New yr resolutions can be bad
Mental health charity urged people not to make resolutions focusing on physical imperfections. -AFP
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Diabetes can slow the brain
High blood sugar levels caused by the condition can damage both blood vessels and nerves. -Reuters
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Sanlu ex-boss was aware of tainted milk
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Therapy machines draw crowds
The machines claim to relieve various ailments, such as insomnia, hypertension and arthritis.
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Sleeping pills issued in moderation here
Two journalists, posing as patients, visited 30 clinics and found it hard to get sleeping pills in large quantities.
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Risk of diabetes in pregnancy higher in some women
Women born in South Asia were about four times more likely than women born in Australia to develop gestational diabetes. -Reuters
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Weight loss surgery improves sexual function in men
Report estimates that a man who is morbidly obese has same degree of sexual dysfunction as a nonobese man about 20 years older. -Reuters
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Parenthood less likely after early-life cancer
They are 50 per cent less likely to parent a child than their siblings. -Reuters
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Antibiotics before infections save lives: study
Giving antibiotics to patients in intensive care units as a precaution saves lives. -Reuters
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Smoking ban lowers heart attacks in one U.S. city
There were 399 hospital admissions for heart attacks in Pueblo in the 18 months before the ban and 237 in the next year and a half - a decline of 41 percent. -Reuters
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Peanut butter paste in fight against child hunger
It has a longer shelf life than previously used aid diets, its taste is more appealing to children and does not need to be mixed with water, a major hazard in many countries. -AFP
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Rubbish turned into legs
For many in Thailand, recycled soft drink cans have given them a new lease of life. -AFP |
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Onlinegamers, be a hero: Give blood this weekend
The 120,000 players of popular online fantasy game Granado Espada are being wooed for a blood-donation drive.
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Trial drug for cancer
National Cancer Centre coordinating trial for an experimental drug for head and neck cancers involving 700 patients from 22 institutions over 12 countries. -ST
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Get notified of falls via MMS
New technology that detects falls so that medical attention can be promptly given is being developed.
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Illustration - Get notified of falls via MMS
This is how the fall alert system will work.
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Infection cuts short dengue mosquitoes' lives
Infecting them with a common bacteria can cut their lives short and reduce the likelihood they will transmit dengue. -Reuters
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$45mil plant for Penang
US medical device company St Jude Medical Inc sets up its Asia-Pacific regional plant in Malaysia.
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Law kicks in, but they are not stubbing out
As of Jan 1, over 240 smokers were given verbal warnings by NEA officials for not complying with the new rules.
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Gene link to cause of baldness
Rare but distressing form of baldness strikes before adulthood. -AFP
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Waking up to sleep disorders
SGH sleep clinic sees a 55% jump in the number of patients over 4 years. -ST
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Sleeping pills: Hard to get large doses
Reporters visited 30 clinics, only one in JB gave large doses.
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Clinics: The good and the bad
The Straits Times wanted to find out whether general practitioners were complying with the guidelines and how easily sleeping pills could be obtained from them.
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Cancer centre to run major trial for drug
Worldwide test of new treatment for head and neck cancers will involve 700 patients.
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Always tired? It might be...
Childhood trauma, including sexual abuse, emotional abuse and emotional neglect, was linked to a six-fold risk increase for chronic fatigue syndrome in adults. -AFP
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Meditation seen promising as ADHD therapy
The practice of transcendental meditation may help children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder manage their symptoms, research suggests. -Reuters
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Diet tied to survival in breast cancer patients
Women with early-stage breast cancer may live longer if they maintain a diet rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains and low-fat dairy. -Reuters
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Prenatal test may raise birthmark risk
A test performed in early pregnancy to check for genetic defects appears to be linked to increased chances that the baby will be born with a birthmark. -Reuters
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Dutch study sheds light on virus that causes SARS
Coronaviruses cause SARS which scientists believe, like influenza, initially came from an animal. -Reuters
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Study sheds light on deadly childhood cancer
A gene involved in cell division also helps fuel a deadly childhood cancer called neuroblastoma and could offer a new way to develop drugs to treat the disease. -Reuters
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Health horoscope in 2009
Here is how each zodiac sign should take care of their health in 2009.
