2015年4月19日 星期日

2015-04-20 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
Fewer dengue cases but keep your guard up   
AsiaOne
THE number of dengue cases reported in the first three months of this year may have gone down by more than a third, compared with last year, but residents have been urged to keep their guard up. This is because the number of Aedes mosquito breeding ...

Community urged to stay vigilant despite drop in dengue cases   Channel News Asia
Fewer cases but dengue still a threat: Grace Fu   TODAYonline
Residents to be vigilant as dengue peak season approaches, mosquito breeding ...   The Straits Times
Jamaica Gleaner (subscription)   
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The Straits Times
   
Antics of female otter and her triplets caught on video at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park   
The Straits Times
... Apr 20, 2015 9:06 AM. PRINT EMAIL. Play. PreviousNext. The baby otters were born about two months ago, according to Otters Watch. -- PHOTO: FACEBOOK OF NPARKS. The baby otters were born about two months ago, according to Otters Watch. -.
'SG50 triplets': Baby otters spotted at Bishan-Ang Mo Kio Park   Channel News Asia

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The Straits Times
   
Adventures in wearing braces   
The Straits Times
I don't know when exactly it happened or why, but some time in the last decade, my incisors begin twisting and angling out of what was once a straight row of front teeth. A month ago, I decided to stop asking people if they thought I needed braces and just get ...


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AsiaOne
   
Pretty in pain to drive away dark thoughts   
AsiaOne
Ms Felinda Soh's shoulder-length hair is teased into soft glossy curls, her eyelashes artfully mascara'd and her shapely legs set off to advantage in a short flared skirt and five-inch heels. The 37-year-old is a picture of sassiness and poise. But looks deceive.

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AsiaOne
   
Wear your baby safely   
AsiaOne
In the past, every time she cradled her newborn baby girl in a sling, yoga teacher Juliana Phua felt a strain on her shoulder. "I could not walk properly as I had to keep one hand on her all the time," she says. It was only when she stumbled on a Facebook page ...


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Daily Life
   
the best way to intervene during a racist rant   
Daily Life
Sydney commuter Stacey Eden refuses to stay silent while a woman asks provocative questions of Muslim passengers. PT1M27S http://www.dailylife.com.au/action/externalEmbeddedPlayer?id=d-3u6yn 620 349 April 16, 2015. Video will begin in 5 seconds.
Aussie woman speaks up for Muslim couple harassed on train   AsiaOne
Aussie woman praised for defending Muslim couple   The Nation
VIDEO: Woman defends couple from Islamophobic rant   6abc.com
LOLWOT   
Daily Bhaskar (press release) (registration) (blog)   
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S'pore or JB, nursing home visitor numbers still low   
The Straits Times
MY GRANDMOTHER stays in a private nursing home here. When I register my visit in the home's log book, I like to browse through the records to see how many visitors were in her ward during the week. Tallying the number of visits a week made by all visitors ...


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AsiaOne
   
Taiwan reveals second wave of tainted drugs   
AsiaOne
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Taiwan's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a second wave of product warnings and recalls yesterday, as the recent spate of tainted drugs continues to rock the island. The FDA's list of drugs containing industrial-grade magnesium ...

Stomach medicine scandal grows   Taipei Times
23 more stomach medications to be recalled   Focus Taiwan News Channel

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Live Trading News
   
Modern Living Has Bred Diseases, Decreased Key Body 'Microbiome'   
Live Trading News
In a discovery that could shed light on some diseases that beleaguer modern society, a Tribe in a remote part of the Amazon jungle in Venezuela appears to have the most diverse collection of bodily bacteria ever found. The study suggests that modern living ...

Remote tribe carries antibiotic resistance genes   Standard Bulletin
Long-isolated tribe shows antibiotic resistance   RedOrbit
A remote tribe's antibiotic resistance worries experts   The Asian Age
MENAFN.COM   
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The Guardian
   
What can you do to prevent dementia?   
The Guardian
It's a condition that could strike any one of us, and there is still no cure. But evidence suggests that changing your lifestyle can help to reduce your risk. Judi Dench in Iris, in which she plays the novelist Iris Murdoch, who struggled. Judi Dench in the film Iris, ...

Being Overweight Associated with Decreased Dementia Risk   Diabetes In Control
Even if there were to be a protective effect on dementia from being overweight or ...   New York Recorder
Increased risk of dementia in middle aged people who are skinny   Biotechin.Asia

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