersihkan dengan air.
Untuk konsumsi rutin menjaga kesehatan, sebaiknya dua sendok saja. Sebagian kalangan medis menyatakan bahwa terlalu banyak mengkonsumsinya bisa mematikan.
2. Madu atau ‘Asl
“Dari perut lebah itu keluar cairan dengan berbagai warna, di dalamnya terdapat kesembuhan bagi manusia.” (QS. An-Nahl: 69)
Beberapa hasil penelitian tentang madu:
a. Bakteri tidak mampu melawan madu
Dianjurkan memakai madu untuk mengobati luka bakar. Madu memiliki spesifikasi anti proses peradangan (inflammatory activity anti)
b. Madu kaya kandungan antioksidan
Antioksidan fenolat dalam madu memiliki daya aktif tinggi serta bisa meningkatkan perlawanan tubuh terhadap tekanan oksidasi (oxidative stress)
c. Madu dan kesehatan mulut
Bila digunakan untuk bersikat gigi bisa memutihkan dan menyehatkan gigi dan gusi, mengobati sariawan dan gangguan mulut lain.
d. Madu dan kulit kepala
Dengan menggunakan cairan madu berkadar 90% (madu dicampur air hangat) dua hari sekali di bagian-bagian yang terinfeksi di kepala dan wajah diurut pelan-pelan selama 2-3 menit, madu dapat membunuh kutu, menghilangkan ketombe, memanjangkan rambut, memperindah dan melembutkannya serta menyembuhkan penyakit kulit kepala.
e. Madu dan pengobatan kencing manis
Madu mampu menurunkan kadar glukosa darah penderita diabetes karena adanya unsure antioksidan yang menjadikan asimilasi gula lebih mudah di dalam darah sehingga kadar gula tersebut tidak terlihat tinggi. Madu nutrisi kaya vitamin B1, B5, dan C dimana para penderita diabetes sangat membutuhkan vitamin-vitamin ini. Sesendok kecil madu alami murni akan menambah cepat dan besar kandungan gula dalam darah, sehingga akan menstimulasi sel-sel pankreas untuk memproduksi insulin. Sebaiknya penderita diabetes melakukan analisis darah dahulu untuk menentukan takaran yang diperbolehkan untuknya di bawah pengawasan dokter.
f. Madu mencegah terjadinya radang usus besar (colitis), maag dan tukak lambung
Madu berperan baik melindungi kolon dari luka-luka yang biasa ditimbulkan oleh asam asetat dan membantu pengobatan infeksi lambung (maag). Pada kadar 20% madu mampu melemahkan bakteri pylori penyebab tukak lambung di piring percobaan.
g. Selain itu madu amat bergizi, melembutkan sistem alami tubuh, menghilangkan rasa obat yang tidak enak, membersihkan liver, memperlancar buang air kecil, cocok untuk mengobati batuk berdahak. Buah-buahan yang direndam dalam madu bisa bertahan sampai enam bulan.
Madu terbaik adalah yang paling jernih, putih dan tidak tajam serta yang paling manis. Madu yang diambil dari daerah gunung dan pepohonan liar memiliki keutamaan tersendiri daripada yang diambil dari sarang biasa, dan itu tergantung pada tempat para lebah berburu makanannya.
3. Minyak Zaitun
“Konsumsilah minyak zaitun dan gunakan sebagai minyak rambut, karena minyak zaitun dibuat dari pohon yang penuh berkah.” (HR. At-Tirmidzi dan Ibnu Majah).
Fungsi minyak zaitun:
Mengurangi kolesterol berbahaya tanpa mengurangi kandungan kolesterol yang bermanfaat.
Mengurangi risiko penyumbatan (trombosis) dan penebalan (ateriosklerosis) pembuluh darah.
Mengurangi pemakaian obat-obatan penurun tekanan darah tinggi.
Mengurangi serangan kanker.
Melindungi dari serangan kanker payudara. Sesendok makan minyak zaitun setiap hari mengurangi risiko kanker payudara sampai pada kadar 45%.
Menurunkan risiko kanker rahim sampai 26%.
Pengkonsumsian buah-buahan, sayuran, dan minyak zaitun memiliki peran penting dalam melindungi tubuh dari kanker kolon.
Penggunaan minyak zaitun sebagai krim kulit setelah berenang melindungi terjadinya kanker kulit (melanoma)
Berpengaruh positif melindungi tubuh dari kanker lambung dan mengurangi risiko tukak lambung.
Mengandung lemak terbaik yang seharusnya dikonsumsi manusia seperti yang terdapat dalam ASI.
Penggunaan sebagai minyak rambut mampu membunuh kutu dalam waktu beberapa jam saja.
Setiap penyakit itu ada obatnya, seperti hadits Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam yang artinya: “Tidaklah Allah menurunkan suatu penyakit, melainkan Dia menurunkan obatnya.” (HR. Bukhari dan Muslim) Setiap kali Allah menurunkan penyakit, Allah pasti menurunkan penyembuhnya. Hanya ada orang yang mengetahuinya dan ada yang tidak mengetahuinya. Jauh sebelum ilmu pengetahuan berkembang pesat, Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam sudah mengetahui dan menerapkan pengobatan yang terbukti kemanjurannya.
Maraji:
Keajaiban Thibbun Nabawi, Aiman bin ‘Abdul Fattah
Metode Pengobatan Nabi SAW, Ibnu Qayyim Al-Jauziyah
Saudaraku, tahukah kalian bahwa penyakit itu ada dua macam, penyakit hati dan penyakit jasmani? Kedua penyakit itu disebutkan dalam Al-Qur’an. Klasifikasi jenis penyakit ini mengandung hikmah ilahi dan kemukjizatan yang hanya bisa dicapai oleh kalangan medis di pertengahan abad ke-18. Sesungguhnya iman kepada Allah dan para Rasul, yaitu aqidah yang tertanam dalam hati, merupakan solusi pengobatan yang terpenting bagi hati, yakni bagi penyakit jiwa. Sedangkan untuk penyakit jasmani, kita bisa menengok metode pengobatan Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam.
Istilah Thibbun Nabawi dimunculkan oleh para dokter muslim sekitar abad ke-13 M untuk menunjukkan ilmu-ilmu kedokteran yang berada dalam bingkai keimanan pada Allah, sehingga terjaga dari kesyirikan, takhayul dan khurofat.
