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Many of us spend at least 8 hours at the office, so how can you ensure that you stay healthy and safe at a sedentary environment like the workplace? 938LIVE’s Need to Know speaks to Professor Chia Kee Seng, Dean, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Chairman of the Workplace Health Committee at the Workplace Safety and Health Council, to find out more. To begin with, you could find ways to increase physical activity as part of the daily routine both inside and outside the office, for exampleRead more

7 May 2014 marked the first day of the Singapore Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) Conference 2014, held in conjunction with the launch of the National Workplace Safety and Health Campaign for this year. The conference saw regional workplace safety and health professionals and stakeholders, businesses and organisations convene to share and learn about how to adopt a holistic approach in managing health and safety risks in the workplace. Co-organised by the WSH Council, WSH Institute and the Ministry of Manpower, the theme for this year’s conference was “Integrating Safety

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that Professor Saw Seang Mei has made it to the list of the world’s 100 most influential people in ophthalmology. In addition to Prof Saw, Singapore saw two other eye doctors make the top 100 list, including Professor Donald Tan from the Singapore National Eye Centre and Professor Aung Tin from the Singapore Eye Research Institute. Prof Saw is noted for her extensive work in the area of myopia, including environmental factors that affect short-sightedness, and is one of only

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that two of our colleagues were awarded at the recent Stars@NUHS Awards. Assistant Professor Alex Cook received the NUS Faculty Teaching Excellence Award (FTEA) AY2012/2013 in recognition of his many contributions and commitment to teaching excellence at the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health in the last academic year. Ms Lim Hui Ping from the Centre for Molecular Epidemiology received the Values-in-Action (VIA) Award (Top 6 – Individual) for demonstrating the NUHS TRICE Values (Teamwork, Respect, Integrity, Compassion and Excellence)

Regular consumption of vegetables, fruit and soy can reduce the risk of lower hip fracture among Singaporean Chinese by more than three times, according to a study on the dietary and lifestyle habits of 63,000 Chinese Singaporeans over the last 15 years. Lead researcher of the study, Associate Professor Koh Woon Puay from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health and Duke-NUS Graduate Medical School, added that soy-based foods contain a rich source of isoflavones, which are beneficial to womens’ health, while green leafy vegetables contain carotenoids, which helps strengthens bones

Drinking at least two cups of coffee a day may help sufferers of liver cirrhosis reduce the chance of dying by 66 per cent, according to a study on the dietary and lifestyle habits of 63,000 Chinese Singaporeans over 15 years. However, the study found that only patients with cirrhosis that had been caused by alcohol consumption or liver disease saw a decrease in mortality risk; those who had viral hepatits-related cirrhosis did not see any significant drop is mortality risk. “The benefit of coffee on reducing the risk of

Monetary incentives have been used numerous times in weight-loss programmes or campaigns, such as in the case of the Health Promotion Board’s recent “1 Million Kg Challenge”, where participants can win prizes such as shopping vouchers, vacation packages and a car. A study conducted by Duke-NUS Graduate Medical aims to find our if getting participants to pay a deposit will be a motivating factor in behavioural change. Associate Professor Joanne Yoong from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, who researches in health economics, says that although incentivising personal health

Stroke patients may be able to recover at home soon, thanks to rehabilitation sessions via “teleconference”, which allow therapists to monitor their progress remotely. A team from the National University of Singapore has started conducting clinical trials, during which iPads are used to guide patients through exercises on videos, with data captured on motion sensors. The first three to six months post-stroke is an important period during which patients must seek rehabilitation to ensure improvement of their functional mobility. However, many stroke patients currently encounter difficulties in continuing with rehabilitation

The Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health is pleased to announce that Assistant Professor Hsu Li Yang was awarded the Monteiro Lectureship by the Chapter of Infectious Disease Physicians, College of Physicians, Singapore for his breakthrough work on antibiotic resistance bacteria. Established in 2011, the Monteiro Lecture is held annually and awarded to a local or international distinguished member of the professional community who has made significant contributions in the fields of infectious diseases, microbiology, epidemiology or public health. Asst Prof Hsu is the second infectious disease expert to be conferred

NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health faculty, Associate Professor Mikael Hartman, with fellow rider, trauma and breast cancer surgeon as well as faculty member of the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, A/Prof Philip Iau, officially started The Long Ride 2014 – Singapore to Sweden for Breast Cancer Research today, 18 March 2014. Families, friends and colleagues gathered to express their support and well wishes to the two riders who, accompanied by a support vehicle, will go across 17 countries in Asia and Europe to raise funds and awareness for breast