“Travel broadens the mind and loosens the bowels,” says Dr Sherwood Gorbach MD. Spending some time consulting a travel doctor before you travel, will help you prevent issues arising while you are away ... Read more →
The Symptoms for STIs
STIs can vary from causing distressing symptoms to no symptoms at all. If you suspect you may have been exposed to an STI, here is some information you should read before consulting your ... Read more →
What is Prostate Cancer Screening?
Prostate cancer is the most common form of cancer in the United States, apart from skin cancer. That’s why it’s important for men to have regular prostate cancer screenings. Here’s how to do ... Read more →
Breast Cancer Awareness
In recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, here is some advice on being breast aware and how you can conduct your own breast checks plus some other advice for how to detect the ... Read more →
What is MERS Coronavirus?
If you are intending to travel to South Korea or the Arabian Peninsula it is wise to be aware of a new disease called Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). MERS is a viral respiratory disease ... Read more →
Family Physicians & Women’s Health
While visiting family in the US earlier this year, my mother-in-law showed me an article in the Washington Post titled “Many women use an OBGYN as their main doctor – should they?” The article ... Read more →
Cancer Screening
Cancer screenings are tests that look for early signs of cancer in healthy people with no symptoms. The aim is to find as many early cancers, or pre-cancers, as possible so people can be treated when ... Read more →
Jet Lag in Kids
Immunisations are one of the success stories of modern medicine. Vaccines reduce the risk of infection by working with the body's natural defences to help it safely develop immunity to disease. It ... Read more →
Importance of Vaccinations
Immunisations are one of the success stories of modern medicine. Vaccines reduce the risk of infection by working with the body's natural defences to help it safely develop immunity to disease. It ... Read more →
Hand-Foot-Mouth Disease
Hand-foot-mouth disease (HFMD) Occurs mostly in children under five. It is highly infectious and endemic in Singapore, where periodic outbreaks occur in schools and nurseries. It is caused by a ... Read more →
Dengue Fever
What is Dengue? Dengue fever is the most common insect borne viral illness. It is estimated that over 100 million cases of Dengue Fever occur annually on a worldwide basis. It is a condition that ... Read more →
