by Eleanor Yap | Nov 21, 2017 | Health
The recent ESMO Asia 2017 Congress reveals the psychosocial impact on cancer survivors in Asia and their unmet needs. The relentless efforts devoted to improving prevention, early detection, and treatment have resulted in more and more cancer survivors...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 17, 2017 | Miscellaneous
New interactive exhibition at Singapore Science Centre promotes a positive dialogue on ageing. Dialogue with Time, an exhibition exclusively on the topic of ageing, has arrived in Singapore at the Singapore Science Centre (SSC). The interactive exhibition, which is...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 16, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Credit Suisse forum releases report that analyses the opportunities and challenges of the ageing sector. Credit Suisse held its seventh annual global Credit Suisse Philanthropists Forum in Singapore, titled “Healthcare Giving in Asia” with a particular focus on...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 15, 2017 | Finance
BlackRock’s survey reveals Singaporean investors face a retirement savings gap as large as six years. Singaporeans are not doing enough to prepare for retirement, according to BlackRock’s Global Investor Pulse Survey 2017. The discovery comes at a time when...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 14, 2017 | Finance
Insurer FWD brings back plan that gives high returns over a short period of time. Singapore life and general insurer, FWD has brought back its endowment plan back following an overwhelming positive response. The plan is intended to give high returns over a...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 8, 2017 | Health
Singapore Heart Foundation launches CPR Refresh to promote skills retention through virtual reality learning and feedback. The Singapore Heart Foundation (SHF) has launched a new initiative called the CPR Refresh or CPR2 for those who are already certified in...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 7, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Pilot programme gives active seniors an opportunity to pick up a skill and help those in need. A retired cook, Tan Seng Kin, who lives at Tampines Street 43, is a member of Lions Befrienders SAC’s (Senior Activity Centre) wheelchair servicing team. He is happy...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 31, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Both Sides, Now focuses on raising public awareness on end-of-life plans. Both Sides, Now has returned this year with an arts-based, community-centric approach that aims to build end-of-life (EOL) friendly communities where individuals and families are...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 30, 2017 | Miscellaneous
NLB launches enhanced NLB Mobile app and new Digital Business Library, now with more to read on-the-go. Good news, lifelong learners! The National Library Board (NLB) has launched an improved version of the NLB Mobile app and a new Digital Business Library to...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 25, 2017 | Health
The International Osteoporosis Foundation and its member societies worldwide emphasis early prevention. It’s invisible, and it’s dangerous. Osteoporosis, which causes bones to become weak and fragile, only reveals itself when a bone breaks. In older adults that...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 24, 2017 | Health
Two seniors reveal their hearing loss and their hearing aid woes. BY: Eleanor Yap Pauline Ong did not look too much into it when she first experienced difficulty hearing in 2005. Once during a bible study session in 2008, when there were 10 to 12 people around the...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 19, 2017 | Miscellaneous
This simple idea to improve lighting at the traffic junction and reduce accidents took home second prize. Low visibility contributes to over 40 percent of all fatal car accidents; those involving passengers are often due to poor visibility at night or during...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 17, 2017 | Health
Johnson & Johnson Vision’s 2017 Cataract Awareness Survey found that only 11 percent are aware that vision loss due to cataracts can be regained after surgery. Most people in Singapore fail to fully understand cataracts and its emotional burden even though...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 12, 2017 | Health
Recent CARE conference explores ways of defining, measuring and developing interventions for resilience in older ages. BY: Eleanor Yap Depression and stress are at the highest particularly during midlife, those who are 50 to 59 years old. In the US, there is recent...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 10, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Not-profit theatre interest group gears up for its seventh production. Ageless Theatre, which comprises mainly of seniors from the ages of 40s up to over 70-year-old, all with a burning passion for performance, is set to open the doors to its seventh...