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Change your lifestyle
The sharp rise in the number of heart-related diseases, diabetes and obesity is alarming. But they all can be avoided if only we learn to stay healthy and eat right.
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Detox for foot and hair?
New Year hangover? Sorry, scientists debunk detox claims. -AFP
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Over 90% get max subsidy
New means testing ensures that the bulk of funds goes to patients who need it most. -ST
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Sunlight can help children avoid myopia: Aussie researchers
Children from Singapore spent an average 30 minutes outside every day, compared with two hours for the average Australian. -AFP
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Study backs deep brain stimulation for Parkinson's
Six months of deep brain stimulation led to better quality of life and 4-1/2 additional hours per day of good motor functioning for Parkinson's patients. -Reuters
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Hepatitis A vaccine gives long-lasting protection
Antibodies against hepatitis A virus persist for up to 27 years after vaccination. -Reuters
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Miscarriage may spell trouble in next pregnancy
These included threatened miscarriage, the need to induce labor, instrumental delivery, postpartum hemorrhage, and preterm delivery. -Reuters
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Study shows how sleep apnea may cause stroke
Sleep apnea decreases blood flow, raises blood pressure and harms the brain's ability to modulate these changes. -Reuters
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Coffee may protect against oral cancers
New research indicates that drinking coffee lowers the risk of developing cancer of the oral cavity or throat. -Reuters |
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Japan's suicide hotline flooded
The economic crisis is feared to be worsening the country's already bad suicide problem. -AFP
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'I'm going through hell'
Suffering from pancreatic cancer, actor Patrick Swayze said he was scared and angry and may only have two years to live. -Reuters
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'One-eyed Dragon' to donate organs
Gunman Tan Chor Jin, better known as the 'One-eyed Dragon', has failed in his final bid to avoid the hangman's noose.
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Early C-section for full-term babies poses risk
Risk of complications doubled if an elective C-section was performed at 37 weeks instead of at 39 weeks. -Reuters
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Breast cancer in men often detected late
One in every hundred breast cancers or so occurs in men. -Reuters
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China issues bird flu alert after woman dies
This is the first such death in the country in almost a year, bringing the total death toll in China to date to 21. -Reuters
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Unbearable bone cancer pain in leg for ex-teacher
Ten years ago, S. Subaseeni had to terminate her pregnancy to have immediate surgery, or risk losing her leg. -NST
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Could we reduce love to a pill? Maybe, says expert
Scientists are learning how to duplicate the chemical reactions that give rise to feelings of attraction. -Reuters |
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Love in a pill? Maybe
Experiments reveal that a nasal squirt of oxytocin enhances trust and tunes people into others' emotions. -Reuters
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Japanese women gaga over Philippine bananas
It is the latest weight-loss craze sweeping fad-loving Japan. -PDI/ANN
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Kidney for sale online
An Indonesian Chinese man has placed an advertisement to sell his kidney to raise funds for his daughters' education.
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Longer sleep tied to worse cholesterol in seniors
People who sleep fewer than seven hours a night, as well as those who log more than eight hours may be more likely to develop heart disease. -Reuters
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Food trends for 2009
Here are five food-related topics and trends to watch for this year. -Reuters
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Course shows companies what NOT to put in writing
Want to avoid those embarrassing internal emails containing concerns that an important product may be harmful? -Reuters
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Getting HIV from your surgeon highly unlikely
Would you let yourself be operated on by this HIV-positive surgeon? -Reuters
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Pregnancy possible after fibroid treatment
Alternative treatment does not require the removal of the uterus. -Reuters
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Shame, not loss, prompts prominent suicides: experts
Deep feelings of shame rather than material losses were probably behind the suicide of German billionaire Adolf Merckle and some other prominent casualties of the global financial crisis. -Reuters
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Needy students to get sponsored lenses
Each eligible student will receive a free pair of Essilor Airwear polycarbonate lenses and a $30 voucher.
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60 arrested over milk scandal
Police had arrested them for 'producing or selling toxic and harmful food products'. -AFP
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Researchers unlock herb's anti-ageing secret
Traditional herb stimulates the production of collagen and acts as an anti-oxidant. -The Star/Asia News Network
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Taiwan bans indoor smoking
Those caught smoking in smoke-free facilities will face fines of up to NT$10,000 (S$445). -AFP
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Please don't jump
Retired policeman Yukio Shige walks daily along the Tojinbo cliff, one of the best-known suicide spots in Japan. -AFP |
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Nationwide shortage of blood supply in Malaysia
Health Ministry raises red flag for more donation. -The Star/ ANN
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Was Singapore tycoon 's kidney from hanged gangster?