1. Habbatus Sauda’ atau Jinten Hitam atau Syuwainiz
Imam Bukhari meriwayatkan dari ‘Aisyah radhiyallahu ‘anha. bahwa ia pernah mendengar Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam bersabda yang artinya: “Sungguh dalam habbatus sauda’ itu terdapat penyembuh segala penyakit, kecuali as-sam.” Saya bertanya, “Apakah as-sam itu?” Beliau menjawab, “Kematian”. Habbatus sauda’ berkhasiat mengobati segala jenis penyakit dingin, bisa juga membantu kesembuhan berbagai penyakit panas karena faktor temporal. Biji habbatus sauda’ mengandung 40% minyak takasiri dan 1,4% minyak atsiri, 15 jenis asam amino, protein, Ca, Fe, Na dan K. kandungan aktifnya thymoquinone (TQ), dithymouinone (DTQ), thymohydroquimone (THQ) dan thymol (THY). Telah terbukti dari berbagai hasil penelitian ilmiah bahwa habbatus sauda’ mengaktifkan kekebalan spesifik/kekebalan didapat, karena ia meningkatkan kadar sel-sel T pembantu, sel-sel T penekan, dan sel-sel pembunuh alami. Beberapa resep penggunaan dan manfaat habbatus sauda’:
Ditumbuk, dibuat adonan dangan campuran madu, kemudian diminum setelah dicampur air panas, diminum rutin berhari-hari: menghancurkan batu ginjal dan batu kandung kencing, memperlancar air seni, haid dan ASI.
Diadon dengan air tepung basah atau tepung yang sudah dimasak, mampu mengeluarkan cacing dengan lebih kuat.
Minum minyaknya kira-kira sesendok dicampur air untuk menghilangkan sesak napas dan sejenisnya.
Dimasak dengan cuka dan dipakai berkumur-kumur untuk mengobati sakit gigi karena kedinginan.
Digunakan sebagai pembalut dicampur cuka untuk mengatasi jerawat dan kudis bernanah.
Ditumbuk halus, setiap hari dibalurkan ke luka gigitan anjing gila sebagian dua atau tiga kali oles, lalu dibersihkan dengan air.
Untuk konsumsi rutin menjaga kesehatan, sebaiknya dua sendok saja. Sebagian kalangan medis menyatakan bahwa terlalu banyak mengkonsumsinya bisa mematikan.
2. Madu atau ‘Asl
“Dari perut lebah itu keluar cairan dengan berbagai warna, di dalamnya terdapat kesembuhan bagi manusia.” (QS. An-Nahl: 69)
Beberapa hasil penelitian tentang madu:
a. Bakteri tidak mampu melawan madu
Dianjurkan memakai madu untuk mengobati luka bakar. Madu memiliki spesifikasi anti proses peradangan (inflammatory activity anti)
b. Madu kaya kandungan antioksidan
Antioksidan fenolat dalam madu memiliki daya aktif tinggi serta bisa meningkatkan perlawanan tubuh terhadap tekanan oksidasi (oxidative stress)
c. Madu dan kesehatan mulut
Bila digunakan untuk bersikat gigi bisa memutihkan dan menyehatkan gigi dan gusi, mengobati sariawan dan gangguan mulut lain.
d. Madu dan kulit kepala
Dengan menggunakan cairan madu berkadar 90% (madu dicampur air hangat) dua hari sekali di bagian-bagian yang terinfeksi di kepala dan wajah diurut pelan-pelan selama 2-3 menit, madu dapat membunuh kutu, menghilangkan ketombe, memanjangkan rambut, memperindah dan melembutkannya serta menyembuhkan penyakit kulit kepala.
e. Madu dan pengobatan kencing manis
Madu mampu menurunkan kadar glukosa darah penderita diabetes karena adanya unsure antioksidan yang menjadikan asimilasi gula lebih mudah di dalam darah sehingga kadar gula tersebut tidak terlihat tinggi. Madu nutrisi kaya vitamin B1, B5, dan C dimana para penderita diabetes sangat membutuhkan vitamin-vitamin ini. Sesendok kecil madu alami murni akan menambah cepat dan besar kandungan gula dalam darah, sehingga akan menstimulasi sel-sel pankreas untuk memproduksi insulin. Sebaiknya penderita diabetes melakukan analisis darah dahulu untuk menentukan takaran yang diperbolehkan untuknya di bawah pengawasan dokter.
f. Madu mencegah terjadinya radang usus besar (colitis), maag dan tukak lambung
Madu berperan baik melindungi kolon dari luka-luka yang biasa ditimbulkan oleh asam asetat dan membantu pengobatan infeksi lambung (maag). Pada kadar 20% madu mampu melemahkan bakteri pylori penyebab tukak lambung di piring percobaan.
g. Selain itu madu amat bergizi, melembutkan sistem alami tubuh, menghilangkan rasa obat yang tidak enak, membersihkan liver, memperlancar buang air kecil, cocok untuk mengobati batuk berdahak. Buah-buahan yang direndam dalam madu bisa bertahan sampai enam bulan.
Madu terbaik adalah yang paling jernih, putih dan tidak tajam serta yang paling manis. Madu yang diambil dari daerah gunung dan pepohonan liar memiliki keutamaan tersendiri daripada yang diambil dari sarang biasa, dan itu tergantung pada tempat para lebah berburu makanannya.
3. Minyak Zaitun
“Konsumsilah minyak zaitun dan gunakan sebagai minyak rambut, karena minyak zaitun dibuat dari pohon yang penuh berkah.” (HR. At-Tirmidzi dan Ibnu Majah).
Fungsi minyak zaitun:
Mengurangi kolesterol berbahaya tanpa mengurangi kandungan kolesterol yang bermanfaat.
Mengurangi risiko penyumbatan (trombosis) dan penebalan (ateriosklerosis) pembuluh darah.
Mengurangi pemakaian obat-obatan penurun tekanan darah tinggi.
Mengurangi serangan kanker.
Melindungi dari serangan kanker payudara. Sesendok makan minyak zaitun setiap hari mengurangi risiko kanker payudara sampai pada kadar 45%.
Menurunkan risiko kanker rahim sampai 26%.
Pengkonsumsian buah-buahan, sayuran, dan minyak zaitun memiliki peran penting dalam melindungi tubuh dari kanker kolon.
Penggunaan minyak zaitun sebagai krim kulit setelah berenang melindungi terjadinya kanker kulit (melanoma)
Berpengaruh positif melindungi tubuh dari kanker lambung dan mengurangi risiko tukak lambung.
Mengandung lemak terbaik yang seharusnya dikonsumsi manusia seperti yang terdapat dalam ASI.
Penggunaan sebagai minyak rambut mampu membunuh kutu dalam waktu beberapa jam saja.
Setiap penyakit itu ada obatnya, seperti hadits Rasulullah shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam yang artinya: “Tidaklah Allah menurunkan suatu penyakit, melainkan Dia menurunkan obatnya.” (HR. Bukhari dan Muslim) Setiap kali Allah menurunkan penyakit, Allah pasti menurunkan penyembuhnya. Hanya ada orang yang mengetahuinya dan ada yang tidak mengetahuinya. Jauh sebelum ilmu pengetahuan berkembang pesat, Nabi shallallahu ‘alaihi wa sallam sudah mengetahui dan menerapkan pengobatan yang terbukti kemanjurannya.
