Prime – Life begins at 40

When you are single, you are often told that dating is a numbers game. The more you meet people, the higher your chances of meeting someone, you’re compatible with. Forget the fairy tale. No one will be knocking on your door to sweep you off your feet, if you’re constantly in your pyjamas. Anisa Hassan [...]

When wine lovers think Italian, they invariably think of wines from Piedmont, Veneto or Tuscany. Yet Italy has 17 other wine regions that offer a delectable range. Edwin Soon gives us an introduction to the wines of Southern Italy
Look southeast from Tuscany to find Abruzzo and Molise, both “at the calf of the [...]

When someone is diagnosed with cancer, he will do everything in his power to get rid of it – chemotherapy, radiation therapy or surgery, bone marrow transplant, laser or gene therapy. But the one thing the patient seems to be unaware of is how much he can do for himself, by way of exercise and [...]

Have you ever missed a dose of your medication? Or even worse discontinued the course of medication completely? For many, the honest answer is “yes”. What most are unaware of is that this could lead to serious complications explains DR ALEXANDRE CHAN

The issue of medication non-compliance is a problem doctors and pharmacists all face [...]

When Captain James Cook first sailed along the coast in 1770, he never anticipated how popular a tourist place it would become in years to come. Globetrotter TANUSHREE enjoy t

Dating can be challenging if suddenly you are rendered single – whether you are recently divorced or trying to juggle your new single parenting schedule or lost your spouse. ANISA HASSAN has some advice for those who are starting afresh
Each of us has our own path to travel when it comes to finding success in [...]

People are encouraged by the positive nature that you may display and they will enjoy being with you. As we get older we should have people to interact with and being positive helps. ZAIBUN SIRAJ shares the benefits of positive thinking
John Maxwell wrote “You are where you are and what you are because of the [...]

Patient centricity, as we know it today, will extend far beyond a clinician’s traditional realm of expertise and will require new models of care delivery centered increasingly on the needs of patients rather than that of physicians. CELENE TING brings you key highlights from the FutureHealth Forum ASEAN 2010
Evolving definition of “patient-centric care”
It is a [...]

What should you do if someone got a cut, choked on some food, or got stung by an insect? ABDUL RASHEED DOAD gives us some practical first aid tips that you can apply at anytime, even if you don’t have your first aid kit with you
Accidents happen, always unexpectedly, having a basic knowledge of first [...]

It had to happen and it happened. After a sumptuous party, I spent the entire night moaning with an aching eye-tooth. The nagging ache turned into an agonising pain by the next afternoon, rendering my mouth immovable. Tanushree shares her toothy ordeal
My fear of the dentist’s chair dates back to my early days when I [...]

Many of us have freelanced before. Many of us have read 101 serious tips from freelance gurus – offline and online. Here is DES HENG’S 10-pointer tongue-in-cheek advisory for whoever is contemplating plunging into freelance work in any area. Have fun!
1 Be disgustingly disciplined.
If not, you will probably end up like me. I have worked [...]

Whether you are single or separated or a plain heartbroken person who may have sworn-off dating completely, there’s hope. ANISA HASSAN advises that once you’ve found complete closure, have some time to think through the important, non-negotiable attributes you’re looking for in the next person
How many times have you heard the phrase, “All the good [...]

Ayobuwan! That’s the warm welcome the Arabs, Portuguese, Dutch and the British would have received when they arrived on this beautiful island. TANUSHREE explores the island that captivated so many traders then, and tourists, now
Ancient Moorish merchants called it the ‘Isle of Delight’ and the Arab traders named the island, Serendib. In fact, the word [...]

Natural colours – violet, indigo, blue, green, yellow, orange and red – are highly beneficial to the maintenance of health and for healing diseases. According to practitioners of chromotherapy, the cause of any disease can be traced to the lack of a particular colour in the human system. Tanushree explores deeper into this technique of [...]

Osteoarthritis of the knee is one of the five leading causes of disability among older men and women. The risk of disability from osteoarthritis of the knee is as great as that from cardiovascular disease. Given that the average age of our population is rapidly increasing, the impact on our society from osteoarthritis is to [...]