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 What is an anti-aging secret that not many people know about? This is not a secret, but it is something a lot of people don't know about. I am sure in the future more people will pay attention to this particular “tip”. If you want to age well, reduce sugar consumption. You must be wondering, how is sugar connected to aging at all? Here’s how: sugar has been proven to be responsible for the creation of AGEs (Advanced Glycation End Products) when it binds to proteins. AGEs are key players in skin aging. AGEs don’t just float around in our bodies. We have specific receptors called RAGE that receive them. The activation of these receptors triggers oxidative stress and inflammation. Guess what? We have RAGE receptors in our dermis! AGEs affect the removal of old collagen from the skin; in fact, glycated collagen leads to a decreased transformation of collagen III fibers into collagen I. Decreased collagen turnout is responsible for the loss of elasticity and wrinkles’ formation. Avoidi

  KUALA LUMPUR: Perjanjian bagi pembelian 12.8 juta dos vaksin COVID-19 daripada syarikat farmaseutikal, Pfizer Inc akan terbatal jika vaksin itu gagal didaftarkan dengan Pentadbiran Makanan dan Ubat-ubatan Amerika Syarikat (FDA) dan Bahagian Regulatori Farmasi Negara (NPRA) Kementerian Kesihatan.  Perkara itu dimaklumkan Ketua Pengarah Kesihatan, Tan Sri Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah menerusi Twitter, hari ini.  Ia susulan pengumuman Perdana Menteri, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin semalam bahawa Malaysia sudah memeterai dua perjanjian yang memberi jaminan untuk negara mendapatkan bekalan vaksin COVID-19 bagi menampung keperluan imunisasi 30 peratus rakyat.  Ia termasuk perjanjian dengan Pfizer Inc yang berpangkalan di Amerika Syarikat (AS) yang dimeterai pada 24 November lalu membabitkan bekalan 12.8 juta dos vaksin untuk 20 peratus atau 6.4 juta rakyat.  Perdana Menteri turut menegaskan, syarikat itu bagaimanapun masih perlu mendapatkan kelulusan FDA dan NPRA sebelum vaksin berkenaan boleh digun

 KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund's (EPF) i-Sinar facility is now accessible to all members who have lost their jobs, given unpaid leave, or have no source of income. Finance Minister Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Abdul Aziz told the Dewan Rakyat today that the decision to widen eligibility for withdrawals was made after a meeting with EPF this morning. "Whether you have lost your job or experienced pay cuts; whether your do formal work or are self-employed; whether you are an active member or not, you can apply for the i-Sinar facility. "From the two million eligible members before this, now more than eight million members will be eligible," he said during his winding-up speech on the 2021 Budget in Parliament today. Zafrul said the maximum eligible withdrawal amount has also been increased from RM9,000 to RM10,000. "Members can apply for this online, or go to an EPF office. Just show proof of job loss or pay cuts." During the tabling of the 2021 Budg

  PETALING JAYA: Beginning Dec 14, employers can submit their employee's EPF applications to maintain the statutory contribution rate for employees at 11%. "All submissions for this purpose are to be done via the i-Akaun (Employer) portal only. This is in line with the EPF’s efforts to ensure physical distancing and minimise face-to-face interactions to prevent the spread of Covid-19," EPF said in a statement on Saturday (Nov 28). EPF said that it is limiting employers from coming to its branches, as well as restricting officer visits to employer premises. "Employers can only be at EPF branches for the purpose of employer registration with an appointment made via Janji Temu Online. "Payment for monthly EPF contributions, as well as Late Payment Charges & Dividend, can be done via i-Akaun (Employer), Internet banking, and appointed bank agent counters," it said. For other matters including advisory services and account management, EPF said employers can