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June 29, 2009

Prevention is the key to health

The main causes of ill-health are cancers, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and mental disorders. Prevention is the key to reducing ill-health and disability arising from disease. […]
June 6, 2009

Foreign maid screening

A general practice locum was censured by the Singapore Medical Council and fined $3000 for signing off the six monthly medical examination form without conducting a […]
June 2, 2009

Doctors are spending too much time on paperwork

Doctors often complain that they spend too much time on clerical work. Some examples of paperwork done by doctors include writing medical reports, filling up work permit […]
April 24, 2009

Cigarettes kill one person every 6 seconds

Facts about smoking: 1) Smoking kills one person every 6 seconds 2) A person loses 15 years of his/her life if he/she smokes 3) Smoking causes […]