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Matter of the Heart
Human heart consists of four chambers and four valves. Mitral stenosis is a condition whereby mitral valve becomes narrowed. It is a long-term complication of rheumatic fever which is becoming rare in the developed world. Rheumatic fever caused by invasive streptococcus infection involving the throat and then causing inflammation of the lining [...]
Ask for (dental) implants
What’s dental implant?
Dental implant is a sophisticated titanium screw that replaces the root portion of a missing natural tooth. The implant is placed in the bone of the upper or lower jaw, allowed to bond with the bone, and would serve as an anchor for the replacement teeth. These replacement teeth look, feel and [...]
Regain your Youth
It is a fact that aging is part of a natural process and everyone has to go through it in his or her lifetime. However nowadays, many people are looking older than their actual age and there are several factors that could have led to “early facial aging”.
Discussing dementia
Dementia is a progressive decline in cognitive (brain) function that is beyond what’s expected in the normal aging process. One common area of decline is the memory, but it can also affect other mental functions like language, the ability to do tasks one was previously able to do: the ability to recognize familiar objects, [...]
What’s Botox?
Botox is a brand name for botulinum toxin, a highly purified protein which is injected in very small doses to reduce or eliminate wrinkles. Botox temporarily blocks the signal from a nerve to a muscle. The treated muscles are weaker, so that the wrinkle formed by muscle contraction relaxes and softens.
EGGcellent
Chew’s Agriculture has developed the world’s first cordyceps egg, the latest in the series of the Designer Egg, which are specifically tailored to your needs. Cordycepin the key component of the rare Chinese Herb – cordyceps sinesis, may now be found in eggs.
320 Singapore clinics now offer diagnostic tool for young children with feeding difficulties.
As many as 40 to 50 percent of Singapore parents report some kind of feeding difficulty in their children, which can be attributed to a wide range of causes. By the end of October, these parents can approach doctors at 320 pediatric and general practice clinics across Singapore for a systematic approach of diagnosis, [...]
Colon Cancer Awareness
Colon cancer awareness
Ms Chua, a housewife, tries to keep herself healthy by exercising. Her quest for good health led her to benefit from the Singapore Cancer Society (SCS)’s free Faecal Occult Blood Test (FOBT) kit distribution program which has been running for the past two years. The FOBT kit is used for colorectal cancer screening.
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Sleep disorders
Different types of sleep disorders
The international classification of disease documents as many as 81 sleep disorders. Sleep disorders includes parasomnias, dyssomnias, insomnia and many others. Parasomnias are noted for deviant sleep-related behavior. They include sleep terror, sleep walking, nightmares and restless leg syndrome.
Dyssomnias on the other hand are characterized by abnormal sleep quality such [...]
Scuba Diving, a whole new experience
Discover a new amazing world of scuba diving
Most of us will never get to go to space but you can experience floating through an alien environment where really strange and weird creatures live almost right on our doorstep in South East Asia.
Imagine an exotic place with sunbeams spearing an azure sea creating dapples on rainbow [...]
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