Maraji:
Keajaiban Thibbun Nabawi, Aiman bin ‘Abdul Fattah
Metode Pengobatan Nabi SAW, Ibnu Qayyim Al-Jauziyah
pas tutup fail
PAS kekal dengan Pakatan, tidak dengan Umno
KOTA BHARU, 23 Julai: Pemimpin tertinggi PAS menegaskan tidak pernah berbangkit PAS hendak bergabung atau berkongsi kuasa dengan Umno bahkan akan kekal dalam Pakatan Rakyat.
Apa yang dilakukan oleh beberapa pemimpin PAS adalah bersemuka (muqabalah) dengan para pemimpin Umno untuk menyelesaikan masalah yang berlaku di kalangan rakyat di negeri-negeri Pakatan Rakyat.
Tujuh daripada 13 anggota anggota Majlis Syura Ulamak Rabu lalu mengambil masa kira-kira sejam lima minit membincangkan kekeliruan berhubung ‘muzakarah’ yang dikatakan telah berlaku antara pemimpin PAS dan Umno baru-baru ini.
Pertemuan tertutup itu dipengerusikan oleh Mursyidul Am, Tuan Guru Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat yang bermula kira-kira pukul 4.05 minit petang tadi di JKR 10, kediaman rasmi MB Kelantan.
Hadir sama dalam pertemuan itu Presiden PAS, Datuk Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang, Timbalan Mursyidul Am, Datuk Harun Din, Timbalan Presiden PAS, Ustaz Nasharuddin Mat Isa, Ketua Dewan Ulamak PAS Pusat, Datuk Muhammad Daud dan Datuk Abdul Halim Abdul Rahman.
Ketika bertemu dengan media, tiga pemimpin utama PAS, Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz, Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi dan Datuk Dr Harun Din berkata, PAS tetap komited dengan Pakatan Rakyat.
Saturday, July 5, 2008
otis elevator
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Petronas Twin Towers
Soaring 1,483 feet (452 meters) above the busy streets of Kuala Lumpur, the Petronas Twin Towers were until recently the tallest buildings in the world. The towers were completed in 1998. And, ever since, they have been an integral part of Malaysia’s national pride and a globally known icon. The twin skyscrapers, joined by a dramatic sky bridge at the 44th floor, are the headquarters of Malaysia’s national oil corporation.
Seventy-six Otis elevators (29 of them double-deck) carry passengers through the towers at a speed of 23 feet (7 meters) per second. The buildings also feature Otis escalators.
Installing the elevators, among the largest ever made by Otis, posed unique engineering challenges. Architect Cesar Pelli designed the buildings’ floor plans to form an eight-pointed star, a traditional Malaysian Islamic pattern.
With a small, narrow footprint, there wasn’t enough space in the building core for a conventional “side-by-side” elevator configuration. Instead, the elevators were “stacked” so they overlapped and required less space. To dissipate the electricity generated by the heavy elevators moving through long, narrow shafts, Otis also built in “resistor banks” that absorb energy.
The elevator installation also focused on passenger comfort. To reduce cab noise in the buildings’ narrow shafts, the elevators were shrouded with aerodynamic coverings.
Petronas Twin Towers
Soaring 1,483 feet (452 meters) above the busy streets of Kuala Lumpur, the Petronas Twin Towers were until recently the tallest buildings in the world. The towers were completed in 1998. And, ever since, they have been an integral part of Malaysia’s national pride and a globally known icon. The twin skyscrapers, joined by a dramatic sky bridge at the 44th floor, are the headquarters of Malaysia’s national oil corporation.
Seventy-six Otis elevators (29 of them double-deck) carry passengers through the towers at a speed of 23 feet (7 meters) per second. The buildings also feature Otis escalators.
Installing the elevators, among the largest ever made by Otis, posed unique engineering challenges. Architect Cesar Pelli designed the buildings’ floor plans to form an eight-pointed star, a traditional Malaysian Islamic pattern.
With a small, narrow footprint, there wasn’t enough space in the building core for a conventional “side-by-side” elevator configuration. Instead, the elevators were “stacked” so they overlapped and required less space. To dissipate the electricity generated by the heavy elevators moving through long, narrow shafts, Otis also built in “resistor banks” that absorb energy.
The elevator installation also focused on passenger comfort. To reduce cab noise in the buildings’ narrow shafts, the elevators were shrouded with aerodynamic coverings.
Saturday, June 21, 2008
The origins of cancer
The origins of cancer
By Datuk Dr IBRAHIM WAHID
We’re introducing a new column on cancer called Living with Cancer. It’s a monthly columBy the Malaysian Oncological Society (MOS) in collaboration with sanofi-aventis Malaysia. This week, we take a general look at cancer.
THE word cancer originated from the Greek word “karkinos”. In English, this term translates into “carcinos” or “carcinoma”.
Hippocrates was the man that gave cancer its name. Also known as the Father of Medicine, he was the first person to clearly describe the differences between benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) tumors1.
Hippocrates first noticed that blood vessels surrounding a malignant tumour looked like the claws of a crab and therefore proceeded to name his observation “karkinos”, or crab in English.
Cancer is not a disease of modern civilisations. The earliest recorded history describing cancer was found between 3000 BC to 1500 BC1. Details of medical conditions consistent with modern descriptions of cancer were found amongst the inscriptions of two papyrus scrolls of Egypt, known as the “Edwin Smith” and “George Ebers” papyri1.
The burden of cancer
Today, cancer remains one of mankind’s most feared diseases. Approximately 10.9 million people around the world are diagnosed with cancer every year, with almost half of these (45%) coming from Asia2.
Up to 24.5 million people worldwide were estimated to have received a diagnosis of cancer in the last five years2.
And each year, an estimated 6.7 million people die as a result of cancer, representing 12% of total deaths that occur annually2.
Cancer is one of the major health problems in Malaysia. It is now one of the leading causes of death among medically certified deaths, with lung cancer being the most common of all cancer related deaths3.
The National Cancer Registry received close to 43,000 notifications of cancer from Malaysian residents in 20034. Cancer occurs at all ages. The median age for cancer diagnosis was 59 years old among Malaysian men and 53 years old among Malaysian women4.
The most common cancers found in men over 50 years old are cancers of the lung, colon, rectum, nasopharynx, prostate and stomach. In women over 50 years old, cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, uterus, lung and rectum were most common4.
The evolution of modern treatment
The understanding of cancer and its treatments have undergone tremendous evolution since the times of the pharaohs to what it is today.
