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In this issue

Prime Interview: Dr John Wang Chian Chaw
Not a Dry Eye in the House
Shed Fats without Surgery
Clearing the Fog: Understanding Cataract
Advanced Notice: Emerging Technologies for Lung Cancer
Autophagy: Eat, Sleep, Recycle
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Prime Snippets

Latest Medical News In Brief

Prime Snippets

5 mins

The Ultimate Guide To Sunscreens

All you need to know in 5 Minutes

The Ultimate Guide To Sunscreens

4 mins

Age-Related Macular Degeneration What Can Be Done?

Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of vision loss in those aged 50 and older, but there are ways to help.

Age-Related Macular Degeneration What Can Be Done?

4 mins

Prime Snippets

Latest medical news in brief

Prime Snippets

5 mins

Improving Concentration

Does your mind flit from one thing to another? Do you have trouble focusing on something for more than a few minutes? Do you consequently have a bunch of half-finished projects lying around the house, and a dozen half-baked ideas still knocking around in your cranium, and thus a pile of regrets about where you’re at with those things and in your life? If so, what should you do?

Improving Concentration

4 mins

Body Language

noun; the conscious and unconscious movements and postures by which attitudes and feelings are communicated.

Body Language

4 mins

Why Hydrogen Water?

The number of adults estimated to be living with diabetes has nearly quadrupled over 35 years, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said, warning that it has increased drastically because of "the way people eat, move and live". Singapore has the second-highest proportion of diabetics among developed nations, a report in 2015, by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) revealed. 

Why Hydrogen Water?

2 mins

What Is Overwhelming You?

There is a fine line between anxiety and depression. While the two conditions are largely interlinked, it is essential for patients and caregivers to understand the conditions fully in order to seek effective support and work towards a healthy recovery. We shed a silver lining on the cloud and point out some of the stark differences between the two conditions.

What Is Overwhelming You?

3 mins

That Ugly Bulging Vein!

Troublesome varicose veins can now be treated effectively with new minimally invasive methods!

That Ugly Bulging Vein!

2 mins

Health Screening Prevents Chronic Diseases

The prevalence of chronic diseases such as Diabetes mellitus, high blood pressure and high cholesterol has been on the rise in Singapore. Chronic diseases exert a high socioeconomic burden on our society. If left unchecked, these can lead to serious complications such as ischemic heart disease, kidney problems and stroke which will affect our quality of life, not to mention the high medical bills that will be incurred.

Health Screening Prevents Chronic Diseases

3 mins

The Most Meaningful Gift You Could Give

Year end is everyone’s favourite holiday and shopping season but finding that perfect gift can be challenging. Should it be perfume or a spa break? The latest bestseller novel or a romantic weekend in Bali? From learning holidays to glamping and pampering, a travel gift can be most refreshing and different. So for this holiday season, instead of buying your loved one a gadget, consider giving a getaway.

The Most Meaningful Gift You Could Give

8 mins

New Year Transformation: Ways To Reinvent Yourself

“I don’t believe in age. I believe in energy. Don’t let age dictate what you can and cannot do.”

New Year Transformation: Ways To Reinvent Yourself

5 mins

7 Areas To Consider In Improving Our Lives

As the year draws to a close, it is wonderful to do some deep self-introspection and reflect on what have been the highs and lows of life.

7 Areas To Consider In Improving Our Lives

8 mins

Enlarged Heart

The ‘enlarged heart’ you are referring to is called Left Ventricular Hypertrophy (LVH).

Enlarged Heart

2 mins

Menopause

Menopause is diagnosed in a woman when her menses stops for a year.

Menopause

1 min

7 Tips On Whipping Your Body Into Shape!

Holidays are the time for good food and good fun; it is easy to lose your workout schedule between family gatherings, office parties and last-minute shopping - before you know it you’ve let yourself go and put on all that weight you worked hard to keep off.

7 Tips On Whipping Your Body Into Shape!

3 mins

Intermittent Fasting: Fad Or Fab?

Fasting, the abstention from food or drink or both for short or lengthy duration, complete or partial, or intermittent, has been promoted and practiced by different religions, cultures and physicians for centuries. More recently, fasting has gained wider, mainstream recognition for its weight loss and health improvement potential.

Intermittent Fasting: Fad Or Fab?

6 mins

Misconceptions About Diabetes Mellitus

Clarify your doubts and the common misconceptions about diabetes

Misconceptions About Diabetes Mellitus

2 mins

Sting & His Superstar Journey

With his sleek and ever trendy image, it can be quite hard to believe Sting’s real age. His career and the transformation are equally surprising - from a small-town boy living next to a shipyard to a global celebrity with significant influence. Sting’s life story is full of exploration, daring expression and determination to improve as many people’s lives as possible.

Sting & His Superstar Journey

5 mins

Killing The Addiction

Both first and second hand tobacco inhalation have resulted in medical conditions related to tobacco consumption, overpowering the death rates contributed by chronic diseases such as diabetes, cancer or even HIV/ AIDS. Smoking has also shown to have scientific links to various cancers, respiratory, cognitive and even fetal disorders.

Killing The Addiction

2 mins

Are You Breathing Right?

We know how to breathe the moment we came to this world. Or at least we thought we knew. But are we doing it right? 

Are You Breathing Right?

2 mins

Susan Sarandon- The Ageless Beauty

Susan Sarandon is a true woman of worth: an Oscar winner, mother, activist, entrepreneur, fighter, and, a beautiful example of what it means to age with grace.

Susan Sarandon- The Ageless Beauty

10 mins

Can You Beat Cellulite?

It’s a problem most women face: cellulite! Sadly, it is much more common in women than in men because of differences in the way fat, muscle, and connective tissue are distributed in men’s and women’s skin. But not all cellulite is created equal. Who knew? Turns out there are 4 basic types – and most of us have one of them.

Can You Beat Cellulite?

4 mins

Taking A Break From Stress

Are you going through a particularly stressful day where everything seems to go wrong? Take some time to try out these relaxation exercises to calm your nerves and stop the jitters. 

Taking A Break From Stress

5 mins

Infective Endocarditis

A damage in the inner lining of the heart chambers and heart valves usually caused by a bacteria, fungi or other germs from another part of the body that spread through the bloodstream and attach to damaged areas in your heart. It is uncommon to people with healthy hearts, while those with damaged heart valves, artificial heart valves or other heart defects are of greater risks.

Infective Endocarditis

2 mins

Is This A Flu, Cold, Allergy Or Sinusitis?

Cold, flu, allergy, sinusitis can all involve the upper airway and cause diseases. The upper airway includes the nose, sinus, throat and larynx above the voice box. Many patients cannot differentiate if they are having a flu or cold; a nose allergy or sinusitis.

Is This A Flu, Cold, Allergy Or Sinusitis?

3 mins

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PRIME Singapore Magazine Description:

Publisherspring publishing pte ltd

CategoryLifestyle

LanguageEnglish

FrequencyBi-Monthly

PRIME, an english bi-monthly magazine published by Spring Publishing Pte. Ltd. Introduced in mid-2006. PRIME is Singapore’s premier lifestyle magazines for those who are enjoying the richest years of their life, the life that begins at 40! A favourite in over 30,000 households, PRIME provides a soothing mélange of health, leisure & lifestyle, nutrition & well-being, sex & relationships, travelogues and food and wine.

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