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The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced a new recommendation that women should have their regular breast-cancer screening starting at age 50 and not 40. ...
Follow this action plan to ensure you have a healthy heart: Exercise at least three times a week for at least ...
What are the tests used to screen and diagnose diabetes? 1. Fasting Blood Sugar Test A venous blood sample is taken after an ...
Breast cancer is the most common cancer among females in Singapore. About 313 of the 1300 Singaporean females who are diagnosed with breast cancer died ...
A mammogram is a specialised x-ray of the breast use to detect or study cancer or tumour of the breast. Mammograms are quick, easy and ...
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force announced a new recommendation that women should have their regular breast-cancer screening starting at age 50 and not 40. ...
Health screening packages are offered by many clinics. A basic health screening check should include the following tests to detect common chronic conditions such ...
The bible says “But godliness with contentment is great gain…1Timothy 6:6 ” Yes, being grateful and contented certainly can make a person physically,mentally and emotionally ...
Taking too much garlic can turn people away. But it is also helpful to ward off cold and flu. There are insufficient research made so far ...
The official guideline by the Ministry of Health in Singapore recommends that women 40-49 years of age should go for annual mammograms while those 50 ...
The death rate among people who walk slowly is higher than those who walk faster. The British Medical Journal (BMJ) reported a five year study which ...
Diabetes is a very expensive disease. Patients often ended up going to the subsidized government polyclinics for treatment because the cost of treatment is simply ...
A recent study reported in the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry on 2350 adults older than 60 years found that those with gum diseases ...
Statins are relatively cheap and safe and are among the most widely used medicines in the world. If you are suffering from high cholesterol and got ...
The incidence of breast cancer increases significantly in women over 50 years and above. But according to the National Health Survey in 2007 about 59 ...
Heart disease is the No.2 killer after cancer in Singapore. Approximately 1500 Singaporeans suffer from heart attack every year. About 30% of them die before ...
The Body Mass Index (BMI) is a measurement of how overweight a person is based on his/her weight and height. Our BMI is calculated by dividing ...
1. What is the brand name of the H1N1 vaccine currently available in Singapore? It is called Panvax®H1N1. It is used for the prevention of infection ...
I was in the lift in the hospital on my way to visit a patient today when I saw a young lady in tears. Her ...
People who sleep an average of fewer than seven hours a night are three times as likely to get sick as those who averaged at ...
The healthy Body Mass Index (BMI) is between 19 to 25 (19 to 23 for Asians). You are considered overweight if your BMI exceeds 25. ...
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