Back in ancient Egyptian civilisations, magic and religion were very much part of daily lives. Gods and demons were believed to be the cause for many ailments.
Treatment for cancer therefore, often involved supernatural elements, and the first recourse often involved making appeals to a deity. Priests and magicians played important roles, alongside with physicians.
Inscriptions in papyrus scrolls detailed the use of ointments, enemas, caster oil, suppositories and poultices in fighting various forms of cancer, often in addition to supernatural elements.
Following the decline of Egypt, medical and scientific development began to take place in Greece and Rome. Then, Hippocrates, together with another physician named Galen, began to revolutionise the practice of medicine through the use of reason and logic, slowly removing it from the grips of superstitions and magic1.
Hippocrates and Galen believed that human diseases are natural physical processes and hypothesised that cancer was the result of an excess of black bile1.
The Renaissance period saw voyages of discoveries that brought a surge in knowledge and new learning. Up till this time, a variety of remedies were used in the form of arsenic-containing creams and pastes.
The invention of the microscope in the late 17th century added much needed momentum in the quest to understand cancer, enabling closer observations on how cancerous cells behave.
The discovery of the lymphatic system in the late 17th century brought an end to Galen’s “black bile” theory. The understanding and treatment of cancer began to take on a new path, and new theory suggests that it was the result of abnormalities in the lymph and lymphatic system1.
It was not until the 18th century that a modern era in the science of cancer began to emerge. Two French physicians, Jean Astruc and Bernard Peyrilhe, took the very first steps and conducted research that give birth to modern experimental oncology1.
Systematic experiments on cancer were performed, leading to oncology as a medical specialty.
With the discovery of anaesthesia in 1844, surgical procedures flourished and classical cancer operations such as mastectomy (surgical removal of the breast) began to develop, changing the treatment paradigm for cancer.
The 19th, 20th and 21st centuries marked tremendous leaps in research, discoveries and developments in cancer treatment as well as improved understanding of its etiology. It is also during these times that the development and use of chemical compounds (chemotherapy) to treat cancer began to play a central role, alongside radiation and surgery.
Cancer as we know it today is much more complicated than what early scientists hypothesised. It is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display traits of uncontrolled growth, invasion into and destruction of nearby tissues, and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via the lymphatic system or blood)5.
Nearly all cancers arise from abnormalities of genetic materials within cells. These abnormalities may be caused by carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) such as tobacco smoke, radiation, certain chemicals or infectious agents5.
Cancer therapy in the modern era
The discovery of various chemical agents during World War I and II kick-started the use of chemicals in fighting cancer.
During World War II, nitrogen mustard was used as ammunition for chemical warfare. Soldiers exposed to this gas were found to have abnormally low counts of white blood cells. Nitrogen mustard was then thought to have an effect on rapidly growing white blood cells.
Subsequent administration of it to a number of patients with lymphoma proved to be effective, albeit only temporarily.
This discovery spearheaded research into the use of chemical compounds for cancer treatment. Up to the 1980s, only a few chemical compounds were discovered and their use caused various toxicities.
However, since the 1990s, newer, more effective and safer chemotherapy compounds were discovered and have been in use for the treatment of cancer until this present day.
Stage IV colorectal cancer is one good example to illustrate how treatment advancements have extended the survival of patients.
Before the 1960s, a patient diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer can only hope to survive between four to six months without any use of chemotherapy6. With the discovery of 5-fluorouracil (a chemotherapy agent) in the 1960s, survival was extended to 12-15 months6, making it the only chemotherapy treatment for the next 30 years.
During the 1990s, the discovery of newer chemotherapy compounds such as oxaliplatin and irinotecan changed the treatment paradigm for colorectal cancer. The use of either of these two agents in combination with 5-fluorouracil further pushed up survival to around the range of 16-17 months6.
Therefore, combination therapy of oxaliplatin or irinotecan with 5-fluorouracil became the standard of care.
As we enter into this new millennium, advances in genetics and biochemistry have enabled greater understanding of how cancer cells behave at molecular levels.
This fuelled the research and development of drugs that target specific parts or mechanisms that cause cancer cells to grow. New agents known broadly as “molecular targeted therapy” began to play a role in cancer treatment.
The results achieved from a combination of chemotherapy and molecular targeted agents in fighting cancer have been greatly encouraging.
For the case of stage IV colorectal cancer, a combination of molecular targeted agents with chemotherapy has been shown in various clinical trials to extend survival by up to 30 months7.
Indeed in just a span of 40 years, research has enabled the survival of stage IV colorectal patients to improve from less than six months to more than two years.
Extension of survival through the use of combination treatment of chemotherapy and molecular targeted agents were also observed in other cancer types, such as cancers of the breasts, lungs and kidneys.
Cancer will continue to be a major health problem in the foreseeable future.
At least now in this age of modern science and technology, we can gather more comfort and confidence that continuous medical research is heading towards the right direction in our quest to improve survival for cancer patients.
References:
1. www.medicineworld.org. Accessed on 20th April 2008
2. Ferlay J, et al., GLOBOCAN 2002. Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide. IARC CancerBase No.5, Version 2.0. IARCPress, Lyon, 2004
3. Lim GCC. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2002; 32 (Suppl. 1) S37-S42
4. 2nd Report of The National Cancer Registry. Cancer Incidence in Malaysia 2003
5. Cancer. Wikepedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer. Accessed on 26th May 2008
6. Venook A. The Oncologist 2005; 10:250-261
7. Tabernero J et al. J Clin Oncol 2007, 25:5225-32
Datuk Dr Ibrahim Wahid is a consultant oncologist and acting president of the Malaysian Oncological Society (MOS). MOS consists of doctors/specialist who have an interest in treating cancer patients. The society members include oncologists, physicians and surgeons.It started in 1976 as an academic society to enhance the knowledge of its members by organising talks, conferences and other academic activities related to cancer management.
For any questions related to this article, please email cancer@malaysiaoncology.org by June 22, 2008. All questions will be answered, but only selected questions will be published the following month. For other enquiries, please visit the MOS website at www.malaysiaoncology.org.
The information provided is for educational and communication purposes only and it should not be construed as personal medical advice. Information published in this article is not intended to replace, supplant or augment a consultation with a health professional regarding the reader’s own medical care. The Star does not give any warranty on accuracy, completeness, functionality, usefulness or other assurances as to the content appearing in this column. The Star disclaims all responsibility for any losses, damage to property or personal injury suffered directly or indirectly from reliance on such information.
By Datuk Dr IBRAHIM WAHID
We’re introducing a new column on cancer called Living with Cancer. It’s a monthly columBy the Malaysian Oncological Society (MOS) in collaboration with sanofi-aventis Malaysia. This week, we take a general look at cancer.
THE word cancer originated from the Greek word “karkinos”. In English, this term translates into “carcinos” or “carcinoma”.
