by Eleanor Yap | Apr 8, 2013 | Products
It is flu season and we have more options to relieve our cough and cold. Household brand Panadol has launched its Panadol Cough & Cold (left) for relief of cough and cold symptoms. In caplet form, Panadol Cough & Cold provides effective and convenient...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 3, 2013 | Health
Nutritious and tasty! Here is one recipe from The Chia Co in Australia, which is selling its chia products here in Singapore (permission given to use). This recipe works great with pomfret, tilapia or red snapper: Chia steamed fish: Preparation...
by Eleanor Yap | Apr 3, 2013 | Health
There is a lot of fuss about chia and its reign over flaxseed. We give you the lowdown. BY: Derrick Ong Salvia hispanica, commonly known as chia, is a species of flowering desert plant in the mint family, Lamiaceae. This plant is native to central and...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 28, 2013 | Inspiring Figures
Lam Chun See shares memories of what it was like growing up in a kampung in the 1950s and 1960s though his nostalgia blog. BY: Joanne Tok Lam Chun See (left) felt a disconnect between the young and the old. As a result, he started a nostalgia blog called...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 26, 2013 | Reflections
A senior shares in a poem what her golden years means to her. BY: Maureen Tay In my golden years I may beAge is fast creeping up on meAnd WiFi to me is quite a choreBut nothing can make me a bore. Time and tide wait for no manI will take the world while...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 21, 2013 | Finance
AXA launches the only suite of retirement solutions in the market designed to mitigate inflation post-retirement. AXA Life Insurance Singapore has launched “Retire Happy”, the only suite of retirement solutions that exists today in the market to offer...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 18, 2013 | Health
Multiple myeloma has become more a chronic disease than a terminal one, thanks to new treatments. BY: Eleanor Yap Ten years ago, those with multiple myeloma (MM) (also known as myeloma or plasma cell myeloma), a cancer of the bone marrow plasma cells...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 14, 2013 | Reflections
Having friends who are younger than you brings benefits to both parties. BY: Sunie Levin At age 82, I have made friends that are 10 to 20 years younger. Of course, I could be fooling myself, but they seem to enjoy my company and I certainly enjoy being...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 11, 2013 | Ask The Expert
Q. My mother has a condition called dysphagia. Can you explain what that it? Dysphagia refers to the difficulty in swallowing. There are many different causes of dysphagia. Essentially, they occur when there is a blockage in our swallowing passage (mainly in...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 7, 2013 | Health
Part of a final-year project by NTU students, “The Silver Yarn Project” bridges the gap between the youth and the elderly. BY: Eleanor Yap Some of the stories tell of how times back then were tough and how the older generation never failed to...
by Eleanor Yap | Mar 1, 2013 | Health
The Singapore Cancer Society is organising the 12th Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month this March and it encourages those 50 years and above to take advantage of the free FOBT kits. Seventy-one-year-old Robert Hoo did his first FOBT (Faecal Occult Blood Test)...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 27, 2013 | Health
Pamper your overworked and tired hands, and clear the toxins in your body. BY: Kay Nalla Hand reflexology is a therapeutic massage technique that dates back to 2,000 BC. It originated from Egypt and was passed down to China and other parts of the continent....
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 25, 2013 | Health
The app called MyEyeDrops will help curb patients from missing their medications. BY: Eleanor Yap The Singapore National Eye Centre (SNEC) has launched the world’s first free mobile app for patients with glaucoma, which will remind them and their...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 18, 2013 | Inspiring Figures
Hundred-and-one-year-old Fauja Singh from the UK is in perfect stride. He is bringing awareness that age is just a number and the need to continue reaching for one’s goals because nothing is impossible. BY: Eleanor Yap Fauja Singh is enjoying all the attention...
by Eleanor Yap | Feb 15, 2013 | Health
For the many ageing members of the LGBTQ community, a good listening hear makes a huge difference. BY: Eleanor Yap James Tan, who is a bisexual, had a very stormy relationship with his father but not as a result of his sexual orientation (he did not...
