by Abriel | May 27, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
Mr Dang Hook Daik was stricken with Parkinson’s disease four years ago and fell five times in the last two years because the tremors that came with the disease made it hard for him to walk properly. “I don’t walk too much now because I am afraid to...
by Abriel | May 16, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
New and innovative technologies to aid the elderly are being adopted by medical institutions and nursing homes across the island. One is a device that serves as both umbrella and walking stick and has built-in functions such as an MP3 music player and alarm sensor....
by Abriel | May 6, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
The ageing of the population, the shrinking of family sizes and the trend of people getting chronic diseases at a younger age mean that a growing number of young people are saddled with the heavy responsibility of taking care of their parents while they are still...
by Abriel | Apr 29, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
More people are seeking help for mental conditions such as depression, alcohol abuse and obsessive compulsive disorder, and the Institute of Mental Health (IMH) hopes to have more of them treated in the community. Last year, 42,663 people went for outpatient treatment...
by Abriel | Apr 12, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
More effective flu medicines could be in the pipeline, with a recent breakthrough by National University of Singapore scientists in understanding how the flu virus infects people. The Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine study found that flu viruses can hijack a class of...
by Abriel | Apr 10, 2018 | 2018, Good Health & Well-being
Many businesses on government premises have yet to clear their shelves of sweet drinks, with less than a month to go for the implementation of the Healthier Drinks Policy. The Health Promotion Board’s (HPB) Whole-of-Government Healthier Drinks Policy, which...
