Health FAQ
Antenatal Class
Qn: Our baby is due soon and we are wondering whether we should attend antenatal class. How useful is prenatal class? Is it sufficient just…
Heart Doc Sees Himself as ‘Plumber for the Body’
Although one of his main jobs is to open up narrowed arteries, Dr Teo believes prevention is better than cure. Q I sub-specialise in interventional…
High Blood Pressure and Acute Gout
Qn: I am a 62-year-old retiree suffering from hypertension for nine years, treated with medication. Recently, I went through angioplasty with two stents implanted. I…
Workplace Anxiety
Q: Is workplace anxiety aggravated by one’s personality, or could the workplace be “at fault”? Answer: Workplace anxiety can be caused by a combination of…
Post-stroke depression (PSD)
Qn: My father just had a stroke recently and is currently recovering from it. He has appeared to be expressing sadness most of the time….
Empty Nest Syndrome
Qn: My wife is 65 years old this year. And our only daughter just got married and moved out a couple of months ago. After…
Compulsive Hoarding
Qn: My mother likes to keep a lot of things like newspapers, old clothes and empty bottles. When I asked her to throw away some…
Cancer Support
Qn: How can I support my husband who has been diagnosed with prostate cancer? My husband has been recently diagnosed with prostate cancer Stage II….