All you need to know about healthy eating at home
How to keep your nutrition in check through home-cooked meals While working from home, you have lost all sense of time as you were caught up in a particular project, suddenly you realize you have not eaten anything for that entire day. Before you know it, you are eating cup noodles with a side of […]
Stop Cancer Before It Starts
Cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Vietnam. As our risk of developing cancer increases with age, and you may have heard that our population is living longer, trends in cancer will continue to increase. There are numerous types of cancers affecting both young and old that are too many to mention. […]
Dengue Fever
What is Dengue Fever? Dengue fever is an acute mosquito-borne viral infection transmitted through the bite of infected female mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti and Aedes albopictus) that feed both indoors and outdoors during the daytime (from dawn to dusk). These mosquitoes thrive in areas with standing water, including puddles, water tanks, containers and old tires. Once […]
Signs of Stroke and How to Prevent It
How to spot a stroke? Time is of crucial essence in stroke treatment. Treatment for ischemic stroke is most beneficial when given during the first few hours of stroke symptoms. To recognise a stroke, think FAST. Face Try smiling and check whether one side of the face is drooping. Arms Raise both arms and check […]
Types of mental illness as observed by a GP
Anxiety is a normal reaction to stress and it serves as useful protective function. For example, our heart rate goes up when we meet a robber on the streets.
WARNING SIGNS OF MENTAL ILLNESS
Mental illness, also called mental health disorders, refers to a wide range of mental health conditions – disorders that affect your mood, thinking and behavior
OUTBREAK OF NOVEL CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK IN WUHAN
Raffles Medical would like to advised persons who fulfil the following criteria to see a doctor as soon as possible as they might be potential suspect cases.
Breast Cancer
As the most common cancer among women, it is estimated that one in 14 women before 75 years old will develop breast cancer in Singapore.
Colorectal Cancer
In Singapore, colorectal cancer is the top cancer in men and second in women, while breast cancer is the top cancer affecting women.
What You Need To Know About Flu
Most people get over the flu on their own, without any lasting problems. But some people develop complication.Â