Kidney of Tangs head was believed to have come from executed ex-triad leader Tan Chor Jin. -AFP
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China says 296,000 children fell ill from tainted milk
The health ministry also told reporters at a briefing that a total of 52,898 babies had been treated in hospital for kidney problems caused by the toxic ingredient. -AFP
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Dengue, malaria on the rise
An alarming number of malaria and dengue cases have been reported.
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China to launch pre-New Year food safety campaign
The campaign will be focusing on illegal use of additives after a milk scandal last year killed at least six babies and made thousands sick. -Reuters
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Cervical cancer vaccine denied approval
U.S. health regulators have again withheld approval for the use of Merck & Co Inc's Gardasil cervical cancer vaccine by women aged 27 to 45, asking for longer-term clinical data. -Reuters
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Gardening gives elders a harvest of health
Gardening helps older men and women reap more than flowers, fruits, and vegetables - it benefits them physically as well. -Reuters
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Amputee blood donor worried about other leg
The 69-year-old is bedridden as his left leg was amputated three years ago due to diabetes, while his right leg has turned black. |
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Brit deemed too fat to adopt
Authorities were afraid that the morbidly obese man might die.
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Support for changes
More than eight in 10 S'poreans support moves to change organ transplant laws.
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Buy fake cigarettes...inhale human waste
They have been found to contain 'extra ingredients' which include human faeces, dead flies and insect eggs.
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Graphic warnings appear on Malaysian cigarette packs
From March, all cigarette packs sold in Malaysia have to carry graphic pictures to warn people of the dangers of smoking. |
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'Outcasts' waste time finding place to smoke
Smoking is now banned in Singapore at lift lobbies, shops, non-air-conditioned shopping centres and playgrounds.
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Khaw mum about Tang's organ donor
Health Minister Khaw Boon Wan did not confirm if Mr Tang, 56, had received the kidney of triad leader One-Eyed Dragon, who was hanged at Changi Prison last Friday.
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Harvesting organs from death row donors
A surgeon describes the process of harvesting from the inmate's hanging to the delivery of the organs.
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Donor 'designated kidney expressly' for Tang
Ex-CK Tang boss in stable condition; he knows who donor was, spokesman says.
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Govt needs private sector's help to fight pandemics
Deputy Prime Minister Wong Kan Seng said the authorities will do their best to minimise the impact, but they will need the cooperation of the private sector to sustain the economy and the population.
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Male hormone in womb linked to autistic traits: study
Babies exposed to high levels of the male hormone testosterone in the womb have a greater risk of developing autistic characteristics as children. -AFP
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Hormone therapy linked to brain shrinkage
The use of commonly prescribed forms of postmenopausal hormone therapy may slightly accelerate the loss of brain tissue in women aged 65 and older. -Reuters
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Stressed men more likely to suffer stroke: study
A Japanese study conducted over 11 years has found that job stress can significantly increase the risk of stroke in men. -Reuters
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Size matters for financial trading success: study
Their study found that experienced traders with the longest ring fingers made more than three times the amount of money as did their less well endowed colleagues. -Reuters
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Nicotine gum may help smokers quit gradually
Smokers who want to wean themselves from cigarettes rather than quit all at once may benefit from using nicotine gum. -Reuters
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Sleepless nights equal more colds
Study shows those who sleep less than seven hours are three times as likely to catch a cold than those who get more rest. -Reuters
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VapoRub can harm kids
It can cause respiratory distress in children under 2 when inappropriately applied directly under the nose, said US researchers. -Reuters |
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Experts draw link between tainted milk, kidney stones
They have established for the first time in a study that consuming the plastic-making chemical melamine can cause kidney stones in people. -Reuters
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1 in 4 chance of cancer
A hospital director gives her grim outlook for Malaysians, says the risk will increase to 1 in 3 if things continue as they are.
