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...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 9, 2017 | Miscellaneous
Bishan East-Thomson constituency becomes the second constituency after Yishun to join Lien Foundation’s Forget Us Not initiative. BY: Eleanor Yap A familiar Bishan landmark, the 24-hour Kim San Leng kopitiam, has taken the lead to come onboard a Lien Foundation...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 5, 2017 | Miscellaneous
A cooperative helps take the stress away of organising a funeral, and offers emotional and psychological support to the Christian community. Bereaved families who have lost their loved ones can find comfort at the Methodist Co-operative Society’s one-stop...
by Eleanor Yap | Oct 3, 2017 | Health
Free concert to raise awareness and combat stigma against mental health issues. Twenty-five agencies and community partners from the healthcare and social services sectors have joined hands to raise awareness and reduce stigma about mental health issues through...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 29, 2017 | Miscellaneous
A hilarious musical that shines the spotlight on ageing and eldercare. Sing’theatre’s hilarious jukebox musical called ‘Forever Young’ is guaranteed to knock you off your chair! Originally written by Swiss playwright Erik Gedeon and adapted by...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 28, 2017 | Products
A natural supplement that enhances mental agility and optimises cognitive performance. EDGE is an advanced supplement that enhances mental agility, optimises cognitive performance and helps sustain levels of intense focus. Formulated by neuroscientists and...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 26, 2017 | Inspiring Figures
A 76-year-old recounts her early years, but it is her present doing voluntary guiding that she is most proud of. BY: May Young In the early days, when I was in my early 30s after I gave birth to my daughter and only child, I used to be telephone operator during...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 21, 2017 | Miscellaneous, Products
Air conditioner filter that removes airborne particles like dirt, pollen and smoke. Filter out the bad, breathe in the good. 3M introduces the 3M Filtrete Electrostatic Air Conditioner Filter, which transforms air conditioner units to perform double-duty as air...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 20, 2017 | Health
The country’s Housing Society has come up with initiatives to address this need for seniors who prefer staying in their own homes. BY: Eleanor Yap To support the seniors in Hong Kong to age-in-place, the country’s Housing Society, an NGO (non-governmental...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 19, 2017 | Health
Move over GuavaPass, there is now a platform just for seniors so they can exercise and bond. BY: Eleanor Yap Hansen Lee, 27, discovered a gap with seniors and exercise. On one of a few occasions that he was able to convince his parents to join him for a run around...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 13, 2017 | Health
Though warfarin is commonly used, non-vitamin K antagonist oral anticoagulants are increasingly a better option. BY: Eleanor Yap Throughout the world, cardiovascular diseases account for one-third of deaths or nearly 18 million. Mirroring the global burden,...
by Eleanor Yap | Sep 12, 2017 | Miscellaneous
RSVP Singapore launches new initiative to engage seniors in workplaces. To encourage more seniors to serve the community, non-profit organisation RSVP Singapore has launched a pre-retirement initiative in Singapore targeted at employees 45 years and above....
