Knee pain is a prevalent issue affecting people of all ages and lifestyles, from athletes to older adults. Whether it’s a dull ache or sharp discomfort, knee pain can significantly impact mobility and quality of life.The knee joint is one of the most complex and crucial joints in the body, facilitating movements such as walking, […]
Ankle sprains are a common occurrence and a bad fall may cause you to experience one or more of the following symptoms:Swelling and discolouration due to bruisingPain around the ankle or footDecreased mobility and strength in the affected areaChallenges in walking, especially up/ down stairsSensations such as tingling, numbness, or pins and needlesIn traditional Chinese […]
Some festive delicacies are only available during the Lunar New Year, and they have a special significance of being lucky or auspicious.It’s often said that if you eat such foods, they bring good luck, fortune and good health to those who enjoy and eat them. How true is that? PULSE Clinical Dietitian Adelyn Khoo shares more […]
The definition of infertility by the World Health Organisation (WHO) is a couple’s inability to conceive after one year of regular, unprotected sexual intercourse.Infertility is more common than you think.Globally, 15% of couples are infertile. In Singapore, 1 in 6 couples are affected by infertility; 39% of these cases are due to female infertility factors, […]
In 2000, Hanahan and Weinberg published a paper “The Hallmarks of Cancer” enumerating six acquired functional capabilities of human cells for progression into malignancies, which include sustaining proliferative signaling, evading growth suppressors, resisting apoptosis, enabling replicative immortality, inducing angiogenesis, and activating invasion and metastasis. These crucial traits have since been the guiding principles for the […]
In the introductory segment of our Cancer series, we touched upon the broad categories of factors that drive cell mutation and cancer – hereditary mutations, environmental exposure, and replicative errors.In the second part of the same series, we briefly shared the external factors that possibly collaborate to increase the incidence of one contracting cancer. Reading […]
The arrival of a newborn brings immense joy and happiness to a new mother’s life. However, amidst the joyous moments, many women also face a common postpartum phenomenon: hair loss.Postpartum hair loss, also known as postpartum alopecia, is a common occurrence experienced by many women after giving birth. It is a temporary condition characterised by […]
The heart, although the centre and driving force behind the body’s blood circulatory system, like any other organ, needs to be perfused with blood for normal functioning through its own coronary circulation system.Coronary heart disease is a disease caused by the formation of plaque buildup that results in a partial or complete blockage of the […]
In the introductory article, cancer was presented as an insidious genetic disease, a disease of old age, and an integrated part of evolution that turned rogue. It is brought about by the accumulation of genetic abnormalities over time that confers growth advantages to a cell over its surrounding tissue. This very trait and characteristic of evolution, […]
In the beginning… darkness covered the surface of the Earth that was filled with an aura of mystery and shrouded with a thick heavy mist of water. When life was found on Earth some 3.6 billion years ago after the thick mist coalesced, the earliest life form was a marine dwelling of single-cell organisms. Fast forward […]
Did you know that there is more than one type of insomnia? In TCM theory, the most common type of insomnia today is due to liver qi stagnation (肝郁气滞), which is mostly caused by mental stress. Learn more about insomnia from a TCM perspective and some tips you can use to manage sleeplessness. How does […]