Local study shows long-term safety of atropine eye drops used to treat myopia in children
The study draws on two different studies conducted here more than a decade ago. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: straitstimes.com
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Two proteins in the blood could predict dengue severity
Scientists and clinicians at Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) and the National Centre for Infectious Diseases (NCID) have identified two compounds - sST2 and suPAR - in the blood of dengue patients that could determine if a patient is at risk of severe dengue in the early phases of the disease.
Source: news-medical.net
Explainer: Why has the Malaysian ringgit stayed weak and what effect does it have on Singapore?
SINGAPORE — An acute manpower shortage in coffee shops and restaurants in Johor Bahru has been reported in Malaysia as more workers choose to cross the Causeway to Singapore for work, The Malaysian Insight news website reported on Thursday (Aug 31).
Source: todayonline.com
Mismatched expectations of buyers may have diminished Govt's property market cooling efforts: Academic
Although the Government provided subsidies and grants, Prof Chia noted that the price-to-income ratio – which indicates housing affordability – has declined from 2001 to 2021 in the BTO and resale HDB markets
Source: theindependent.sg
Time to do more to stub out smoking in Singapore? Here's what experts say
January 03, 2021 A sign in a convenience store at Bedok Interchange Food Centre showing the updated minimum age of 21 for people buying tobacco products. The Straits Times SINGAPORE - What started as being a curious 16-year-old, wanting to be cool and fit in with friends quickly turned into a habit and today Chris is a full-blown, self-confessed smoking addict. That is not his real name, and with reason: As of Friday (Jan 1), the full-time national serviceman, 20, became guilty of underage smoking. The minimum legal age for buying and using tobacco products was raised from 20 to 21 on that da...
Source: asiaone.com