Hippocrates was the man that gave cancer its name. Also known as the Father of Medicine, he was the first person to clearly describe the differences between benign (non-cancerous) and malignant (cancerous) tumors1.
Hippocrates first noticed that blood vessels surrounding a malignant tumour looked like the claws of a crab and therefore proceeded to name his observation “karkinos”, or crab in English.
Cancer is not a disease of modern civilisations. The earliest recorded history describing cancer was found between 3000 BC to 1500 BC1. Details of medical conditions consistent with modern descriptions of cancer were found amongst the inscriptions of two papyrus scrolls of Egypt, known as the “Edwin Smith” and “George Ebers” papyri1.
The burden of cancer
Today, cancer remains one of mankind’s most feared diseases. Approximately 10.9 million people around the world are diagnosed with cancer every year, with almost half of these (45%) coming from Asia2.
Up to 24.5 million people worldwide were estimated to have received a diagnosis of cancer in the last five years2.
And each year, an estimated 6.7 million people die as a result of cancer, representing 12% of total deaths that occur annually2.
Cancer is one of the major health problems in Malaysia. It is now one of the leading causes of death among medically certified deaths, with lung cancer being the most common of all cancer related deaths3.
The National Cancer Registry received close to 43,000 notifications of cancer from Malaysian residents in 20034. Cancer occurs at all ages. The median age for cancer diagnosis was 59 years old among Malaysian men and 53 years old among Malaysian women4.
The most common cancers found in men over 50 years old are cancers of the lung, colon, rectum, nasopharynx, prostate and stomach. In women over 50 years old, cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, uterus, lung and rectum were most common4.
The evolution of modern treatment
The understanding of cancer and its treatments have undergone tremendous evolution since the times of the pharaohs to what it is today.
Back in ancient Egyptian civilisations, magic and religion were very much part of daily lives. Gods and demons were believed to be the cause for many ailments.
Treatment for cancer therefore, often involved supernatural elements, and the first recourse often involved making appeals to a deity. Priests and magicians played important roles, alongside with physicians.
Inscriptions in papyrus scrolls detailed the use of ointments, enemas, caster oil, suppositories and poultices in fighting various forms of cancer, often in addition to supernatural elements.
Following the decline of Egypt, medical and scientific development began to take place in Greece and Rome. Then, Hippocrates, together with another physician named Galen, began to revolutionise the practice of medicine through the use of reason and logic, slowly removing it from the grips of superstitions and magic1.
Hippocrates and Galen believed that human diseases are natural physical processes and hypothesised that cancer was the result of an excess of black bile1.
The Renaissance period saw voyages of discoveries that brought a surge in knowledge and new learning. Up till this time, a variety of remedies were used in the form of arsenic-containing creams and pastes.
The invention of the microscope in the late 17th century added much needed momentum in the quest to understand cancer, enabling closer observations on how cancerous cells behave.
The discovery of the lymphatic system in the late 17th century brought an end to Galen’s “black bile” theory. The understanding and treatment of cancer began to take on a new path, and new theory suggests that it was the result of abnormalities in the lymph and lymphatic system1.
It was not until the 18th century that a modern era in the science of cancer began to emerge. Two French physicians, Jean Astruc and Bernard Peyrilhe, took the very first steps and conducted research that give birth to modern experimental oncology1.
Systematic experiments on cancer were performed, leading to oncology as a medical specialty.
With the discovery of anaesthesia in 1844, surgical procedures flourished and classical cancer operations such as mastectomy (surgical removal of the breast) began to develop, changing the treatment paradigm for cancer.
The 19th, 20th and 21st centuries marked tremendous leaps in research, discoveries and developments in cancer treatment as well as improved understanding of its etiology. It is also during these times that the development and use of chemical compounds (chemotherapy) to treat cancer began to play a central role, alongside radiation and surgery.
Cancer as we know it today is much more complicated than what early scientists hypothesised. It is a class of diseases in which a group of cells display traits of uncontrolled growth, invasion into and destruction of nearby tissues, and sometimes metastasis (spread to other locations in the body via the lymphatic system or blood)5.
Nearly all cancers arise from abnormalities of genetic materials within cells. These abnormalities may be caused by carcinogens (cancer-causing agents) such as tobacco smoke, radiation, certain chemicals or infectious agents5.
Cancer therapy in the modern era
The discovery of various chemical agents during World War I and II kick-started the use of chemicals in fighting cancer.
During World War II, nitrogen mustard was used as ammunition for chemical warfare. Soldiers exposed to this gas were found to have abnormally low counts of white blood cells. Nitrogen mustard was then thought to have an effect on rapidly growing white blood cells.
Subsequent administration of it to a number of patients with lymphoma proved to be effective, albeit only temporarily.
This discovery spearheaded research into the use of chemical compounds for cancer treatment. Up to the 1980s, only a few chemical compounds were discovered and their use caused various toxicities.
However, since the 1990s, newer, more effective and safer chemotherapy compounds were discovered and have been in use for the treatment of cancer until this present day.
Stage IV colorectal cancer is one good example to illustrate how treatment advancements have extended the survival of patients.
Before the 1960s, a patient diagnosed with stage IV colorectal cancer can only hope to survive between four to six months without any use of chemotherapy6. With the discovery of 5-fluorouracil (a chemotherapy agent) in the 1960s, survival was extended to 12-15 months6, making it the only chemotherapy treatment for the next 30 years.
During the 1990s, the discovery of newer chemotherapy compounds such as oxaliplatin and irinotecan changed the treatment paradigm for colorectal cancer. The use of either of these two agents in combination with 5-fluorouracil further pushed up survival to around the range of 16-17 months6.
Therefore, combination therapy of oxaliplatin or irinotecan with 5-fluorouracil became the standard of care.
As we enter into this new millennium, advances in genetics and biochemistry have enabled greater understanding of how cancer cells behave at molecular levels.
This fuelled the research and development of drugs that target specific parts or mechanisms that cause cancer cells to grow. New agents known broadly as “molecular targeted therapy” began to play a role in cancer treatment.
The results achieved from a combination of chemotherapy and molecular targeted agents in fighting cancer have been greatly encouraging.
For the case of stage IV colorectal cancer, a combination of molecular targeted agents with chemotherapy has been shown in various clinical trials to extend survival by up to 30 months7.
Indeed in just a span of 40 years, research has enabled the survival of stage IV colorectal patients to improve from less than six months to more than two years.
Extension of survival through the use of combination treatment of chemotherapy and molecular targeted agents were also observed in other cancer types, such as cancers of the breasts, lungs and kidneys.
Cancer will continue to be a major health problem in the foreseeable future.
At least now in this age of modern science and technology, we can gather more comfort and confidence that continuous medical research is heading towards the right direction in our quest to improve survival for cancer patients.
