by Eleanor Yap | Jul 24, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Singapore Red Cross launched HoME+ service, and a monitoring, alert and response system last year. Last year, Singapore Red Cross (SRC) launched its Home Monitoring and Eldercare (HoME+) service to help seniors living on their own through a helpline for non-emergency...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 19, 2018 | Health
NTUC Income’s Orange Health programme looks not just at exercise but also at sleep and diet. NTUC Income is latest insurance company that is offering incentives for those in Singapore to get moving, and rewarded. Through its health and fitness programme called...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 18, 2018 | Health
Study showed that Novartis Kisqali in combination with letrozole reduce risk of disease progression or death by 43 percent. Earlier this year, the Health Sciences Authority in Singapore approved Novartis Kisqali as a first-line treatment option for...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 13, 2018 | Caregiving
The system improves quality of care, eases physical demands on caregivers, and reduces caregivers’ dependence. Singapore Red Cross unveiled a mechanical hoist solution at the Red Cross Home for the Disabled (RCHD), Singapore’s only residential home for the...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 11, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Last year, there were a number of cases in the US highlighting such tragedies. How can we prevent them? Last September in Havertown, Pennsylvania, US, an 89-year-old man ran over his wife and daughter in the driveway of their home. The incident took place at...
by Eleanor Yap | Jul 4, 2018 | Miscellaneous
MSIG introduces a travel insurance policy called TravelEasyPre-Ex. MSIG Insurance has launched TravelEasy Pre-Ex, a travel insurance policy to cover individuals with pre-existing medical conditions such as diabetes, asthma or heart disease. Travellers who have...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 26, 2018 | Inspiring Figures
Lily Boon loves playing the piano, especially when she is surrounded by crowds singing. BY: Eleanor Yap Lily Boon, 79, is a magnet to a piano. Two years ago, on Orchard Road during Christmas season, there was a street piano outside Takashimaya in Ngee Ann City. Most...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 20, 2018 | Health
This non-chemotherapy treatment option can help improve survival rates. Pharmaceutical company Janssen’s Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) in combination with prednisone has been approved for the treatment of high-risk metastatic hormone-sensitive prostate cancer...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 19, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Lonely Planet publishes three cruise ports guides to Alaska, Scandinavia & Northern Europe, and the Caribbean. Cruise travel is on the rise. The CLIA (Cruise Lines International Association) 2018 State of the Industry Report has projected that 27.2 million...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Three winning submissions that showed the life they wanted to live or even, the life that could have been. Doing one’s obituary can be rather difficult, but when a call to write came out to pen a creative obituary, Yale-NUS College students jumped on the...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 13, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Your view of old age can determine how well you age and how long you live. There is a strong connection between how we view old age and how well we age, explained Orb Media, a non-profit journalism organisation which recently collected and analysed a body of...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 7, 2018 | Health
There are three affecting seniors – trigger finger, carpal tunnel syndrome and hand osteoarthritis. BY: Dr Renita Sirisena Degenerative conditions of the hand commonly occur in older patients. The three more commonly seen conditions are trigger finger, carpal...
by Eleanor Yap | Jun 6, 2018 | Miscellaneous
A book penned by seven individuals who attended a creative writing course together. Coincidence brought the seven together, but it was intention that spurred them to do more. After attending a creative writing course, these individuals over the age of 50 were...
by Eleanor Yap | May 31, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Students from different faculties of NUS produced a book to highlight seniors’ experiences with Singapore’s healthcare system. A book titled ‘Looking Through the Silver Mirror’ showcasing 20 stories of seniors written by 20 students from various faculties...
by Eleanor Yap | May 29, 2018 | Health
Find out simple ways to lower your blood pressure and know your numbers well. It’s the silent killer. High blood pressure usually has no warning signs but simple steps can cut your risk of devastating health problems, shared financial services company Manulife...
