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The Family Health Blog

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How to Get Rid of Acne

Pimples, Blemish or Acne Treatment - Seek a Doctor or Dermatologist

Acne is inflammation of the sebaceous (oil) glands of the skin, related to the increase in the levels of the male hormones during puberty in both sexes. Here are some simple Acne Treatment Tips.

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What is Osteoarthritis?

Osteoarthritis Symptoms & Risk Factors

Arthritis means inflammation of the joints, but there are over 100 different types of arthritis. The most common is osteoarthritis, which is usually not serious.

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Ear: Otitis Externa

Ear Anatomy - Parts of the Ear

Otitis externa is a condition in which the skin lining the outer ear canal becomes red and swollen due to infection. What should you do if you encounter such ear problems?

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Travel Health - Guide for Travellers

Travel Health Guide

Travellers to countries that have low standards of health and hygiene risk contracting infectious diseases, caused by contaminated food and water and by mosquitoes. Here are some travel health tips.

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Treatment for Knee Pain / Patellar tendinitis

Pain Management & Medical Treatment @ MDIMC

Knee joints play an important role in supporting weight, standing, walking and running. Its main function is to bend, stretch and support the body.

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Cholesterol: How to Lower Cholesterol?

Cholesterol - Increases your risk of Heart disease

Heart disease is the number 1 killer in most countries. It is mainly caused by clogging up of the arteries by a fatty substance known as atheroma. Learn how to lower your cholesterol.

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Obesity - How to Lose Weight Wisely

Obesity Complications - Lose weight safely at AMDA SG Tel: 6694 1661

Losing weight reduces your risks of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, cancer, gall bladder trouble, hiatus, hernia, high blood pressure and arthritis, especially of the hips and the knees.

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Blood Pressure Chart - What is the normal blood pressure range?

AMDA Clinic: Best GP doctor -Healthcare chronic treatment medical checkup blood pressure

Use the Blood Pressure Chart to assess if you have a healthy blood pressure. Various hypertension definitions are provided.

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Ear Wax in your Ear

Ear Wax Removal

The purpose of the wax is to protect the skin of the ear canal and give it a waterproof coating. What do you do if you have excessive ear wax?

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Substance Abuse & Addictions

Smoking Disorders

Addiction to neurotoxins such as nicotine from smoking, alcohol and drugs eg opiates & cocaine etc are detrimental to your health.

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What is Angina? Symptoms, Risk factors, Causes & Treatment.

What is Angina? - AMDA SG Tel: 6694 1661

Angina (also known as angina pectoris) is the name given to pain in the chest that comes from the heart when it is short of oxygen.

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Corns, Calluses & Warts on Feet

Corns on Feet

Tender skin lumps on the feet are usually caused by calluses, corns or warts. Calluses & corns are areas of skin that has thickened, due to constant pressure, while warts are viral infections.

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What is Anxiety?

Anxiety Disorder

Anxiety is an uncomfortable inner feeling of fear or imminent disaster. Most of us experience some temporary degree of anxiety in our lives.

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Women's Health Issues - Symptoms and Causes

Women's health - Aging

Learn the Symptoms & Causes of various women's health issues and problems eg Cervical Cancer, Osteoporosis, Breast lumps, Anaemia, Urinary tract infection.

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Health Screening Packages

Bone Mass Loss for Men & Women with Age - Health Screening @ MDIMC

Is a full body check-up for you, now that you have reached a certain milestone in life? Absolutely! All men and women should have a medical screening done regularly even when you feel perfectly fine.

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Causes of Skin Cancer

Skin Cancer / Carcinoma Treatment - MDIMC

Skin cancer is usually found in fair-skinned people who are exposed to too much sun. Learn what the signs of skin cancer are.

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Anti-Aging Effects of Telomerase on Telomeres

Telomere Cellular Rejuvenation

Slow, Stop or even Reverse Cellular Aging - Cell Rejuvenation through Telomerase Activation.

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High Blood Pressure or Hypertension

AMDA Clinic: Best GP doctor -Healthcare chronic treatment medical checkup blood pressure

High Blood Pressure or Hypertension is a chronic condition. Find out the symptoms, causes and the self-help treatment you can adopt. A handy blood pressure chart is provided.

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What are Warts? What are the various treatments for warts?