References:
1. www.medicineworld.org. Accessed on 20th April 2008
2. Ferlay J, et al., GLOBOCAN 2002. Cancer Incidence, Mortality and Prevalence Worldwide. IARC CancerBase No.5, Version 2.0. IARCPress, Lyon, 2004
3. Lim GCC. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2002; 32 (Suppl. 1) S37-S42
4. 2nd Report of The National Cancer Registry. Cancer Incidence in Malaysia 2003
5. Cancer. Wikepedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer. Accessed on 26th May 2008
6. Venook A. The Oncologist 2005; 10:250-261
7. Tabernero J et al. J Clin Oncol 2007, 25:5225-32
Datuk Dr Ibrahim Wahid is a consultant oncologist and acting president of the Malaysian Oncological Society (MOS). MOS consists of doctors/specialist who have an interest in treating cancer patients. The society members include oncologists, physicians and surgeons.It started in 1976 as an academic society to enhance the knowledge of its members by organising talks, conferences and other academic activities related to cancer management.
For any questions related to this article, please email cancer@malaysiaoncology.org by June 22, 2008. All questions will be answered, but only selected questions will be published the following month. For other enquiries, please visit the MOS website at www.malaysiaoncology.org.
The information provided is for educational and communication purposes only and it should not be construed as personal medical advice. Information published in this article is not intended to replace, supplant or augment a consultation with a health professional regarding the reader’s own medical care. The Star does not give any warranty on accuracy, completeness, functionality, usefulness or other assurances as to the content appearing in this column. The Star disclaims all responsibility for any losses, damage to property or personal injury suffered directly or indirectly from reliance on such information.
kuasa Allah dan amerika
Air Sungai Mississippi mula melimpahi tebing
IOWA 19 Jun - Paras air di sungai Mississippi semalam melimpah dari 12 tambak yang dibina di sebalik kejadian banjir buruk yang telah menenggelamkan ladang-ladang mengakibatkan kerugian bernilai berbilion dolar.
Lebih membimbangkan lagi cuaca buruk itu dijangka akan meningkatkan kadar inflasi makanan dunia.
Setakat ini 22 tambak telah pecah dan 10 daripadanya berlaku dalam minggu ini mengakibatkan paras air sungai menyusut dan melimpah ke ladang-ladang berhampiran.
Pihak berkuasa tempatan dan sukarelawan kini sibuk menambak laluan air utama menggunakan beg pasir di kebanyakan kawasan di Amerika Syarikat (AS) bagi menahan tambak daripada pecah dan menyelamatkan ribuan ekar tanaman utama daripada ditenggelami air.
“Kami berasa sedikit lega kerana paras air sungai menurun sedikit tetapi dijangka keadaan ini tidak kekal lama.
“Namun kami masih terus menambak kawasan ini dan keadaan dijangka akan menjadi kritikal malam ini,” kata seorang pekerja dari Agensi Perkhidmatan Kecemasan Daerah Hancock, Kathy Dougherty.
Bencana ini merupakan yang paling buruk melanda Tengah Utara AS dalam tempoh 15 tahun yang turut memusnahkan sebahagian besar kawasan pertanian dan memaksa lebih 10,000 penduduk dipindahkan ke kawasan selamat.
Kerugian akibat bencana ini dijangka mencecah lebih AS$20 bilion (RM64 bilion) dan Iowa merupakan negeri paling teruk terjejas akibat banjir.
Kejadian ini turut mengakibatkan harga di pasaran komoditi, pengeluar makanan dan pengeksport melambung.
Lembaga Perdagangan Chicago melaporkan harga dagangan jagung telah mencatat rekod apabila diniagakan pada harga AS$8.07 untuk satu busyel.
AS menguasai eksport jagung dunia sebanyak 54 peratus, kacang soya 36 peratus dan gandum 23 peratus.- Reuters
IOWA 19 Jun - Paras air di sungai Mississippi semalam melimpah dari 12 tambak yang dibina di sebalik kejadian banjir buruk yang telah menenggelamkan ladang-ladang mengakibatkan kerugian bernilai berbilion dolar.
Lebih membimbangkan lagi cuaca buruk itu dijangka akan meningkatkan kadar inflasi makanan dunia.
Setakat ini 22 tambak telah pecah dan 10 daripadanya berlaku dalam minggu ini mengakibatkan paras air sungai menyusut dan melimpah ke ladang-ladang berhampiran.
Pihak berkuasa tempatan dan sukarelawan kini sibuk menambak laluan air utama menggunakan beg pasir di kebanyakan kawasan di Amerika Syarikat (AS) bagi menahan tambak daripada pecah dan menyelamatkan ribuan ekar tanaman utama daripada ditenggelami air.
“Kami berasa sedikit lega kerana paras air sungai menurun sedikit tetapi dijangka keadaan ini tidak kekal lama.
“Namun kami masih terus menambak kawasan ini dan keadaan dijangka akan menjadi kritikal malam ini,” kata seorang pekerja dari Agensi Perkhidmatan Kecemasan Daerah Hancock, Kathy Dougherty.
Bencana ini merupakan yang paling buruk melanda Tengah Utara AS dalam tempoh 15 tahun yang turut memusnahkan sebahagian besar kawasan pertanian dan memaksa lebih 10,000 penduduk dipindahkan ke kawasan selamat.
Kerugian akibat bencana ini dijangka mencecah lebih AS$20 bilion (RM64 bilion) dan Iowa merupakan negeri paling teruk terjejas akibat banjir.
Kejadian ini turut mengakibatkan harga di pasaran komoditi, pengeluar makanan dan pengeksport melambung.
Lembaga Perdagangan Chicago melaporkan harga dagangan jagung telah mencatat rekod apabila diniagakan pada harga AS$8.07 untuk satu busyel.
