by Eleanor Yap | Dec 20, 2016 | Health
A new smart coach to help those living with Type 2 diabetes. A new smart coach supports people living with Type 2 diabetes to make positive changes in their lives and prevent long-term complications. This solution combines human expertise and mobile technology...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 13, 2016 | Health
Singapore Cancer Society’s Cancer Rehabilitation Centre allows those like Mike Rollings to improve their physical wellness and much more. Mike Rollings, 67, had a fast-paced and often stressful life working as a chemical engineer for 44 years. Originally from...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 10, 2016 | Health
A fourth grant call by the Government is looking for new assistive devices that will allow seniors to remain active and independent despite their disability. The Enabling Innovation Grant is the fourth grant call under the National Innovation Challenge (NIC) on...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 7, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Use your trip home for the holidays to determine if your mom or dad is a safe driver. Going home for the holidays has layers of significance for adult children, particularly those who live out of town. It remains a time of togetherness and thankfulness, but...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 6, 2016 | Health
Bayer’s crowdsourcing initiative aims at addressing this in elderly with chronic diseases and plans on giving winners S$10,000 each. Bayer and NUS Enterprise, the entrepreneurial arm of the National University of Singapore (NUS), unveiled the inaugural...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 5, 2016 | Miscellaneous
A new Passion Silver Concession Card gives seniors concessionary fares on public transport, and discounts and privileges at merchants. A new PAssion Silver Concession Card has been launched to make it more convenient for seniors to stay active and engaged in...
by Eleanor Yap | Dec 1, 2016 | Products
These sensitive skin products provide pain-free removal and are ideal for those with fragile skin. 3M has launched Nexcare Sensitive skin bandages, dressings and tapes designed to provide pain-free removal for those with sensitive skin and fragile wounds. The...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 30, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Modern Aging Singapore 2016 awards seed-funding to three teams including a team developing a gel sheath that might reduce pressure ulcers. BY: Eleanor Yap A nursing lecturer from Nanyang Polytechnic and her final-year nursing students were recently awarded S$25,000 in...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 30, 2016 | Health
Some tips and community resources for persons with low-vision. BY: Tan Yanwen Many who are dealing with vision loss may not be aware of the scope of the professional community dedicated to rehabilitation, or simply do not know how to tap into these resources. So how...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 28, 2016 | Health
Find out the types of vision loss, and how to cope with such a loss. There is often a blur line between what is considered normal and low-vision. How do you identify this issue within family members, friends and yourself, and at what point do you seek...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 23, 2016 | Miscellaneous
These include a mobile app that monitors elderly’s physical condition to a security system, which allows you to view your home from your mobile phone. Besides looking out for sweet deals related to IT at this year’s SITEX 2016 at the Singapore Expo on November...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 22, 2016 | Inspiring Figures
Being disabled does not mean that one can’t do things, it just means changing the way one does things, as a couple of 35 years shared. BY: Sylvia Soh Irene Toh, 57, and Esmond Tan, 66, have lived with a disability since when they were in their childhood. Both suffered...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 19, 2016 | Miscellaneous
Lonely Planet has updated its bestselling title “The Travel Book” with more than 800 photographs, and 230 countries and destinations. Lonely Planet has released an all-new edition of its internationally bestselling landmark title, “The Travel Book: A Journey to...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 18, 2016 | Health
Hong Leong Finance takes the lead in training its staff to better understand dementia and help its customers. Singapore’s largest finance company, Hong Leong Finance (HLF) has enrolled about 200 of its employees into the dementia-awareness training programme by...
by Eleanor Yap | Nov 17, 2016 | Products
These comfortable pants protect the hips from a fall that could lead to loss of mobility and independence. SafeHip one-piece hip protector is a high-quality undergarment with sewn-in hip protectors (soft pads that have a patented “horseshoe-shaped” shield) that...
