Food Allergies

Common parents’ concerns regarding food intolerance

Food allergies are a common problem and concern to parents and doctors worldwide. Singapore is no exception. In our society, what is known about food allergy is often passed down through word of mouth. More recently, the Internet has become[...]

HPV Vaccine

Prevention of cervical cancer in teenagers

The number of cervical cancer cases in Singapore has been declining for the last 10 years. It is now the ninth most common cancer among women, but the number of cases of cervical cancer diagnosed remains high. Around 250 women[...]

Kids and Kidneys

Kidney transplantation in children in Singapore

M, an eight-year-old girl, was born with a developmental disorder of her kidneys, resulting in kidney failure and requiring dialysis since she was seven years old. After her afternoon school session, she had to rush home to start her peritoneal[...]

Overcoming Obesity

Management and prevention of your child’s weight problems

Childhood obesity is an increasing problem and it is a common health problem in Singapore school children. As a society becomes more affluent, there is better nutrition and an increased intake of dietary fat. Compounded by the fact that children[...]

Colorectal Cancer in Teenagers

Can Young People get Colon Cancer?

Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore, having overtaken lung cancer as the top cancer for men and remaining second for women. The lifetime incidence of colorectal cancer in Singapore is roughly one in 50 patients. This means[...]

To Cut or Not to Cut

The circumcision decision

Being a parent is hard enough without being bombarded with so many decisions to make for your newborn child. Perhaps one of the most important decisions you will face even before you take your baby boy home from the hospital[...]

Children’s Dental Accidents

What to do during dental emergencies at home

Ezyhealth spoke with Dr Elizabeth Tan, Specialist in Paediatric Dentistry at Specialist Dental Group, about some of the common issues relating to children’s dentistry. Here are some useful tips for parents on how they can ensure that their children’s teeth[...]

The Core of Goodness

Raising a socially empathetic child

Empathy has been recognised as one of the most important qualities of a leader in any field and in any culture. It is a skill children learn, unlike intelligence and looks, which depend a great deal on genetics. More than[...]

Whooping and Wheezing

Understanding your Child’s Coughs

One of the biggest challenges about being a parent is dealing with a sick child. It doesn’t matter whether it’s a slight fever, a simple cold, or a bad case of dengue, parents worry just the same. With the impossible[...]

Being Born Small

What can be done about it?

Severe growth hormone deficiency is said to be a rare condition, yet many of us have friends who are height challenged. Some of them cope very well, but others seem to lose out when it comes to job opportunities, sports[...]

More Than Meets The Eye

Stop perceiving chickenpox as a harmless rite of passage

Chickenpox is an infectious disease with most people coming down with it as a child or an adult if they have not been vaccinated. Many people fail to realise that other than the high fever, dehydration, diarrhoea, skin infection and[...]

Asthma in Children – Don’t Panic!

Control your child’s asthma with a plan

For most kids, breathing normally is taken for granted. However, for kids with asthma, breathing can be a lot more difficult because their airways are very sensitive. An asthma flare-up, which some people call an asthma attack or episode, happens[...]

Breastfeeding for Beginners

Breast is still the best

Breastfeeding has been clinically proven to be the most comprehensive and safe diet for your baby. The benefits are many, and recommendations from experts are overwhelmingly in favour of it. It is also a natural, warm and caring way of[...]

Boys and Girls Learn Differently!

The Difference Between Boys’ and Girls’ Brains

The different learning styles between boys and girls have been well-documented over the past decade, with brain-based research and behavioural case studies from leading educationists invariably reaching similar conclusions. Whilst gender differentiation may be only a starting point for understanding[...]

Feeding and Swallowing Disorders (Dysphagia) in Children

What are feeding and swallowing disorders?

Feeding disorders include problems in gathering food, and getting ready to suck, chew, or swallow it. For example, a child who cannot pick up food and get it to her mouth or cannot completely close her lips to keep food from falling[...]

Tips for Feeding Your Kids

Sorting Out Your “Picky Eater” Child

Are mealtimes with your child a battleground of wills? Is feeding your child a long-drawn out affair that makes you want to pull your hair out? If your child is a picky eater, and you are on the verge of[...]

From Heartbreak to Hope

New treatments are transforming the lives of psoriasis patients

Living in a tropical climate, Singaporeans like to slip into their shorts and t-shirts to enjoy the sunshine or the cool evening breeze on their skin. But for Singaporeans with psoriasis, few feel confident to enjoy the simple luxury of[...]

Peanut Allergies

Some Nutty Food For Thought

Peanut allergy, once uncommon in Asia, has now become the number-one cause of anaphylactic allergic reaction in Singapore. According to a new study (which was conducted in 2010 and will be published soon) done by pediatric allergy specialist Dr. Liew[...]

Nutrition for Premature Babies

What would you need to prepare yourself for, if your baby was born premature?

What is known and what is unknown? What is different about nutrition for a premature baby compared to a term baby? Premature babies are babies born before full term gestation of 37 completed weeks of pregnancy. Out of 100 babies born,[...]

A Father’s Love Is The Greatest Gift

Whether he was present at home or not, daddy’s influence remains and continues to affect you

The recognition that a father plays an important role in the life of his children is very recent. Fathers, unlike mothers, rarely express themselves or talk about what is right. They live the example instead. Children learn to respect their[...]