AS menguasai eksport jagung dunia sebanyak 54 peratus, kacang soya 36 peratus dan gandum 23 peratus.- Reuters
sultan johor dan batu putih
Pulau itu bukan hak Singapura - Sultan Johor
“Saya akan berikhtiar mencari jalan mendapatkan semula hak kedaulatan Batu Putih yang kini dimiliki Singapura supaya kembali kepada kerajaan Malaysia. Suka saya ingatkan bahawa saya tidak lupa pada Batu Putih. Pulau itu bukan hak Singapura, tetapi hak Johor. Sampai bila pun saya akan cari ikhtiar dapatkan semula pulau milik Johor itu,” titah Sultan Johor, Sultan Iskandar. Titah itu ditegaskan oleh Sultan Iskandar semasa merasmikan pembukaan Persidangan Pertama Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Johor hari Khamis. Pada 23 Mei lalu, Mahkamah Keadilan Antarabangsa (ICJ) di The Hague, Belanda memutuskan hak kedaulatan Batu Putih diberikan kepada Singapura, manakala Batuan Tengah kepada Malaysia sementara Tubir Selatan diberikan kepada negara yang berada di perairannya. Sementara itu, Menteri Besar Johor, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman ketika diminta mengulas titah Sultan Johor itu berkata, pihaknya akan mengambil kira perkara yang dibangkitkan oleh baginda tetapi enggan mengulas lanjut mengenai perkara itu. - 19/6/2008
“Saya akan berikhtiar mencari jalan mendapatkan semula hak kedaulatan Batu Putih yang kini dimiliki Singapura supaya kembali kepada kerajaan Malaysia. Suka saya ingatkan bahawa saya tidak lupa pada Batu Putih. Pulau itu bukan hak Singapura, tetapi hak Johor. Sampai bila pun saya akan cari ikhtiar dapatkan semula pulau milik Johor itu,” titah Sultan Johor, Sultan Iskandar. Titah itu ditegaskan oleh Sultan Iskandar semasa merasmikan pembukaan Persidangan Pertama Dewan Undangan Negeri (DUN) Johor hari Khamis. Pada 23 Mei lalu, Mahkamah Keadilan Antarabangsa (ICJ) di The Hague, Belanda memutuskan hak kedaulatan Batu Putih diberikan kepada Singapura, manakala Batuan Tengah kepada Malaysia sementara Tubir Selatan diberikan kepada negara yang berada di perairannya. Sementara itu, Menteri Besar Johor, Datuk Abdul Ghani Othman ketika diminta mengulas titah Sultan Johor itu berkata, pihaknya akan mengambil kira perkara yang dibangkitkan oleh baginda tetapi enggan mengulas lanjut mengenai perkara itu. - 19/6/2008
Sunday, June 15, 2008
melogikkan pemikiran kita
"Untuk kenaikan harga minyak kali ini. Penstrukturan subsidi yg dibayar menggunakan wang pos. Tahukah anda, Pos Malaysia adalah milik ECM-LIBRA, dan ECM-Libra adalah milik Khairi Jamaluddin menantu Pak Lah. Perancang strategik Pak Lah dari tingkat 4. Bayangkan duit yg masuk ke dalam poket Khairy, setiap RM10 yg dibayar sbg subsidi.. 10 sen akan masuk ke poket sebagai komisen wang pos. Maknanya ada 6 juta kenderaan di malaysia dan setiap kenderaan akan dapat subsidi Rm 620, iaitu RM 6.20 komisen kepada Khairi. Untuk setiap kenderaan RM 6.20 X 6 Juta kenderaan = RM 37 200 000 setiap tahun. Itu tidak termasuk bayaran setiap bulan terhadap VESEL dan Nelayan, juga menggunakan wang pos." Bayaran tunai sebanyak RM200 setiap bulan bagi setiap pemilik dan pekerja vesel rakyat Malaysia yang berdaftar dengan Jabatan Perikanan. Bayaran insentif kepada pemilik vesel pada kadar 10 sen sekilogram hasil tangkapan ikan yang didaratkan oleh vesel perikanan berdaftar di pusat pendaratan ikan di dalam negara. "Pembayaran akan diuruskan oleh Lembaga Kemajuan Ikan Malaysia . Kabinet juga telah memutuskan pengusaha bot penumpang sungai akan diberi bayaran tunai sebanyak 10 sen seliter berdasarkan kuota yang diluluskan," kata Abdullah."Figure2 di atas tidak termasuk "Berapa bilion wang kerajaan akan menjadi simpanan tetap di Pos Malaysia dan berapa untung Pos Malaysia memperniagakan wang itu dengan keuntungan yang didepositkan ke tempat lain."-- Berjuang,berjuang, berjuang dan terus berjuang!!!
kerajaaan malaysia masih mewah
Data bukti kerajaan mewah, tetapi terus zalimi rakyat
Data daripada Bank Negara Malaysia dan Pembendaharaan Negara membuktikan bahawa Kerajaan sebenarnya selesa dan mewah akibat kesan kenaikan harga minyak mentah di pasaran dunia. -->
Data Pembedaharaan menunjukkan kenaikan pendapatan hasil kerajaan melonjak semenjak Abdullah Ahmad Badawi menerajui negara dan lonjakan ini adalah disebabkan kenaikan hasil yang diperolehi kerajaan menerusi
1. Cukai Langsung dari Cukai Pendapatan Syarikat Petroleum yang meningkat dari RM 11.5 B pada tahun 2004 kepada RM 20.7 B dalam tahun 2006.
2. Cukai Tak Langsung dari Duti Eksport Petroleum yang meningkat dari RM 1.5 B pada tahun 2004 kepada RM 2.3 B pada tahun 2006.
3.Hasil Bukan Cukai - Dividen Petronas daripada RM9.1 B dalam tahun kewangan 2004 yang melonjak 100% kepada RM18.0 B pada tahun berakhir 2006.
4. Hasil Bukan Cukai - Royalti Petroleum dan Gas yang meningkat dari RM2.5 B pada tahun 2004 kepada RM4.2 B pada tahun 2006.
(Data ini diperolehi dari sumber Perbendaharaan Negara dan boleh dilihat umum di treasury.gov.my).
Kenaikan pendapatan kerajaan ini adalah berkait rapat dengan keuntungan besar yang diperolehi oleh syarikat Petroleum terutamanya Petronas yang mengaut keuntungan terus daripada kenaikan harga pasaran minyak mentah dunia.
Bagaimanapun, Data daripada Bank Negara Malaysia menunjukkan perbelanjaan kerajaan untuk subsidi tidak melonjak dengan ketara akibat daripada kenaikan kenaikan harga minyak di pasaran dunia. Data Bank Negara menafikan hakikat yang cuba diutarakan oleh kerajaan bagi menaikan harga bahan bakar untuk kenderaan di Malaysia.
(Walaupun data berakhir pada tahun 2006, tetapi kita boleh bayangkan trend di antara kenaikan harga minyak dan peningkatan perolehan kerajaan apabila pasaran minyak mentah dunia terus melonjak pada tahun 2007 dan 2008.)
Data yang dikeluarkan oleh Bank Negara Malaysia menunjukkan pada tahun 2004, Kerajaan membelanjakan sebanyak RM5.8 B untuk segala subsidi iaitu termasuk subsidi bahan bakar, subsidi bahan makanan dan lain-lain.
Pada tahun 2005, perbelanjaan kerajaan bagi tujuan subsidi bagaimanapun meningkat hampir 3 kali ganda kepada RM13.4 B tetapi perbelanjaan untuk subsidi bagaimanapun menurun semula pada tahun 2006 kepada hanya RM10.1 B sedangkan mulai 2006 desas-desus dalam kerajaan untuk menamatkan pemberian subsidi bahan bakar mula timbul.