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Guard against heart disease
A deficiency in Coenzyme Q-10 in the body may lead to tiredness and muscle fatigue, as well as a weakening of the heart.
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Docs face tougher action
Errant doctors will face tougher penalties under proposed changes to the Medical Registration Act. -ST
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Vicks VapoRub can harm children under 2
Applying it under the nose can cause their tiny airways to swell and fill with mucus, triggering severe breathing problems, say researchers.
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'Diarrhoea can kill'
A baby died of dehydration because she was not diagnosed as having a rotavirus infection.
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Eight weeks to see a specialist
Reader asks: Are patients referred by polyclinics given lower priority?
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Checklist makes surgery safer
The checklist, similar to those used by pilots before every flight, also slashed the rate of complications. -Reuters
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Big coffee drinkers hallucinate more: study
Those with a high caffeine intake are three times more likely to have heard a non-existent person's voice than those who drink one cup a day. -AFP
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Smoking when pregnant affects thyroid for both: study
It affects metabolism and the risk of miscarriage, premature birth, low birth weight and impaired brain development in the infant. -Reuters
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Kellogg takes peanut butter snacks off shelves
This is due to the current Salmonella food poisoning outbreak. -Reuters
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Compression devices calm restless legs: study
The results of a study suggest that compression devices can produce significant improvements in patients with restless legs syndrome. -Reuters
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Organ law proposals get solid backing
Eight in 10 in Singapore were in favour of even the most controversial proposal of reimbursing living organ donors.
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$35m aid for mental health
This is on top of the $88 million for the next five years.
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Drinking coffee reduces risk of Alzheimer's: study
The magic number? Between three and five cups of coffee a day seems to be ideal. -AFP
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Nurses take on doc roles in polyclinics
Shorter waiting times, lower fees and longer consultations - these are the benefits of being treated by nurse clinicians.
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Pick family doc from register
In about three years, members of the public will be able to pick out a family doctor from a register set up by the Health Ministry.
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MP's family speak of pain and anguish
Seng Han Thong in ICU after skin graft, sedated but said to be stable.
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113 S'pore Sports School students down with diarrhoea and vomiting
Cause is still unknown. -AsiaOne
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Steer clear of peanut butter
Recommendations from US authorities come after six deaths linked to outbreak of salmonella food poisoning. -Reuters
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Little girl's gift of life
With her passing at the age of two years and nine months, Esther gave others a new lease of life with her kidneys.
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Girl confirmed with bird flu
Two-year-old in north China's Shanxi Province is the latest victim of the H5N1. -Reuters
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Faulty gene condemns millions in India to heart disease
The single genetic mutation is almost guaranteed to lead to heart trouble. -AFP
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Second bird flu fatality in China
This is the second human infection reported in two days. -Reuters
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Smoking up despite ban, hike
Tobacco companies say rising number of foreigners living here is driving up cigarette consumption. -ST
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2nd bird flu death this month in China
22 people in China have died from avian flu since 2003. -AFP
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4,300 pills in seven months
Man jailed 8 months after photocopying the one prescription he was issued to buy an average of 600 anti-depressants a month.
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2 docs suspended over sleeping pills
They also had to give written pledges to the Singapore Medical Council that they would not repeat the offence.
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$35m more for mental health
New programmes to be tried out to teach people to stay mentally healthy.
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British trial seeks blindness cure
Cutting-edge treatment using adult stem cells could help cure certain types of blindness. -AFP
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China warns of bird flu risk over Lunar New Year
It has confirmed three cases of the H5N1 virus in less than two weeks. -Reuters
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Bird flu outbreak in India
Officials will slaughter between 5,000 and 8,000 birds and disinfect affected areas. -AFP
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Partying cuts dementia risk
Socially active people who were not easily stressed had a 50 per cent lower risk of developing dementia. -Reuters
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War on dengue
Malaysia has seen an alarming rise in dengue cases and related deaths in the first two weeks of the year. |
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Too many breeding grounds for aedes mosquito
The "culprits" were abandoned projects and even occupied homes, said Selangor's health director.
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3rd bird flu death
This is the third fatality in less than a month. -AFP
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Bird flu spreads to India
Virus found in dead poultry and wild birds in India. -Reuters
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Health budget to go up significantly
Money will go towards more medical subsidies during the recession. -ST
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Can't fly without arms? My foot
US woman with rare birth defect uses her feet to do everything from driving to putting on contact lenses.
