TV News - The Year of the Tiger is looking bright for Rebecca Lim. On the horizon is her big day, which she told CNA Lifestyle that the wedding will “definitely” take place this year. Both the local actress and Matthew Webster, her English-Chinese Singaporean fiance, are also. Read more at www.tnp.sg
Continuing from our post over the holiday season, let me further share “SEL” (Socio-Emotional Learning) tips and tools from Valerie Cheng, a children’s book author. What are their “simplifying parenting” tips on managing stress and anxiety? From Cheng: “As a mom, I try to teach my kids simple tools like…
At the Budget 2021 Speech, Deputy Prime Minister Heng Swee Keat announced that the 250 per cent tax deduction campaign for qualifying donations made to Institutions of a Public Character (IPCs) will be extended for another two years until Dec 31, 2023. At the risk of sounding old, does anyone remember bugging your parents to you some loose change, or.
/PRNewswire/ SINGAPORE patients with an aggressive form of lung cancer (metastatic small cell lung cancer) can now access a new therapy that may improve.
Background: Cancer has become the leading cause of mortality in Singapore and among other Asian populations worldwide. Despite the presence of National Cancer Screening programmes in Singapore, less than half of the population has had timely screening according to guidelines. The underlying factors of poor cancer screening rates and health outcomes among Asian ethnic groups remain poorly understood. We therefore examined cancer screening participation rates and screening behaviour in a multi-ethnic Singapore population. Methods: We collected data from 7,125 respondents of the 2015-2016 Singapore Community Health Study. Factors associated with cervical, breast, and colorectal cancer screening were evaluated using modified Poisson regression. Adjusted prevalence ratios were computed with 95% confidence intervals after adjusting for confounders. Results: The respondents’ mean age was 57.7±10.9 years, 58.9% were female and were predominately Chinese (73.0%), followed by Malay (14.2%