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Is the Singapore Government Justified in Imposing a Sugar Tax in War on Diabetes? Data Shows Otherwise

ELSON: The 2010 National Nutrition Survey found that 30 percent of Singaporeans’ daily intake of calories comes from rice – compared to 3.5 percent...

Ribena Recalled in Singapore after Fears that Product could Spoil before Expiry Date

Suntory Beverage & Food Singapore, the distributor of Ribena beverages in Singapore, has withdrawn batches of its concentrate products. This comes...

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Woman Accuses Golden Village Cinemas of being a Bug Hotbed, but Checks Turn Up No Bugs

A Golden Village cinema-goer (or ex-cinema-goer after this whole fiasco) has accused GV theatres of being a hotbed for bugs. 28-year-old Debra Low says...

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Alleged Botched Childbirth Surgery at KK Hospital causes Woman to Pass Fecal Matter from Vagina

A woman has accused doctors at KK Women’s and Children’s Hospital of botching a childbirth surgery, leaving her in the traumatic and painful state...

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Ang Moh’s Marbles Get Trapped in Ikea Stool while using it to Shower

We’re always for health advisories to inform the public not to do things that will get them into serious trouble. Serious trouble, like this Norwegian...

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Woman Racks Up S$1 Million in Medical fees, Referred to as a “Customer” and not “Patient”

S$1 million after 58 days in the Intensive Care Unit, with S$350,000 of that sum spent on medication. That was grim reality facing Fina Leong after her...

Woman Punctures Small Intestine in Slimming Treatment Gone Wrong

35-year-old manager Ms Lin wanted a trimmer waist, so she visited a beauty and wellness centre. What she didn’t expect was a slimming treatment that...

Woman Almost Swallows Hook Found in Fish Head Curry during Son’s Birthday Dinner Celebration

It was her 4-year-old son’s birthday, so on Monday night Mdm Lim went to celebrate with dinner at a hawker centre at Block 628 Ang Mo Kio Avenue 4. One...

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Woman goes to KK Hospital to Deliver a Baby but is Given a Successful Abortion Instead

32-year-old Mrs Wu had gone to KK Hospital expecting to deliver a baby but instead got a successful abortion, and that has left her and her husband fuming. The...

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Dentist Fined S$50,000 for Displaying Unapproved Qualifications Despite Prior Warnings

Dr Samintharaj, the chief executive and clinical director of Nuffield Dental Holdings, has been fined S$50,000 for displaying a set of qualifications...

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Gan on High Healthcare Costs: Mark-Ups on Medicine Are Not for Profit

There’s a common street saying in Singapore: “It’s better to die than fall sick.” This (if you ask your lao peh and his kakis) is largely due...

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Weight-Loss Products Found to Contain Dangerous Levels of Banned Chemical

The Health Science Authority has stopped the sale of Anyang Herbal Blue and Anyang Herbal Red after 2 weight-loss products were found to contain “dangerously...

Under-Dosing on Antibiotics could lead to Health Crisis

As health ministers from Asia gear up to present a new action plan to G7 leaders later this month, a worrying trend of antibiotics-resistant infections...

MediShield Life Premiums Collected Hit S$1.7 Billion, Gahmen Payouts Only 30 Percent of That

According to the Ministry of Health, Medishield Premiums collected by the government have hit S$1.736 billion as of end Sept this year. This sum, however,...