Depression among elderly primary care patients is a serious problem with significant morbidity and mortality, yet it is underdiagnosed and undertreated. The objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of major depression and its associated risk factors among the elderly patients, age 60 and above attending outpatient clinic, Klinik Rawatan Keluarga at Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia. This study utilized M-GDS-14, the translated and validated version of GDS-15, to screen for elderly depression among Malaysian population. Out of 244 subjects, 34 or 13.9% were found to have...

Labisia pumila (Kacip Fatimah) is a traditional herb commonly used by Malay women during peripartum period to make the process of childbirth easier and also during postpartum period to improve general condition of mother. Earlier research on Labisia pumila showed that it has estrogenic-like effect. This randomized, placebo controlled study was designed to look at the safety profile of Labisia pumila water extract on postmenopausal women. Pre-study screening and assessment was done and if subject is eligible, informed consent taken and baseline investigation was taken including hematological,...