by Eleanor Yap | Jan 30, 2018 | Health
The Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Welfare Foundation this year awarded three grants to projects related to improving senior’s welfare, including a fall detection monitoring system. BY: Eleanor Yap Seniors can continue living independently in their communities and...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 29, 2018 | Health
What’s in store? Find out more. BY: Dr Sneh Khemka Global healthcare trends: Trend 1 – Burgeoning global middle class. The world’s middle class is growing (in particular across the Middle East and Asia), providing the backbone of a revolution in healthcare...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 25, 2018 | Reflections
2011 Active Ager award winner Dr William Wan shares his thoughts on turning 70. BY: Dr William Wan I am 70 and I feel that life has just begun. This feeling is shared by many septuagenarians. May Sarton has written “At Seventy: A Journal” and Judith Viorst, “I’m, Too...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 23, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Kodrah Kristang is offering free classes so you can learn the endangered language of the Portuguese-Eurasian community. Want to learn a new language? Why not consider an endangered language called Kristang, which is one of the heritage languages of the...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 16, 2018 | Products
Watsons Singapore launches a supplement that may promote healthy ageing. Watsons Singapore has partnered with ChromaDex, a US-listed company in science-based nutrition, to launch Tru Niagen, a dietary supplement that may promote healthy ageing by significantly...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 15, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Asian Film Archive’s State of Motion 2018 brings a lineup of seminal Malay films, an exhibition and guided film location tours. Revisit Singapore’s past through several seminal Malay films like P Ramlee’s “Ibu Mertua Ku” (My Mother-in-Law) and L Krishnan’s...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 11, 2018 | Finance
Mercer ageing workforce report shares that Singapore productivity loss due to sickness absenteeism may reach S$3.3 billion by 2030. The ageing workforce and medical cost inflation in Singapore are projected to drive up average medical costs per employee by 108...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 10, 2018 | Products
Improve your good-to-bad bacteria ratio in your gut and boost your digestive health. Australia-based Capilano Honey has launched the world’s first clinically-tested honey with naturally-occurring prebiotics called Beeotic that can improve the good-to-bad...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 9, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Going alone on a trip? There is an ultimate guide to help put you at ease. Worried about travelling alone? Lonely Planet has released an ultimate guide for solo travellers. In a recent survey of travellers in Lonely Planet’s community, 80 percent of respondents...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 4, 2018 | Finance
Get guaranteed yearly retirement income and no medical check-up needed. China Life Insurance Singapore has launched a retirement plan called China Life Retire Easy that provides guaranteed yearly retirement income that increases every year. This plan is...
by Eleanor Yap | Jan 2, 2018 | Miscellaneous
Two young inventors have come up with a walking cane accessory to keep the cane and seniors from falling down. BY: Eleanor Yap When one sees a gap, the natural thing to do is to fill it. That is exactly what brother and sister, Seng Ian Hao and Ing Le, did when they...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 29, 2017 | Health
Initially deployed in nursing homes and senior care centres, the strength training programme is now available in eight community locations. Initially deployed in nursing homes and senior care centres, Gym Tonic, the evidence-based strength-training programme...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 26, 2017 | Health
Interim results of an online survey show low levels of awareness and limited dialogue between Type 2 diabetes patients and healthcare professionals. The interim results of the first-ever multi-country online survey on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk awareness...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 21, 2017 | Health
Four NTU undergraduates launch a pilot campaign to raise awareness on the importance of pneumococcal vaccinations. Pneumonia ranks low on Singapore elderly’s concerns as an illness despite being one of the leading causes of death, a recently conducted survey by...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 20, 2017 | Caregiving
A new community online portal that shares the stories of caregivers and provides them with as much information to help them care for their loved ones. Caregiving a loved one whether it is someone with dementia or even a child with Down syndrome can sometimes be...
