2014年11月23日 星期日

2014-11-24 Singapore Health

  AsiaOne   
'Silver tsunami' may hit blood donations  AsiaOne
A five-man Singapore Red Cross team led by secretary-general Benjamin William distributed nearly 1,000 relief packs to flood victims in Caloocan City, Manila. Monday, Nov 24, 2014. My Paper By Janice Tai. The demand for blood has surged over the last ...

Surge in demand for blood in last 5 years   The Straits Times

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  Beta Wired   
US military to use robots to help fight Ebola outbreak  Beta Wired
The United States military has decided to use robots to help fight the Ebola outbreak currently ravaging the West African nations of Guine, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The Ebola epidemic is still raging on in West Africa, claiming the lives of countless individuals.
Robots Help Fight Ebola   Guardian Liberty Voice
United States military using ultraviolet robot in Ebola war   South China Morning Post (subscription)
Can robots help stop the Ebola outbreak?   Arab News
Himalayan Times   
New Zealand Herald   
The Inquisitr   
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  Channel News Asia   
ESM Goh says he is 'recovering well' after surgery  Channel News Asia
In a Facebook post, Mr Goh Chok Tong thanked well-wishers for their concern, saying that the messages encouraged and cheered him up. PHOTOS. File photo of Emeritus Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong. (Photo: AFP/Punit Paranjpe). Enlarge; Caption.
Well wishes pour in for Goh Chok Tong   The Star Online
Goh Chok Tong Now Recovering After Surgery   Beta Wired
Former Singapore PM recovering after surgery   The Nation
malaysiandigest.com   
Bernama   
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  AsiaOne   
Gay-dating app finds financial boost  AsiaOne
A former policeman who founded a dating app for gay men said he wanted to liberate fellow homosexuals across the world after the app pulled in $30 million in third-round financing. Geng Le, founder of Blued, made the high-profile announcement after Apple ...


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  AsiaOne   
Cancer patient's final bucket list: Donate his corneas  AsiaOne
SOLEMN: (From left) Jordan Lim's parents, Mr Lim Meng Kwang and Madam Seah Hui Kheng, and his sister Charis. Monday, Nov 24, 2014. The New Paper By Foo Jie Ying. SINGAPORE - When he drew up a bucket list in his final weeks, Jordan Lim, 18, ...


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  Beta Wired   
Raise awareness of ADHD  The Straits Times
While it was certainly not right for the teacher involved to have used force, was the teacher informed that this pupil had attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)? Does the National Institute of Education teach its trainee teachers to look out for symptoms of ...

Is ADHD a disease or a way of life?   Beta Wired

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  The Straits Times   
Image-conscious Japanese go back to class to learn how to hold chopsticks ...  The Straits Times
Ms Kumiko Nanbu, left, instructs a participant on how to hold chopsticks at a seminar in Tokyo. An increasing number of Japanese adults are signing up for seminars which teach them how to properly hold chopsticks, or buying specially designed chopsticks to ...


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  The Times (subscription)   
Love rats are just being faithful to their genes  The Times (subscription)
Forget about buying flowers, cancel the weekend break to Paris. And as to tearfully admitting you are a sex addict and booking yourself into The Priory? So 2013. Instead, if you've been caught cheating, go along with the findings of a scientific study which ...

Born to be unfaithful? Study says cheating behaviour can be inherited   The Straits Times

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  Jezebel   
Women bosses more prone to depression than men  The Straits Times
NEW YORK - More authority on the job increases symptoms of depression among women, but decreases them among men, according to a new study by US sociologists. Researchers looked into 1,500 middle-aged women from Wisconsin and compared their ...

Women in Positions of Power Show More Signs of Depression Than Men   TIME
High-flying women 'face depression'   Daily Times
​Women Bosses Exhibit More Symptoms of Depression than Men   Jezebel
Imperial Valley News   
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Debunking the myth of sugar and hyperactivity – K. Ranga Krishnan  The Malaysian Insider
There are many stories about food and its effects on us. Some come from our parents and grandparents telling us what to eat or not eat. They include “do not eat the watermelon seeds, the vine will grow in you”, to one of the most common and prevalent tales: ...


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