破解榴莲迷思 (Busting durian myths)

Dr Lim Su Lin, Chief Dietitian, NUH, and Melody Foo, Dietitian, NTFGH, debunk the following myths about durians: 

• Durians are high in cholesterol
  
• Durians can give you energy
  
• Eating durians with beer can kill
  
• Diabetics are not allowed to eat durians as they are high in sugar
  

破解榴莲迷思

​不少国人爱吃榴梿，但是对榴梿仍存有许多迷思。榴梿含大量胆固醇？配啤酒吃会致命？糖尿病患不能吃？这些说法有根据吗？且听黄廷方综合医院营养师胡璇恩和国大医院首席营养师林淑玲博士解析。

Failure can lead to people becoming reclusive

​After losing his engineering job and unable to secure another job, a Singaporean man in his late 20s eventually became a social recluse. For at least three years, he holed himself up at home, gaming. He refused to go out even for haircuts, which he took care of on his own.

Lebih banyak riadah, kurangkan masa tonton TV bagi kanak-kanak

​Ibu bapa dan pengasuh di Singapura dinasihatkan supaya mengambil pertimbangan berkenaan masa skrin (menonton) bagi kanak-kanak kecil. Ini kerana kanak-kanak yang terdedah dengan masa skrin yang panjang dan para ibu bapa serta pengasuh perlu mengetahui tentang kesan buruk kepada mereka.

Study aims for no-drug way to cure some hepatitis B patients

​A new study by researchers at the National University Hospital (NUH) is aiming to cure hepatitis B patients who have low amounts of the virus by taking them off their medications and monitoring them closely.

国大医院停药试验成功首例 患肝炎27年男子“不药而愈”

​男子患有慢性B型肝炎用药长达27年，参加新加坡国立大学医院的停药试验让免疫系统自然排毒，三个月后不治而愈，成为本地首个停药而愈的成功病例。

精索静脉曲张如何诊治？

​改善邱先生的精子质量的方法之一，就是“显微低位鼠蹊精索靜脉曲张截除术”。
外科医生在腹股沟开个小口，透过切口到达精索曲张静脉，医生借助手术显微镜确认鼓胀的精索静脉，在不损伤周围动脉的情况下将这些静脉一一结扎。

滑手机用电脑如何预防重复性劳损

经常使用科技产品时，如手机、电脑等，如何预防重复性劳损？
且听国大医院复健中心高级职能治疗师唐端莲和职能治疗师黄琦婷的建议：

重复性劳损 有哪些症状？

​科技产品，如手机、平板电脑等，已越来越普遍。许多国人可说是机不离手。职能治疗师提醒，过度使用这类科技产品，可能引致手部问题。

经会阴前列腺活检 可以减低感染风险

陈先生到我的诊所来复诊。他今年刚满72岁，在太太的陪同下前来。他来了好几年，对这里的护士和诊所的流程都很熟悉。他总会来得很早，先接受前列腺特异抗原PSA血液检测，同时检测尿液流速。在等待检验报告的当儿，他总会和太太到诊所附近的食阁用早餐；验血报告出来后再回来诊所咨询。

高蛋白质河粉 食材丰富 营养美味

​营养不良是十分普遍的问题，尤其是随着年龄增长可能面对的进食能力退化，如出现咀嚼或吞咽困难所引起的营养摄取不足。这也可能是因为疾病如肠胃消化方面的问题造成营养摄入不足或吸收不良，或是心理因素导致的胃口不好、食欲不振等。

前列腺癌治疗后得重度阳痿

​男性生殖健康系列之二前列腺癌治疗后得重度阳痿勃起功能障碍是前列腺癌根治术后可能引发的并发症之一，发生概率为60%左右。

年轻人患癌 遗传因素大 (High possibility of hereditary reasons for cancer in young people)

Article contribution by Dr Alfred Kow, Senior Consultant, Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, NUH; Senior Consultant, NUCOT and Senior Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology, NCIS.

He cites the case study of a 29-year-old patient whose father was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer when he was about 40 years old. Dr Kow explains that while most cancers are not related to genetics, those with a clear family history should take extra note.

Article contribution by Dr Alfred Kow, Senior Consultant, Division of Hepatobiliary & Pancreatic Surgery, NUH; Senior Consultant, NUCOT and Senior Consultant, Division of Surgical Oncology, NCIS.

He cites the case study of a 29-year-old patient whose father was diagnosed with gall bladder cancer when he was about 40 years old. Dr Kow explains that while most cancers are not related to genetics, those with a clear family history should take extra note.

年轻人患癌遗传因素大

​C是一名29岁的男士。
今年春节前，他突然身体不适，尿液呈茶色，便赶紧去医院检查。C的父亲几年前因末期胆囊癌病逝，所以C对肝胆胰方面的情况比较敏感。

阴茎弯曲是怎么回事？

​私处出现异常状况，男人总是对求医裹足不前，《乐活》本期起推出“男性与生殖健康系列”，内容包括：前列腺癌治疗后严重阳痿，精索静脉曲张，前列腺感染问题。