2015年4月26日 星期日

2015-04-27 Singapore Health


AsiaOne
   
MOH sets guidelines to ensure quality care for the elderly   
AsiaOne
SINGAPORE - New guidelines for home and daycare services were introduced by the Ministry of Health (MOH) yesterday, to help service providers work towards delivering quality care for the elderly. They spell out the expected outcomes in four areas: the ...

New guidelines on providing better care for seniors introduced   TODAYonline
New guidelines for day care and home care for the elderly   The Straits Times

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Channel News Asia
   
Marine Parade Polyclinic to be expanded to two storeys   
The Straits Times
SINGAPORE - The Marine Parade polyclinic will be expanded from one to two storeys, increasing its capacity and adding more registration counters, service rooms and a larger laboratory. It will also provide new radiology and medication pick-up services and ...

Marine Parade Polyclinic set to close for upgrades, will reopen next February   Channel News Asia

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The New Indian Express
   
Market Report, "Vitamins and Dietary Supplements in Finland", published   
Military Technologies
Retail current value sales of vitamins and dietary supplements grew by 4% in 2014. Growing sales was a result of the strong health and wellness trend in Finland, further boosted by new launches and an expanding network of chained health food specialists.
Abusing dietary supplements could increase risk of cancer   The Sun Daily
Excess Supplements May Trigger Cancer   The New Indian Express
Dietary supplements in excess shown to increase cancer risk   Biotechin.Asia

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The Star Online
   
Patients can't get enough of antibiotics   
The Star Online
PETALING JAYA: Repeated warnings on the dangers of antibiotic abuse have fallen on deaf ears as private healthcare providers continue to indulge patients who ask for it for every ailment. Multi-drug resistant organisms have spooked patients worldwide, but ...

The love affair with antibiotics   AsiaOne

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AsiaOne
   
Medicine in different shoes   
AsiaOne
A doctor does not work alone. This is especially true at the Emergency Department where a good team is needed to ensure all aspects of patient care are met. Apart from doctors, the backbone of the team primarily comprises assistant medical officers (AMOs), ...


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AsiaOne
   
Nationwide marathons in Korea to fight breast cancer kick off   
AsiaOne
Runners participate in the 2015 Pink Ribbon Love Marathon at the Busan Yachting Range on Sunday. Monday, Apr 27, 2015. The Korea Herald/Asia News Network By Sohn Ji-young. South Korean cosmetics brand AmorePacific and the Korea Breast Cancer ...

Pink Ribbon Ball brings out the glitz, glamour and WAGs at Manchester Cathedral   Manchester Evening News
Nationwide marathons to fight breast cancer kick off   The Korea Herald
Chemotherapy heals, not kill as Rosey allays fears   The Borneo Post

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TheStreet.com
   
Gene Therapy Stocks on Watch Following Failure of Celladon's Heart Failure Trial   
TheStreet.com
SAN DIEGO (TheStreet) -- Celladon (CLDN) said Sunday that its experimental gene therapy for heart failure, Mydicar, was a total bust. To its credit, management was fully transparent about the mid-stage clinical trial results, even owning up to "negative ...

Celladon's gene therapy for heart failure bombs in PhIIb   FierceBiotech
Celladon says heart treatment fails in trial   Investing.com

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Live Trading News
   
Media Reminds Us To Call The Doctor And Check Our Health   
Live Trading News
The conventional media rarely tells the truth about health. Big Pharma wields a great deal of power across the mainstream media. It is rare to sit through an evening of television without viewing several drug ads. They also advertise heavily in print and online ...


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The Straits Times
   
Children as an arts project   
The Straits Times
There are two great defining features of child-rearing today. First, children are now praised to an unprecedented degree. The second defining feature is that children are honed to an unprecedented degree. The meritocracy is more competitive than ever before ...

Unconditional Love: The Easiest, and the Hardest Part   New York Times (blog)
Brooks: Love and merit   Barre Montpelier Times Argus
Brooks: The dark shadow of merit-based love   Houston Chronicle

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'Lower-income women more vulnerable to depression'   
The Korea Herald
Women in Korea who have a low income or are unemployed are more likely to suffer from depression, a study claimed Sunday. The Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs said in the report that 16.3 percent of women over age 20 have suffered from ...


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