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...
by Eleanor Yap | May 24, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Bonding youths and seniors over a shared meal. Food can bond generations together and facilitate deep conversations, and that is what a new initiative called Makan with Seniors by Ageless Online and its youth initiative, FACEUP, hopes to do. On May 19, 2018 at...
by Eleanor Yap | May 23, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Nanyang Polytechnic drives Singapore’s community nursing expertise with the new Centre. Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) has unveiled its new NYP-StarHub Centre for Connected Care, which harnesses technology and telemedicine advances to pave the way for new and...
by Eleanor Yap | May 17, 2018 | Health
There is currently no biomarker that could allow clinicians to objectively monitor the severity of fatigue. Breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy often experience severe and persistent tiredness. In a recent study, a team led by researchers from the...
by Eleanor Yap | May 15, 2018 | Health
New mobile app also provides product purchase and cost enquiries. Singapore-based telehealth platform Doctor Anywhere, together with medical aesthetic clinics in Singapore, have launched the nation’s first online aesthetic service. With this service,...
by Eleanor Yap | May 10, 2018 | Health
If colorectal cancer is detected early on, the survival rate can be high. “Colorectal cancer is the most common cancer in Singapore, but it is also usually very treatable if detected in Stage 1, with a 95 percent five-year survival rate in Singapore,” shared Dr...
by Eleanor Yap | May 8, 2018 | Health
Get your energy levels boosted naturally. Keeping up with grandkids can be tiring. Want an energy booster? Ageless Online speaks to Watsons’ pharmacist Koh Jia Lei to find out how you can not only keep up with the little ones naturally but also do much...
