SPM Results Out In Second Week Of March

The Star

KUALA LUMPUR: The Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) results will be released in the second week of March.

“Students can obtain the results from their schools towards the end of the second week,” Education director-general Datuk Alimuddin Mohd Dom said.

The SPM results have been released around this time for the past few years.

A total of 442,936 students sat for the examination last year.

Does The Type Of Blood You Have Tell You Anything?

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Identifying blood type can help in a number of ways and is thus important. Degree of importance depends upon the needs of the individual. All should know their blood types for emergency purposes.

Should one require blood after an accident, one’s blood type determines the other types of blood one can receive. Almost all types of blood are compatible with the type O negative. However, sometimes people require type specific blood, and thus specific blood type should be known.

Blood typing can be a way to initiate research into establishing genetic relationships. For example two parents with AB negative blood cannot have an O positive child. In criminal investigations this can be used to establish kidnapping charges when a child has clearly not been adopted. Conversely it can be the beginning step toward proving parental relationships if blood typing is the same.

Blood typing used to be one of the main ways in which the police establish a criminal’s presence at the scene of a crime. Since it takes only a few moments to perform a blood type test, it can still at least eliminate potential suspects. However, since there are numerous people of the same blood type, having the same blood type found at the scene of a crime does not mean one is necessarily guilty. Further tests that evaluate DNA are used as proof of presence at a crime scene. DNA cannot be duplicated, and each person’s DNA is individual, like fingerprints.

Knowing one’s blood type can also be helpful if one plans to donate blood, bone marrow, or an organ. Only blood type information is needed for the purpose of blood donation. Both bone marrow and organ donation require more specific testing to determine matches. However, blood typing is the first step toward determining a match.

It is also useful to know blood type because rare types are in constant demand at local blood banks. O negative blood is in very high demand as this is considered the universal donor blood type. All other blood types can receive O negative blood.

Yet people with O negative blood can only receive O negative blood. Thus this blood is also needed specifically for the accidents or surgeries of those with O negative blood type. As well, some people may require other type specific blood, thus those with rare blood types are encouraged to regularly donate.

Once Upon A Time In Kuala Lumpur

Petaling Street

Bukit Aman

General Hospital

National Museum

Lake Garden

1909 - Kuala Berlumpur - Masjid Jame'k

Merdeka Square

1950 - Jalan Bukit Bintang

Importance of Physical Activity

Muscle strength and bone strength tend to go hand in hand.

When muscles work, they pull on the bones, stimulating them to lay down more trabeculae and grow stronger.

When muscles work, the hormones that promote new muscle growth also favour the building of bone.

As a result, active bones are denser then sedentary bones.

Even modest increases in physical activity and calcium intake help to maximize bone gain in young adulthood and minimize further losses that occur with inactivity.

To keep bones healthy, weight-bearing physical activity, such as walking, dancing or jogging are especially effective.

Recommended Nutrients Intakes (RNI)

The Recommended Nutrients Intakes (RNI) as published by National Coordinating Committee on Food and Nutrition for Malaysian children and adolescents are as the following:

* 1 - 3 years => 500 mg/day

* 4 - 6 years => 600 mg/day

* 7 - 9 years => 700 mg/day

* 10 - 18 years => 1,000 mg/day

Calcium - Nutritional factors and bone health

Calcium accounts for 1 - 2% of the adult human's body weight.

The adult human body contains about 1200g of calcium.

Of this amount, over 99% is found in mineralised tissues, such as bones and teeth.

The amount of calcium needed changes throughout the different stage of life.

In the pre-pubescence years calcium requirements are high due to rapid growth of the skeleton.

Milk and other dairy products are the most important sources of calcium.

Other good food sources of calcium include some;

* Green vegetables, like brocoli;

* Canned fish with soft edible bones, such as sardines, pilchards and salmon;

* Nuts - especially Brazil nut and almonds; and some fruits, such as oranges and apricots.

Our Skeleton

The human skeleton represents the scaffolding of the human body. It provides mechanical support, facilitates movement and protects vital organs.

Despite the fact that the skeleton is mainly formed by a mineral framework, bone is a living, active tissue, metabolically active and in constant transformation.

Bone is composed of a collagen framework permeated with mineral salts composed of mostly calcium and phosphate, together with trace amounts of other minerals and ions.

The skeleton needs a constant supply of nutrients. A healthy, balanced diet containing both macro - and micronutrients plus sufficient energy is vital for both normal development an on-going maintenance of the skeleton.