辨识防治常见损伤
拉伤或扭伤，骨折或脱臼，这些常见的损伤有相似症状，要如何辨识？哪些损伤可在家自行处理，哪些情况要即刻求医？ 受访中西医说，如果拉伤肌肉或扭伤韧带，应立即暂停所有可能加重疼痛的活动；如果发生脱臼或骨折，[…]
Chinese Medicine
Five Myths about Durians
Hear what our experts say about the five common myths on the king of the fruit – Durians!
The Cancer Battle: Symptoms & Cancer Pain Management
Symptoms of cancer include persistent fatigue, unintentional weight loss, pain, bowel changes and chronic cough. Dr Ho Kok Yuen, Specialist in Pain Management, Raffles Pain Management Centre, shares more about cancer pain management and medications for cancer treatment.
Fertility Treatments: East meets West
“At the heart of TCM is the notion of harmony and balance in our body. From a TCM perspective, infertility is caused by an imbalance of Qi (energy) in the body as a result of an unhealthy lifestyle, poor diet, lack of exercise, exposure to toxins, one’s genetic disposition, as well as environmental and emotional factors,” said Physician Ho Chin Ee, TCM Physician, Raffles Chinese Medicine. Acupuncture can help boost fertility by increasing blood flow, stimulating the ovaries to produce healthy eggs and enriching the endometrial lining in the uterus. Acupuncture also reduce stress and promote relaxation, which reduces spasms in the uterus and fallopian tube, so an embryo may successfully implant.