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Fat hope
How can some women gorge on food and not gain weight? One lady weighs the same as her dog. -The Star/ANN
When beauty can lead to bumps
Besides surgery, there are non-surgical options to remove keloids like pulsed-dye laser and injections. -The Nation/ANN
Gift of life
What you've always wanted to ask about breastfeeding. -The Star/ANN
Cutting off limbs is her last resort
S'pore mum with rotting flesh ignores doctors' advice to amputate limbs. -TNP
Doctor: Only miracle can revive dead tissue
Even without amputation, the rotting parts of Madam Teo's limbs could still drop off. -TNP
In sickness and in health
At 26, she might not even survive to have her wedding afer developing malignant lymphoma. -ST
Mood swings
Patients who are manic-depressive can affect those around them even when they are in their manic-state. -ST
New look, new life for shelter's abused women
Pacific Healthcare team offers free reconstructive surgery to inmates. -ST
Help's on hand
It's time women relook modern day contraceptive methods, which are increasingly being used to treat female problems such as menstrual cramps. -ST
Found a lump? Don't panic
Suffering from breast cancer is not a death sentence, if there is early detection. -AsiaOne, Daily Xpress
No more babies
Let's talk about long-term contraception. -The Star/ANN
Danger of denial
Many patients, although aware of cancer symptoms, ignore the warning signs. -ST
Woman-to-man sex change surgery more complicated, costlier
A semblance of a penis has to be constructed using skin and muscle before a prosthesis is inserted. -TNP
Female-born transexual: I'd rather die as an ugly man
Jack (not his real name ) said he felt uncomfortable with his female body from an early age. -TNP
 
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