150 minutes to health With HPB’s National Physical Activity Guidelines, fitness becomes holistic and achievable for busy Singaporeans.-By Maripet L. Poso I’m busy.” We’re all guilty of abusing this phrase so much so that it almost feels like we have unknowingly yet unanimously agreed it’s the most reasonable of all excuses. Somehow, it appeases our guilt [...]
Losing weight is no piece o’ cake for most people. We know of many a beautiful people who triumphantly did it—Victoria Beckham and Christy Chung, who shed their pounds despite several counts of pregnancy pounds. By Tiffany Yang, General Practitioner with experience in aesthetic medicine and Mrs Singapore Universe 2010. She has a blog on www.tiffinyyang.wordpress.com [...]
Battling shortsightedness in Singapore with new treatment approaches By Associate Professor Padmaja Sankaridurg, Program Director, Myopia Program of the Brien Holden Vision Institute and the Vision Co-operative Research Centre, Sydney, Australia A silent epidemic across Asia, myopia affects many children between the ages of six and twelve. Research indicates that a quarter of them require [...]
Peanut allergy, onceuncommon in Asia, has now become the number-onecause 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 Woei Kang, through K.K. Women’s and Children’s Hospital, research has shown a rising risk for people with [...]
