May 2012

Thursday, 17 May 2012 

Wash off the bugs (Mind your Body, The Straits Times)

What a person cannot see with his naked eye cannot harm him. Hundreds of studies show that good hand hygiene in health-care workers helps to reduce the
incidence of infections in their patients, said Associate Professor Dale Fisher, head of the infections diseases division at the National University Hospital. Read more

Thursday, 17 May 2012 

Ask the Expert: Son, 15, has fainting spells (Mind your Body, The Straits Times)

Q: My son is 15 years old. He has been diagnosed as having vasovagal syncope. When he was under 10 years old, he used to feel dizzy occasionally but we were not able to determine the cause of the problem. It happened between two and six times a year. He went for a full-body check-up and was said to be fine. Read more

Wednesday, 16 May 2012 

仁心暖人心 (Lianhe Zaobao)

新加坡国立大学医院儿童肾脏、透析和肾脏移植科主管叶慧钦教授，被她的小肾脏病人们亲切地称作“妈妈”。其中一个她救治过的小病人，受她的启发成为医院的社工。 Read more

Tuesday, 15 May 2012 

Premature babies: Causes, health issues, and care (singaporemotherhood)

Ms Zhang Suhe, a Nurse Clinician from the Department of Neonatology, National University Hospital (NUH), and Ms Alicia Lim, a Senior Occupational Therapist with the Women’s Emotional Health Service and Rehabilitation Centre, NUH, shared how parents can play a role in their baby’s development. Read more

Monday, 07 May 2012 

首三个月龙宝宝多了8% (Lianhe Zaobao)

龙年好兆头带动国人生育率，移民与关卡局最新资料显示，今年首三个月共有9909个婴儿出生，与2011年同期出生的9163个婴儿相比多了约8%。公共医院受询时，也预计今年婴儿出生率将出现上升趋势。 Read more

Monday, 07 May 2012 

Eat fish to reduce risk of getting dementia (Lianhe Wanbao)

A 7-year research revealed that consuming first once a week can reduce the risk of dementia by 60%. Dr Reshma Merchant (Geriatrician and Head of General Medicine) shares on the role of diet plays in dementia. Read more

Sunday, 06 May 2012 

Lonely and depressed elderly cause for worry (The Sunday Times)

A new study of the elderly in Singapore has tossed up good and bad news about growing old. The good news is that people are not only living longer, but also living healthier. Physical problems associated with old age that used to hit people in their 60s now set in only for those in their 80s. The bad news? Although they are physically all right, many elderly people are lonely, sad or depressed. And this is so even for those living at home with family members. Read more

Sunday, 06 May 2012 

40岁肌肤开始老化 (Lianhe Zaobao)

她问: 我是一名职业妇女，因为经常要接见客户与应酬商家，我向来很注重自己的仪表。最近我发现脸上开始出现老化迹象，我才40岁，我不想老化得这么快，请问有什么办法可继续拥有青春的肌肤？ Read more

Sunday, 06 May 2012 

突然胃痛 别急着服胃药 (Lianhe Wanbao)

在新加坡，胃癌在男性常见癌症排名第5，女性癌症排名第7。国大医院外科高级顾问医生苏博欣副教授特别提示胃镜检查是早期发现胃癌最为有效的方法。 Read more

Saturday, 05 May 2012 

A patch for a squint (The Sunday Times)

Q: My three-year-old son has a squint in one eye. I hear that wearing a patch over the good eye to force the weak eye to work can correct his condition. How long should he wear the patch? Also, if wearing a patch does not work, how long should we wait before opting for surgery to correct the squint? Read more

Thursday, 03 May 2012 

Ask the Expert: Awakened by breathlessness at night (Mind your Body, The Straits Times)

Q: I am a 70-year-old retiree and exercise six times a week.I take my health seriously. I do not smoke, and drink only occasionally. My weight is 77.9kg, height 1.69m, BMI 27.3 and blood pressure 137/71. I have had an asthmatic-like attack a few times and have had to struggle for breath each time. It usually occurs around 3 to 5am. Read more