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The 1st Worlds of Healthy Flavors Asia was held on 28 – 30 November 2012 at Raffles City Convention Centre, Singapore. Organised by the Culinary Institute of America, Harvard School of Public Health – Department of Nutrition, NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health (SSHSPH) and Health Promotion Board, Singapore, this inaugural by-invitation only event broughtRead more

Young and educated men who have casual sex are less likely to use protection then older customers who visit brothels, a survey has found. The study, led by Assoc Prof Wong Mee Lian of the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health. sampled 1,219 heterosexual Singaporean men on their sexual risk behaviour. Assoc Prof Wong said

The major public health issues confronting us today are highly complex and require multiple levels of interventions. Public health specialists of the future will need to have a broader set of skills and perspective in order to lead the fight against the epidemic of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) and threat of pandemics. Dean of the NUS

The Ministry of Manpower (MOM) will be reviewing guidelines to improve the removing of asbestos from its buildings. Before asbestos was banned in 1989, it was commonly used in building construction, and the material is still present in many older buildings. Dr Lim John Wah, Occupational Health Physician at the National University of Singapore (NUS)

A group of researchers in Singapore have devised a computer program to reduce blindness caused by severe myopia. The program is based on early and rapid detection of peripapillary atrophy (PPA), and can be used as a quick and automatic screening tool in hospitals. It was noted that in Singapore, about 9 per cent of

The recently concluded 1st Singapore International Public Health Conference held in conjunction with the 7th Singapore Public Health and Occupational Medicine Conference on 1 – 2 October 2012 at the Grand Copthorne Waterfront Hotel, Singapore, was a resounding success. More than 500 international and local delegates from government agencies, business, research institutions, institutes of learning, healthcare agencies, multilaterals

Our heartiest congratulations to Professor David Koh who has received the inaugural Outstanding Singapore International Volunteer (SIV) Award from the Singapore International Foundation (SIF) for past international SIF missions in occupational health and occupational dermatology with colleagues from organisations and agencies, including Ministry of Manpower, National Skin Centre, National University of Singapore, Tan Tock Seng Hospital, Ministry of

A collaborative effort between researchers from the NUS Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, led by Associate Professor Mikael Hartman, and the University Malaya Medical Centre in Kuala Lumpur revealed that Malay breast cancer patients have worst survival odds compared to Chinese and Indian women. They were also diagnosed younger with larger tumours and at

The Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) established the Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research (CIDER) in February 2011 to develop the capability and expertise in dealing with infectious diseases. MINDEF’s Chief Defence Scientist, Professor Quek Tong Boon, graced the official launch of CIDER on 27 July 2012 at the NUS

A study conducted by researchers from the Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health at NUS showed that supervised therapy can help stroke patients recover faster. The study, led by Associate Professor Gerald Koh, found that 2 out of 3 stroke patients do not complete therapy after their discharge, and those who performed exercises only at