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Poon Chian Hui

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Lower Seletar Reservoir Park (below) has joined several other parks in becoming
"smoke-free". Other parks with the same rules include Bedok Reservoir Park (right), HortPark (far right) and the Singapore Botanic Gardens.

Lower Seletar Reservoir Park declared smoke-free

ESM Goh Chok Tong congratulating Ms Anne Koh, 47, and other performers at the Marine Parade Community Club who took part yesterday in a charity concert for victims of Typhoon Haiyan.

Marine Parade charity concert raises $20k for Haiyan victims

Madam Thay had almost given up hope. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

More seeking help to conceive despite low success rate

Senior staff nurse Serene Sng (left) and staff nurse Nursetiawati Abdul Rahman visiting Mr Lee Chee Keong, 73, at home to check on him. Mr Lee has breathing difficulties and often ends up in hospital. -- ST PHOTO: MUGILAN RAJASEGERAN

KTPH's "Ageing-in-Place" scheme reduces readmission rates

1996: Health-care providers start storing medical data in digital form after
hard-copy documents become too overwhelming to manage. 2006: Medical professionals use pocket computers instead of paper files to store and access patients' medical record

Patients' records at their fingertips with new Web portal

Nutrition consultant Yam Yoke Yin showing Asia Polyurethane staff the way to prepare healthy dishes as part of the firm's health programme.

More SMEs investing in office health programmes

Singapore and Malaysia will set up a sub-committee to draw up maritime boundaries around the disputed areas of Pedra Branca (pictured), Middle Rocks and South Ledge. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

New sub-committee to resolve territorial dispute between Singapore and Malaysia

First exhibition on energy-saving devices for homes being held at Yuhua Community Club

The result is shown on the screen. -- PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI FOR THE STRAITS TIMES

New mobile app helps detect irregular heartbeats

Mr Scott being examined by Dr Lee Chuan Shing, a member of the heart centre's post-operative care team. The engineer is well enough to travel, weeks after a seven-hour operation.

Quick action by passer-by, doctors saves life of Briton who collapsed in Chinatown

More than 100 submissions from the public have been received in Singapore's bid to put the 154-year-old Singapore Botanic Gardens (above) on the Unesco World Heritage Site list. -- ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

More than 100 submissions from the public in support of Unesco heritage site bid

The Oct-Dec 2013 edition of Pure Magazine, a publication on water issues by national water agency PUB. The magazine is now available for free on mobile platforms. -- SCREENGRAB: PUB

PUB magazine now available on mobile platform

CPF interest rate for Ordinary Accounts to remain at 2.5%

To stay ahead of competition, Jurong Point Shopping Centre on Wednesday, Nov 13, 2013, announced new initiatives to refresh parts of the mall and beef up customer service. -- ST FILE PHOTO: ALPHONSUS CHERN

Jurong Point to spruce up mall and improve training of service staff

Online scam alert after woman almost became a victim

Health Minister Gan Kim Yong at the ground breaking ceremony for new Sengkang General Hospital at the open field at the cross junction of Sengkang East Way and Sengkang East Road on Oct 27, 2013. Steps to achieve better integration of care beyond hos

Better integration of healthcare beyond hospitals needed: Gan Kim Yong

Midwife Kelly Er (centre), who is with EMMa Care, helped Mr Wesley Lim and his wife Stephanie with the natural birth of their daughter Agnes.

NUH midwife scheme helps with unassisted births: Study

People with addiction woes may now turn to acupuncture for extra help under a new service offered by the Institute of Mental Health. -- ST FILE PHOTO: DIOS VINCOY JR

Acupuncture sessions offered to patients at IMH

Patients painting during a MindVital session. The programme, which is suited for those with early signs of dementia, and whose sessions run for eight weeks, was spurred by feedback from families about elderly patients being inactive at home.

New TTSH programme to help old folk with early signs of dementia

Giving office workers healthier choices

Many private ambulances run with a crew of a driver and an assistant trained in basic cardiac life support. Not all carry an automated external defibrillator.

Private medics miss 4 in 10 cases of cardiac arrest

Samples of 3-D digital orthodontic models of patients' teeth that are now being used in place of plaster moulds at the National Dental Centre Singapore. -- PHOTO: NATIONAL DENTAL CENTRE SINGAPORE

Dental centre sinks teeth into 3-D moulds

NUS launches local training course for aspiring audiologists

Parkway Pantai group's Mount Elizabeth Novena Hospital opened to the public on July 1, 2012. Parkway has released a price list of 30 common procedures at its hospitals based on patients' medical bills in the past year, in a move that could guard agai

Health-care group Parkway lists prices of 30 procedures