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On pre-eclampsia
This is a disorder that occurs only during pregnancy and the postpartum (after childbirth) period. It affects both the mother and the unborn baby and occurs in 5 to 8 per cent of all pregnancies. - tabla!
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Addiction leads to star athlete's downfall
By the time Siti reached puberty, she was puffing up to 60 sticks a day. 		Heat-seeking machine spots cancer
KKH trial uses infrared thermal imaging to detect tumours.
Not so sure about OvaSure
Experts worry that false results might lead to some women having their ovaries removed unnecessarily. 		The bone girl
To stay fit for action, Malaysian-born Hollywood star Datuk Michelle Yeoh makes no bones about the importance of bone health.
Library picks: Unique to Women - Uterine Fibroids
No one is sure why uterine fibroids generally start developing in women in their 30s until they reach menopause. Learn more with these resources. 		Post-pregnancy healing
The post-pregnancy period is a challenging one with taking care of the needs of baby and trying to get back into shape. -The Star
I'm not mad
Charlotte Goh has Tourette Syndrome. She jerks her limbs involuntarily and has facial and vocal tics. People have mistaken her for a mad women. 		Morning sickness? Odds are, you're having a girl
The claim: Morning sickness means a woman's more likely to have a girl.
After a child is born...
Some mothers are bent on eating their own placentas for health benefits. 		Fish therapy gone wrong
Sisters allege fungal infections after a spa treatment that involved letting little fishes nibble at their legs.
Are we making babies of ourselves?
What does learned helplessness have to do with Singapore's absent babies? 		Want more babies? Allow surrogacy
But if Parliament ever legalises surrogacy, it should mandate that the contracts may not require the woman who carries the baby to surrender it regardless.
The face of HIV/AIDS faces up to the challenges
Kirenjit Kaur, 35, is the poster child of people living with HIV/AIDS. 		Fear a major block to acceptance
After three months of medical leave, Sheila was forced to tell her employers that she was HIV positive.
Put off by painful ordeal
This mum's painful experience has put her off breastfeeding her children in future. 		She has enough milk for two
Ms Violet Teo says breastfeeding is the best gift you can give your kids.
Best milk for life
We salute the Mums for National Breastfeeding Week. 		The supremacy of breast milk
Revised code of ethics launched to ensure appropriate marketing of infant formula.
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