Wart Removal - AMDA International Peace Clinic

Warts are lumps on the skin produced by a virus. The virus invades the skin, usually through small injury, and causes the skin to multiply rapidly.

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What is Heartburn or GERD? What causes GERD & how do you prevent it?

Heartburn Acid Reflux or GERD

Heartburn is a feeling of burning discomfort in your chest. GERD(chronic acid reflux) is caused by acid-containing stomach contents leaking back up your throat.

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Child Development Milestones at a glance

Child Early Development Milestones - Vaccinations at AMDA SG Tel: 6694 1661

Developmental milestones are behaviors or physical skills seen in infants and children as they grow and develop eg Rolling over, crawling, walking & talking etc

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Can a Gluten-free Diet Prevent, Alleviate or Cure many Diseases?

Gluten-free Diet for health

Can a Wheat-free Diet help you to lose weight and reduce Obesity, Heart disease, Auto-immune diseases, Alzheimer's & Cancer or reverse Diabetes & pre-Diabetes?

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What is Travellers' Diarrhoea? Symptoms & Treatment

Diarrhoea treatment / IV Infusion of medicine at AMDA SG Tel: 6694 1661

Diarhhoea, abdominal pain and sometimes vomiting are unfortunately common during many overseas trips. Learn the different diarrhoea types & causes.

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What is Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Hand - Pain in the small joints

Rheumatoid arthritis is a disease of the joints, usually the smaller joints in the body. Not always a disabling condition, it can be controlled with medicine.

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Is Your Mole Cancerous? Detecting Skin Cancer with Dermoscopy

Treatment & Removal of Different Skin Moles at AMDA Tel: 6694 1661

Dermoscopy is a noninvasive diagnostic technique that magnifies the skin & significantly increases the clinical diagnosis of skin lesions and melanoma compared to clinical examination alone.

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Singapore National Immunisation Schedule - NAIS / NCIS

Contagious Viruses & Virulence

Up to $400 per Medisave Account per year can be used for Vaccinations under the National Adult Immunisation Schedule - NAIS

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Atopic Eczema

Eczema symptoms & causes - Medical treatment AIPC Tel: 6694 1661

Eczema refers to a red, scaly, itchy, sometimes weeping skin condition. Atopy refers to an allergic condition that tends to run in families and includes problems such as asthma, hay fever etc.

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Foreign Body in the Eye

Parts of the Eye - Treatment at AMDA SG Tel: 6694 1661

It is any particle such as dirt, metal or sawdust that lodges on the surface of the eye or inside the eye.

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Treatment for Sacroiliac Joint and Lower Back Pain

Bone Mass Loss for Men & Women with Age - Health Screening @ MDIMC

Inflammation of the Sacroiliac joint can cause sacroiliac joint damage, which may cause back pain and pain around the buttocks and legs.

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What Causes Allergic Rhinitis? Learn the Symptoms and Treatment.

AMDA Clinic -Best doctor eye-check Ophthalomology treatment

Allergic rhinitis occurs when your immune system reacts to allergens, causing an allergic reaction such as sneezing, inflammation and a runny nose.

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What is Gastroenteritis? Gastroenteritis in Children

Bristol Stool Chart

It is an infection of the bowel that causes diarrhoea and sometimes vomiting. It is very common in young children and is mainly caused by viruses.

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What is Hepatitis B?

Hepatitis B Virus

Hepatitis B is a virus that infects the liver. It is very infectious, more so than the AIDS virus. How serious is the problem?

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Potential Discovery To Get Rid Of Spike Protein

Dr. Tina Peers discusses a potential new discovery in eliminating spike protein and reducing long-haul symptoms. Other compounds have been studied like Quercetin, Bromelain, NAC and Nattokinase to name a few. Please do your own research on these supplements.

Vitamins & Nutrients for a Well-functioning Immune System to Protect against COVID-19 & other Viral Infections

(Ref: Nutrients. 2020 Apr 23;12(4). pii: E1181. doi: 10.3390/nu12041181 Optimal Nutritional Status for a Well-Functioning Immune System Is an Important Factor to Protect against Viral Infections Calder PC1, Carr AC2, Gombart AF3, Eggersdorfer M4.

Healthy Diets for Optimal Health

Food Health / Detox / Immune Support / Cancer Prevention

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