Prof Wong Hock Boon, a mentor to thousands, founded paediatrics dept
By Sujin Thomas
Prof Wong, described as a 'man of few words with a great depth of knowledge', will be cremated tomorrow. -- ST PHOTO: LIM WUI LIANG
THE man widely regarded as the father of paediatrics in Singapore - and a mentor to thousands of young physicians - died yesterday following a short illness.
Emeritus Professor Wong Hock Boon, who founded Singapore's first paediatrics department in the 1960s, was 85.
Monday, December 29, 2008
Father of paediatrics dies at 85
Sunday, December 28, 2008
Saturday, December 27, 2008
Obama's choice of pastor for inauguration upsets some
Why him, Mr President?
December 27, 2008 Print Ready Email Article
THE US president's inauguration may be less than a month away but MrBarack Obama's choices of who's to appear and in what role has already set tongues wagging.
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FLAK: MrObama's choice of pastor Rick Warren to pray at his inauguration has upset some people. PICTURES: AP, AFP
In particular, Mr Obama's choice of evangelical pastor Rick Warren to deliver a religious invocation at the ceremony has raised hackles.
Mr Warren, a best-selling author and leader of a Californian megachurch, has won praise by calling for more attention to eradicating poverty, fighting Aids in Africa, expanding educational opportunities and global warming.
But gay rights advocates are angry over MrWarren's backing of a California ballot initiative to ban gay marriage.
They said having MrWarren deliver the invocation was tantamount to endorsing bigotry.
Thursday, December 25, 2008
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
'I may need a wheelchair'
But actor Chew Chor Meng refuses to let muscular atrophy get him down
By Tan Dawn Wei
-- ST PHOTO: WANG HUI FEN
Actor Chew Chor Meng already has great difficulty climbing stairs and he struggles to lift his four-year-old daughter. Soon, he may even lose his ability to walk.
But the 40-year-old, who broke the news that he has spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, or Kennedy's disease, last Friday night, is refusing to let this debilitating disease strike him down.
THE DISEASE
Twitching, tremors and muscle cramps, progressing to weakness and wasting in the legs, trunk, arms, shoulders, neck and face.
These are the debilitating effects of spinal bulbar muscular atrophy, or Kennedy's disease, which dramatically affects one's walking, speech and swallowing, usually over a long period of time.
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Chew has incurable illness
Actor's condition said to strike one in 40,000 people and is incurable
By Jasmine Teo
Chew sharing news of his spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy with the congregation. He is expected to face 'physical impairment' in the next seven to 15 years, but the disease does not affect life expectancy.
VETERAN MediaCorp actor Chew Chor Meng said last night that he has been diagnosed with a form of muscular atrophy, an incurable disease where a sufferer's muscles waste away.
The 40-year-old told reporters outside his church, Renewal Centre, in Serangoon that he was diagnosed with spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy, or Kennedy's disease.
Thursday, December 11, 2008
'Later when you pray, tell God that He is very, very, very good. :D'.'
She was so weak, she couldn't even lift her hand
Heart-lung machine helps save her life
By Ng Wan Ching
December 10, 2008
SHE would have been dead within an hour if her parents had not taken her to hospital right then.
RECOVERING: Dora at home. She now has scars on her neck to remind her of those dark days. PICTURES: COURTESY OF MR CHAN
And even when she got there, she may not have survived if the right doctors were not at the right place at the right time.
But little Dora, 7, was fortunate, and eventually pulled through.
Her recovery was nothing short of a miracle, and she had to endure a long, hard fight for her life.
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