You Might be Low in Testosterone! He felt he was at the lowest point in his life. For five years, he had been suffering daily fatigue and lethargy, diminished drive and motivation to live; lost confidence and vitality, and most of all, five years of indifference to women and sex! A chance encounter leads to [...]
Nail the Crux of the Infection Nail infections can be either caused by dermatophytes, yeast or moulds. Bear in mind that a nail fungal infection is contagious. Some medical conditions, such as psoriasis, diabetes or AIDS, and medications and treatments like chemotherapy, also lead to nail infections! Your lifestyle is also a big factor for [...]
Chiropractic Helps Restore the Body’s Self-Healing Ability - by Dr Richard Sae Won Pang There are three reasons why many students choose to become a Doctor of Chiropractic (DC). Until today, those three things are still what drive me as a Chiropractor. The first one is that the body is a self-healing organism. The second one is [...]
Dr Elias Tam Shares the Beauty of his Profession - By Maripet L. Poso “Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life.”- Confucius Dr Elias Tam, one of Singapore’s pioneers in aesthetic practice, must have taken Confucius’ saying to heart by the way he works and treats his [...]
Be Healthy and Earth-friendly the Organic Vegan Way! While we are having more advanced medical technologies these days, deadly diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer are also on the rise, even among our younger generations. Inevitably, our medical costs follow. Studies have shown that vegans have much lower cholesterol levels than meat eaters, and [...]
From ghetto to Princeton, Dr Richard DeAndre tells it all - By Cheryl Koh Growing up was not easy for Dr DeAndre. He was brought up in the streets of the poorest, most violent areas in United States – Hell’s Kitchen, New York City – known for its Mafia, druggies and high crime rates. Having grown [...]
New treatments are transforming the lives of psoriasis patients By Dr Colin Theng 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 wearing short, [...]
Collagen for beauty From creams to injections, collagen offers options to combat ageing By Maripet L. Poso We’ve heard about this beauty wonder too often. Some drink it, others inject it, and many apply it. But what is collagen really, and how does it suddenly become a byword for beauty fix? Way before it became [...]
Get to know the man behind Singapore’s first ever oncology department By Maripet L. Poso At a time when becoming a cardiologist was all the rave for aspiring doctors in Singapore, Dr Ang Peng Tiam has decided his calling was to help conquer cancer. And he was right. Decades later, he still finds satisfaction in [...]
Pediatrics or paediatrics is the branch of medicine that deals with the medical care of infants, children, and adolescents. A medical practitioner who specializes in this area is known as a pediatrician or paediatrician. The word pediatrics and its cognates mean healer of children; they derive from two Greek words: παῖς (pais = child) and ἰατρός (iatros = doctor or healer). There may be other differences in spelling: in [...]
