health

Healthcare

Screen time ruins social skills, or does it?

Evidence shows that screen time does not affect your child’s social skills, and loss of smell and loss of taste are strong Covid-19 symptoms

Fitness

Spinning around

We tried out indoor cycling. Our verdict? It’s wheelie good.

East meets west

SINGAPORE (Nov 5): In the first half of the 20th century, a German named Joseph Pilates developed an exercise regime to strengthen the mind and body. He called it contrology, as it centred on controlled movements, but the regime is better known today as P

In print this week

Profiting from the silver economy

SINGAPORE (Oct 19): Longevity is seen as an enormous business opportunity, especially in rapidly ageing economies countries such as Singapore, where people aged 65 and above are the fastest-growing demographic segment.

In print this week

How can Singapore turn 'old' into gold again?

SINGAPORE (Oct 19): For many Singaporeans, longevity can be scary without adequate finances or good health.

Singapore economy

Singapore ranks 13th globally for investments in education & health care, ahead of Japan

SINGAPORE (Sept 25): Singapore has risen 30 places over the last quarter-century to rank 13th among its global peers investing in education and healthcare in 2016, improving majorly from its 1990 ranking of 43rd.

Read before you eat

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): The next time you walk down the grocery aisle, be sure to think twice before you reach out for products simply because they are labelled “fat free”, “high protein” or even “organic”. “People always think eating fat wi

Fitness

Flexing their way into fitness

SINGAPORE (Sept 17): Charlie Temple and Max Johnson, the Hong Kong-based owners of newly minted fitness brand Platinum Fitness are not daunted by the staggering number of gyms in Singapore. From ActiveSG gyms in the heartlands to mega chains such as Fitne

Commentary

Conscious calmness

SINGAPORE (Sept 10): The floating board onto which I’m gingerly creeping suddenly lurches away from the side of the pool, and I slide helplessly into the chilly water. After several seconds of flailing about, I manage to clamber back on, only to realis
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