Pregnancy and vaccination
Recommended vaccines before Pregnancy: MMR (measles-mumps-rubella) vaccine, Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine and Hepatitis B vaccine.
Even before becoming pregnant, make sure you are up to date on all your vaccines which includes MMR (measles-mumps-rubella), Chickenpox vaccine and Hepatitis ...
Testosterone Deficiency Syndrome
In male humans, testosterone plays a key role in the development of male reproductive tissues such as testes and prostate.
It also promotes secondary sexual characteristics such as increased muscle and bone mass, and the growth of ...
What to do and not to do during dengue fever
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Eczematous cheilitis or lip dermatitis is inflammation of the lips presenting as redness with dryness and scaling.
Causes
It is a common condition and it is usually cause by either internal factor (atopic dermatitis) or external factor (irritant or allergic contact ...
Trigger finger occurs when thickening or nodule formation of a finger tendon preventing it from gliding smoothly within its sheath.
Symptoms
Risk factors - repetitive use ...
Osteoarthritis of the Knee
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis, affecting millions of people worldwide. It occurs when the protective cartilage that cushions the ends of bones in our joints gradually worn off. This causes the bones over ...
Osteoporosis causes bones to become weak and brittle. In osteoporotic bone, a fall or even mild stresses such as bending over or coughing can cause bone fracture.
Osteoporosis affects men and women of all races. But Asian women — especially ...
A bunion is a bony bump that forms on the joint at the base of your big toe. It forms when your big toe pushes against your next toe, forcing the joint of your big toe to get bigger and ...
Why Doesn't Everyone Get Them?
About two-thirds of us have been infected with the HSV-1 virus. It usually comes via well-meaning kisses from relatives or romantic partners. So why do only an unlucky few get cold sores? The answer may ...
Swimmer's ear, outer ear infection or otitis externa is an infection in the outer ear canal. It's often brought on by water that remains in your ear after swimming, creating a moist environment that aids bacterial growth. Putting fingers, cotton ...
Diverticula are small, bulging pouches that can form in the lining of your digestive system. They are found most often in the lower part of the large intestine (colon) when naturally weak places in your colon give way under pressure ...
More than 25% of all cancers diagnosed in women are breast cancers. Between 2010 and 2014, about 1,856 women were diagnosed to have breast cancer in Singapore each year.
The risk of breast cancer increases with age. Most women ...
What causes car sickness in children and how can I prevent it?
Car sickness is a type of motion sickness. Motion sickness occurs when the brain receives conflicting information from the inner ears, eyes and nerves in the extremities.
Motion ...
Constipation is generally described as having fewer than three bowel movements a week.
Though occasional constipation is very common, you should see your doctor if you're still having trouble after a few days, if you have chronic constipation, or if ...
Hepatitis B is a serious liver infection caused by the hepatitis B virus (HBV). For some people, hepatitis B infection becomes chronic. HBV infection is considered chronic when it persists longer than six months. Having chronic hepatitis B increases your ...
Overweight and obesity are not just a cosmetic concern. It increases your risk of diseases and health problems, such as heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
The good news is that even modest weight loss can improve ...
When we take food rich in purines, a natural substance in certain food such as bacon, codfish and alcohol etc (see below), our body breaks it down and turns it into uric acid. Normally, uric acid passes through our kidneys ...
Effective asthma treatment requires routine tracking of symptoms and compliance to asthma medication. Taking effort in managing your asthma treatment will help you maintain better asthma control, prevent asthma attacks and avoid long-term problems.
Follow this 5 steps to keep ...
Allergic rhinitis (hay fever) or allergy nose – commonly known as sinus here in Singapore is an allergic response to an allergens (trigger) causing inflammation of the lining in our nose.
Signs and symptoms can include:
High blood pressure (hypertension) is a common condition where the pressure of the blood against your artery walls is high enough that it causes health problems, such as heart disease. It is one of the most important causes of premature ...
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is an infection in any part of our urinary system . This can involve the kidneys, ureters, bladder and urine passage.
Usually UTI involve only the lower urinary tract — the bladder and the urine passage. However if ...
Growing pains (or also known as benign nocturnal limb pains of childhood) are aches or pain in the legs — often in the front of the thighs, the calves or behind the knees.
Growing pains are common in preschool ...
Limit alcohol. The more alcohol you drink, the greater your risk of developing breast cancer. The general recommendation — If you do not drink, don't start. If you do ...
Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the inability to get and keep an erection firm enough for sex.
Having erection trouble from time to time is common and usually not a problem. But for some men, it can be an ...
Influenza/the flu is a serious disease that can lead to hospitalization and sometimes even death. Every flu season is different, millions of people get the flu every year, hundreds of thousands ...
持久授权书是一份法律文件。 它让您可以委任您值得信赖的人来当你的被授权人，以便在您失去心智能力时， 被授权人可以代您做决定和料理事物。
失去心智能力是指一个人应一些病症例如中风，创伤性脑损伤和痴呆症后， 无法为自己做决定， 因而需要他人代劳。
因此当您还心智健全时，应当立下持久授权书。这能让您委任您值得信赖的人， 来当您的被授权人，以便将来在一个人失去决策能力时， 被授权人可以代您做决定和料理事物。 这包括您的饮食起居， 医疗费， 管理银行户口以及您的房屋。
如果没有立下持久授权书， 那您身边的人就得到法庭申请受委任为您的代理人， 不过这过程很复杂， 而且费用昂贵。
我可以立下持久授权书吗？
只要您是21岁以上，心智健全就可以。您的持久授权书必须请证明书签发人（例如获得公共监护员办公室承认的家庭医生）核证以及送到新加坡公共监护员办公室注册。
我可以取消或更改我的持久授权书吗？
只要您还心智健全就可以！
谁可以被委任为被授权人？
只要21岁以上就可以。
持久授权书和遗嘱有何不同？
遗嘱是在遗嘱人往生后才生效。
持久授权书则是授权人还健在但已失去心智能力时生效。
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The Lasting Power of Attorney:
Ever wonder what happen if you lose the ability to make decisions your-self ?
The scenario is real. Below are some conditions that may cause a person to lose mental capacity (ability to make decision) and ...
Chlamydia remains one of the commonest sexual transmitted disease in Singapore. It can affect both men and women. World Health Organisation (WHO) estimates that annually 131 million new cases occur worldwide, the majority of which remain asymptomatic.
It is usually ...