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Living with my mentally ill wife
For 33 years, Mr Raymond Anthony Fernando has been single-handedly taking care of his 56-year-old wife, who suffers from schizophrenia. |
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Toddler's kidneys save two teens
The toddler died before she turned 3 but Esther Lim Joy-Ern's parents decided that some good should come despite her death and donated her kidneys to two teens.
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I save your hubby, you save my brother-in-law
Two lives saved in a donor 'swop' at Hong Kong hospital. |
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Should insurance cover mental illness?
The Government is putting $35 million into mental health over the next three years, in addition to $88 million for the next five years, announced earlier.
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Organ Transplant Act
The move to change key aspects of the Human Organ Transplant Act (Hota) was set in motion yesterday with the first reading of its amendment Bill.
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60-day target for non-urgent specialist cases
For emergency cases, there is no waiting time; for the rest, hospitals will aim to see patients within two months: MOH.
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More dengue cases in Malaysia reported
More dengue cases were reported in Pahang this month, with 83 confirmed cases up to Monday. -NST
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Menthol cigarettes could be harder to quit
Menthol helps mask the harshness of nicotine and may make it easier for smokers to inhale more nicotine per cigarette.
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Stressed kids at risk of asthma in adulthood
Children who suffer physical abuse, death of a parent or other childhood adversity and are anxious or depressed are at increased risk of developing asthma in adulthood. -Reuters
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When kids wheeze, steroids don't help: studies
An experimental treatment designed to prevent wheezing may be effective, but it seems to pose too many risks to be recommended. -Reuters
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British gym replaces dumbbells with human weights
The Gymbox chain gym in central London says fitness enthusiasts can now swap their usual lumps of metal for human beings in a range of shapes and sizes. -Reuters |
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Cleaner air equals longer lives: study
Dramatic improvements in U.S. air quality over the last two decades have added 21 weeks to the life of the average American. -Reuters
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Library picks: Help and hope for your anxious child
Anxiety is normal and all children experience it. But sometimes, these worries interfere with their activities in school or even at play.
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Second RI student in sudden death
So fit he had climbed a mountain, the 14-year-old died abruptly of a brain haemorrhage caused by cancer of the blood.
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China to import medicine from Malaysia
China's Ministry of Health has given the green light for Malaysia to export all medicine that have been certified by the Malaysian government to China.
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Budget 09: Expanding healthcare capacity
$4bln is to be invested in healthcare infrastructure over the next five years; capabilities for treating chronic and age-related diseases to be improved.
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What is melamine, and why add it to milk?
At least six children died and nearly 300,000 fell ill after drinking the dairy products tainted with melamine last year.
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We need your spectacles
The season of giving may be over, but you can still do your part for the under-privileged.
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Doctors saved his life in 70 minutes
Tan Tock Seng Hospital is geared to treat heart attacks round the clock. |
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Judged fit for duty
Popular American Idol judge Randy Jackson may still look huge but the Grammy Award-winning producer actually lost 45kg four years ago.
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Flaccid outlook for Tongkat Ali
By 2014, M'sia would have used up all the cultivated male-enchancing herb in the country.
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Tongkat Ali 'cures'
The herb is said to improve sexual defiency and aches.
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6th bird flu case in China
Four people died of bird flu in China in recent weeks. -Reuters
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Indonesia to ban smoking?
Its top Islamic body weighs up smoking ban. -Reuters
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NUH sued over transplant op
He is seeking unspecified damages and money. -ST
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Righting a wrong comes from the heart
Neither Alexandra Hospital nor Tan Tock Seng outside of office hours has the resources to handle heart attacks, said NNI director.
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Wife dies donating kidney to him, man sues hospital
He claims surgeons at NUH botched the operation; earlier inquiry concluded her death was an accident. |
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Clinic staff face penalties for circumcision error
A boy got circumcised instead of receiving treatment for an abscess in his mouth.
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Anti-dengue campaign intensified
The Health Ministry has directed all district health departments to set up a special task force and intensify fogging activities to kill Aedes mosquitoes.
