Roving Reporter
Volunteers are assets

November 17, 2009 – The Ministry of Community Development, Youth and Sports (MCYS) recently honoured two individuals – Ann Wee and Indranee Nadisen – with its highest...

Hip fractures in Asia

October 22, 2009 – Startling numbers in terms of hip fractures in Asia. The incidence, which is often due to osteoporosis, has risen two to three fold in Asia...

Engage your brain

October 10, 2009 – The National Neuroscience Institute (NNI) offered free memory screenings to those over 50 where they were asked a set of questions designed to...

Opportunities abound

October 2, 2009 – During the second day of the Asian Gerontology Experience (AGE) symposium, organised by the Institute of Policy Studies, Council for Third Age and...

More green-man time!

September 30, 2009 – From October 1, seniors will have five more seconds to cross the road when the green man flashes at five locations near health facilities and transport nodes....

Tackling ageing issues

September 28, 2009 – The Duke-National University of Singapore (NUS) Graduate Medical School is expanding its research into ageing issues, according to its dean...

Awareness of AMD

September 26, 2009 – The Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Awareness Week 2009 programme was launched today at Alexandra Hospital, with the guest-of-honour,...

Understanding dementia

September 26, 2009 – The Alzehimer’s Disease Association held its “Diagnosing Dementia: See It Sooner” public forum today in both English and...

Exchange of information

September 16, 2009 – Singapore’s gerontological practice received a much-needed boost from the renowned Oxford Institute of Ageing (OIA), which is known for its gerontological...

A helping hand

September 15, 2009 – The Centre for Enabled Living (CEL) was launched by Minister Lim Boon Heng from the Prime Minister's Office (pictured here). The Centre will...