Walaupun kenaikan pendapatan hasil kerajaan dari sumber Petroleum meningkat dengan mendadak yang membuktikan hasil kerajaan turut meningkat setiap kali harga minyak mentah dunia meningkat, tetapi subsidi yang dikeluarkan oleh kerajaan tidak meningkat pada peratusan yang sama.
Kerajaan membiarkan rakyat menanggung beban kenaikan harga minyak mentah dunia sebaliknya kerajaan menikmati perolehan yang amat positif dari kenaikan itu.
Sebaliknya data-data dari kerajaan jelas menunjukkan kerajaan sebenarnya mampu dengan selesa menurunkan harga bahan bakar petrol dan diesel dengan meningkatkan subsidi setanding dengan peratusan kanaikan perolehan kerajaan.
Sebaliknya, kerajaan bertindak menaikan harga minyak. Rakyat dijanjikan dengan menanggung sendiri beban kenaikan harga minyak, kerajaan akan mempertingkatkan taraf hidup dan kualiti hidup penduduk menerusi pembiayaan projek-projek yang mampu meringankan beban rakyat.
Malangnya, walaupun terpaksa menanggung beban kenaikan harga minyak, rakyat tidak pula dapat menikmati janji-janji kerajaan itu. Projek-projek kerajaan yang diumumkan sering dibatalkan dan pembayar cukai dipaksa pula membayar ganti rugi akibat pembatalan kontrak-kontrak oleh kerajaan.
Apa yang jelas lagi bersuluh, beban rakyat bukanlah disebabkan kenaikan harga minyak tetapi disebabkan kebebalan dan sikap tidak bijak Kerajaan yang diterajui oleh Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi_
Data daripada Bank Negara Malaysia dan Pembendaharaan Negara membuktikan bahawa Kerajaan sebenarnya selesa dan mewah akibat kesan kenaikan harga minyak mentah di pasaran dunia. -->
Data Pembedaharaan menunjukkan kenaikan pendapatan hasil kerajaan melonjak semenjak Abdullah Ahmad Badawi menerajui negara dan lonjakan ini adalah disebabkan kenaikan hasil yang diperolehi kerajaan menerusi
1. Cukai Langsung dari Cukai Pendapatan Syarikat Petroleum yang meningkat dari RM 11.5 B pada tahun 2004 kepada RM 20.7 B dalam tahun 2006.
2. Cukai Tak Langsung dari Duti Eksport Petroleum yang meningkat dari RM 1.5 B pada tahun 2004 kepada RM 2.3 B pada tahun 2006.
3.Hasil Bukan Cukai - Dividen Petronas daripada RM9.1 B dalam tahun kewangan 2004 yang melonjak 100% kepada RM18.0 B pada tahun berakhir 2006.
4. Hasil Bukan Cukai - Royalti Petroleum dan Gas yang meningkat dari RM2.5 B pada tahun 2004 kepada RM4.2 B pada tahun 2006.
(Data ini diperolehi dari sumber Perbendaharaan Negara dan boleh dilihat umum di treasury.gov.my).
Kenaikan pendapatan kerajaan ini adalah berkait rapat dengan keuntungan besar yang diperolehi oleh syarikat Petroleum terutamanya Petronas yang mengaut keuntungan terus daripada kenaikan harga pasaran minyak mentah dunia.
Bagaimanapun, Data daripada Bank Negara Malaysia menunjukkan perbelanjaan kerajaan untuk subsidi tidak melonjak dengan ketara akibat daripada kenaikan kenaikan harga minyak di pasaran dunia. Data Bank Negara menafikan hakikat yang cuba diutarakan oleh kerajaan bagi menaikan harga bahan bakar untuk kenderaan di Malaysia.
(Walaupun data berakhir pada tahun 2006, tetapi kita boleh bayangkan trend di antara kenaikan harga minyak dan peningkatan perolehan kerajaan apabila pasaran minyak mentah dunia terus melonjak pada tahun 2007 dan 2008.)
Data yang dikeluarkan oleh Bank Negara Malaysia menunjukkan pada tahun 2004, Kerajaan membelanjakan sebanyak RM5.8 B untuk segala subsidi iaitu termasuk subsidi bahan bakar, subsidi bahan makanan dan lain-lain.
Pada tahun 2005, perbelanjaan kerajaan bagi tujuan subsidi bagaimanapun meningkat hampir 3 kali ganda kepada RM13.4 B tetapi perbelanjaan untuk subsidi bagaimanapun menurun semula pada tahun 2006 kepada hanya RM10.1 B sedangkan mulai 2006 desas-desus dalam kerajaan untuk menamatkan pemberian subsidi bahan bakar mula timbul.
Walaupun kenaikan pendapatan hasil kerajaan dari sumber Petroleum meningkat dengan mendadak yang membuktikan hasil kerajaan turut meningkat setiap kali harga minyak mentah dunia meningkat, tetapi subsidi yang dikeluarkan oleh kerajaan tidak meningkat pada peratusan yang sama.
Kerajaan membiarkan rakyat menanggung beban kenaikan harga minyak mentah dunia sebaliknya kerajaan menikmati perolehan yang amat positif dari kenaikan itu.
Sebaliknya data-data dari kerajaan jelas menunjukkan kerajaan sebenarnya mampu dengan selesa menurunkan harga bahan bakar petrol dan diesel dengan meningkatkan subsidi setanding dengan peratusan kanaikan perolehan kerajaan.
Sebaliknya, kerajaan bertindak menaikan harga minyak. Rakyat dijanjikan dengan menanggung sendiri beban kenaikan harga minyak, kerajaan akan mempertingkatkan taraf hidup dan kualiti hidup penduduk menerusi pembiayaan projek-projek yang mampu meringankan beban rakyat.
Malangnya, walaupun terpaksa menanggung beban kenaikan harga minyak, rakyat tidak pula dapat menikmati janji-janji kerajaan itu. Projek-projek kerajaan yang diumumkan sering dibatalkan dan pembayar cukai dipaksa pula membayar ganti rugi akibat pembatalan kontrak-kontrak oleh kerajaan.
Apa yang jelas lagi bersuluh, beban rakyat bukanlah disebabkan kenaikan harga minyak tetapi disebabkan kebebalan dan sikap tidak bijak Kerajaan yang diterajui oleh Abdullah Haji Ahmad Badawi_
darah naik bila minyak naik
assalamualaikum wbt
terkesankah kita dengan kemarahan rakyat,mungkinkah cuitan gerak gempa ini akan mencetuskan rantaian letupan gunung berapi,walaupun ianya panas,asapnya beracun, debunya gelap tapi laharnya menyuburkan.
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