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Eat less, remember more
Cutting calories may improve memory among healthy elderly men and women, study suggests. -Reuters
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Time spent sitting linked to sleep apnea severity
The more one sits, the greater is the volume of fluid that shifts from legs to neck overnight, study finds. -Reuters
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Want to get healthy? Exercise 7 minutes a week
Just 7 minutes of exercise each week was shown to help a group of 16 men in their early twenties control their insulin. -Reuters
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New "test tube" technique offers pregnancy hopes
A 41-year-old woman who has failed 13 rounds of fertility treatment finally gets pregnant with new technique. -Reuters
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Suspected bird flu in Indonesia
21-year-old Indonesian woman has died of suspected bird flu. -AFP
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Stay away from wild-bird habitats
Natural reservoirs or water bodies inhabited by wild birds may be infected by H5N1 virus, said Thailand's Public Health Ministry.
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Scientists find genes linked to psoriasis
S'pore team's discovery will help early detection and is step closer to cure.
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Contaminated silkworms poison 118
They ate fried silkworm believed to be contaminated with toxic histamines.
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Infant suffocation rates quadruple, study finds
Black male babies are the most affected but it is not clear why. -Reuters
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EU scientific body raises health alarm on MP3s
Up to 10 million young Europeans are in danger of damaging their hearing by playing their MP3 personal music players too loud. -Reuters
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Studies find mercury in much US corn syrup
Many common foods made using commercial high fructose corn syrup contain mercury as well. -Reuters
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Octuplets stun doctors at California hospital
The six boys and two girls were doing well and were in stable condition in the neonatal intensive care unit. -Reuters
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Starbucks pulls peanut butter products in US, Canada
The move came amid a U.S. salmonella outbreak linked to peanut butter and peanut paste from the Peanut Corp of America's Blakely, Georgia processing facility. -Reuters
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Octuplets' birth is big surprise
American woman shocked doctors by giving birth to octuplets - instead of the 7 they thought she was carrying. -Reuters
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Water with healing power
Stories of many sick people restored to health by drinking the water from a hill has spread by word of mouth and attracted many.
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Common plastic chemical may stay in body longer: study
Used in many F&B containers, it mimics the hormone estrogen and may harm the development of the prostate and brain. -Reuters
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Effects of concussion last decades, study suggests
Compared with athletes with no history of concussion, those who had sustained a concussion had memory and attention problems and had slower reaction times. -Reuters
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Kidney donation appears safe in long term
Carefully selected kidney donors can expect to live just as long as non-donors do and to experience no significant decline in kidney function. -Reuters
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Lifestyle of the rich and powerful threatened by dengue
Another worrying site is in the heart of the neighbourhood, with countless mosquito larvae seen floating on the stagnant water.
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Want a good night's sleep? Find the right partner
For women seeking better sleep, the answer is not sleeping pills, sex or a glass of warm milk. |
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Japan claims advance in flu vaccine
Researchers: New vaccine works against multiple strains, including bird flu virus, even if they mutate. -AFP
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US peanut recall expanded
It could be the biggest recall in US food manufacturing history. -AFP |
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What makes locusts swarm
Serotonin, nerve-signalling chemical targeted by many antidepressants, appear to be key. -Reuters
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5 Filipinos infected with Ebola
Philippines has suffered an outbreak of the Ebola-Reston virus among pigs. -AFP
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M'sia's worst dengue outbreak
The dengue outbreak could damage the economy by discouraging tourism and lowering productivity.-AFP
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Health survey skewers kebabs
Doner kebabs found to contain "shocking" amounts of salt and fat, and many may include meat not listed as an ingredient. -Reuters |
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Man gets blood infection after dyeing hair
He suffered from itchy, peeling skin for 15 years after a botched attempt to dye his hair black.
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A plea for blood
Do Singaporeans know that their blood supplies are so low they have to be rationed? This doctor tried to ask for some and got turned down. |
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California octuplets case dismays fertility experts
Experts say octuplets represents a likely case of fertility assistance gone awry, posing grave health risks to mother and children. -Reuters
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Cured meats tied to childhood leukemia risk
Children who regularly eat cured meats may have a heightened risk of leukemia. -Reuters
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'I'm not addicted'
Just 14, Joan started sniffing glue from 2007; after three police arrests and two relapses, she still denies being addicted.
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